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Post by danb on Sept 16, 2019 16:22:42 GMT
Wow well that was something special wasn’t it ? Goosebumps! Getting slight ‘Aida’ vibes too. Reckon they’ve got a hit on their hands here. |
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Post by indis on Sept 16, 2019 16:52:00 GMT
don't know who the girl in yellow is but she sounds good
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Post by musicalmarge on Sept 16, 2019 19:06:08 GMT
Wow well that was something special wasn’t it ? Goosebumps! Getting slight ‘Aida’ vibes too. Reckon they’ve got a hit on their hands here. Every theatrical bone in my body cannot fathom why Aida didn’t come to London. If ran on broadway for 5 years. One of my favourite shows ever. Back to POE - it looks amazing! |
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Post by danb on Sept 16, 2019 19:18:19 GMT
Goosebumps! Getting slight ‘Aida’ vibes too. Reckon they’ve got a hit on their hands here. Every theatrical bone in my body cannot fathom why Aida didn’t come to London. If ran on broadway for 5 years. One of my favourite shows ever. Back to POE - it looks amazing! [b Boring book? Not much happens? Pascal Belting. Hedley Belting. Scott belting. Belting together. Belting different together. Belting. The end. Love the cd though. |
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 16, 2019 20:07:41 GMT
Every theatrical bone in my body cannot fathom why Aida didn’t come to London. If ran on broadway for 5 years. One of my favourite shows ever. Back to POE - it looks amazing! [b Boring book? Not much happens? Pascal Belting. Hedley Belting. Scott belting. Belting together. Belting different together. Belting. The end. Love the cd though. Love a bit of belting! Not much does happen though, that's true. I'd still love to see it done professionally one day though. Local Am Dram productions haven't quite hit the mark! And as for POE, yep, it's sounding incredible! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2019 20:15:27 GMT
don't know who the girl in yellow is but she sounds good Christine Allado. One to watch! She was in the original cast of Hamilton when it opened over here. |
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Post by horton on Sept 16, 2019 21:00:33 GMT
I hope this gets the definitive production it deserves. It would be great if it didn't rely too heavily on projection to create the epic moments.
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Post by sparky5000 on Sept 17, 2019 11:55:56 GMT
Christine Allado has a gorgeous voice! 😍
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 12:12:49 GMT
So everything is looking really positive for this - can't wait to see it :-)
My only concern is that beyond the MT community, for a largely unknown entity (I'd never heard of the film) and with no household names coupled with the barn on the Dominion - are they really gonna be able to turn a profit?
It's certainly an interesting experiment of how well an original musical, cast exclusively with real MT talent, can do in a huge theatre in 2020.
Really hope it's a massive success and will encourage other producers to do similar.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 17, 2019 12:28:43 GMT
So everything is looking really positive for this - can't wait to see it :-) My only concern is that beyond the MT community, for a largely unknown entity (I'd never heard of the film) and with no household names coupled with the barn on the Dominion - are they really gonna be able to turn a profit? It's certainly an interesting experiment of how well an original musical, cast exclusively with real MT talent, can do in a huge theatre in 2020. Really hope it's a massive success and will encourage other producers to do similar. I always assumed this was a pretty well known film but then again I was raised Catholic so it's likely just my experience in that bubble. Looking it up it made a decent return in cinemas so I don't think the film flopped or anything, but also half its box office is from the US so who knows what part of the other 50% UK audiences actually made up. Either way if you still haven't watched the film rectify that ASAP! It's gorgeously animated with brilliant music and performances. |
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Post by ABr on Sept 17, 2019 12:45:48 GMT
So everything is looking really positive for this - can't wait to see it :-) My only concern is that beyond the MT community, for a largely unknown entity (I'd never heard of the film) and with no household names coupled with the barn on the Dominion - are they really gonna be able to turn a profit? It's certainly an interesting experiment of how well an original musical, cast exclusively with real MT talent, can do in a huge theatre in 2020. Really hope it's a massive success and will encourage other producers to do similar. I always assumed this was a pretty well known film but then again I was raised Catholic so it's likely just my experience in that bubble. Looking it up it made a decent return in cinemas so I don't think the film flopped or anything, but also half its box office is from the US so who knows what part of the other 50% UK audiences actually made up. Either way if you still haven't watched the film rectify that