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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 10:56:25 GMT
Sorry... Who are the Ugly Sisters?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 11:25:45 GMT
Phew glad I didn't get tickets based on the back of 'WE'RE GETTING STARS, NOT CELEBRITIES, GOD HONEST STARS'. I mean surely they could afford something exotic like an American? But I'm liking the idea of getting gay men to dress up in drag, topical.
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Post by westendwendy on Sept 2, 2016 11:48:29 GMT
I'm sorry but for those prices I expected the Palladium show to trump the C list American casting from the past few years in the regions.
I'm pleased for Natasha, a smart move that will give extra publicity. Alas I won't be going though.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 2, 2016 12:46:57 GMT
Suzie Chard played an ugly sister in Soho cinders along with Beverly Rudd and they were hysterical.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 12:48:03 GMT
Sorry... Who are the Ugly Sisters? That's what I thought. I mean it's not like Wendy and Suzie are exactly big MT names which makes me think the stepsisters won't be huge roles in this show and the stepmother will be the one who does all the locking and tearing up etc. If the sisters were big MT names like say two Strallen sisters, then that's different |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 12:50:35 GMT
Sorry... Who are the Ugly Sisters? That's what I thought. I mean it's not like Wendy and Suzie are exactly big MT names which makes me think the stepsisters won't be huge roles in this show and the stepmother will be the one who does all the locking and tearing up etc. If the sisters were big MT names like say two Strallen sisters, then that's different I wasn't being facetious! I genuinely don't know who has been cast! (And I can't be arsed to trawl back through all the threads to see...) |
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Post by CG on the loose on Sept 2, 2016 12:51:50 GMT
Sorry... Who are the Ugly Sisters? You've probably caught up by now, but in case not - Suzie Chard and Wendy Somerville  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 12:56:34 GMT
I hadn't. Thank you, CG. I could ask who they were again, but that would be silly. I'll Google! Edit: Ok, the first one, yeah. The second took a bit of Googling as my first attempt took me to some kind of counsellor... Still as wise really. |
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Post by CG on the loose on Sept 2, 2016 13:04:30 GMT
I hadn't. Thank you, CG. I could ask who they were again, but that would be silly. I'll Google! Edit: Ok, the first one, yeah. The second took a bit of Googling as my first attempt took me to some kind of counsellor... Still as wise really. Likewise to be honest, although I must have seen Suzie Chard in Soho Cinders! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 13:20:21 GMT
Yes, I saw that too (the show at the Soho, not the concert...) and although they were good, I remember Michael Xavier and Jenna Russell more! (I wish I could remember the young chap who sang Glass Slippers, because he did very well, and I love the song.)
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Post by jaqs on Sept 2, 2016 13:27:42 GMT
Wendy was terrific in Hairspray and is such a good comic that between her and Natasha I'm almost tempted to book.
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Post by zak97 on Sept 2, 2016 13:30:35 GMT
Pleased for Natasha, but thinking about a strange casting given that Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Britney were all apparently offered the part.
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Post by johartuk on Sept 2, 2016 13:53:14 GMT
Pleased for Natasha, but thinking about a strange casting given that Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Britney were all apparently offered the part. The media were the ones claiming Kim, Kylie and Britney had been approached. I don't believe for one moment that Kim was ever approached (no singing or acting experience), and if Kylie/Britney were approached, it would have been for the role of Fairy Godmother (in the article I saw about Britney, it was mentioned that the role was small, so the rest of the cast could carry the show - which doesn't sound like Cinders). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 13:53:27 GMT
If people say Wendy and Suzie are both really comical and funny, it's probably the reason they were given the parts. I'm sure though if the stepsisters were gonna be the main villains, they would of been celebrities rather than small theatre stars?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 15:37:51 GMT
I don't get how none of us guessed Natasha haha, now that it has been announced it just seems obvious haha!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 16:27:41 GMT
Of course, there are many, many tasteless Charming / Fanny puns and jokes to be made, but I for one shall not be doing any of them. Yeah ... I reckon you'll hold out less than a day. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 17:09:47 GMT
Wow, so she was just offered the part. A star is born! Not strictly true - producer and co-director watched her in FG, then offered her the role. Still great, though. Indeed. She was offered the part rather than auditioning. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 17:29:24 GMT
Pleased for Natasha, but thinking about a strange casting given that Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Britney were all apparently offered the part. I don't believe for one moment that Kim was ever approached (no singing or acting experience) I wish that were true. |
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Post by funnygirl90 on Sept 2, 2016 20:04:25 GMT
Thrilled with Natasha being cast in the lead role, she's going to be amazing!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 10:57:50 GMT
Sad that this is the biggest panto cast they could get.
