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Post by Being Alive on Jul 13, 2023 11:40:22 GMT
Shows do this all the time - Kinky Boots did a cast change in September and then announced closing for the January.
They will have needed to recast because people will have come to the end of contracts...
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jul 13, 2023 11:42:03 GMT
Hell cinderella cast people, announced and closed before they even performed.
As being alive said, happens all the time.
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Post by danb on Jul 13, 2023 12:10:12 GMT
Presumably they are hoping to cash in on one last Christmas? I loved it, but it isn’t really a regular repeat visit type shenanigan. No hidden depths or new meanings to explore just pure, slightly dark unbridled joy. Disney’s pockets are deeper than most so they can i) afford to pay a cast to work a four show weekend, knowing thats where the money is, to make up for 2) being able to run at a loss the rest of the time. The amount of merch, ice cream and Prosecco sold should see them safely to January, and an even smaller auditorium and ‘Hello Dolly’. 🤞
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Jul 13, 2023 21:47:18 GMT
Presumably they are hoping to cash in on one last Christmas? I loved it, but it isn’t really a regular repeat visit type shenanigan. No hidden depths or new meanings to explore just pure, slightly dark unbridled joy. Disney’s pockets are deeper than most so they can i) afford to pay a cast to work a four show weekend, knowing thats where the money is, to make up for 2) being able to run at a loss the rest of the time. The amount of merch, ice cream and Prosecco sold should see them safely to January, and an even smaller auditorium and ‘Hello Dolly’. 🤞 this will make enough of a killing over christmas to see it through a threadbare autumn. |
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Post by danb on Jul 30, 2023 15:18:13 GMT
Cheeky weekend Disney Dayseat for this. New Anna a lot more bearable than when she started; has dialled it right down. Barks wonderful as ever.
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Post by LaLuPone on Aug 1, 2023 9:27:53 GMT
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Post by jarnew on Aug 1, 2023 9:38:21 GMT
Oh wow so we're getting a completely new Elsa-Anna-Kristoff trio in september with the cast change. Exciting! |
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Post by BVM on Aug 1, 2023 10:08:11 GMT
Enjoyed Frozen but not enough to go again, but….
I love Jenna Lee James! Incredible voice and easily for me the second best Joseph Narrator of all time after Linzi (she did the Adelphi Pimlott version). Just insane vocalist.
So may now need to go again. Reckon her Let It Go would be worth the ticket price alone!
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Post by sam22 on Aug 1, 2023 20:23:18 GMT
Enjoyed Frozen but not enough to go again, but…. I love Jenna Lee James! Incredible voice and easily for me the second best Joseph Narrator of all time after Linzi (she did the Adelphi Pimlott version). Just insane vocalist. So may now need to go again. Reckon her Let It Go would be worth the ticket price alone! Such a blast from the past. Not seen her in something for years but used to love her in WWRY! |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 1, 2023 20:43:44 GMT
Didn’t she also support Hugh Jackman on tour?
I might be getting confused
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Post by sam22 on Aug 1, 2023 22:00:27 GMT
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Post by filendile on Aug 1, 2023 22:26:22 GMT
She’s 46. It’s a bit of a stretch for Elsa but hopefully she’s great.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2023 2:20:20 GMT
Jenna had been doing a lot of work with the Queen Symphonic tour in the last couple of years. She has a great voice but having a much older Elsa will give it a different dynamic.
Sam has kept her pregnancy quiet and the costume department must have had to work some magic to disguise it as there has been no mention of it with her performing to a few thousand people each week.
Good luck to her and her partner with the upcoming arrival.
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Post by danb on Aug 2, 2023 6:01:51 GMT
It seats 1996 people, even a poor week sees at least 10,000 people through the doors! 🤣
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Post by Steffi on Aug 2, 2023 6:19:58 GMT
Didn’t she also support Hugh Jackman on tour? I might be getting confused She did and she was wonderful. Her big solo number was This is me on the dates Keala Settle didn't do.  |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 2, 2023 11:39:51 GMT
Didn’t she also support Hugh Jackman on tour? I might be getting confused She did and she was wonderful. Her big solo number was This is me on the dates Keala Settle didn't do. YES! She was amazing!! |
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Post by azuraathena on Aug 2, 2023 19:24:42 GMT
Jenna had been doing a lot of work with the Queen Symphonic tour in the last couple of years. She has a great voice but having a much older Elsa will give it a different dynamic. Sam has kept her pregnancy quiet and the costume department must have had to work some magic to disguise it as there has been no mention of it with her performing to a few thousand people each week. Good luck to her and her partner with the upcoming arrival. I went on Sunday and Sam bump was very visible from the second row, especially in act 2. I was expecting them to announce something after seeing it so was not surprised when they announced. |
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Post by lemur on Aug 2, 2023 22:48:28 GMT
Tempted to see this again but in two minds.