ASAP! It's gorgeously animated with brilliant music and performances. I think the film has a large following, I know people that don't follow musical theatre that have mentioned to me did I know that musical version of the show is coming to London. It was a big deal at the time the film was released, with it being DreamWork's first traditionally animated feature film. And if people don't know the film as such, then people will at least recognise 'When You Believe' due to the high profile names that have released it as singles at the time of release and over the years. I agree that the Dominion going to be a challenge to fill, and from what I've had a look at ticket sales when looking at various dates for myself and friends, there are still plenty of tickets. Its a large theatre, with what is shaping up to be a stellar MT cast, so lets just hope that the show is a good as were hoping its going to be, and its a run away success! Its had great publicity at the moment, so lets hope they keep that momentum up to really get people interested in coming to see it! Fully agree that if its been a while since you've watched the film, revisit it, its something special. And if you've never watched it, your in for a treat! |
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Jan 3, 2020 15:58:35 GMT
Just booked my tickets, costume, music and cast are spectacular lets hope the set and effects don't let it down like they did with the US version. They're going to need major production values to fill that stage and do this justice.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 3, 2020 20:02:26 GMT
There’s a distinct lack of buzz around this show isn’t there?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 20:11:56 GMT
There’s a distinct lack of buzz around this show isn’t there? And a distinct lack of tickets sold looking at the online plans. Whilst I am interested, I will definitely be holding out for a hero discount. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 3, 2020 20:16:24 GMT
Should have called it Moses.
Or even better, Moses!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 20:42:41 GMT
Should have called it Moses. Or even better, Moses! LOL. Reminds me of Bessie! (Victoria Wood as seen on TV) "I was sent a play about Bessie Bunter, whom I've always been fascinated by, and the very same day I bumped into the American composer, Hamley Marvisch, who said he had a few tunes left over from his last flop, and did I have a show he could dump them in? So two days and a bottle of Scotch later, we'd finished Bessie! A Day to write the show and a day to think of the exclamation mark!" |
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Post by happytobehere on Jan 3, 2020 20:44:25 GMT
I’m definitely interested in seeing this but I haven’t booked tickets yet simply because I don’t have the money to be throwing around on tickets right after XMas; maybe other people are feeling similar. I’ll only spend my £ right now if I know the show is good, so i’ll wait for the reviews.
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Jan 3, 2020 21:15:54 GMT
I didn't find tickets to be too expensive directly from the page compared to some other venues. I went for Circle C7, C8 on the Wednesday night. Works convinient because we are staying in the St Giles.
Still lots of seats left far in advance. I think the score is strong enough for me to enjoy this with the level of talent and the score which seems great so far.
I'm not sure it is going to be as accessible for a family audience compared to the other Disney/Dreamworks musicals in town. Might be a hard sell but I hope it works out well.
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Post by tonylony on Jan 3, 2020 21:50:54 GMT
Is this expected to run past September? Planning to make a trip in October and wondering if i'll get to catch this..
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Jan 3, 2020 21:56:12 GMT
Depends on the sales, I think once the reviews and Olivier season comes it might pick up slightly. If it is a success.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 4, 2020 8:37:21 GMT
Is this expected to run past September? Planning to make a trip in October and wondering if i'll get to catch this.. This is highly unlikely |
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Post by emeraldbaudelaire on Jan 9, 2020 11:49:30 GMT
The Marquee is up, I was hoping we would get a cool Egyptian themed statue or something but it's just the signage.
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Post by viserys on Jan 9, 2020 12:17:02 GMT
The Marquee is up, I was hoping we would get a cool Egyptian themed statue or something but it's just the signage. Where did that Freddy Mercury statue get to? Maybe they could remodel it.... |
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Post by ali973 on Jan 10, 2020 14:26:20 GMT
I don't think we'll get cliche 'Egyptian' references and statues apart from the heliographic. The aesthetic and the world they are trying to create has its own visual references, which I think is absolutely the right way to go.
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Post by xanady on Jan 12, 2020 19:46:01 GMT
Appearing now on Dancing On Ice...sounds wonderful
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