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Post by Being Alive on Sept 6, 2021 22:39:17 GMT
Carly Bawden was fantastic as Eliza when it was in Sheffield. See THIS I'd love to see - I didn't know her as a performer back in 2011, but I'd really love to have seen her do it. She's so versatile |
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 6, 2021 22:55:42 GMT
She was fantastic in Sheffield, however that was 10 years ago.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 6, 2021 23:07:49 GMT
Makes her what, mid 30s now?
Works fine for me
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Post by danb on Sept 7, 2021 2:48:57 GMT
Makes her what, mid 30s now? Works fine for me Certainly makes any business with Higgins less icky! |
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Post by notmymuse on Sept 7, 2021 5:51:38 GMT
She was fantastic in Sheffield, however that was 10 years ago. One of the highlights of my theatre going career. She was great. |
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Post by barrowside on Sept 7, 2021 10:02:16 GMT
I second that - she was a glorious Eliza.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 7, 2021 10:20:08 GMT
Makes her what, mid 30s now? Works fine for me Certainly makes any business with Higgins less icky! I thought that Bart Sher's approach - in having Eliza and Higgins of a similar age - actually added a lot to the piece. It takes out the element of he's an older man preying on a vulnerable younger woman and puts them on a more even keel to start with (I don't see him as preying on her personally but I know people who have said that about it in the past) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2021 10:28:09 GMT
Certainly makes any business with Higgins less icky! I thought that Bart Sher's approach - in having Eliza and Higgins of a similar age - actually added a lot to the piece. It takes out the element of he's an older man preying on a vulnerable younger woman and puts them on a more even keel to start with (I don't see him as preying on her personally but I know people who have said that about it in the past) I think it ruins the piece for that exact reason - Eliza and Higgins are not on an even keel, that's the whole point! While it doesn't have to go as far as him preying on her, he is certainly taking advantage of her situation for his silly social experiment. Putting them on an even keel reduces that, and/or makes Eliza seem like an idiot for not spotting it sooner. She needs to be naive and a bit of a dreamer, otherwise none of it makes sense. |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 7, 2021 10:53:43 GMT
So interesting that we look at it from such different viewpoints eh!
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Post by theatrenewbie on Sept 7, 2021 11:45:32 GMT
When do people think it will open in 2022?
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 7, 2021 12:35:03 GMT
When do people think it will open in 2022? The musical slot (the one that they used for Sweeney/Sunset etc) was April-June, but the original Hairspray slot was April-August (6 months) so your guess is as good as mine 😂😂 |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 8, 2021 6:18:23 GMT
My source that told me Hairspray will transfer from the Coli (!) has confirmed that MFL will play next summer at the Coli and the year after that it will be the Prom.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2021 7:21:29 GMT
My source that told me Hairspray will transfer from the Coli (!) has confirmed that MFL will play next summer at the Coli and the year after that it will be the Prom. No offence, but that sounds so unlikely - The Prom is a lovely show and more known now because of Netflix, but it isn't going to come close to selling out the Coliseum. Financially that makes no sense whatsoever, especially not 2.5 years after the film version. |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 8, 2021 8:00:03 GMT
Unless they literally star cast the Prom with the cast of the Netflix special...I can't see that in the Coli.
But can we hurry up and get it to London please? 😂
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 8, 2021 8:04:45 GMT
My source that told me Hairspray will transfer from the Coli (!) has confirmed that MFL will play next summer at the Coli and the year after that it will be the Prom. No offence, but that sounds so unlikely - The Prom is a lovely show and more known now because of Netflix, but it isn't going to come close to selling out the Coliseum. Financially that makes no sense whatsoever, especially not 2.5 years after the film version. Absolutely no offensive taken. "My source (!)" is about as soild as a Bill Kenwright touring set |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2021 8:40:05 GMT
Unless they literally star cast the Prom with the cast of the Netflix special...I can't see that in the Coli. But can we hurry up and get it to London please? 😂 Yes! They could at least do a small production at the Menier or Southwark if nothing else! |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 8, 2021 9:03:21 GMT
To me it feels like a show that would do really well at The Other Palace, and then maybe transfer out of there like Heathers did
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Post by theatrenewbie on Oct 1, 2021 15:13:24 GMT
Any news on my fair lady?
The colly usually announce there summer musicals around now?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 1, 2021 16:16:31 GMT
Any news on my fair lady? The colly usually announce there summer musicals around now? Some of the financing fell through so this is all hanging in the balance at the moment. |
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Post by theatrenewbie on Oct 1, 2021 16:46:26 GMT
Any news on my fair lady? The colly usually announce there summer musicals around now? Some of the financing fell through so this is all hanging in the balance at the moment. That’s a shame! Really hope it happens |
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 8, 2021 9:32:50 GMT
Back on from what I hear
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Post by theatrenewbie on Oct 8, 2021 10:43:48 GMT
Thank the lord! It’s my dream to see this show having been brought up on my parents forcing me to watch the musical most Christmas. Any news on the announcement? Seems like if there’s any truth in it. It’ll be a very Lerner and lowe year! |
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Post by hairspray57 on Nov 11, 2021 22:23:29 GMT
I wonder if it will be announced soon then. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 11, 2021 23:03:33 GMT
It is indeed back on
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Post by danb on Nov 12, 2021 5:59:19 GMT
…and with Claire Sweeney busy elsewhere we might get an appropriate Eliza.
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