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Post by amuseical on Aug 27, 2021 8:19:49 GMT
I count 27 people in that photo, which is the same number of cast members listed on the website. 27? Seemed more than that in the flesh - they space out well. Out of curiosity and off the back of this comment, I looked up the on stage cast sizes of other musicals. 27 seems to be fairly in the middle. Tina - 19 Pretty Woman - 23 Back To The Future - 23 Joseph - 26 Wicked - 27 Cinderella - 28 Phantom - 33 The Lion King - 36 |
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Post by danb on Aug 27, 2021 8:22:15 GMT
Where are the rest of the cast? I count 27 people in that photo, which is the same number of cast members listed on the website. Oh, theres a back row as well. My bad. |
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Post by Playbill99 on Aug 27, 2021 9:25:40 GMT
So theres been 3 dress runs with invited audience. How come no ones posted anything. Is it not allowed? Tuesday and Wednesday were invited Dress Runs - Last night was a special "first preview" for competition winners and industry. I can post my full thoughts if people are interested but I was going to wait until after the official first preview this evening. Let me know  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 9:30:00 GMT
So theres been 3 dress runs with invited audience. How come no ones posted anything. Is it not allowed? Tuesday and Wednesday were invited Dress Runs - Last night was a special "first preview" for competition winners and industry. I can post my full thoughts if people are interested but I was going to wait until after the official first preview this evening. Let me know I would not but up to you. I presume its okay nothing more nothing less |
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Post by stompboy on Aug 27, 2021 9:35:20 GMT
Waiting for the show to open didn’t stop the vitriolic opinions being lathered on ALW’s Cinderella… #justsaying
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Post by marob on Aug 27, 2021 11:37:48 GMT
So how do things like invited dress rehearsals work? How are people selected to be invited?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 27, 2021 12:12:39 GMT
Waiting for the show to open didn’t stop the vitriolic opinions being lathered on ALW’s Cinderella… #justsaying Did the said comments derive from an invited dress rehearsal or a preview performance? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 27, 2021 12:43:13 GMT
Just to say, we are not the press. We don’t get any of the privileges the press or even some theatre bloggers get access to such as free tickets and as such we don’t have to conform to the traditions around reviews. Also worth bearing in mind that once a publication has given its star review it’s set in stone for the life of that production. Not the case here. TheatreBoard members often visit the same show multiple times. Some will visit a show in previews and after the official opening and may change their opinions as the show develops. Our star rating polls accommodate this and if someone wants to change their two star preview rating to a five star rating after seeing it later in the run they can. It’s a totally different system to that of the press, it is totally independent and in my opinion more likely to reflect true audience opinion.
For those reasons if someone wants to post a review during previews, or even as a result of seeing an invited dress rehearsal there are no rules preventing it. It’s entirely up to them. It’s not “bad form” according to how this website operates.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 12:45:17 GMT
Just to say, we are not the press. We don’t get any of the privileges the press or even some theatre bloggers get access to such as free tickets and as such we don’t have to conform to the traditions around reviews. Also worth bearing in mind that once a publication has given its star review it’s set in stone for the life of that production. Not the case here. TheatreBoard members often visit the same show multiple times. Some will visit a show in previews and after the official opening and may change their opinions as the show develops. Our star rating polls accommodate this and if someone wants to change their two star preview rating to a five star rating after seeing it later in the run they can. It’s a totally different system to that of the press, it is totally independent and in my opinion more likely to reflect true audience opinion. For those reasons if someone wants to post a review during previews, or even as a result of seeing an invited dress rehearsal there are no rules preventing it. It’s entirely up to them. It’s not “bad form” according to how this website operates. Fine |
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Post by sprampster on Aug 27, 2021 12:54:11 GMT
I agree if he wants to post let him post x
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Post by theatremole on Aug 27, 2021 12:55:12 GMT
Usually to be invited to a dress run you're friends & family of production/cast/theatre staff, people who worked on the fit up & associated people, suppliers etc, people who made the costumes, set etc...
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Post by v2david on Aug 27, 2021 13:12:25 GMT
I just want to know if it was good or not. I wasn't that interested in the Broadway iteration. But with the refurbished theater, new sets and Samantha Barks (one of my favorites) I have some interest in seeing this. The real question is do these things add a considerable improvement over the Broadway version?
