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Post by showtoones on Apr 16, 2017 18:20:57 GMT
Speaking of which, who has been understudying Glenda (that's her real name y'know) on Broadway and has she been on? Nancy Anderson, who unlike La Jones, is not a stand-by but an actual understudy (and so appears in the show's ensemble anyway) She's not been on to my knowledge. She would have been a young Norma. I believe she's only about 44. Glenn hasn't missed any performances as of yet |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 16, 2017 21:19:09 GMT
Speaking of which, who has been understudying Glenda (that's her real name y'know) on Broadway and has she been on? Nancy Anderson, who unlike La Jones, is not a stand-by but an actual understudy (and so appears in the show's ensemble anyway) She's not been on to my knowledge. She would have been a young Norma. I believe she's only about 44. I remember seeing her as Lois in Kiss Me Kate in 2002. I can't believe she's now old enough to be even covering Norma! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2017 22:14:26 GMT
Unless I am mistaken or have missed it (I doubt I would, it would of been big news on Broadway boards and probably on here too) but Glenn has not missed a single performance of the show yet on Broadway? I know that shouldn't be amazing or anything as it is her job, but at her age, in that role, considering she struggled with just 40 performances in London, that's pretty impressive!  |
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Post by ali973 on Apr 26, 2017 4:09:31 GMT
It is said that the final note of With One Look and the finale are piped in through the sound system.
I'll b(ay) *click* m(aaaaaaayyyy!!!)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 12:58:14 GMT
It is said that the final note of With One Look and the finale are piped in through the sound system. I'll b(ay) *click* m(aaaaaaayyyy!!!) Oh wow, I didn't know that! I assumed she was doing it 100% live? |
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Post by danb on Apr 26, 2017 13:09:55 GMT
I think it's wise. The times I've felt let down by an underpowered Maaaaaaaaayyy. The biggest note of the show is her last , so it's only fair she get a little help. Especially with all them stairs.
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Post by ali973 on Apr 26, 2017 13:13:49 GMT
I can't confirm if it's true or not, but it's possible. And normally I would think that if they do have a click track, it's probably there to boost her up and not to completely substitute her vocals. So she probably starts the big note, but somewhere in the middle a click track is introduced and her actual live vocal faded out. The person who told me claims she did it fully live in London, but they decided to be on the safe side in New York.
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Post by mosiemo on Apr 26, 2017 13:24:24 GMT
I can't confirm if it's true or not, but it's possible. And normally I would think that if they do have a click track, it's probably there to boost her up and not to completely substitute her vocals. So she probably starts the big note, but somewhere in the middle a click track is introduced and her actual live vocal faded out. The person who told me claims she did it fully live in London, but they decided to be on the safe side in New York. Interesting, I'm off to NY this weekend and have tickets for Sunday, will keep an ear out! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 26, 2017 13:37:51 GMT
Wish they'd film it for cinema broadcast.
I'd wet my knicks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 18:47:56 GMT
Wish they'd film it for cinema broadcast. I'd wet my knicks. Likelihood is minimal. All relies on the hollywood powers (that be) to release the rights/grant permission. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 18:53:08 GMT
I can't confirm if it's true or not, but it's possible. And normally I would think that if they do have a click track, it's probably there to boost her up and not to completely substitute her vocals. So she probably starts the big note, but somewhere in the middle a click track is introduced and her actual live vocal faded out. The person who told me claims she did it fully live in London, but they decided to be on the safe side in New York. I very much doubt they'd cross fade mid note. Every individual performance her mouth will have a slightly different shape and as a result a slightly different intonation, the vowel will sound different as a result, thats how humans work, we're not robots. If the track suggestion is real then its much more likely that i'd be the last entire phrase.. IE: "Glenn: With One look... Track: I'll be mee". |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 26, 2017 19:09:39 GMT
A guy I know saw it a couple of weeks ago and said she cracked on the last note of "With One Look"
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Post by Sue on Apr 26, 2017 19:44:03 GMT
Nancy Anderson, who unlike La Jones, is not a stand-by but an actual understudy (and so appears in the show's ensemble anyway) She's not been on to my knowledge. She would have been a young Norma. I believe she's only about 44. Glenn hasn't missed any performances as of yet Well, that just adds insult to bloody misery. Grrr! Moving on... |
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Post by Sue on Apr 26, 2017 19:46:32 GMT
Wish they'd film it for cinema broadcast. I'd wet my knicks. Me too! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 26, 2017 19:50:04 GMT
