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Post by nottobe on Oct 6, 2021 16:12:51 GMT
Longtime lurker and this is my first ever post.
So Regents Park have said that they will announce their new season in Autumn and I was wondering if anyone had any intel on what their big summer musical will be? It will likely be a re-imagined classic, but just what.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 6, 2021 16:18:19 GMT
Welcome to posting! Well done on taking the plunge and starting a thread… very impressive!
Weren’t they planning to put the cancelled 101 Dalmatians on?
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 6, 2021 16:28:25 GMT
I really want them to have a go at the Secret Garden, just for the setting more than anything
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Post by Mark on Oct 6, 2021 16:30:29 GMT
101 Dalmatians will take the early summer slot I believe if it is to be where it was scheduled this year. I have heard of what the revival is but I am sworn to secrecy (sorry  ), hopefully someone else can share what it is, although if it is what I've been told, it's certainly not a "classic", but a very popular post 2000's musical. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2021 16:37:37 GMT
101 Dalmatians will take the early summer slot I believe if it is to be where it was scheduled this year. I have heard of what the revival is but I am sworn to secrecy (sorry ), hopefully someone else can share what it is, although if it is what I've been told, it's certainly not a "classic", but a very popular post 2000's musical. DM someone with what show it is, then they can tell everyon and no one will know it came from you  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2021 16:39:46 GMT
I really want them to have a go at the Secret Garden, just for the setting more than anything I really want to see The Secret Garden there too, but with the original US book, not the RSC version with chatacters and songs cut. |
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Oct 6, 2021 16:46:35 GMT
101 Dalmatians will take the early summer slot I believe if it is to be where it was scheduled this year. I have heard of what the revival is but I am sworn to secrecy (sorry ), hopefully someone else can share what it is, although if it is what I've been told, it's certainly not a "classic", but a very popular post 2000's musical. Any hints? |
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Post by ceebee on Oct 6, 2021 17:24:55 GMT
Martin Guerre.
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Post by knowledge on Oct 6, 2021 17:42:29 GMT
Hmm..do you really want to know?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 6, 2021 18:22:37 GMT
Hmm..do you really want to know? Yesssss. Or if we are playing fantasy programming on a garden theme how about kids version version of Nights dream, Sunday and The park, Secret Garden (musical) and Strauss' The park. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 6, 2021 18:25:04 GMT
Hmm..do you really want to know? will be jealous that you’re new here and already teasing. The rest of us will regard you as hugely unreliable. Prove us wrong 🙂. |
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Post by Jon on Oct 6, 2021 18:33:53 GMT
Post 2000s musicals could be anything from The Producers to Spamalot.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2021 22:30:16 GMT
"Very popular" pretty much narrows it down to Billy Elliot, Avenue Q (neither of which strike me as particularly Regent's Park material!) and not a lot else, unless you are talking productions done at Regent's Park itself in that time period?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2021 1:42:11 GMT
How about a mash up. Who wants to write 'Sunday In The Secret Garden'?
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 7, 2021 1:49:00 GMT
They could do The Secret Garden starring Monty Don.
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 7, 2021 1:52:39 GMT
I’ve said it a few times on here, for no other reason it is a beautiful musical, but it isn’t you usual revival but a new musical that recently played Broadway but flopped, despite getting critical acclaim, this musical plot lends itself to the outside and being played in the open air, I feel will actually elevate it. That musical with it awesome bluegrass score being Bright Star.
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 7, 2021 2:51:33 GMT
Very popular post 2000s musical could also be Legally Blonde, again a really odd choice for the open air though.
I’d love to see them do Sunset Boulevard, with Norma’s grand staircase as the centrepiece of the set.
Also Miss Saigon in the open air would be incredible, the trees of Regent’s Park setting the scene for the Vietnamese jungle. I think they did an open air production somewhere abroad where they flew in an actual real-life helicopter! They could do some spectacular things with Saigon in that space but I can imagine it would be a very expensive production, and perhaps it’s too soon after the revival and tour right now, same with Sunset.
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Post by pomegranate on Oct 7, 2021 6:05:00 GMT
Could it be In the Heights? I think that would work well open air
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Post by knowledge on Oct 7, 2021 6:38:03 GMT
Gay or European?
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Post by stevej678 on Oct 7, 2021 7:43:56 GMT
Omigod!  |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 7, 2021 7:49:42 GMT
Odd choice.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Oct 7, 2021 8:39:57 GMT
Could it be In the Heights? I think that would work well open air Oh I'd love this! But I don't think the film did well enough that they'll be keen to launch a big new production :/ |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2021 9:12:25 GMT
Very odd. Not sure that will attract many of the usual Regent's Park crowd! It's a show very much for my generation and younger, not sure the film attracted too many of the older folk! I liked the show well enough but not sure I would pay to see it again. Very much casting dependent for me. |
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Post by Sam on Oct 7, 2021 9:17:46 GMT
Hmmm I do really want to see that again, and my mum wants to see it live after watching the MTV version, but I really can't see it working in the open air?
Maybe that's just because all we've seen there is 7 Brides for 7 Brothers which really suited the setting, but to me those classic musicals with a bit of a western feel work best.
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Post by sprampster on Oct 7, 2021 9:24:36 GMT
Brigadoon !!
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), hopefully someone else can share what it is, although if it is what I've been told, it's certainly not a "classic", but a very popular post 2000's musical.