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Post by Playbill99 on Aug 27, 2021 13:31:06 GMT
I agree if he wants to post let him post x Thanks all. Here goes Overall I really enjoyed it. I thought Oliver Ormson was fantastic as Hans and Stephanie McKeon was brilliant as Anna. Their scenes together were particularly good. Special shout out to Joshua St Clair who plays Pabbie too. I couldn't keep my eyes off him in his scenes. Apparently I now have a thing for green dreadlocks haha Sam Barks - she's absolutely charming and plays the part really well. I must admit I was unsure when she was cast but last night she sold Elsa to me. I do feel she could have been a bit stronger with the big songs but then I find that these things are easily fixed by throwing the mic volume up (at the end of Let It Go for example). Her acting made up for it. I really hate that they cut the "First Time in Forever Reprise" and replaced it with "I Can't Lose You" - I loved the reprise  It's a really fun family show and I was pleasantly surprised at how little noise there was around me from the audience which was largely under 10s - though I guess this will vary from day to day. I don't know much about the Broadway production, but I noticed that "What Do You Know About Love?" was different in terms of staging. {Spoiler - click to view}
Rather than Anna and Hans "Climbing", they are walking along a bridge which in itself was pretty impressive. more and more of it seemed to keep coming out of the wings - It'd be fun to see how it's stored backstage as it's absolutely huge! It was a good evening and I'm looking forward to seeing it again at some point. I might make a trip when SB is off and see someone different in the role Sorry - I'm not a critic so this isn't a "review" as such, just some thoughts. If anyone else and specific questions then feel free to reply and I'll answer them the best I can. |
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Post by Playbill99 on Aug 27, 2021 13:38:01 GMT
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Aug 27, 2021 14:05:28 GMT
I agree if he wants to post let him post x Sorry - I'm not a critic so this isn't a "review" as such, just some thoughts. If anyone else and specific questions then feel free to reply and I'll answer them the best I can. ANYONE can be a critic! (And I did a Masters in Theatre Criticism...waste of my life) Really cool observations, thanks for sharing! I'm seeing this next month, I've never been into Frozen but more intrigued for the production (Samantha was terrific in Pretty Woman.) I second what's been said previously. This is a discussion board so we should feel free to geek out about theatre, have opinions and debate. |
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 27, 2021 14:19:31 GMT
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Post by steve10086 on Aug 27, 2021 14:27:48 GMT
That Instagram pic should be the poster for the show! It’s making me want to book.
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Post by Playbill99 on Aug 27, 2021 14:38:41 GMT
So I guess Pabbie looks slightly different to how he did in the film! Not bad for a troll 😉😋 He's beautiful! Literally couldn't stop staring hahaha |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 27, 2021 14:39:21 GMT
Well I enjoyed it. It’s not a great musical, nearly all of the new songs are absolutely forgettable and it’s visually not as good as it should be, but the cast were very strong and the refurbishment of the theatre is absolutely stunning. It was just a pleasure to sit in that wonderful theatre again after 2 years.
I don’t see this running long- maybe a year or so ? But it’s definitely and improvement on the Broadway production.
I suspect your average family of theatregoers will have a perfectly lovely time, and really it’s all for those little girls who still haven’t gotten over Elsa!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 27, 2021 14:39:55 GMT
(And some Boys I should add…)
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Post by FairyGodmother on Aug 27, 2021 14:58:44 GMT
Lovely photos, thank you for showing us! I love Little Elsa's huge smile in that last photo. |
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Post by Jon on Aug 27, 2021 15:48:21 GMT
Well I enjoyed it. It’s not a great musical, nearly all of the new songs are absolutely forgettable and it’s visually not as good as it should be, but the cast were very strong and the refurbishment of the theatre is absolutely stunning. It was just a pleasure to sit in that wonderful theatre again after 2 years. I don’t see this running long- maybe a year or so ? But it’s definitely and improvement on the Broadway production. I suspect your average family of theatregoers will have a perfectly lovely time, and really it’s all for those little girls who still haven’t gotten over Elsa! I think it'll run longer than a year but probably no more than 18 months to 2 years. I suspect Mary Poppins will close before Frozen does. Do the cast use American accents like they did in Aladdin or their own accents? |
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Post by Mark on Aug 27, 2021 15:54:50 GMT
Not showing up on Disney Dayseats yet as bookable which is a shame.
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Post by Playbill99 on Aug 27, 2021 16:15:45 GMT
Well I enjoyed it. It’s not a great musical, nearly all of the new songs are absolutely forgettable and it’s visually not as good as it should be, but the cast were very strong and the refurbishment of the theatre is absolutely stunning. It was just a pleasure to sit in that wonderful theatre again after 2 years. I don’t see this running long- maybe a year or so ? But it’s definitely and improvement on the Broadway production. I suspect your average family of theatregoers will have a perfectly lovely time, and really it’s all for those little girls who still haven’t gotten over Elsa! I think it'll run longer than a year but probably no more than 18 months to 2 years. I suspect Mary Poppins will close before Frozen does. Do the cast use American accents like they did in Aladdin or their own accents? American accents |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 27, 2021 16:27:43 GMT
Is Hygge still the Act 2 opener?
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