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Post by ali973 on Jan 22, 2018 4:02:46 GMT
Settle down, children. I know it's been tense and difficult for all of us with limited cast information on Chess and Chicago, but we have to keep it together. I for one haven't been able to sleep and it has been causing me great anxiety. My therapist says I should do breathing exercises and should avoid message board speculations and just wait for the official announcement.
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Post by danb on Jan 22, 2018 5:33:12 GMT
I wasn't aware that the thread was only for casting news! Very sorry if some kind of "new poster" status made anybody think I would be posting about casting. I thought the board was for any kind of discussion about the show concerned. I'm sorry if anybody was disappointed by my post.  Disappointed? DISAPPOINTED? DEVASTATED!!! (Learn to spot low quality sarcasm rjschess it wasn’t a dig...and truly welcome to the board! 😀). |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 10:26:32 GMT
I wasn't aware that the thread was only for casting news! Very sorry if some kind of "new poster" status made anybody think I would be posting about casting. I thought the board was for any kind of discussion about the show concerned. I'm sorry if anybody was disappointed by my post. Disappointed? DISAPPOINTED? DEVASTATED!!! (Learn to spot low quality sarcasm rjschess it wasn’t a dig...and truly welcome to the board! 😀). Survival around her is basically contingent on a tolerance for sarcasm (and innuendo) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 10:56:16 GMT
Have heard some crazy (and AMAZING) rumours about one of the leading ladies...hoping they confirm soon! It has to be soon! OMGosh. It's La Paige isn't it? She's coming back. She's blow drying her hair as we speak so that it's big enough for the Coliseum.  |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 22, 2018 12:54:18 GMT
Babs Dickson was spotted in Covent Garden wearing a furry hat at the weekend
#unsubstatiated #slightlydesperate
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 22, 2018 13:50:29 GMT
Babs Dickson was spotted in Covent Garden wearing a furry hat at the weekend #unsubstatiated #slightlydesperate Was she spotted in Covent Garden in the famous church for actors (St Pauls), next to the bishop? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 22, 2018 15:13:30 GMT
Do you think if we all started tweeting some wild unsubstantiated rumour to the point where it got taken seriously we could force their arm in actually announcing something? Stick Cynthia Erivo’s name into it.. see what happens 🙂
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 22, 2018 15:27:07 GMT
Do you think if we all started tweeting some wild unsubstantiated rumour to the point where it got taken seriously we could force their arm in actually announcing something? Stick Cynthia Erivo’s name into it.. see what happens 🙂 Remember, she doesn’t like to be stereotyped/dream cast/anything complimentary/loves to humiliate people/just be a nuisance on Twitter 😂 |
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Post by tysilio2 on Jan 22, 2018 15:51:42 GMT
Babs Dickson was spotted in Covent Garden wearing a furry hat at the weekend #unsubstatiated #slightlydesperate Is that what @emicardiff refers to as an innuendo? |
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Post by danb on Jan 22, 2018 15:54:31 GMT
Babs Dickson was spotted in Covent Garden wearing a furry hat at the weekend #unsubstatiated #slightlydesperate Is that what @emicardiff refers to as an innuendo? She tried writing ‘merkin’ but it was a blocked word... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 18:18:14 GMT
There's been lots of speculation about the women who might get cast, but what about the men? What names could possibly be Freddie and Anatoly?
Michael Ball? As long as he's not paired opposite Alfie Boe. Though it wouldn't surprise me.
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Jan 22, 2018 19:27:25 GMT
Post by ali973 on Jan 22, 2018 19:27:25 GMT
That would be so obvious and so boring if they go with that route. I also think he's outgrown the role. He was 38 when he did Chess in London. Yes, he "read" older back then, and so did the rest of the cast, but I suppose that's how people looked back in the day. These characters are supposed to be in their 30s or early 40s. It wouldn't make any sense to cast Michael Ball who is well into his 50s to play this character going through what Anatoly is going through.