I'll be seeing something else this Christmas!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 11:05:44 GMT
Sad that this is the biggest pant cast they could get. I'll be seeing something else this Christmas! I agree I was expecting like some American or British legend/superstar considering it's a one off at the palladium. Still booked though as the cast is better here then it would be somewhere else |
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 3, 2016 11:07:08 GMT
Sad that this is the biggest pant cast they could get. I'll be seeing something else this Christmas! Generally I would agree. The Birmingham Hippodrome has produced similar casts in the past - Lee Mead, Julian Clary etc. even Joan Collins. Wimbledon have presented - Pricilla Presley and Pamela Anderson etc. I would have expected a BIG American name somewhere on the cast list who perhaps has never done panto before and been a real surprise. I would have thought the Palladium would have attracted some big stars, rather than the usual panto casts. |
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Post by Tibidabo on Sept 3, 2016 11:12:15 GMT
Sad that this is the biggest pant cast they could get. I'll be seeing something else this Christmas! Generally I would agree. The Birmingham Hippodrome has produced similar casts in the past - Lee Mead, Julian Clary etc. even Joan Collins. Wimbledon have presented - Pricilla Presley and Pamela Anderson etc. I would have expected a BIG American name somewhere on the cast list who perhaps I'vuld have attracted some big stars, rather than the usual panto casts. I beg to differ Wickedgrin - Americans just don't GET panto I don't think. Clary, O'Grady and Mead are panto pros! And can I shame-facedly add that I've never heard of any of the 3 girls cast yesterday but I'm glad everyone is happy! My tickets just arrived. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 11:20:51 GMT
Sad that this is the biggest pant cast they could get. I'll be seeing something else this Christmas! Generally I would agree. The Birmingham Hippodrome has produced similar casts in the past - Lee Mead, Julian Clary etc. even Joan Collins. Wimbledon have presented - Pricilla Presley and Pamela Anderson etc. I would have expected a BIG American name somewhere on the cast list who perhaps has never done panto before and been a real surprise. I would have thought the Palladium would have attracted some big stars, rather than the usual panto casts. I totally agree. Wimbledon haven't announced their cast yet but if they get a huge American name, the palladium could loose some punters to them. I'm surprised they didn't get a British legend like Joan Collins to be the fairy godmother and then Amanda Holden could of done another part? |
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Post by trapdoor on Sept 3, 2016 12:54:49 GMT
I'd say there's a HUGE difference between the New Wimbledon and Palladium Panto audience, George22. You would be far too young to remember, but for entire generations, the Palladium WAS the annual panto event in literally millions of diaries around the country - and it could run to Easter at times. The current producers are cleverly cashing in on the nostalgia and it is working for them. The New Wimbledon is the big one outside the West End (along with Hackney Empire, now, perhaps) but it won't affect the Palladium audience one iota, unless they nab Beiber, Swift and Spears themselves, I'd say. Quite agree. They're clearly casting people that can do and get panto. Joan Collins was terrible when she did the hippodrome one years back. They've got a list of bankable performers, bigger than any other panto casts in the country. If the Wimbledon rumours are true the palladium will have nothing to worry about at all, if the lady in question signs on its going to be a case of 'who?' followed by 'oh....' followed by a queue at the palladium for tickets. |
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