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Post by sph on Sept 18, 2021 14:58:29 GMT
Is the tour not happening at all then?
I guess I can't see the show reeeally selling outside London. I think a previous tour a few years ago was cancelled due to poor sales. London has a big local theatre-going audience where people will go to see someone like Sutton Foster. Even with a replacement star, I just can't see people outside the M25 caring about this one, even though it's one of my favourite things I've ever seen.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 18, 2021 15:15:04 GMT
Is the tour not happening at all then? I guess I can't see the show reeeally selling outside London. I think a previous tour a few years ago was cancelled due to poor sales. London has a big local theatre-going audience where people will go to see someone like Sutton Foster. Even with a replacement star, I just can't see people outside the M25 caring about this one, even though it's one of my favourite things I've ever seen. A tour was planned last year, no cast announcements had been made and then sales were stopped because “IT” happened. There were dates planned at the Lowry for November if I remember correctly because I almost booked it. Then “IT” carried on and the tour was quietly pulled. If they thought it was viable before all of these rave reviews then they surely must believe it is now, they’ll need to cast it appropriately though. We don’t want naff reality stars or third rate comics. |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 18, 2021 15:54:33 GMT
From what is still 'live' on t'internet, the tour would have started in late August in Dublin, then at The Lowry this week and next, followed by Southampton and Edinburgh.
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 18, 2021 15:59:56 GMT
The Sheffield Crucible’s Xmas production was pulled early on tour because of disappointing sales.
Revivals can be a hard sell, not every show is Chicago or Joseph.
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Post by tonylony on Sept 18, 2021 16:46:35 GMT
They might do the same thing they did with The King and I, release this in cinemas to generate buzz and then go on tour
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Post by sph on Sept 18, 2021 16:48:51 GMT
The Sheffield Crucible’s Xmas production was pulled early on tour because of disappointing sales. Revivals can be a hard sell, not every show is Chicago or Joseph. Yes, and of course there's no particularly well-known movie version of it, like many other classic musicals. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 18, 2021 17:09:25 GMT
I’d rather they just do a cinema release and forget the tour. Let people who couldn’t get to the Barbican see it at its best!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 18, 2021 17:16:26 GMT
It is still going on your- they are planning dates now. The idea is that it will return to London next year and then go straight out on tour.
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Post by ruby on Sept 18, 2021 17:48:52 GMT
Loved this afternoon, great fun and the dancing was superb. Why oh why do people still chat during the overture though, the music is great!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 18, 2021 19:06:34 GMT
Loved this afternoon, great fun and the dancing was superb. Why oh why do people still chat during the overture though, the music is great! I loved hearing the overture too. Truly joyous . Luckily No one chatted when I saw it, but if they did I may have slapped them! |
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Post by shady23 on Sept 18, 2021 22:56:01 GMT
I got a rush ticket for Thursday matinee on the recommendation of friends and absolutely loved it.
There are good west end shows and there are great west end shows.
This is definitely the latter.
In fact I loved it so much I ended up back there again tonight and am now listening to the last Broadway cast recording.
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Post by WireHangers on Sept 18, 2021 23:06:11 GMT
Has Sutton missed a performance since the show opened?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 18, 2021 23:20:09 GMT
Has Sutton missed a performance since the show opened? apparently not. I don’t think any of the leads have which is very impressive. |
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Post by Jan on Sept 21, 2021 16:34:48 GMT
Loved this afternoon, great fun and the dancing was superb. Why oh why do people still chat during the overture though, the music is great! The same people who in a straight play keep talking until the first word spoken by a character on stage no matter what has happened up to that point. There are a significant number of them. |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 21, 2021 17:14:16 GMT
I was listening to the OBC recording this afternoon whilst doing the ironing and singing along.
I've come to the conclusion that the London cast is better than the Broadway cast (singing wise).I'd love for there to be a London cast recording.
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Post by tonylony on Sept 22, 2021 19:12:40 GMT
Did filming happen last night?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 22, 2021 20:53:20 GMT
Did filming happen last night? No.. happening at a later date |
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2021 13:22:22 GMT
Row C Stalls for £25 on Rush today. My first visit to the Barbican. Leg room for days, seats like armchairs, amazing view.
In short.... EXCITED.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2021 17:42:49 GMT
I don't have much to add to the superlatives already shared over the past few weeks - it's a classy, excellent show, pure escapist Broadway fun. All of the principal cast were on, there wasn't a weak link amongst them. Sam Edwards was dreamy, Carly Mercedes Dyer is a little firecracker and Robert Lindsay had the audience eating out of the palm of his hand. Sutton Foster also lived up to expectations, she is a class act (and seems to adore Robert Lindsay).
I was surprised to see quite a few empty seats, I know it was a weekday matinee but I thought this would be nearly sold out most days. I also can't imagine Megan Mullally in the role, it would've been a very different show (although I would've loved to have seen her take on it).
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 23, 2021 18:19:09 GMT
I was at the matinee today and don't have much to add either. Sutton Foster is superb but the whole cast is uniformly excellent so she doesn't end up overshadowing anyone.
The whole experience was somewhat marred by sitting between two older couples with very hard of hearing husbands, so I ended up hearing almost every other line repeated two or three times around me.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2021 18:24:52 GMT
I was at the matinee today and don't have much to add either. Sutton Foster is superb but the whole cast is uniformly excellent so she doesn't end up overshadowing anyone. The whole experience was somewhat marred by sitting between two older couples with very hard of hearing husbands, so I ended up hearing almost every other line repeated two or three times around me. Glad you enjoyed it! You should've moved down to the front of the stalls near me, I had empty seats on three sides of me! 🤣 |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 23, 2021 18:49:53 GMT
Baz Tonight…
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Post by tonylony on Sept 23, 2021 19:46:55 GMT
Finally announcing Rachel York? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 23, 2021 19:59:58 GMT
Finally announcing Rachel York? And someone else |
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