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Post by scarpia on Jun 7, 2021 12:40:35 GMT
That was a fantastic concert. So many great performances over the 2.5hrs. A really great opening number from Bonnie and Trevor to that stunning Queen classic as a closer. For me, Mazz Murray won it for me. Her rendition of "Winner" tonight for me has to be the best stage version of that song I've heard sung since Mamma Mia! opened. She totally owned that song and stage. Though that preceding TINA performance came a close second. Seriously, someone needs to get TINA the musical on a UK tour ASAP. I wasn't keen on the Pretty Woman performance and I didn't get much from the POTO Raoul, just not much emotion in his singing I'm afraid, just a bit too shouty for me. Having now raised a million pounds, that is absolutely great news in these difficult times. Well done to everyone involved. That Raoul guy was awful! Poor Lucy! He was very wooden and the voice wasn't really there. I think Killian, talented though he is, is miscast too in the title role...so I'm not sure this the strong-enough casting there needs to be to sell the new-but-not-new-it's-the-original-but-not production. I would have thought by now that JOJ would be thoroughly bored with singing BHH but obviously not. He still interprets it brilliantly without ever once seeming bored or mechanical.
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Post by richey on Jun 7, 2021 16:08:26 GMT
Really enjoyed catching up with this and pretty much agree with most of what's already been said. Loved the opening song. The Raoul was dreadful, if that's the way he's going to be portrayed as a character then it's no wonder Christine ran back to the Phantom as described in LND. Mazz sounded amazing but I was a bit distracted by her hand gestures. After seeing that performance I'd love to see what she's going to do in Sunset. Olly was cute but didn't really sell Back to the Future for me (if I hadnt already seen it that wouldn't have convinced me) but I really liked it when the choir joined in and livened it up. JOJ amazing as always, that man never seems to get any older!
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Post by alece10 on Jun 7, 2021 16:57:39 GMT
It's now up to 362,000 views. Thats pretty amazing in 20 hours.
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Post by christya on Jun 7, 2021 18:32:53 GMT
I was actually disappointed with the Phantom piece overall. I was looking forward to hearing Lucy, but I still don't feel like I've really heard her Christine. Similar with Lion King, it felt as though they needed a longer slot as they'd barely got going.
Overall, some odd choices aside (the ending of 'When I Grow Up' was changed and just...petered out) it really was a fantastic show. A couple of shows I hadn't intended seeing might have moved up my list a bit (not you, Six) and it was a treat to see John Owen Jones and Mazz Murray especially. Both songs so well known that I sometimes think it's actually more difficult to really pull people in with them.
Looks like they've made a good amount from this, fingers crossed it'll continue to go up!
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Post by FairyGodmother on Jun 7, 2021 20:29:50 GMT
I'm watching tonight.
I loved the opening song.
I'm just up to the Disney bit. There's definitely a family resemblance between Bonnie and Zizi! Although how somebody so slim found such an unflattering dress I do not know.
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Post by FairyGodmother on Jun 7, 2021 22:03:43 GMT
Raoul sounded a bit bored to me. He's meant to be declaring his love and convincing her, and it sounded like he was just repeating something he'd been told to say by somebody else. I think Lucy will be good though.
There didn't seem to be much chemistry. It was no Michael Ball and Claire Moore having a snog in the middle! (Although I do appreciate that that probably isn't very COVID safe.)
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Post by ruby on Jun 8, 2021 11:18:01 GMT
Olly was cute but didn't really sell Back to the Future for me (if I hadnt already seen it that wouldn't have convinced me) but I really liked it when the choir joined in and livened it up. JOJ amazing as always, that man never seems to get any older! Olly sold it for us - pretty much the first thing my (74 year old) friend said afterwards "We are definitely seeing Back to the Future, he was lovely!!"
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Post by richey on Jun 8, 2021 12:40:50 GMT
Olly was cute but didn't really sell Back to the Future for me (if I hadnt already seen it that wouldn't have convinced me) but I really liked it when the choir joined in and livened it up. JOJ amazing as always, that man never seems to get any older! Olly sold it for us - pretty much the first thing my (74 year old) friend said afterwards "We are definitely seeing Back to the Future, he was lovely!!" He was great in the role when we saw it in Manchester, I just thought he seemed a bit half hearted when he started singing on Sunday
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Post by alece10 on Jun 8, 2021 15:18:33 GMT
Olly sold it for us - pretty much the first thing my (74 year old) friend said afterwards "We are definitely seeing Back to the Future, he was lovely!!" He was great in the role when we saw it in Manchester, I just thought he seemed a bit half hearted when he started singing on Sunday He performed it brilliantly on Saturday and played a bit with the audience. He got a huge ovation.
