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Post by fiyero on May 21, 2021 11:13:14 GMT
I’m getting carried away. I’ve just booked this for November 2022!
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Post by fluxcapacitor on May 21, 2021 14:44:00 GMT
I saw this on Broadway. Not the best show, but the music was of course brilliant and Stephanie J. Block's performance as the "main" Cher just about held it all together and gave it some credibility. It's going to be a very hard role to cast, because it's so easy to make that version of Cher a caricature and not perform her as a one dimensional impression with hair tossing and catchphrase shouting.
Given it's touring I'm a bit concerned this version will be targeted directly at the "stand up in the aisles and sing karaoke" mob, losing what little depth and subtlety it originally had and becoming Thriller with Cher songs. I hope I'm wrong.
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Post by talkingheads on May 21, 2021 15:24:08 GMT
Is it still going to the West End before touring?
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Post by distantcousin on May 21, 2021 15:42:40 GMT
Surely it'll be just some feel-good entertainment than a bio-musical?
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Post by fluxcapacitor on May 21, 2021 16:48:53 GMT
Surely it'll be just some feel-good entertainment than a bio-musical? Only if they completely re-write it. The Cher Show as conceived on Broadway was a narrative, conceptual, biographical musical. 3 actresses shared the part of Cher - each playing her at a different age, with the "current" Cher (Stephanie J. Block) narrating the whole thing.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 22, 2021 7:23:54 GMT
Oh. I was rather hoping for a bit of camp old nonsense with lots of neighing, hair tossing and maybe even a “shnap out of it” slap.
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Post by richey on May 22, 2021 9:23:47 GMT
Oh. I was rather hoping for a bit of camp old nonsense with lots of neighing, hair tossing and maybe even a “shnap out of it” slap. someone's been watching a lot of Will and Grace
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 22, 2021 10:26:06 GMT
I don’t know what you mean 😑
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Post by FrontroverPaul on May 27, 2021 11:44:11 GMT
Now on public sale at the Curve Leicester, the opening venue for the tour.
Got my fave front row seat for the Wednesday matinee.
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Post by singingbird on May 27, 2021 11:55:09 GMT
Whoever plays Cher in this should record a duet with the real Cher. They could release it under the name 'Cher and Cher Alike'.
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Post by talkingheads on May 27, 2021 17:08:03 GMT
I can understand £50 for the West End, but for the provincials fifty quid is a hell of an ask for a touring show.
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Post by robertb213 on May 27, 2021 17:49:52 GMT
I can understand £50 for the West End, but for the provincials fifty quid is a hell of an ask for a touring show. London is generally pricing at £100 now, so regionals will undoubtedly increase to keep up with it. Not a surprise really, the last Les Mis and Wicked tours were c£60 at ATG venues.
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Post by digipal on May 27, 2021 18:09:21 GMT
I've booked for Brighton, mind you, it's Nov22, I don't think I even booked Hamilton so far in advance!
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Post by fiyero on May 27, 2021 21:03:53 GMT
I've booked for Brighton, mind you, it's Nov22, I don't think I even booked Hamilton so far in advance! I’ve booked Brighton for a bargain £13 seat (further ahead than i booked Hamilton too!)
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Post by marob on May 27, 2021 21:51:45 GMT
I can understand £50 for the West End, but for the provincials fifty quid is a hell of an ask for a touring show. The prices have shot up in recent years so that’s about standard now. At the ATG-owned Liverpool Empire seats that I paid about £30 for five years ago are now priced at around £50-55. And there’s premium price bands above that!
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Post by iamamazing on Jun 2, 2021 12:49:09 GMT
Booked a Mattinee for Cardiff ties in perfectly with lion king that evening aswell really looking forward to this I knew it would come over.
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Post by musicalmarge on Jun 4, 2021 19:58:10 GMT
I loved this show on Broadway. The only problem was that Cher’s life isn’t THAT dramatic
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Post by iamamazing on Jun 14, 2021 17:39:30 GMT
Just had my 2:30 performance in Cardiff changed to 4:00 I’m going to have to change this to the Friday now. As I’ve booked the lion king that evening.
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 24, 2022 16:31:13 GMT
Looks like we could be getting a cast announcment for this tomorrow. I wonder if Baz will have the scoop this evening...
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Post by sophie92 on Feb 24, 2022 18:38:10 GMT
Seems the cast announcement video got released early by accident (now been made private) - Millie O’Connell, Danielle Steers and Debbie Kurup
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Post by danb on Feb 24, 2022 19:24:52 GMT
Very interested now. Two of my faves (and one that nearly made me walk out) so I’ve had to book.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2022 19:28:33 GMT
Seems the cast announcement video got released early by accident (now been made private) - Millie O’Connell, Danielle Steers and Debbie Kurup Thats a great line up. Debbie Kurup is long owed a big break to fully lead a new show. Hopefully it will come into town at some point. The one part that confuses me about this production, is how do you do The Cher Show without any iconic Bob Mackie costumes? I know nothing about costume design, but some of her outfits are synonymous with certain songs or eras and therefore have to look right. At what point does it go from inspired by to copied?
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Post by leanne23 on Feb 24, 2022 20:08:40 GMT
Seems the cast announcement video got released early by accident (now been made private) - Millie O’Connell, Danielle Steers and Debbie Kurup Thats a great line up. Debbie Kurup is long owed a big break to fully lead a new show. Hopefully it will come into town at some point. The one part that confuses me about this production, is how do you do The Cher Show without any iconic Bob Mackie costumes? I know nothing about costume design, but some of her outfits are synonymous with certain songs or eras and therefore have to look right. At what point does it go from inspired by to copied? Bob Mackie designed all the costumes for the show - both new outfits, and meticulous recreations of old classics!
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Post by Oleanna on Feb 24, 2022 20:40:41 GMT
Thats a great line up. Debbie Kurup is long owed a big break to fully lead a new show. Hopefully it will come into town at some point. The one part that confuses me about this production, is how do you do The Cher Show without any iconic Bob Mackie costumes? I know nothing about costume design, but some of her outfits are synonymous with certain songs or eras and therefore have to look right. At what point does it go from inspired by to copied? Bob Mackie designed all the costumes for the show - both new outfits, and meticulous recreations of old classics! That was for the Broadway production. This is a new production with a new design.
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Post by leanne23 on Feb 24, 2022 20:48:35 GMT
Bob Mackie designed all the costumes for the show - both new outfits, and meticulous recreations of old classics! That was for the Broadway production. This is a new production with a new design. Oh my bad. Honestly though, I’d pay £100 to see Danielle Steers sing wearing a bin-bag…she’s just that good!
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Post by ABr on Feb 25, 2022 10:08:39 GMT
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Post by Mark on Feb 25, 2022 10:10:55 GMT
Debbie Kurup always delivers! She has a very tough act to follow in Stephanie J Block (who was just brilliant as Cher), but I'm sure she will deliver yet again.
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Post by robertb213 on Feb 25, 2022 10:21:55 GMT
I'm totally on board with Debbie and Danielle, they'll be superb. Millie is a more obscure choice but then she was very entertaining in Six so I'm sure she'll be great.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 25, 2022 10:28:26 GMT
Do they actually impersonate Cher in this? Or is it more if an “interpretation”?
I’ll be honest, I want to see full on Chad Michael’s level copying!
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Post by pomegranate on Feb 25, 2022 10:29:20 GMT
I'm totally on board with Debbie and Danielle, they'll be superb. Millie is a more obscure choice but then she was very entertaining in Six so I'm sure she'll be great. Agree! I was kind of hoping Millie would be playing Elle Woods, but I’m still excited to see her in this nevertheless!
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