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Post by Rukaya on Sept 29, 2019 23:49:38 GMT
Not officially announced yet, but Be More Chill will play at The Other Palace from Feb 12 2020.
Tease tweet:
Think the website is down now but this is what it was showing:
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Post by Jon on Sept 30, 2019 0:14:39 GMT
I’m surprised considering it’s flopped on Broadway
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Post by happytobehere on Sept 30, 2019 1:23:22 GMT
Based on what i’ve seen, I’m really not a big fan of this show. I’ll be willing to give it a chance if there’s a good cast but i’m not too excited for this honestly.
Maybe i’m misremembering but isn’t the Other Palace supposed to be about helping new British shows get a start? Recently it’s been pretty heavy on the US imports.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 30, 2019 4:42:22 GMT
Based on what i’ve seen, I’m really not a big fan of this show. I’ll be willing to give it a chance if there’s a good cast but i’m not too excited for this honestly. Maybe i’m misremembering but isn’t the Other Palace supposed to be about helping new British shows get a start? Recently it’s been pretty heavy on the US imports. I agree and something I pointed out a while ago on the Falsettos thread. I recently downloaded the music from Be more chill and only got half way through it. Didn't do anything for me. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 30, 2019 5:06:06 GMT
I enjoyed it. Will get the Heathers audience in.
It's the kind of show that will work in a venue this size of The Other Palace, but struggles in a bigger and more mainstream venue. It can also be produced relatively cheaply.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 30, 2019 5:10:26 GMT
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Post by cg on Sept 30, 2019 6:48:18 GMT
Made me fall asleep when I saw it earlier this year ...the music just wasn’t engaging and it really looked like an off broadway show plonked on the great white way !
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Post by theatrelover123 on Sept 30, 2019 7:07:21 GMT
I wonder how many of the Heathers/Eugenius/TOP staple stock of cheaper actors will be cast in this one  |
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Post by xanady on Sept 30, 2019 7:07:50 GMT
Amazing news...my daughter jumping around the kitchen in delight this morning...the hundreds of fans of MT on her blog also ecstatic...shows like this will pull in a new market...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 7:23:09 GMT
jamie muscato will be involved in some form i bet.
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Post by ampersand on Sept 30, 2019 7:40:35 GMT
Not surprised by this at all. I've been thinking since the show closed that it would pop up at TOP although I didn't think it would happen so quickly.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Sept 30, 2019 7:52:31 GMT
I wonder how many of the Heathers/Eugenius/TOP staple stock of cheaper actors will be cast in this one Yes it's true that there are regular faces in their productions, but most of whom also happen to be very talented? It's a bit insulting to suggest they only get cast because they are 'cheap'. |
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Post by stevej678 on Sept 30, 2019 8:37:48 GMT
I wonder how many of the Heathers/Eugenius/TOP staple stock of cheaper actors will be cast in this one Yes it's true that there are regular faces in their productions, but most of whom also happen to be very talented? It's a bit insulting to suggest they only get cast because they are 'cheap'. Well said. Being cast in a couple of shows at The Other Palace doesn't seem to have done Laura Baldwin's career much harm. Does the "staple stock of cheaper actors" include the likes of Laura Pitt Pulford, Natasha Barnes and Daniel Boys who are currently gracing the stage there? |
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Post by Mark on Sept 30, 2019 9:26:26 GMT
A good match for The Other Palace. Will be interesting to see who they case.
Any idea how long the run will be?
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Post by djdan14 on Sept 30, 2019 10:38:36 GMT
Well the themed cocktails are going to be good for this one 😋
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Post by stevej678 on Sept 30, 2019 10:48:20 GMT
A good match for The Other Palace. Will be interesting to see who they case. Any idea how long the run will be? 12th Feb - 3rd May. |
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Post by Rukaya on Sept 30, 2019 11:26:10 GMT
Maybe i’m misremembering but isn’t the Other Palace supposed to be about helping new British shows get a start? Recently it’s been pretty heavy on the US imports. I think from the get go they very broadly said 'new musical theatre' not specifically British MT. The studio does more to nurture new shows but yes it is a little annoying to see the US shows being favoured in the main house. |
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Post by xanady on Sept 30, 2019 18:10:51 GMT
^If new UK musicals are a tedious pile of old bobbins and the US imports are super,smashing,great then guess what?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 18:20:21 GMT
Funnily enough I always thought this might end up at TOP.
CD not exactly life changing but pleasant and (controversial opinion) I find it less bland than Evan Hansen (they can put that on the posters if they like) and out of the endless stream of American teenage angst musicals this is deffo one of the more palatable (IMHO of course).
Agree there are elements that remind me of Eugenius.
Anyway, if I can get a row G aisle for DVT prevention purposes, I shall check it out.
(Oh and when did advertising dates as "from" such and such (in this case Feb 2020) whilst keeping the end of the booking period/run shrouded in mystery become such a thing? Was unable to find the "to" date anywhere this morning!)
And yes - sad but I guess true - the reason for the endless US stuff in the main house is that nobody in the UK is writing anything as good. Which is sad as the bar I think is pretty low. That thing with Kelsey Grammar was one of the worst musicals I have ever seen. It was so bad, everyone around me was weeping.
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Post by xanady on Sept 30, 2019 18:28:53 GMT
Dom,you legend,you have just made me laugh out loud with your comments about King Kelsey,thank you,Sir...btw when is La Mancha due for a return gig...What was that at the back?Not until hell freezes over?...much too soon,lol
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Post by musicalmarge on Sept 30, 2019 21:52:03 GMT
How sad.
And Clockmakers Daughter hasn’t seen the light of day....
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Post by Rukaya on Sept 30, 2019 21:56:36 GMT
How can anyone say that shows being written in the UK aren't as good as those being created in the USA, if these writers don't have the money or support for their work to be seen? Comments like that frustrate me to no end.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 4, 2019 9:06:05 GMT
Presale (for the email mailing list) has just opened.
Selling fast.
Front row is £69.50, but there are some great 2nd row side seats for £15 for the previews.
(prices go up once the previews are over - the cheap seats go to £19.50)
Booked second row for the first and last performance
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Oct 4, 2019 9:27:31 GMT
Disappointed that the front row is so expensive and designated as the "Squip Zone" whatever that means, so have also booked a second row side seat.
All @ £15 now gone for previews but found one for £19.50 on a weekday when I already have a matinee booked (in Oxford - nothing like living dangerously!)
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Post by viserys on Oct 4, 2019 9:34:19 GMT
Thanks for the headup. Says that the front row will contain an "exclusive fan collectable", whatever that may be.
I'm not even interested in this, but I can never resist a bargain, so got one of the £19.50 seats for when I'm in town.
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