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Post by ruby on Jun 8, 2021 16:51:10 GMT
He was great in the role when we saw it in Manchester, I just thought he seemed a bit half hearted when he started singing on Sunday He performed it brilliantly on Saturday and played a bit with the audience. He got a huge ovation. Yes, we were there Sat eve
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2021 16:58:25 GMT
He was great in the role when we saw it in Manchester, I just thought he seemed a bit half hearted when he started singing on Sunday He performed it brilliantly on Saturday and played a bit with the audience. He got a huge ovation. Have to admit his Saturday evening performance didn't make me want to see the show any more than their Children in Need performance did. It wasn't an elevated performance compared to some others.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 8, 2021 17:48:02 GMT
Sorry to be “that person” but what was with the presenters and the cue cards? These people learn lines for a living dont they? It was totally distracting.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 8, 2021 18:13:08 GMT
I’m playing catch up. Who was that fabulous woman doing Thunderdome from Tina?
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Post by robertb213 on Jun 8, 2021 18:18:15 GMT
I’m playing catch up. Who was that fabulous woman doing Thunderdome from Tina? Aisha Jawando 😀
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Post by SuperTrooper on Jun 8, 2021 18:29:53 GMT
Finished watching the concert just now, loved it (overall)!
It was nice to hear different songs (rather than the obvious ones).
The lack of chemistry between Lucy and her Roaul was dreadful, and I still have no desire to see Jamie, Pretty Woman or Matilda on those performances.
Mazz, JOJ, Lexi, Laura, Alice etc were all amazing, you could hear every word. My husband was blown away by Me & the Sky, my daughter loved the performance from SIX!
I cried when my boys came on, Dom & Tom, I miss my job!
I think I may try and find the time to watch a few of those performances again before the streaming ends.
Well done to the guys that had an idea, and Nica for giving them the space to do it!
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Post by alece10 on Jun 8, 2021 18:30:09 GMT
I was at the matinee. Maybe he gave his all to us. 😀
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 8, 2021 18:34:52 GMT
Sorry to be “that person” but what was with the presenters and the cue cards? These people learn lines for a living dont they? It was totally distracting. They had to read off the ab-libs to make sure they were word-for-word the same every performance!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 8, 2021 18:57:16 GMT
Sorry to be “that person” again but I don’t think Lucy St Louis was that great either.
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Post by danb on Jun 8, 2021 19:01:16 GMT
I don’t think anything other than a solo MOTN works out of context from Phantom…maybe WYWSHA at a push.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 8, 2021 19:21:30 GMT
I’m playing catch up. Who was that fabulous woman doing Thunderdome from Tina? She made me want to go see it for sure. She was indeed fabulous.
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Post by inthenose on Jun 8, 2021 22:20:52 GMT
So I watched this tonight. Impressed by Laura Pick as Elphaba, BoM was great and John Owen-Jones is my favourite Valjean, of the 30-40-odd(!!) I've seen around the world. To me, he is absolutely definitive. His Bring Him Home is the best ever.
"All I Ask of You" was a bit of a mess. Raoul very shouty and stiff. Almost bored-sounding. Reminded me of the older fashioned guys they used to cast, like Robert Finlayson and people like that. Except younger, natch. There were also timing issues. No chemistry between the pair whatsoever at this stage, but these concerts often lack in that area.
Decent enough watch, a nice reminder of theatre finally returning. Nothing I'm desperate to see though!
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Post by djp on Jun 9, 2021 1:31:00 GMT
Sorry to be “that person” again but I don’t think Lucy St Louis was that great either. I thought that was a very odd combination. His accent was odd - can't quite place it but it was a bit like Downton Abbey had gone to the theatre , and she sounded like a 30 year old Christine when the drama works far better if Christine is credibly a late teen /young 20s who looks and sounds like someone confused, exploited and afraid - who gathers strength as the story progresses. You don't have to be that age but its better if you look and sound like it- whether you are 17 or 30.
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Post by djp on Jun 9, 2021 1:44:03 GMT
Liked most of it. Zizi can still sustain that accent and kids were good- shame they couldn't use their costumes. JOJ reliably excellent, Alice Fearn great in that role. Jamie was all the better for using one of their female songs. Six was spectacular - just needs the other 40% of the musical written. The Matildas were interesting - were they the cast that was on pre lockdown? They looked older , and very experienced . And older worked well - perhaps younger isn't better in that role? Prince of Eqypt. Mazz and Pretty Woman were other highlights.
Liked the chorus too - sounded good and looked very enthusiastic . A pretty awful thing to have graduated at a time when there was literally no job to go to. And that must be an interesting experience getting to sing with so many of the top names out there- even if it shows what it takes to get those jobs.
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Post by ceebee on Jun 9, 2021 21:23:37 GMT
Just watching this again. I've sussed why Raoul was so poor - his microphone technique is terrible. He's eating it like a Cornetto. Don't know why I didn't spot it earlier - he needed a lip guard, the way he was using it. It must have felt very unnatural if he has been used to a head mic.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 9, 2021 22:26:45 GMT
I listened to some recordings of the Raoul from the tour and he was shouty there as well
I just think he is a poor performer
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