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Post by marob on Nov 12, 2019 19:22:17 GMT
Watched the encore this afternoon at my local Odeon, my first time at a theatre screening. There were only about a dozen people in there, including me. I should be used to it from all the theatrical midweek matinees I go to, but I felt really self-conscious about being a good 30+ years younger than anyone else there. It doesn't come close to seeing it done live in front of you, but I still really enjoyed seeing this show again, having only seen it the once when Ashley Day and Lulu were in it. Loved how it was edited with fairly long shots so you could really see what the dancers were doing. The people who make stuff for TV like Strictly should probably watch and take note. You definitely had a dodgy screening BurlyBeaR as the footwork was on show most of the time. Slightly odd start as they played the little clip thingy they put on to announce the trailers, followed by no trailers at all, just the BBFC certificate and then the film. As noted by others people arrived late, the latest 25 minutes in. One couple of latecomers must have been hard of hearing as they were talking to each other fairly loudly, and getting shushed just as loudly in return (not by me.) Didn't mind that though, I was distracted when the usher came in about 10-15 minutes before the end and as I looked back they were all suddenly on the staircase. 🙄 Glad I saw it, even if 17 quid is a bit steep. Will be miffed (but also happy) if it shows up on TV over Christmas. I'm going to have to give the album a few plays on Spotify now. (Possibly while gazing longingly at Philip Bertioli's Instagram.) |
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Post by pianowithsam on Nov 12, 2019 19:31:46 GMT
Watched the encore this afternoon at my local Odeon, my first time at a theatre screening. There were only about a dozen people in there, including me. I should be used to it from all the theatrical midweek matinees I go to, but I felt really self-conscious about being a good 30+ years younger than anyone else there. It doesn't come close to seeing it done live in front of you, but I still really enjoyed seeing this show again, having only seen it the once when Ashley Day and Lulu were in it. Loved how it was edited with fairly long shots so you could really see what the dancers were doing. The people who make stuff for TV like Strictly should probably watch and take note. You definitely had a dodgy screening BurlyBeaR as the footwork was on show most of the time. Slightly odd start as they played the little clip thingy they put on to announce the trailers, followed by no trailers at all, just the BBFC certificate and then the film. As noted by others people arrived late, the latest 25 minutes in. One couple of latecomers must have been hard of hearing as they were talking to each other fairly loudly, and getting shushed just as loudly in return (not by me.) Didn't mind that though, I was distracted when the usher came in about 10-15 minutes before the end and as I looked back they were all suddenly on the staircase. 🙄 Glad I saw it, even if 17 quid is a bit steep. Will be miffed (but also happy) if it shows up on TV over Christmas. I'm going to have to give the album a few plays on Spotify now. (Possibly while gazing longingly at Philip Bertioli's Instagram.) We had 10 minutes of trailers, no BBFC certificate, then into credits. |
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Post by robertb213 on Nov 12, 2019 19:37:20 GMT
There are some naughty people who like the challenge of getting a show like this on to a certain free viewing service. The recent Take That concert shown live in cinemas was available for about 24 hours and viewed over 10,000 times before it was taken down. Of course they should be dealt with using the full force of the law but it's hard not to have a look every couple of hours just in case ........... (It's not there at the moment.) Sorry to be the bearer of bad news - it is on 'that service', I've just found it 😯 |
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Post by james1969 on Nov 12, 2019 20:53:39 GMT
We got to see it for free in our cinema as their computerised till wasn’t working
#WereInTheMoney
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2019 21:45:51 GMT
Well that was a lovely bit of nostalgia tonight! And also a treat to be able to see the acting much more clearly than we could even from the front row at Drury Lane. I enjoyed it a lot, though nothing beats the atmosphere there was in the theatre, especially on closing night! I did find the sound mixing rather strange though, I could hear a lot of the harmony parts much more clearly than the main melodies, and at times the vocals overall did sound a bit thin. But it didn't really detract from the spectacle. All that needs to be said (again) really though is that Clare Halse is a star  |
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Post by amp09 on Nov 12, 2019 23:01:04 GMT
Watched the encore this afternoon at my local Odeon, my first time at a theatre screening. There were only about a dozen people in there, including me. I should be used to it from all the theatrical midweek matinees I go to, but I felt really self-conscious about being a good 30+ years younger than anyone else there. It doesn't come close to seeing it done live in front of you, but I still really enjoyed seeing this show again, having only seen it the once when Ashley Day and Lulu were in it. Loved how it was edited with fairly long shots so you could really see what the dancers were doing. The people who make stuff for TV like Strictly should probably watch and take note. You definitely had a dodgy screening BurlyBeaR as the footwork was on show most of the time. Slightly odd start as they played the little clip thingy they put on to announce the trailers, followed by no trailers at all, just the BBFC certificate and then the film. As noted by others people arrived late, the latest 25 minutes in. One couple of latecomers must have been hard of hearing as they were talking to each other fairly loudly, and getting shushed just as loudly in return (not by me.) Didn't mind that though, I was distracted when the usher came in about 10-15 minutes before the end and as I looked back they were all suddenly on the staircase. 🙄 Glad I saw it, even if 17 quid is a bit steep. Will be miffed (but also happy) if it shows up on TV over Christmas. I'm going to have to give the album a few plays on Spotify now. (Possibly while gazing longingly at Philip Bertioli's Instagram.) I can’t imagine it making this years Christmas tele as the encore window will allow it to be encored in cinemas over the festive season. Might be more likely to be Easter. We can live in hope. |
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Post by drowseychap on Nov 13, 2019 1:10:27 GMT
Saw it tonight I was youngest in at 45 !! But was sold out 200 seater at £13 one of the cheapest in area and one of the best cinemas odeon was £18 and one that does regular tickets for £6 were charging £21 !!!!