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Post by shady23 on Jan 22, 2018 19:31:39 GMT
How are ticket sales for this going?
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Post by danb on Jan 22, 2018 19:51:08 GMT
That would be so obvious and so boring if they go with that route. I also think he's outgrown the role. He was 38 when he did Chess in London. Yes, he "read" older back then, and so did the rest of the cast, but I suppose that's how people looked back in the day. These characters are supposed to be in their 30s or early 40s. It wouldn't make any sense to cast Michael Ball who is well into his 50s to play this character going through what Anatoly is going through. This would be horrific casting. I want to see Groban as Anatoly and someone like Tim Minchin as Freddie....a bit edgier. |
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Jan 22, 2018 20:08:23 GMT
Post by ali973 on Jan 22, 2018 20:08:23 GMT
Agreed, it would be horrific indeed. I think we've been there/done that with Groban (as suitable as he is)..It's a good though anti-climactic choice, but I really like the idea of Tim Minchin.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jan 22, 2018 20:14:45 GMT
Can anybody tweet "I'd love to see Cynthia Erivo in the ensemble of Chess"? I'd love to read her replies
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Post by danb on Jan 22, 2018 20:25:04 GMT
Agreed, it would be horrific indeed. I think we've been there/done that with Groban (as suitable as he is)..It's a good though anti-climactic choice, but I really like the idea of Tim Minchin. But I haven’t seen him do it...well not live...and I’d love to. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 22, 2018 20:31:52 GMT
I hope they cast this by opening night.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 21:05:57 GMT
That would be so obvious and so boring if they go with that route. I also think he's outgrown the role. He was 38 when he did Chess in London. Yes, he "read" older back then, and so did the rest of the cast, but I suppose that's how people looked back in the day. These characters are supposed to be in their 30s or early 40s. It wouldn't make any sense to cast Michael Ball who is well into his 50s to play this character going through what Anatoly is going through. Michael Ball was in Chess?? When was that?? Tim Minchin cant sing, well he can, but its not pleasant. Anyone who saw him in JCS will agree. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 21:06:47 GMT
How I managed to post the same thing 3 times I don't know....
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Post by danb on Jan 22, 2018 21:23:37 GMT
That would be so obvious and so boring if they go with that route. I also think he's outgrown the role. He was 38 when he did Chess in London. Yes, he "read" older back then, and so did the rest of the cast, but I suppose that's how people looked back in the day. These characters are supposed to be in their 30s or early 40s. It wouldn't make any sense to cast Michael Ball who is well into his 50s to play this character going through what Anatoly is going through. Michael Ball was in Chess?? When was that?? Tim Minchin cant sing, well he can, but its not pleasant. Anyone who saw him in JCS will agree. Thats fine. Groban can sing and Minchin can act the sh*t out of Freddie. Two words. Glenn. Close. |
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Post by anniel on Jan 22, 2018 22:13:52 GMT
I am still hoping for Ramin Karimloo. I am not sure that Tim Minchin is a good enough actor or singer and Groban is just a bit vanilla vocally.
At his concert there was an ENO Chess sized gap in his future plans (Chess concert in the US early in the year and Che in Japan in the Summer) and he seems to be planning to stay in the UK.....
His 'Anthem' is so good, even with a banjo.
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Post by shady23 on Jan 22, 2018 22:36:47 GMT
The longer this goes on, the longer I am thinking there is no announcement as there is nothing exciting to announce.
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Post by karloscar on Jan 22, 2018 22:36:49 GMT
Michael Ball went from Les Mis to Phantom, then Aspects of Love in the 80s. No time for Chess, and as wrong for it then as he would be now.
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Post by anniel on Jan 22, 2018 22:39:57 GMT
Michael Ball went from Les Mis to Phantom, then Aspects of Love in the 80s. No time for Chess, and as wrong for it then as he would be now. He did a smashing version of Anthem in his Proms concert in 2007. it made me cry. |
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