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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 8:52:51 GMT
Tuesday the circle was maybe filled 2/3? We sat on premiums for only £25 (instead of £125 a ticket) and I thought it was pretty empty (and I didnt even had a look on the stalls). I liked it, but i thought the characters were a bit two dimensional. I really dont get why they all likes Lise so much for example. Besides that, story was a bit slow at times but the dancing was amazing. my company was wondering if it could work out as a dance-performance only without speech/singing and I actually think it would.  And hence the double page adverts and desperate use of the rave reviews It's not got the box office to match the reviews And this can only be because the general public view the theatre as a relatively inaccessible art form La La Land has done terrifically well as a film I just think there is something that keeps many people away from the theatre |
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Post by stevej678 on Apr 6, 2017 9:31:26 GMT
And hence the double page adverts and desperate use of the rave reviews For a show that you claim to be such a disaster and doing so badly, you seem to have an awful lot to say about it. Anyone would think you see it as a threat to your investment elsewhere. Are you suggesting that the producers of An American In Paris should keep quiet about their rave reviews and not try to promote their show at all? There's nothing desperate about doing so whatsoever. There seem to be far more posters on the Underground for 42nd Street - is that a sign of desperation or just good marketing? |
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Post by daniel on Apr 8, 2017 10:49:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 11:44:49 GMT
Show Boat proved last year that no amount of 5 stars reviews can save a show!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 11:51:41 GMT
And hence the double page adverts and desperate use of the rave reviews For a show that you claim to be such a disaster and doing so badly, you seem to have an awful lot to say about it. Anyone would think you see it as a threat to your investment elsewhere. Are you suggesting that the producers of An American In Paris should keep quiet about their rave reviews and not try to promote their show at all? There's nothing desperate about doing so whatsoever. There seem to be far more posters on the Underground for 42nd Street - is that a sign of desperation or just good marketing? Maybe we need a register of interests (if it's good enough for parliament.......)? I try and refrain from promoting shows which I have an interest in (having taught cast members, knowing production team etc.) but the temptation to protect an investment must be huge. |
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Post by bramble on Apr 8, 2017 12:17:54 GMT
For a show that you claim to be such a disaster and doing so badly, you seem to have an awful lot to say about it. Anyone would think you see it as a threat to your investment elsewhere. Are you suggesting that the producers of An American In Paris should keep quiet about their rave reviews and not try to promote their show at all? There's nothing desperate about doing so whatsoever. There seem to be far more posters on the Underground for 42nd Street - is that a sign of desperation or just good marketing? Maybe we need a register of interests (if it's good enough for parliament.......)? I try and refrain from promoting shows which I have an interest in (having taught cast members, knowing production team etc.) but the temptation to protect an investment must be huge. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 8, 2017 12:34:10 GMT
I saw this show last night and the circle was almost packed out. Certainly not bad for a Tuesday evening in a theatre of this size. I thought the show was nice but the style of show it is wasn't really to my taste. I'm sure people who are into this genre of show would appreciate it more than me. Can't fault the cast at all though. Even looking 3 Weeks ahead at a Saturday evening 70% of the seating plan available Just had a look 3 weeks ahead 29th April and American in Paris is over 70% sold and really a lot of seats on the side unsold, similar as when I checked 42nd Street. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 8, 2017 23:03:39 GMT
It looked pretty full tonight in the stalls at least. I've never been to the Dominion before & hadn't realised it was quite so large. I was glad to be at the front.
I enjoyed most of this. Not being keen on non-narrative dance I could have happily done without the first half of the final ballet. There are some great songs. The problem is many of them were also in Crazy For You! As I loved that show in 2011-12 & saw it 10 times I found it difficult hearing the same songs in a different show. The other problem I had was that Jerry still openly pursuing Lise, even after he knows she is engaged to his friend, makes him seem, frankly, a jerk. It would also be nice to know why Lise changed her mind at the end.
I thought the cast were good, unsurprisingly especially in the dance department. Robert Fairchild is a heck of a find, to get a ballet dancer who is also a good singer & actor. I can't imagine Ashley Day will be quite as good. Leanne Cope has the right gamine look, is obviously an excellent dancer & manages the singing okay, but I still wasn't quite sure why all 3 men should be desparately in love with her. I thought Zoe Rainey was excellent & only wish she'd had more to do. I also want her costumes! Alyn Hawke (who I remember from Top Hat) was still on for Henri & I thought he did a good job, though I haven't seen Hayden Oakley to compare.