We had 15 mins of trailers 🤨 picture quality was excellent filled the screen agree sound was a bit thin was hoping for more cinema sound experience to lift it. Great seeing it again but didn’t capture that magic of being there live ... but very slick filming
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 13, 2019 12:59:59 GMT
Pure joy from start to finish. I miss this show soooo much!
I had the broadest smile on my face, (which is the best place for a smile, I find). 😃 Good job I was sitting in the dark; I do have a reputation to uphold, after all. I hope, for the other patrons, the cinema had a concrete floor, as my foot was working overtime.
Very helpful countdown during the interval. I enjoyed reading the little snippets of information.
Hope there are repeat screenings. A DVD would be good, but seeing it on a big screen is the next best thing to actually being at Drury Lane.
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Post by Marcus on Nov 13, 2019 21:41:11 GMT
Just out of a performance. It made me miss seeing the show in the West End so much. It was such a joy to behold and I still think back to how negative so many of us were on it’s announcement.
The sound in my screening wasn’t super loud and lacked bass, so the tapping wasn’t as clear as it could have been. But still wow.
Clare is just breathtaking on stage and screen. Whilst Ms Langford it great in this part I missed hearing Shena Easton’s vocals singing the score - I enjoyed her portray a lot more.
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Post by dippy on Nov 15, 2019 10:58:34 GMT
Pretty impressive, just saw that it took over a million pounds with the screenings on Sunday and Tuesday, especially impressive compared to the fact that according to IMDB it only took $187,440 when it was shown in America.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 15, 2019 17:49:59 GMT
And 7th highest grossing film of the week which is pretty amazing considering it was only on for 2 days.
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Post by marob on Nov 15, 2019 22:16:00 GMT
Nice to see it do pretty well, especially considering that the other films that beat it would have had lots more screenings and promotion. I only knew this was on at all from reading about it on here.
The Odeon's added screenings of it over the weekend and on Wednesday, which definitely weren't there when I was booking it the other day. Also spotted a screening at the little cinema in my local theatre next month so it should be around for a while yet. Hopefully that will increase the chance of a DVD/bluray.
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Post by crabtree on Nov 24, 2019 12:09:13 GMT
Couldn't resist another visit to a screening yesterday - a packed house roared it's approval. They've done such a great job of it - I'm not wild about the on stage camera shots as sometimes they are just too close and you miss the whole body dancing, but it's a joy. The editing of the two performances is so slick, though watch the piano lids - they don't quite match between shots, but who cares. so let's try and ponder on what the plot of Pretty Lady is actually about?
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Post by shady23 on Nov 24, 2019 12:13:28 GMT
We have two more showings at the local Vue tomorrow. I will be there!
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Post by ronnette on Jan 5, 2020 10:07:50 GMT
Saw a screening of this yesterday. Never seen any version before and was absolutely blown away. Tremendous feel good old fashioned massively camp musical.
Bloody loved it.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 5, 2020 10:54:46 GMT
And its just popped up on my Facebook that I was there a year ago today for the final performance of 42nd Street which will go to the grave with me as one of the best nights ever at the theatre and also the saddest, especially when the ushers almost had to physically throw the audience out as we just didn't seem to want to leave.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 5, 2020 13:00:24 GMT
Is this being released on DVD?
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Post by dontdreamit on Jan 5, 2020 14:11:06 GMT
And its just popped up on my Facebook that I was there a year ago today for the final performance of 42nd Street which will go to the grave with me as one of the best nights ever at the theatre and also the saddest, especially when the ushers almost had to physically throw the audience out as we just didn't seem to want to leave. I’ve been getting the same today, but for Bat. What a sad day for musicals that was 🙁 |
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Post by ptwest on Jan 5, 2020 14:13:35 GMT
And its just popped up on my Facebook that I was there a year ago today for the final performance of 42nd Street which will go to the grave with me as one of the best nights ever at the theatre and also the saddest, especially when the ushers almost had to physically throw the audience out as we just didn't seem to want to leave. Popped up on my facebook too. What an amazing night that was. Although the photo of me posing with the line of showgirls on the board outside the theatre is this months calendar picture in our house so the memory lives on! |
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Post by crabtree on Jan 5, 2020 14:16:39 GMT
along with asking about a DVD of 42nd street, whatever happened to the screening and DVD of half a Sixpence?
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Post by dippy on Jan 5, 2020 14:26:59 GMT
I still keep seeing that they are doing more 42nd Street screenings, seem to be quite a few on the 12th. If there is a DVD it definitely won't be any time soon, got to make as much money as possible out of the screenings first.
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Post by tonylony on Jan 6, 2020 14:29:55 GMT
It's a BroadwayHD production - so don't expect home release..
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Post by shady23 on Feb 20, 2020 20:37:16 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Mar 10, 2020 17:32:31 GMT
Just seen on Ashey Day's Instagram that he is set to reprise the role of Billy Lawlor in a production of 42nd Street in Chicago with Norm Lewis playing Julian Marsh.
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Post by danb on May 12, 2020 17:03:29 GMT
This was listed as something we can currently watch online. Can anyone please tell me where?
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