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Post by robertb213 on Mar 21, 2022 14:22:15 GMT
Tanisha is on as Satine tonight, so it's an understudy double-header! Fine by me 😁
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 21, 2022 17:38:43 GMT
Tanisha is on as Satine tonight, so it's an understudy double-header! Fine by me 😁 You lucky bugger! |
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Post by robertb213 on Mar 21, 2022 17:45:50 GMT
Tanisha is on as Satine tonight, so it's an understudy double-header! Fine by me 😁 You lucky bugger! It's my birthday, the Fates must've known to be nice to me! 😁 |
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Post by theatreian on Mar 21, 2022 17:47:04 GMT
Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy the show.
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Post by robertb213 on Mar 21, 2022 21:15:50 GMT
25 minute show stop at the introduction to the Elephant Love Medley scene before it successfully continued. It's going to be a long night!!
Also understudies on for every lead role apart from The Duke.
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Post by robertb213 on Mar 21, 2022 23:03:47 GMT
Well all I can say is that I'm glad I had a voucher.
Great job by the ensemble and the technical teams. That's where my positives end unfortunately. Can't win them all!
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Post by ladidah on Mar 22, 2022 8:19:49 GMT
Understudies for nearly every role is a lot!
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Post by theatreian on Mar 22, 2022 8:23:46 GMT
Wonder if it was the covid curse!
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Post by danb on Mar 22, 2022 17:05:49 GMT
Ummed and Ahhhed over a second row upper aisle seat earlier, wondering if I could be bothered driving there and back tonight, but it had gone when I went back to it. I’ll see it one day, meanwhile its Spiderman & Stroganoff instead.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 22, 2022 17:20:01 GMT
Ummed and Ahhhed over a second row upper aisle seat earlier, wondering if I could be bothered driving there and back tonight, but it had gone when I went back to it. I’ll see it one day, meanwhile its Spiderman & Stroganoff instead. Oh I love their new album. I remember when they used to be called Rene and Renata. That takes me back |
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Post by digipal on Mar 22, 2022 19:51:38 GMT
I loved seeing MR a few months ago however for me the icing on the cake would be to go back and see Zoe Birkett as Satine
I remember her from series one of Pop Idol and Big Band night when she sang Get Happy, it was awesome
If I can dream of a superstar Satine, Nicole Scherzinger would have blown the roof off The Piccadilly. I'd have gone full on "Cabaret dynamic pricing" to see her
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Post by inthenose on Mar 22, 2022 20:06:01 GMT
Ummed and Ahhhed over a second row upper aisle seat earlier, wondering if I could be bothered driving there and back tonight, but it had gone when I went back to it. I’ll see it one day, meanwhile its Spiderman & Stroganoff instead. Oh I love their new album. I remember when they used to be called Rene and Renata. That takes me back Witty - enjoyed! |
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Post by danb on Mar 22, 2022 20:51:16 GMT
Oh I love their new album. I remember when they used to be called Rene and Renata. That takes me back Witty - enjoyed! Only Stroganoff turned up. I forgot Holby was on 🤷♂️ |
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 23, 2022 11:55:43 GMT
I loved seeing MR a few months ago however for me the icing on the cake would be to go back and see Zoe Birkett as Satine I remember her from series one of Pop Idol and Big Band night when she sang Get Happy, it was awesome If I can dream of a superstar Satine, Nicole Scherzinger would have blown the roof off The Piccadilly. I'd have gone full on "Cabaret dynamic pricing" to see her Absolutely. She put so much energy into Arabia when I saw it, plus I remember how good she was all those years ago on Pop Idol. And OMG yes to Nicole. Someone get her on the phone ASAP! |
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Post by dillan on Mar 23, 2022 22:34:59 GMT
I won the lottery! I can't believe it!
Seats available were front row Dress Circle and I think 3rd row in the Stalls (I went for Dress Circle)!
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Post by richey on Mar 26, 2022 21:28:15 GMT
Just seen a post elsewhere to say that tonight's show has been cancelled mid-performance
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Mar 27, 2022 0:17:17 GMT
technical difficulty apparently!
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Post by charlie773 on Apr 11, 2022 7:12:30 GMT
I saw Moulin Rouge on Saturday evening. I’ve got a few thoughts and a question!
- Very spectacular scenery and costumes and technically really impressive.
- It was VERY ‘hen do’. Lots of low level chatter in the audience and lots of laughing at not-meant-to-be-funny bits. I could have done without the audience singing along to Adele too. A very different (and worse!) audience to what I’ve been with previously at any other musical.
- Lots and lots of popular songs crammed in to the score, felt a bit forced at points and definitely detracted from any kind of emotional moment on stage.
- I was surprised to see that the actor I had for Christian was the principle. I might be missing something, but he felt particularly weak to me. Not his fault of course, but an odd casting decision in my opinion.
A question:
- At the end I looked for signs of an orchestra pit but couldn’t see one. I assume it’s been covered over for the extra seats at the front. Clearly there is a live orchestra (a man with a baton came out for applause at the end), but I assume they’re sat in a covered up pit or something. A bit weird not to be able see them at all, but perhaps that’s more common than I expect. Do many shows do this now?