Wish they'd film it for cinema broadcast. I'd wet my knicks. Me too! We could sit there together Sue in our turbans and wet knickers. Sobbing. Then back to yours after for lambrusco and sausage rolls. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 15:38:53 GMT
Really quite shocked that Sunset was snubbed for Best Revival at the Drama Desk Awards today considering every awards show thus far has nominated it for Revival. It only received one nomination, for Best Lighting Design.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 16:01:29 GMT
Really quite shocked that Sunset was snubbed for Best Revival at the Drama Desk Awards today considering every awards show thus far has nominated it for Revival. It only received one nomination, for Best Lighting Design. Groundhog was almost completely overlooked too. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 16:04:31 GMT
Really quite shocked that Sunset was snubbed for Best Revival at the Drama Desk Awards today considering every awards show thus far has nominated it for Revival. It only received one nomination, for Best Lighting Design. Groundhog was almost completely overlooked too. Preach! |
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Post by Sue on Apr 28, 2017 16:47:15 GMT
We could sit there together Sue in our turbans and wet knickers. Sobbing. Then back to yours after for lambrusco and sausage rolls. F*** it, Lambrusco with sausage rolls whilst watching her...and I don't drink! |
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Post by mosiemo on May 3, 2017 8:39:49 GMT
It is said that the final note of With One Look and the finale are piped in through the sound system. I'll b(ay) *click* m(aaaaaaayyyy!!!) I'd say that you're right on this, ali973 - I saw it twice during my recent NY trip and all 4 times she hit the note.....however there did seem to be a tiny gap between her opening her mouth and the sound coming out on the final note on Sunday.... That said, still loved it and thought that Fred Johanson in particular was excellent, Siobhan Dillon was off and her understudy, Britney Coleman, was fabulous. Bit more merch here than at London, I got the souvenir brochure and a mug to add to my collection. I managed to resist the Norma collection jewellery, which looks like they bought out the remaining stock of Elizabeth Duke jewellery from Argos.... |
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Post by ali973 on May 3, 2017 9:36:32 GMT
My friend also saw Britney Coleman and said it was refreshing to see an AA playing Betty. What he didn't find refreshing was the very loud sound of a toilet being flushed immediately after Norma says, "and now Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up"
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Post by chernjam on May 4, 2017 21:51:52 GMT
I can't confirm if it's true or not, but it's possible. And normally I would think that if they do have a click track, it's probably there to boost her up and not to completely substitute her vocals. So she probably starts the big note, but somewhere in the middle a click track is introduced and her actual live vocal faded out. The person who told me claims she did it fully live in London, but they decided to be on the safe side in New York. ali - I've seen Sunset live twice so far in NY - in February during previews and two weeks ago... doubt very highly there was a click track - both times sounded natural and different... And there was a live video floating of As If We Never Said Goodbye where you could hear she was "talk-singing" more than the times I saw it. As for recording this/filming this - for those of you who saw it in London, didn't they have a Q & A with Lonnie one evening and he said that it was being recorded? We're hoping that the producers here might be pissed about the obvious slight of the Tony Awards and decide to film and release it, but... |
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Post by richey on May 7, 2017 13:57:48 GMT
ALW talking about the film of Sunset on EP's show today. Said it was out of his hands but there is a possibility of it and he would love Glenn as Norma if it happened
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 15:09:14 GMT
As for recording this/filming this - for those of you who saw it in London, didn't they have a Q & A with Lonnie one evening and he said that it was being recorded? We're hoping that the producers here might be pissed about the obvious slight of the Tony Awards and decide to film and release it, but... Its down to Paramount Pictures to give it the go ahead. They hold the rights to the original B&W Movie and as such they have the final say as to whether ALW can proceed with a recording which in the past they havnt wanted. |
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Post by chernjam on May 8, 2017 6:53:20 GMT
ALW talking about the film of Sunset on EP's show today. Said it was out of his hands but there is a possibility of it and he would love Glenn as Norma if it happened I wish they would just record the damn thing on stage as they did Love Never Dies or Phantom of the Opera (25th anniversary). It's hard to imagine Paramount agreeing to a full-blown re-doing of the film, and I'm not sure it would even work. But to have this preserved with a well shot filming of it would be phenomenal. Interesting that Oliver Stone, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg have all been to the Palace Theatre to see it though. |
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