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Post by keekio2 on Aug 29, 2022 10:41:23 GMT
Finishing run after Christmas. Not sure if it has been announced officially. Read the thread |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 29, 2022 12:58:20 GMT
I’m sure everyone In that theatre is deeply happy the end is in sight. This is not a happy ship!
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Post by keekio2 on Aug 29, 2022 13:36:19 GMT
I’m sure everyone In that theatre is deeply happy the end is in sight. This is not a happy ship! What makes you say that ? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 29, 2022 18:21:52 GMT
I’m sure everyone In that theatre is deeply happy the end is in sight. This is not a happy ship! What makes you say that ? People I know who work on the show! |
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Post by jr on Aug 29, 2022 20:22:31 GMT
Finishing run after Christmas. Not sure if it has been announced officially. It has. Did you read the last couple of posts on this thread? Sorry I missed that. Someone who works there told me and thought it wasn't official yet. Apologies. |
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Post by keekio2 on Sept 27, 2022 8:41:13 GMT
Ivano turco is going to be alternate Bob Marley I don’t know how I feel about that
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Post by johnie21 on Sept 27, 2022 9:08:38 GMT
Ivano turco is going to be alternate Bob Marley I don’t know how I feel about that Love Ivano he is amazing. I think he was brilliant in Cinderella regardless of what others think. I also think he will be great in MJ Musical |
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Post by cezbear on Sept 27, 2022 9:16:24 GMT
I like Ivano a lot so hope to be pleasantly surprised, but my first thought was he's very baby faced for this. Good for him though (although if the comments above about this being another unhappy production are correct then it's a shame to go from Cinderella to more troubles!).
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 27, 2022 10:16:19 GMT
I would be interested to see this with Ivano, although he's not going to be in the show for very long.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 19, 2022 7:44:32 GMT
This is a show that has really grown on me. I think it has more depth than many jukebox shows, especially the way it presents the life of a brilliant but flawed musician (even if a lot of the audience just want a singalong).
David Albury is so brilliant in the lead role it's hard to imagine anyone else as the lead, but I was lucky to be able to catch Ivano's debut from the front row yesterday.
Ivano is an incredibly fluid dancer with a beautiful voice. A very solid debut and I would happily see him again. He does look relatively young, but Bob Marley only lived to 36, even if he looked older. I can tell the wigs take a bit of getting used to.
I did wonder if he would bring the Cinderella audience with him, but I didn't get that feel last night.
Lots of other covers on too, although the cast board and website are not very useful here. Everything held together well anyway and lots of applause for Ivano at the end of the night. He's scheduled for Tuesday and Sunday evenings.
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 19, 2022 8:11:16 GMT
I did wonder if he would bring the Cinderella audience with him All 5 of them?! |
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Post by cezbear on Oct 19, 2022 8:49:42 GMT
I must have been sat pretty close to you Dr Tom! I don't know how I felt about the show really, I could use another visit to take it all in probably. I enjoyed some of it but a lot felt a disjointed, the end and beginning were odd, and sometimes there was almost the effect of making me feel excluded, as an audience member, from the cast and show in places. For example, at the beginning and end I could clearly hear the cast chanting behind the curtain for quite a while, I don't know if that's usual but it was slightly offputting. I might not be explaining myself well here. As a show it felt a bit Jersey Boys in style to me, but not executed quite as well. Some great performances though, and I felt very lucky to catch Ivano's debut, which was stunning. He does come across a little too young visually, particularly in comparison to some of his cast members (Intermediate Bob for example), but he pulls it off as his performance is so strong. I wasn't honestly sure what to expect from him but it was a very confident, energetic debut, and he definitely sold it. There's nowhere to hide in this role, it's very intense and I'm not surprised it needs an alternate. I don't know how these things work, but if Ivano can get seen in this role by the casting powers that be, I imagine MJ will surely be his now.
