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Post by Being Alive on Jan 13, 2023 12:03:35 GMT
I love Louise as Louise and I was part of that 90s fan base but she's never felt a natural fit for a theatre performer. I didn't see her in 9-5 or Cabaret (people I know weren't blown away) but I did see her in Fatal Attraction and she didn't look comfortable. She was dreadful in both |
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Post by candela on Jan 13, 2023 12:53:31 GMT
If they are going to get someone with name what about Mark Feehily from Westlife- he was a hit with the secret garden concert? or maybe like Shayne ward? I saw her in Cabaret and I wasn't blown away!
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Post by stagebyte on Jan 13, 2023 13:40:12 GMT
If they are going to get someone with name what about Mark Feehily from Westlife- he was a hit with the secret garden concert? or maybe like Shayne ward? I saw her in Cabaret and I wasn't blown away! Yes Mark has a fantastic voice and is a handsome man. Is it too late to swap her out? |
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Post by singularsensation on Jan 13, 2023 15:24:47 GMT
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Post by h86 on Jan 13, 2023 17:28:48 GMT
No announcement of Peter Andre as Vince Fontaine? Maybe someone else this time? Or he is still negotiating his days off….
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 13, 2023 20:41:19 GMT
No announcement of Peter Andre as Vince Fontaine? Maybe someone else this time? Or he is still negotiating his days off…. If Peter Andre was going to be there, he'd be continuing doubling up as Teen Angel, surely? I can't imagine they'd employ an extra person. But Louise is only doing the start of the run, so it's quite possible that Peter Andre could rejoin later. |
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Post by chestwig on Jan 14, 2023 13:24:28 GMT
No announcement of Peter Andre as Vince Fontaine? Maybe someone else this time? Or he is still negotiating his days off…. If Peter Andre was going to be there, he'd be continuing doubling up as Teen Angel, surely? I can't imagine they'd employ an extra person. But Louise is only doing the start of the run, so it's quite possible that Peter Andre could rejoin later. I can imagine Jason doing this again. Easy role for him living in London and all. He only did 6wks last time.so could imagine him doing it again after Louise as he was only a cover last time… Did love him in this have to say too… |
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Post by pomegranate on Jan 14, 2023 13:37:31 GMT
If Peter Andre was going to be there, he'd be continuing doubling up as Teen Angel, surely? I can't imagine they'd employ an extra person. But Louise is only doing the start of the run, so it's quite possible that Peter Andre could rejoin later. I can imagine Jason doing this again. Easy role for him living in London and all. He only did 6wks last time.so could imagine him doing it again after Louise as he was only a cover last time… Did love him in this have to say too… Won't be him, he’s touring Oz with Rocky Horror at the same time |
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Post by chestwig on Jan 14, 2023 13:49:51 GMT
I can imagine Jason doing this again. Easy role for him living in London and all. He only did 6wks last time.so could imagine him doing it again after Louise as he was only a cover last time… Did love him in this have to say too… Won't be him, he’s touring Oz with Rocky Horror at the same time Only till July.Rocky finishes in Melbourne on July 2nd. Then he’s back here for good. So its very possible he could do it… |
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Post by pomegranate on Jan 14, 2023 15:24:56 GMT
Won't be him, he’s touring Oz with Rocky Horror at the same time Only till July.Rocky finishes in Melbourne on July 2nd. Then he’s back here for good. So its very possible he could do it… It's off to Adelaide after Melbourne, I guess he’ll stay with it! |
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Post by chestwig on Jan 14, 2023 19:50:51 GMT
Only till July.Rocky finishes in Melbourne on July 2nd. Then he’s back here for good. So its very possible he could do it… It's off to Adelaide after Melbourne, I guess he’ll stay with it! Nope he’s not doing Adelaide only Sydney and Melbourne. Has gigs back here in July too.. |
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Post by shady23 on Mar 29, 2023 18:58:27 GMT
Announcing the stars of Rydell High for summer '23! ⭐ Jason Donovan as Teen Angel from 14 Aug to 28 Oct ⭐ Peter Andre as Vince Fontaine from 29 Aug to 19 Oct ⭐ Louise Redknapp as Teen Angel from 2 Jun to 29 Jul Turn in your teasing combs and book your tickets now! 😎 www.GreaseMusical.co.uk🎟️ Please check the website for specific dates before booking. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2023 19:27:38 GMT
Saw Grease last night, first time since around late 90's.
I didn't hate it, but didn't love it either.