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 11, 2022 9:02:42 GMT
At the end I looked for signs of an orchestra pit but couldn’t see one. I assume it’s been covered over for the extra seats at the front. Clearly there is a live orchestra (a man with a baton came out for applause at the end), but I assume they’re sat in a covered up pit or something. A bit weird not to be able see them at all, but perhaps that’s more common than I expect. Do many shows do this now? It's not uncommon for shows that go for the "immersive" aesthetic to hide the orchestra, Cats was already doing it 40 years ago. I think the only other West End musical currently running in which you don't see the orchestra is Cinderella. In Dear Evan Hansen the orchestra is not in the pit but on a sort of barely visible balcony on stage left; pretty much the same happens in Cabaret. At the NT Olivier the orchestra is usually at the back of the stage, since they have no pit. |
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Post by ruthieh on Apr 11, 2022 9:26:13 GMT
At the end I looked for signs of an orchestra pit but couldn’t see one. I assume it’s been covered over for the extra seats at the front. Clearly there is a live orchestra (a man with a baton came out for applause at the end), but I assume they’re sat in a covered up pit or something. A bit weird not to be able see them at all, but perhaps that’s more common than I expect. Do many shows do this now? It's not uncommon for shows that go for the "immersive" aesthetic to hide the orchestra, Cats was already doing it 40 years ago. I think the only other West End musical currently running in which you don't see the orchestra is Cinderella. In Dear Evan Hansen the orchestra is not in the pit but on a sort of barely visible balcony on stage left; pretty much the same happens in Cabaret. At the NT Olivier the orchestra is usually at the back of the stage, since they have no pit. & Juliet’s band and I think Come from Away are also off stage. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2022 9:35:25 GMT
It's not uncommon for shows that go for the "immersive" aesthetic to hide the orchestra, Cats was already doing it 40 years ago. I think the only other West End musical currently running in which you don't see the orchestra is Cinderella. In Dear Evan Hansen the orchestra is not in the pit but on a sort of barely visible balcony on stage left; pretty much the same happens in Cabaret. At the NT Olivier the orchestra is usually at the back of the stage, since they have no pit. & Juliet’s band and I think Come from Away are also off stage. Come From Away they can be seen stage left, and a couple of them are on stage for part of the time as well. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 11, 2022 9:39:27 GMT
It's not uncommon for shows that go for the "immersive" aesthetic to hide the orchestra, Cats was already doing it 40 years ago. I think the only other West End musical currently running in which you don't see the orchestra is Cinderella. In Dear Evan Hansen the orchestra is not in the pit but on a sort of barely visible balcony on stage left; pretty much the same happens in Cabaret. At the NT Olivier the orchestra is usually at the back of the stage, since they have no pit. & Juliet’s band and I think Come from Away are also off stage. I didn't include Come From Away because I think the musicians are on stage? But yeah & Juliet is a great example. I think for some of these shows (Moulin Rouge!) not having a traditional pit is an aesthetic choice, for others (Cinderella) a technical requirement, but for some it looks like an excuse to add one or two rows of seats |
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Post by pb on Apr 11, 2022 9:56:21 GMT
& Juliet’s band and I think Come from Away are also off stage. I didn't include Come From Away because I think the musicians are on stage? But yeah & Juliet is a great example. I think for some of these shows (Moulin Rouge!) not having a traditional pit is an aesthetic choice, for others (Cinderella) a technical requirement, but for some it looks like an excuse to add one or two rows of seats Come From Away they are all on stage except the drummer and get among the actors for a couple of bits of the show. They also have the best musician curtain call where they come front of stage and each get to do a little solo. Having off stage muscians is quite common these days. Matilda, Heathers, Back to the Future, Cinderella &Juliet to name a few. There are a few shows where the band is off stage or hidden but make an appearance at times such as Drifters Girls where they are at the back of the stage and are revealed in the finale or Get Up Stand Up where some of the musicians come on for some numbers. I was taught to play by a west end musician and they aren't that bothered about pit vs off-stage, apart from the conductor they can't see any of the show from the the pit anyway. Some like being on stage and others prefer not being seen so they can check their phone or drink or eat when not playing. |
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 12, 2022 9:21:15 GMT
On-stage musicians in the West End get a £90 premium for an eight show week. SOLT/MU agreement |
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Post by Deal J on Apr 14, 2022 16:30:09 GMT
Saw this last night and Craig Ryder was on as Zidler, initially disappointed when I saw it on the board but he was excellent.
I’m a big fan of the film, and I really enjoyed the show. Yes it had its faults, but for the most part I was sat with either an ear-to-ear grin or holding back the tears.
The way they’ve set up the theatre is lovely, even this cheapskate in the Grand Circle saw everywhere draped with red velvet and strings of lightbulbs, swathed otherwise in deep red light. The lighting, sets and costumes are excellent - with all those lights they’ll be hit hard with the rise in energy prices!
I give it 4 stars (because I can-can-can!), a real spectacle of a show.
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