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Post by alece10 on Jan 17, 2022 15:43:05 GMT
Off to Drury Lane soon as we're treating ourselves to afternoon tea before the show. So excited! You having afternoon tea at The theatre? |
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Post by ruby on Jan 17, 2022 15:43:36 GMT
Off to Drury Lane soon as we're treating ourselves to afternoon tea before the show. So excited! You having afternoon tea at The theatre? Yes we are |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 17, 2022 15:45:40 GMT
You having afternoon tea at The theatre? Yes we are I went there for my birthday tea and it's fab. You will love it. Any leftovers stick in your pocket and ill look for you later 😀 Enjoy. |
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Post by ruby on Jan 17, 2022 15:48:30 GMT
Thank you, I can't wait. We're on row J and I've got a bright pinky purpley coat so feel free to say hi anyone who spots me :-)
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Post by helso1 on Jan 17, 2022 15:56:34 GMT
Off to Drury Lane soon as we're treating ourselves to afternoon tea before the show. So excited! Have an amazing time! So excited for tomorrow :-) |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 17, 2022 16:01:02 GMT
Thank you, I can't wait. We're on row J and I've got a bright pinky purpley coat so feel free to say hi anyone who spots me :-) Row J of stalls? If so I'm in the same row so will look out for you. |
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Jan 17, 2022 16:03:17 GMT
I'm leaving at 5 for the train to London.
I also have a ticket for tomorrow, row P stalls. Happy to sell it for what I paid (£61) to anyone who will otherwise not get to see the show.
Anyone interested please send a private message, won't reply till very late tonight or mid morning tomorrow.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 17, 2022 16:15:43 GMT
Happy 'Jeremy Jordan Day Part 1' everybody!
Hope everyone enjoys it tonight, sounds like there'll be a lot of us in, a proper theatre crowd. Looking forward to reading everyone's thoughts 😁
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Post by anthony40 on Jan 17, 2022 16:19:14 GMT
It seems like so long ago when I booked this.
I'm actually looking forward to this this tonight.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jan 17, 2022 16:23:03 GMT
Hoping there's enough merch that there's still some tomorrow! I can imagine it being very popular.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 17, 2022 16:24:58 GMT
Hoping there's enough merch that there's still some tomorrow! I can imagine it being very popular. They are definately keeping 150 signed programmes for Tuesday. |
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Post by ruby on Jan 17, 2022 17:17:34 GMT
Thank you, I can't wait. We're on row J and I've got a bright pinky purpley coat so feel free to say hi anyone who spots me :-) Row J of stalls? If so I'm in the same row so will look out for you. My coat is now in the cloakroom so I'm wearing a jumper with a large sparkly star on it. The afternoon tea here is stunning, loving it. |
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Jan 17, 2022 18:56:14 GMT
It says Bonnie & Clyde will return on the back of the programme…
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Post by anthony40 on Jan 17, 2022 19:20:19 GMT
I am here now.
A VERY busy foyer.
If you intend to purchase merchandise or pick up a signed programme, my advice is to get here early and allow a lot of time to do so.
There are two separate queues.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2022 19:44:52 GMT
It says Bonnie & Clyde will return on the back of the programme… OMG Stop it! Don’t stop, please tell more, somebody! |
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Post by helso1 on Jan 17, 2022 19:46:19 GMT
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Post by sophie92 on Jan 17, 2022 19:49:15 GMT
It says Bonnie & Clyde will return on the back of the programme… OMG Stop it! Don’t stop, please tell more, somebody! Well I just hope this is finally something solid - it’s been in the works for several years |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 17, 2022 22:44:00 GMT
Anyone who was there tonight, I hope you loved it.
Anyone who's there tomorrow, you will love it.
Anyone who couldn't make it this time, I'm certain it will come back in some form, they've put too much thought and care and effort into it for just two nights. The audience's reaction was fantastic and there is clearly a big market for it. Whether it would have the same appeal without Jeremy remains to be seen, but word of mouth for the show itself will be strong.
Calling it a concert is selling it short, it's not far off a full production, with sets and props and costumes. Everyone is brilliant, particularly Natalie McQueen and Trevor Dion Nicholas, and of course the leads. Frances Mayli McCann is proper leading lady material, and Jeremy lives up to expectations again. No he can't pass for 25 anymore but the voice is sublime.
Wildhorn, Black and Menchell were all in the audience, as were Tim Rice and Sam Tutty.
Definitely get there early, the queues are mental. I think it started about 7.40 after a speech from a producer, and finished at 10.05.
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Post by ruby on Jan 17, 2022 22:50:41 GMT
Wow wow wow, if I wasn't in love with Jeremy Jordan before, I certainly am now! The whole production was fab. I was sitting next to alece10 - thanks for the lovely chat 😃 |
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Post by sfsusan on Jan 17, 2022 22:52:41 GMT
More a semi-staged production. The staging was very good... each portion of the set told you exactly where they were and enough dialog was spoken that you knew the context of the song (even if, like me, you weren't familiar with the original). Although I am curious, the 'concert' was 2-1/2 hours with an interval... how long was the 'full' version? I found this version very satisfying and have a hard time imagining more talking would have improved it. It did definitely feel like an 'insider' event with lots of schmoozing and smooching among the audience. The three authors were there... Ivan Menchell, Don Black and Frank Wildhorn. And some folks around me were lip-syncing to the songs (but not singing out loud, thank goodness!), so definitely an audience of fans. The show was filmed for future broadcast and streaming (as will tomorrow night). They made a special announcement to turn off phones (not just mute or put on vibrate) because of the filming. Altogether a unique and thoroughly enjoyable event. |
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jan 17, 2022 22:53:02 GMT
Doesn't look good for merch tomorrow... Unless they especially kept some back? Apparently they ran out of half of it by 7pm.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 17, 2022 23:00:01 GMT
More a semi-staged production. The staging was very good... each portion of the set told you exactly where they were and enough dialog was spoken that you knew the context of the song (even if, like me, you weren't familiar with the original). Although I am curious, the 'concert' was 2-1/2 hours with an interval... how long was the 'full' version? I found this version very satisfying and have a hard time imagining more talking would have improved it. I've got a bootleg from Broadway to watch later in the week, I'll report back how long that is! |
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Post by sfsusan on Jan 17, 2022 23:18:04 GMT
Definitely get there early, the queues are mental. The queues made getting into the stalls very confusing. There were two parallel queues across the lobby (probably the two merchandise lines mentioned), but you had to push your way through those to get into the house. Then the house didn't open until after 7 pm, so people were bunched up waiting to get in, and the bunches intersected with the lines, so it was all very confusing. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 17, 2022 23:31:19 GMT
Wildhorn, Black and Menchell were all in the audience, as were Tim Rice and Sam Tutty. Glad you enjoyed it, although I spent the evening in the second row of the stalls at DEH and, even without a cast board, I'm pretty sure I was watching Sam Tutty! |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 17, 2022 23:32:56 GMT
Wildhorn, Black and Menchell were all in the audience, as were Tim Rice and Sam Tutty. Glad you enjoyed it, although I spent the evening in the second row of the stalls at DEH and, even without a cast board, I'm pretty sure I was watching Sam Tutty! Oo-er! He must have a darn good lookalike wandering around then! 🤣 |
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