I have to say I didn't enjoy it much when I went. I stupidly booked for a weekday matinee thinking the kids would all be at school and how clever I was. I was not. I know kids are a target audience for this but it is still a West End serious show with traditional etiquette still applied. Like it wasn't even that bad in hindsight but I'm autistic and really not great with any unexpected noise (like phones going off, talking, crying) during a show and I couldn't focus and got overwhelmed and just sort of froze up (lol). Fine with the actual show cause I expect it from the stage, not around me if that makes sense? I wish parents would consider if their child can cope for a 2 1/2 hour show and if not, wait until they're older or go to a relaxed performance. Aware some children are disabled and can't help it - totally fine but they usually go to relaxed performances to reduce sensory overload. Sorry for the nonsense paragraph, and aware many children behave wonderfully and adults behave bad too. I just don't want screeching kids behind me while parents look on adoringly! Sorry if I have upset anyone xx
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Aug 3, 2023 2:28:09 GMT
Tempted to see this again but in two minds. I have to say I didn't enjoy it much when I went. I stupidly booked for a weekday matinee thinking the kids would all be at school and how clever I was. I was not. I know kids are a target audience for this but it is still a West End serious show with traditional etiquette still applied. Like it wasn't even that bad in hindsight but I'm autistic and really not great with any unexpected noise (like phones going off, talking, crying) during a show and I couldn't focus and got overwhelmed and just sort of froze up (lol). Fine with the actual show cause I expect it from the stage, not around me if that makes sense? I wish parents would consider if their child can cope for a 2 1/2 hour show and if not, wait until they're older or go to a relaxed performance. Aware some children are disabled and can't help it - totally fine but they usually go to relaxed performances to reduce sensory overload. Sorry for the nonsense paragraph, and aware many children behave wonderfully and adults behave bad too. I just don't want screeching kids behind me while parents look on adoringly! Sorry if I have upset anyone xx I would book for a Wednesday night in September once the schools go back. Granted, there will still be kids there, but parents are less likely to take them straight after they start back at school.
Does anyone know why Frozen is closed on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th September?
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Post by evilmat360 on Aug 3, 2023 6:59:16 GMT
Does anyone know why Frozen is closed on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th September?
Theatre Royal Drury Lane is hosting Vogue World on the thursday. |
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Post by jarnew on Aug 3, 2023 14:50:15 GMT
Hate to admit it but yesterday's matinee felt a little less tight than last time I saw it. Still loved it but last month (when Char Burnett was on as Anna for the whole week) it felt flawless.
I did really like Emily Lane's Anna, she plays it more princess-y, very confident but naive. Burnett plays it a bit more shy and quirky. I like both of their interpretations, clearly made it their own.
Jemal Felix was on as Kristoff, and while he sang really well and looked really cute, I feel like he missed a bit of wit in his acting. Especially when he was talking with Sven, he didnt really do the switching between voices very well. He got better as the show went on. Understudy was on for the duke, he was fine but not laugh out loud funny like I think Richard Frame was.
Samantha seemed to struggle a bit during Monster, which surprised me. That said, her Let It Go got the loudest roars and applause I've heard in a theatre for quite some time. It mustve been louder than the actual applause at the end of the show, it was insane.
So while it was still really good, I feel like ive seen the show in slightly better shape.
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Post by danb on Aug 3, 2023 14:59:53 GMT
Since Obi left I’ve only ever seen Jamal play Kristoff.
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Post by Steffi on Aug 4, 2023 12:39:20 GMT
Jenna is Elsa for the matinee next Wednesday for anyone interested to catch her very first show.
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Post by jarnew on Aug 4, 2023 13:58:13 GMT
From now on Laura Emmitt will do the wednesday night show as Elsa every week until Samantha's back!
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Post by cheesy116 on Aug 6, 2023 22:17:54 GMT
Does anyone know where the seats are for the 'Magical Mondays' ? Or is it random depending on availability ?
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