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Post by aweillperson on Oct 9, 2021 14:37:35 GMT
I absolutely must see this! One of my absolute favourite Sondheim shows, though I've never seen it live. I struggle to think of another musical that puts me through as many complicated emotions as Passion.
I'm curious of the choice of green in the poster - it gives off a very different vibe from other productions.
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Post by scarpia on Oct 10, 2021 17:48:14 GMT
Passion is only Sondheim musical I've seen live in a theatre (Donmar) and not enjoyed. I've never listened to the cast recording prior or since, so maybe it's a grower? But I remember that night after the desperate scramble for a ticket, and I couldn't wait for it to finish after only 20/30 minutes. I went for the draw of Elena Roger, phenomenal in Evita and Piaf, and was sorely disappointed by all of it. I loved her in both of those and in Passion. Thought Thaxton and Strallen were great too. Actually, I think it's the only Jamie Lloyd production I've ever liked. Only seen the Donmar production which I loved. Didn't realise though that this was such a Marmite show, even with Sondheim fans. |
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Post by barrowside on Oct 11, 2021 10:02:17 GMT
That Jamie Llloyd production at the Donmar was wonderful. I had seen the first production at the Queens and didn't care for either the production or for Maria Friedman but loved the show itself. It really came together with Elena Roger at the Donmar. It was so beautifully staged - almost in darkness with Christopher Oram's simple frescoed wall and arches behind. I loved the way the soldiers moved all the props and furniture.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 12, 2021 20:09:05 GMT
That Jamie Llloyd production at the Donmar was wonderful. I had seen the first production at the Queens and didn't care for either the production or for Maria Friedman but loved the show itself. It really came together with Elena Roger at the Donmar. It was so beautifully staged - almost in darkness with Christopher Oram's simple frescoed wall and arches behind. I loved the way the soldiers moved all the props and furniture. I remember this production pretty ell. The two stand out things for me that didn't work was Summer Strallen as Clara on the table and when the me doubled for the minor female roles. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 12, 2021 21:28:01 GMT
That Jamie Llloyd production at the Donmar was wonderful. I had seen the first production at the Queens and didn't care for either the production or for Maria Friedman but loved the show itself. It really came together with Elena Roger at the Donmar. It was so beautifully staged - almost in darkness with Christopher Oram's simple frescoed wall and arches behind. I loved the way the soldiers moved all the props and furniture. I remember this production pretty ell. The two stand out things for me that didn't work was Summer Strallen as Clara on the table and when the me doubled for the minor female roles. You can’t remember it that well.. Scarlett was the Strallen |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2021 23:08:00 GMT
I remember this production pretty ell. The two stand out things for me that didn't work was Summer Strallen as Clara on the table and when the me doubled for the minor female roles. You can’t remember it that well.. Scarlett was the Strallen Its an easy mistake to make. The Strallens are all identikits of each other. They do it all very well, but there's no personality to set them apart. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 13, 2021 3:31:51 GMT
You can’t remember it that well.. Scarlett was the Strallen Its an easy mistake to make. The Strallens are all identikits of each other. They do it all very well, but there's no personality to set them apart. Well that’s them put in their place |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 15:59:00 GMT
Its an easy mistake to make. The Strallens are all identikits of each other. They do it all very well, but there's no personality to set them apart. Well that’s them put in their place Hypocrite says what? |
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Post by joeyk713 on Oct 15, 2021 0:37:03 GMT
Hi
I’m new but have been reading for a bit. I’m a big, American, Ruthie fan. I’m curious I’d love to see some examples of her shot voice.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Feb 22, 2022 15:05:39 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 22, 2022 21:54:45 GMT
Well that’s them put in their place Hypocrite says what? 😘😘😘 |
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 23, 2022 13:10:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 13:17:17 GMT
Interesting that they have made such a large age difference between Fosca and Giorgio, but Dean-John Wilson is all kinds of wrong for Giorgio.
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 23, 2022 13:22:14 GMT
Interesting that they have made such a large age difference between Fosca and Giorgio, but Dean-John Wilson is all kinds of wrong for Giorgio. Looking at the casts of previous productions it seems reasonably common to cast Fosca around 5-10 years older than Giorgio (and Clara), but having almost 10 years between Giorgio and Clara and more than 20 between Giorgio and Fosca does seem unusual. Both of the women will of course play much younger on stage (unless the director doesn't want that!) so I wonder if they'll want Dean playing up a bit or if it's a conscious decision to have the age gap. |
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Post by danb on Feb 23, 2022 13:22:33 GMT
Hi I’m new but have been reading for a bit. I’m a big, American, Ruthie fan. I’m curious I’d love to see some examples of her shot voice. I saw her in Billy Elliot at least five years ago and it was a little croaky for a lot of the time. I’d consider that a pop score rather than a musical score though which could make the difference. |
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Feb 23, 2022 13:29:18 GMT
Well that livestream didn't inspire much confidence in me tbh. Obviously it's early in the process so none of them are too confident in the roles but none of them sang incredibly well and the age difference seemed very apparent, which isn't necessarily bad but it does feel odd since I'm so used to the original cast. And as I feared, Ruthie's voice wasn't very good. She can't seem to help but go flat on notes held longer than a second unfortunately.
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 23, 2022 14:07:04 GMT
God what an absolute snore Dean will be
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Post by princeton on Feb 23, 2022 14:35:08 GMT
I'm quite surprised by the casting, however one of my favourite productions of Passion was at Classic Stage Company (a 200 seater in NYC) which had a Fosca who was about 20 years older than Giorgio with Clara somewhere midway between - and it worked well. That said, it was certainly helped that in Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico and Ryan Silverman it had three very good actors with very good voices.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 23, 2022 16:03:28 GMT
Dean John Wilson? There aren't any riffs in Passion are there?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 17:32:21 GMT
Interesting that they have made such a large age difference between Fosca and Giorgio, but Dean-John Wilson is all kinds of wrong for Giorgio. Looking at the casts of previous productions it seems reasonably common to cast Fosca around 5-10 years older than Giorgio (and Clara), but having almost 10 years between Giorgio and Clara and more than 20 between Giorgio and Fosca does seem unusual. Both of the women will of course play much younger on stage (unless the director doesn't want that!) so I wonder if they'll want Dean playing up a bit or if it's a conscious decision to have the age gap. If they're doing it at the 02, and you're in the cheap seats, Ruthie might just get away with it... None of the launch performances made me want to go to Manchester for it. Where was Clara's usual gorgeous soprano? Why cast Dean John wilson and what role is Ray Shell playing? I like the show alot but not that much. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 23, 2022 17:40:54 GMT
There’s a clip on YouTube of RH singing I Dreamed A Dream at the Lytham Festival a couple of years ago. I’ll not post it because it’s not very complimentary and apart from that there are some comments which suggest it was just an off night. It’s not great though.
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 23, 2022 17:49:22 GMT
No disrespect to Ruthie but Fosca is a hard role- both vocally and emotionally.
Whilst I'm sure she can do it- (I mean she's an experienced actress and I'm if she couldn't she wouldn't have been cast) but it's gonna be a challenge!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 23, 2022 18:28:48 GMT
The casting is a worry .
Dean John Wilson- absolutely not. He’ll probably be off all the time anyway.
Kelly Price- love her but she’s not a soprano is she?
Ruthie may act it okay, but that voice is done. A huge shame.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 24, 2022 7:25:30 GMT
Does Ray Shell play the train to Milan?
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Post by pomegranate on May 6, 2022 12:05:48 GMT
Was anyone at the first preview last night?
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