I think there might have been another debut on as well (for Chris Blackwell?), but will have to check that. Special mention for No Woman, No Cry being stunningly sung by Cleopatra Rey. |
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Post by david on Oct 23, 2022 17:51:27 GMT
Glad to finally have the OCR on itunes to purchase. I'm really happy that Gabrielle Brooks' "No Woman No Cry" is now available to listen to again. For me her singing the song on stage was just one of those WOW moments watching the show and a real showstopper performance. Overall, a really good recording of the cast.
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Post by anita on Oct 24, 2022 9:23:59 GMT
Anyone know when Ivan Turco is on as Bob?
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 24, 2022 9:28:21 GMT
Anyone know when Ivan Turco is on as Bob? Tuesday and Sunday evenings. |
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Post by cezbear on Oct 24, 2022 9:29:28 GMT
Anyone know when Ivan Turco is on as Bob? Tuesdays and Sunday evenings I believe. |
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Post by anita on Oct 24, 2022 10:00:18 GMT
Thank you to Dr Tom & cezbear.
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Post by cezbear on Dec 22, 2022 14:27:00 GMT
Both performances cancelled for this today (sickness).
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 22, 2022 15:07:25 GMT
I nipped back for a sixth viewing on Tuesday evening and there was first and second covers on for a lot of the roles. All very good, but not surprised to hear they can't quite get a case together today and have had to cancel (although it's a real shame).
A big surprise was Ivano nearly walking into me in the lobby as he is normally on in the lead role on a Tuesday. He had been moved to the matinee (also, I believe he's scheduled for tomorrow and Tuesday if anyone would like to see him). I do want to catch him again before closing night. Ivano now has a fake beard for when he's on as Bob Marley, so he is no longer knwon as "babyface Marley".
Can never complain with David Albury on as the lead though as he's just so utterly convincing. Cleopatra Rey was as fabulous as ever as Rita Marley.
Even better, I managed to get a front row centre seat through rush and it was a very well behaved audience (with the exception of some poor taste laughers). One more visit due anyway, or possibly two, depending how well I can decipher Ivano's schedule.
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Post by cezbear on Dec 22, 2022 15:15:00 GMT
I saw both David recently & then Ivano for the second time (despite my previously saying I didn't really like the show!). I didn't much enjoy David, nothing he actually did wrong, his performance style just wasn't for me. I would have very much liked to see Michael Duke in the role, from bits I've seen on YT I really like him. There were various covers on for both shows, all very good. This show has grown on me a lot and it seemed fairly full on both recent visits, with fairly excitable audiences, so I'm surprised it's closing. I've been in far emptier theatres for shows that have no end date in sight.
Ivano did have the fake beard when I caught him the second time and it does help to age him up a bit! I'm still surprised and impressed at how good he is as Bob. It's the perfect showcase for him if he's hoping to land MJ, I think.
Agree with Dr Tom - Cleopatra Rey is stunning as Rita, and her No Woman, No Cry is one of the most gorgeously sung moments I've heard in a theatre.
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Jan 6, 2023 13:46:42 GMT
So glad to have caught this show before it closes on Sunday. Full house and the performance was being filmed for archival purposes. I really enjoyed the main cast, especially David and Cleopatra. The show itself felt a little disjointed and I didn't always understand what was happening, but I enjoyed myself anyway. I wish I had seen this when Arinze Kene was originally Bob as I love everything he's done.
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Post by gmoneyoutlaw on Jan 6, 2023 20:26:55 GMT
So glad to have caught this show before it closes on Sunday. Full house and the performance was being filmed for archival purposes. I really enjoyed the main cast, especially David and Cleopatra. The show itself felt a little disjointed and I didn't always understand what was happening, but I enjoyed myself anyway. I wish I had seen this when Arinze Kene was originally Bob as I love everything he's done. The original cast was amazingly good. I saw the show a second time with new cast and it was just as compelling |
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Post by cezbear on Jan 6, 2023 20:29:30 GMT
Any whispers of a tour for this?
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Post by musiqualetheater on Jan 6, 2023 23:52:07 GMT
Any whispers of a tour for this? When it was announced to be closing, they said there’d be a tour. But no details have since been released as far as I can tell. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 7, 2023 0:32:08 GMT
I suspect anyone and everyone involved in this show just wants it to end immediately. Don’t hold your breath for a tour
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