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Post by distantcousin on Feb 5, 2020 13:44:40 GMT
Daniel Boys has joined the cast
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 6, 2020 16:52:32 GMT
They are gradually changing more of the tickets in the upper circle to £35, so I won't begrudge if I can pick up a £70 or a £90 for £35 in a few days time.
Worth keeping an eye on for people who are holding out.
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Post by musicalprincess on Feb 8, 2020 21:59:41 GMT
Broadwayworld has just released a video of Rachel performing the song Woman in rehearsals. She really seems to be struggling with the vocals compared to Stephanie J Block. I know it’s difficult to compare them however it just seems Rachel is so miscast in this
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Post by andrew on Feb 9, 2020 1:16:59 GMT
Broadwayworld has just released a video of Rachel performing the song Woman in rehearsals. She really seems to be struggling with the vocals compared to Stephanie J Block. I know it’s difficult to compare them however it just seems Rachel is so miscast in this Oh give us a break princess. People said that about her Me and the Sky when the first video was released and then she proceeded on delivering the best version of the song that had ever been sung. |
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Post by Oleanna on Feb 9, 2020 1:40:31 GMT
Broadwayworld has just released a video of Rachel performing the song Woman in rehearsals. She really seems to be struggling with the vocals compared to Stephanie J Block. I know it’s difficult to compare them however it just seems Rachel is so miscast in this Oh give us a break princess. People said that about her Me and the Sky when the first video was released and then she proceeded on delivering the best version of the song that had ever been sung. (In a lower key...) |
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Post by andrew on Feb 9, 2020 5:06:45 GMT
Oh give us a break princess. People said that about her Me and the Sky when the first video was released and then she proceeded on delivering the best version of the song that had ever been sung. (In a lower key...) In the original key that the song was written, actually. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_the_Sky_(Come_from_Away) |
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Post by andrew on Feb 9, 2020 10:39:12 GMT
Broadwayworld has just released a video of Rachel performing the song Woman in rehearsals. She really seems to be struggling with the vocals compared to Stephanie J Block. I know it’s difficult to compare them however it just seems Rachel is so miscast in this Oh give us a break princess. People said that about her Me and the Sky when the first video was released and then she proceeded on delivering the best version of the song that had ever been sung. When I saw it in previews it was certainly a fine performance but it was a long way off flawless. I think the sensible point of view is that you can't judge a performance on the basis of rehearsal footage. In the Broadwayworld video for this, she's not nailing the placement on some of her high notes but it's still an impressive performance, and it's not the finished article. SJB's voice is an actual force of nature, I'm not sure anyone would be beat her in a sing-off, but Rachel Tucker is a fantastic West End performer and I'd be excited to see her in this if only I could afford to buy a ticket... |
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Post by danb on Feb 9, 2020 10:44:49 GMT
I’m in the underwhelmed camp I’m afraid, just as I was seeing her in CFA. Lovely performance but I found the big vocal I’d been expecting to be sadly lacking, and replaced by a quite thin strained sound.
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Post by vickyg on Feb 9, 2020 11:05:46 GMT
I *so* want to see this after seeing the rehearsal video but am holding off to see if there are some bigger discounts. Even the tickets discounted over 50% to £50 are a bit rich for my blood but I will do it if nothing better emerges. When I was at the Coliseum for Sweeney Todd with Bryn Terfal and Emma Thompson, paying £70ish for a seat in which I could barely see or hear, I vowed never to go back so i’m wary about what you actually actually get for your money.
