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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 7:39:59 GMT
Hopefully some star casting will be announced tonight!!
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Post by CG on the loose on May 23, 2016 9:39:30 GMT
"exclusively we understand that..." Is official casting news imminent?
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Post by infofreako on May 23, 2016 9:52:45 GMT
Disappointing and lacking the superstar quality they'd hyped it with if the info in that is correct though it's all names that had been mentioned here
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Post by danb on May 23, 2016 10:03:42 GMT
I didn't see a 'Cinders' named though, which is where I thought the 'name' would be. As panto goes it's quite a respectable line up; as a West End panto goes, it's missing a star.
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Post by trapdoor on May 23, 2016 10:07:46 GMT
That's not even an official news item, and a lot of the content is wrong anyway.
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Post by CG on the loose on May 23, 2016 10:59:11 GMT
That's not even an official news item, and a lot of the content is wrong anyway. And it wasn't posted as an official news item  But hopefully casting will be officially announced soon. |
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Post by johartuk on May 23, 2016 11:24:28 GMT
Disappointing and lacking the superstar quality they'd hyped it with if the info in that is correct though it's all names that had been mentioned here To be fair, that's just three cast members announced, and all three (if this list is correct) are seasoned panto bods, which you need in a panto. Also, Julian, Paul and Lee have all been in productions of Cinderella before and have worked together before. There's no mention of Cinders, Wicked Step-mother, Uglies and Fairy Godmother in that vid, so I'm guessing that the 'stars' will be one or more of those people. |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 11:48:21 GMT
So who's the most likely to be in the panto then?
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Post by westendwendy on May 23, 2016 11:53:27 GMT
They NEED big names for this... Like a real A or B celeb not the typical household name like Paul O'Grady or Biggins who have done panto for years. Nothing special. They need a one off UK celeb/royal family member or pop royalty like Kylie, Madonna, Cher, Britney etc (although difficult I bet and some would never do it)..
Bet we will end up with John Barrowman haha..
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 14:41:32 GMT
They NEED big names for this... Like a real A or B celeb not the typical household name like Paul O'Grady or Biggins who have done panto for years. Nothing special. They need a one off UK celeb/royal family member or pop royalty like Kylie, Madonna, Cher, Britney etc (although difficult I bet and some would never do it).. Bet we will end up with John Barrowman haha.. Yes I agre! The prices are like proper West End production prices so they need HUGE names to sell it out or people would go to their local panto or Wimbledon where prices are cheaper |
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Post by QueerTheatre on May 23, 2016 16:48:30 GMT
for those of us who can't be bothered to watch a 5 minute video that might be total bull****, who are the names they suggest have been cast?
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Post by infofreako on May 23, 2016 16:55:12 GMT
Julian clary, Paul zerdin and Lee mead
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 17:00:01 GMT
Julian clary, Paul zerdin and Lee mead Do you know what roles? Not a fan of Julian Clary at all. Paul is good. They still need some huge stars! Would've liked to have seen Bradley Walsh cast |
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Post by wickedgrin on May 23, 2016 17:14:19 GMT
Lee Mead - Prince
Julian Clary - Dandini
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Post by carmella1 on May 23, 2016 17:16:57 GMT
They NEED big names for this... Like a real A or B celeb not the typical household name like Paul O'Grady or Biggins who have done panto for years. Nothing special. They need a one off UK celeb/royal family member or pop royalty like Kylie, Madonna, Cher, Britney etc (although difficult I bet and some would never do it).. Bet we will end up with John Barrowman haha.. Yes I agre! The prices are like proper West End production prices so they need HUGE names to sell it out or people would go to their local panto or Wimbledon where prices are cheaper Premium are the high ones. You can get them right down to 26 in the balcony. Orchestra 69, 62 or 55 if you go though the Palladium so no ticket fee. John Barrowman is far too busy being on American tv. And absolutely nothing wrong with the lineup listed if its right. |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 17:17:41 GMT
Julian clary, Paul zerdin and Lee mead Do you know what roles? Not a fan of Julian Clary at all. Paul is good. They still need some huge stars! Would've liked to have seen Bradley Walsh cast Assuming from the previous times those three have done Cinderella, Julian as Dandini, Paul as Buttons and Lee as the Prince. I can imagine it will be those three, plus some huge name for the Fairy Godmother and/or Cinderella. Or maybe even a good duo for the Ugly Sisters? Who knows. |
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Post by firefingers on May 23, 2016 17:23:20 GMT
The rolls announced aren't typically the "stunt casted" rolls for QDos, although the Prince sometimes is (being absent from a great deal of the show limits exposure to a perhaps not spectacular actor/singer). The rumoured names all scream "Fairy Godmother" to me. Casting a name for Cinders herself would be more of a challenge, as they normally have to take on the brunt of the singing. Wouldn't be surprised if we got a "West End" name for the title roll, with the megastar as the Godmother. Put some reasonable names as the ugly sisters, a bit of a challenge, but then I think you'd have a good show.
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Post by carmella1 on May 23, 2016 17:27:27 GMT
Hopefully if it is Lee Mead he gets to be on stage more and gets to sing. Otherwise a waste of a voice.
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Post by stuart on May 23, 2016 17:55:28 GMT
Julian clary, Paul zerdin and Lee mead Weren't those three names mentioned on this board back when it was first announced? It could just be someone reading gossip and taking it as fact? |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 18:11:51 GMT
Surely the ugly sisters will be names also??
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Post by infofreako on May 23, 2016 18:13:42 GMT
Julian clary, Paul zerdin and Lee mead Weren't those three names mentioned on this board back when it was first announced? It could just be someone reading gossip and taking it as fact? I did think they had perhaps just done that |
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Post by CG on the loose on May 23, 2016 18:19:03 GMT
Weren't those three names mentioned on this board back when it was first announced? It could just be someone reading gossip and taking it as fact? I did think they had perhaps just done that I rather doubt Alex Belfield has resorted to trawling chat boards for his 'exclusives', but will still await official confirmation! |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 24, 2016 11:58:08 GMT
Amanda Holden as Fairy Godmother
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Post by theatreliker on May 24, 2016 13:40:44 GMT
After the Stepping Out tour? Not that I'm interested in seeing either, particularly.
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Post by Phantom of London on May 24, 2016 14:04:37 GMT
With those names they should manage to sell out the first 2 rows of the stalls!
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But hopefully casting will be officially announced soon.
