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Post by Mark on May 20, 2021 21:52:06 GMT
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Post by richey on May 20, 2021 22:03:01 GMT
Shaun will be spilling the beans later :-) while Baz will be sulking in his boudoir Lol I'll wait till Baz (who I think) will drop the news, I've been told the announcement is due tomorrow? So lines up with a Baz announcement x |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on May 20, 2021 22:04:39 GMT
BOOOOOOOM!
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 20, 2021 22:49:35 GMT
Oh god. Useless Arlene.
Pass.
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Post by talkingheads on May 21, 2021 9:35:06 GMT
Seeing Cher at the O2 was one of the last concerts I went to, I don't envy whoever has to belt out those tunes! That said, I am looking forward to seeing it, I'll book Southampton. My first show for 2023!
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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 FrontrowverPaul 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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