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Post by Scswp on Feb 9, 2020 12:24:08 GMT
Broadwayworld has just released a video of Rachel performing the song Woman in rehearsals. She really seems to be struggling with the vocals compared to Stephanie J Block. I know it’s difficult to compare them however it just seems Rachel is so miscast in this Have to disagree with your comment. Earlier in this thread, I commented that Rachel really seemed to be struggling with this song (that was after hearing the version that EP played on the radio). In the rehearsal video, I was much more convinced by her performance. Yes, there are probably some tweaks to make to the performance, but I thought it was a significantly better version than the first one I heard. Incidentally, does anyone know where and when the version EP played was recorded? |
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Post by robertb213 on Feb 9, 2020 14:17:59 GMT
I *so* want to see this after seeing the rehearsal video but am holding off to see if there are some bigger discounts. Even the tickets discounted over 50% to £50 are a bit rich for my blood but I will do it if nothing better emerges. When I was at the Coliseum for Sweeney Todd with Bryn Terfal and Emma Thompson, paying £70ish for a seat in which I could barely see or hear, I vowed never to go back so i’m wary about what you actually actually get for your money. Out of interest, where did you sit? I've only ever sat front stalls in the Coliseum so I'm keen to avoid anywhere rubbish! |
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Post by vickyg on Feb 9, 2020 15:14:34 GMT
I *so* want to see this after seeing the rehearsal video but am holding off to see if there are some bigger discounts. Even the tickets discounted over 50% to £50 are a bit rich for my blood but I will do it if nothing better emerges. When I was at the Coliseum for Sweeney Todd with Bryn Terfal and Emma Thompson, paying £70ish for a seat in which I could barely see or hear, I vowed never to go back so i’m wary about what you actually actually get for your money. Out of interest, where did you sit? I've only ever sat front stalls in the Coliseum so I'm keen to avoid anywhere rubbish! Apparently I sat in upper circle K26. My recollection is that everyone in front of me was leaning right forward so I could barely see the stage and the sound was terrible. Can’t believe I paid what I did but it was supposed to be a really special one off. I was so angry by the end and haven’t been back since but Rachel T and Hannah W are luring me in! |
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Post by robertb213 on Feb 9, 2020 15:29:11 GMT
Out of interest, where did you sit? I've only ever sat front stalls in the Coliseum so I'm keen to avoid anywhere rubbish! Apparently I sat in upper circle K26. My recollection is that everyone in front of me was leaning right forward so I could barely see the stage and the sound was terrible. Can’t believe I paid what I did but it was supposed to be a really special one off. I was so angry by the end and haven’t been back since but Rachel T and Hannah W are luring me in! Thank you. Currently the rear dress circle is available through WhatsOnStage for £50 but I'm tempted to keep holding out. A lot of the stalls is still empty so surely they'll look to discount that soon otherwise it'll just look weird! |
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Post by Oleanna on Feb 9, 2020 17:44:34 GMT
Okay, but still a lower key than the song is known for. |
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Post by theatreguyofficial on Feb 10, 2020 0:45:37 GMT
Any fans of the Pirate Queen I have a take over on my theatre Instagram with Steph Parry on Thursday 13th of February where she will show the rehearsal for the concert. link |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Feb 10, 2020 9:54:40 GMT
I *so* want to see this after seeing the rehearsal video but am holding off to see if there are some bigger discounts. Even the tickets discounted over 50% to £50 are a bit rich for my blood but I will do it if nothing better emerges. When I was at the Coliseum for Sweeney Todd with Bryn Terfal and Emma Thompson, paying £70ish for a seat in which I could barely see or hear, I vowed never to go back so i’m wary about what you actually actually get for your money. Ditto - I knew the Upper Circle wouldn't offer great views, but thought I'd at least be able to hear it. Left very disappointed and on return visits (Sunset Boulevard) I've gone front stalls, reasoning that if I'm making the effort to go and see a show I really want to see, I'm going to have to pay mega bucks. However I don't know anything about The Pirate Queen so for curiosity value I'm not springing into 3 figure ££'s. Waiting for a discount or I'm not going. |
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Feb 10, 2020 20:04:42 GMT
That upper circle is really disappointing - the rear dress circle has a far better view and is more comfortable for the same price. Oddly, I'd take even the second row balcony over it, too. I sat second row balcony for Sunset Boulevard, and it was fine really, if very distant. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 17:41:36 GMT
For those that have been waiting - ticket prices for this have now plummeted on the official site.
In stalls in particular many seats that were over 150 quid are now 70.
About time!
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Post by vickyg on Feb 13, 2020 10:49:45 GMT
The £50 tickets on London Theatre Direct are now front dress circle rather that rear which seems like a pretty good deal to me. I might wait a little bit longer as the deals are coming in now but I think that's a pretty good one.
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Post by ABr on Feb 13, 2020 11:24:36 GMT
The £50 tickets on London Theatre Direct are now front dress circle rather that rear which seems like a pretty good deal to me. I might wait a little bit longer as the deals are coming in now but I think that's a pretty good one. Its the same if you were to book through WhatsonStage. I've been keeping an eye on tickets for the past couple of days, as finally decided to see this over Zorro! I think this will be our only chance to see anything Pirate Queen related, as if ticket sales are anything to go by, theres not the demand for it haha! |
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Post by shady23 on Feb 16, 2020 19:50:13 GMT
A week to go.
I keep checking the website for a good discount but still lots of unsold seats at expensive prices. I really don't want to pay fifty quid and have a bad view.
Hopefully, we will see this on Today Tix over the coming week.
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Post by shady23 on Feb 20, 2020 20:33:37 GMT
No sign of any more deals and big chunks of tickets keep disappearing off sale so I can’t see discounts happening anytime soon.
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Post by charliec on Feb 20, 2020 21:15:31 GMT
Weirdly it appeared as a shaded out square on Todaytix this afternoon, so I set an alert for when it would go on sale, alert came up saying they had £35 tickets and then as soon as I was in the app the whole page for the show completely disappeared. So maybe TT will have some tomorrow, I happened to have my phone in my hand when the alert came through so it definitely wasn’t them selling out of the tickets instantly.
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Post by robertb213 on Feb 21, 2020 9:34:34 GMT
£35 Stalls available on TodayTix, go go go!!!!
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Post by shady23 on Feb 21, 2020 9:44:20 GMT
This has made my day. Thank you.
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