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Post by dlevi on Apr 9, 2017 8:39:12 GMT
Frankly I don't understand the love that this show gets from critics and most of the audience. We know the songs but really how many times can we hear them re-purposed in show after show after show? And while it's gorgeously designed is the Stairway to Paradise number any better than something from a Royal Variety performance from the mid-70's. Robert Fairchild is terrific and while the structure of the show is solid the dialogue is leaden and witless. I didn't have a bad time, I just didn't have a good one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2017 9:33:39 GMT
^dlevi, You haven't mentioned the dance which is the main feature of attraction, buttressed by the Gershwin music. My understanding is that the book and the design are just there as settings for the dance and music. That's what attracted me to book to see this - going this week and keen to wallow in it.
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Post by mallardo on Apr 10, 2017 16:35:24 GMT
Leanne Cope has the right gamine look, is obviously an excellent dancer & manages the singing okay, but I still wasn't quite sure why all 3 men should be desparately in love with her. I'm sure mallardo can explain that one to you, even better than I can, Dawnstar  . I appreciate your confidence, TM, but who can speak with authority on such matters? Personally I had no trouble believing in Ms Cope as a love object for three diverse men; she has the qualities to attract them all - she's a graceful beauty, intelligent, modest and rather unsure of herself, strong willed but relatively non-threatening, warm-hearted and (in Henri's case ) loyal. For a man - what's not to love? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 10, 2017 20:27:26 GMT
I'm sure mallardo can explain that one to you, even better than I can, Dawnstar . I appreciate your confidence, TM, but who can speak with authority on such matters? Personally I had no trouble believing in Ms Cope as a love object for three diverse men; she has the qualities to attract them all - she's a graceful beauty, intelligent, modest and rather unsure of herself, strong willed but relatively non-threatening, warm-hearted and (in Henri's case ) loyal. For a man - what's not to love? I can certainly understand Henri, who has known her for years, loving her, but it seems a heck of a coincidence that both Henri's friends would then instantly fall madly in love with her too. The joys of plot convenience! |
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 11, 2017 9:30:32 GMT
Studies have shown that being in demand makes one more attractive
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 10:40:56 GMT
It's a musical, dears.
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Post by Boob on Apr 11, 2017 10:50:54 GMT
I think it was probably those rather fetching cream trousers that clinched it...
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Post by daniel on Apr 11, 2017 11:14:04 GMT
Now booking until 27th January 2018 for Groups.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 21:14:31 GMT
Selling a ticket to the evening show tomorrow night. The seat is stalls A27, goes for £29.50 at face value but selling for £22.50. I bought it via TodayTix so I can just change the name the ticket is to be picked up from the box office by. Message me if interested.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 17:48:00 GMT
Saw today's matinee. Sublime. £8 a programme thou!
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Post by stevej678 on Apr 15, 2017 16:36:50 GMT
Well, I'm almost speechless and in something of a stagey daze after seeing the matinee of An American In Paris this afternoon.
I'm not sure "S'Wonderful" really does it justice. How about utterly and absolutely outstanding?
The big dance numbers are a sensational visual feast, from the glorious choreography to the stunning costumes and backdrops.
The orchestra deliver the Gershwin music to perfection.
However, it's in the two leads' hands that so much still rests and both Leanne Cope and Robert Fairchild are simply a joy to watch. Two flawless, surprisingly moving lead performances which are a triumph in every regard.
Forget about the Aldwych and Carole King. The Dominion is the home to the most gorgeous, Beautiful show in London. Who could ask for anything more?
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 15, 2017 17:27:48 GMT
Just walked to the tube, passing the Dominion canopy. Loving the piped music extracts from the show. I'm going to disagree with you on that one. I hate theatres who play bits of the show out-of-context beforehand. It's like spoilers but for the music rather than the plot. (Okay, admittedly on this occasion having previously seen Crazy For You basically had the same effect!) |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 15, 2017 17:42:26 GMT
It was going when I arrived for the show last Saturday evening about 7pm, hence me not liking it.
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Post by d'James on Apr 26, 2017 13:50:34 GMT
This was showing as tickets from £3 on TodayTix earlier or last night, but there weren't any at that price. Anyone know what that's about?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 14:14:08 GMT
This was showing as tickets from £3 on TodayTix earlier or last night, but there weren't any at that price. Anyone know what that's about? A typo, I imagine. £3 is the TodayTix booking fee. Buying a ticket for that price would mean nothing for the show! |
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Post by stevej678 on Apr 27, 2017 10:17:43 GMT
No need to get fidgety feet if you haven't seen this s'wonderful show yet. It's now booking until January 2018!
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Post by loureviews on Apr 27, 2017 10:58:24 GMT
No need to get fidgety feet if you haven't seen this s'wonderful show yet. It's now booking until January 2018! So the attempts to sabotage its chances in competition with 42nd Street didn't work. Good. |
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