Dan as Danny just doesn't do it for me, there was nothing likeable about the character, and the strange noises he makes during Sandy was jus weird and off-putting. Solomon possibly could have made a great Kenickie, but something didn't quite click for me. Olivia as Sandy was fab - once past the lack of blonde hair - I get that the blonde was a throwback to the movie, but between the movie and 90s stage version, it's what I expect Sandy to look like. Jocasta was fab as expected, as were the rest of the cast overall. Louise as Teen Angel kind of worked, but I probably could have done without the 'stunt casting' but get that will bring in people that may not see the show.
The staging, didn't massively work, the whole gym set I just don't get.
Overall I enjoyed, but if I could, I would have brought back the 90s production, it always will have a special place in my heart.
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Post by ladidah on Jun 9, 2023 9:46:50 GMT
I saw this last summer and actually left in the interval. The idea of seeing Louise as teen idol...god.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2023 16:27:36 GMT
I saw this last summer and actually left in the interval. The idea of seeing Louise as teen idol...god. It wasn't bad enough to make me leave during the interval, but enough to make me not want to rush back. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 16, 2023 12:02:02 GMT
I saw this from the front row on Monday. There were some premium seats unsold in the rows behind me. It's largely the same production as last year, so I can really echo my previous comments, and say it's enjoyable, but don't think too much. For everyone who left during the interval, I do think there's more to the second half than the first half.
Louise Redknapp doesn't do Monday performances. I didn't realise this when I booked, but no matter, as Darren Bennett was on and you can't get much better.
I had a family sat behind me, who I'd classify as daughter, mother and grandmother, where at least two of them needed everything translating, which got rather annoying. Although their English seemed better during Hopelessly Devoted.
They have had added a new announcement at the start about being kind to the front of house staff. This venue still has the door staff who must have been trained by the same staff as the Hammersmith Apollo crew.
The new cast is good. They've put very different actor types in many of the roles, which takes a bit of getting used to. Quite a lot of restaging. Danny no longer attempts to launch a paper plane at the audience during act 2. Jocasta Almgill remains the highlight to watch. You do get to enjoy George Michaelides as Sonny, sounding exactly like his Romeo from Newsies, quite different to Damon Gould, but a very accomplished dancer, and he even manages to fit a cartwheel-backflip combination into the show. I was very impressed by Liam McHugh's vocals as Johnny Casino, as well as Sario Solomon's dancing (which he didn't get chance to show off in Allegiance). I'd better not single out anyone else, but there are some covers I'd really like to see.
I fear false memory syndrome here, but the Hand Jive Contest is Halloween themed, which is what at points last season, but was it always like that? Anyway, an impressive set and brilliant dancing during that scene.
I will certainly go back. There are some incredible ticket offers floating around. But this isn't high on the priority list with other shows that have much more limited runs. This plays until 28 October, and even with Jason and Peter returning, that's a lot of seats to fill.
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Post by jampot on Aug 6, 2023 9:30:10 GMT
Looks like this is going out on tour..Southampton end Oct next year.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Aug 6, 2023 9:55:00 GMT
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Post by mattnyc on Aug 27, 2023 20:21:40 GMT
Police were called during the show tonight to remove people for “a disturbance”. Anyone know what happened???
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Post by ceebee on Aug 27, 2023 20:47:26 GMT
Police were called during the show tonight to remove people for “a disturbance”. Anyone know what happened??? Usual. Tanked up plebs thinking it's a sing-a-long. |
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Aug 27, 2023 23:44:00 GMT
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Post by ladidah on Aug 28, 2023 8:08:39 GMT
So selfish. If you want to get drunk, just go to a pub.
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Post by sam22 on Aug 28, 2023 10:10:22 GMT
So selfish. If you want to get drunk, just go to a pub. [br Yep! It's such a shame there seems to be more frequent issues happening. It's at the point now where I will just avoid certain shows as can't tolerate the audience |
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Post by danielwhit on Sept 9, 2023 19:33:48 GMT
They (now? have always?) have an announcement saying that they expect everyone to be treated with respect including front of house and sound teams.
I saw Grease this afternoon. I'll post full thoughts sometime but the summary is the musical needs to be put to bed for a good few years before being old enough to be about "the old days" as there are some very uncomfortable issues with it in 2023.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2023 10:47:45 GMT
They (now? have always?) have an announcement saying that they expect everyone to be treated with respect including front of house and sound teams. I saw Grease this afternoon. I'll post full thoughts sometime but the summary is the musical needs to be put to bed for a good few years before being old enough to be about "the old days" as there are some very uncomfortable issues with it in 2023. I agree the show needs to be rested, to me it just doesn't feel like Grease. They should have dug out the old 90's script! |
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