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Post by og on Oct 6, 2022 12:21:52 GMT
Interesting casting all round, especially Matthew Duckett as Crutchie. Saw Matthew Duckett in a production of My Left/Right Foot in Edinburgh a few years back. My Left/Right Foot being a musical adaption of the film My Left Foot where Daniel Day Lewis was brought in to act the role of a person with disabilities, which caused controversy in some circles. Matthew Duckett, having CP, gave a sense of inclusion (which is what the show poked fun at) and was cast in the musical as being able to give a more honest representation of the role.
Like that the creatives here have chosen not just to get a guy in with a prop crutch but have gone for some inclusion.
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 6, 2022 15:43:28 GMT
Couple of familiar faces, Moya Angela shared the role of Effie with Marisha Wallace and Karen Mav for the second year of the London run of Dreamgirls. I always assumed she lived in America and just moved to London for the year to do Dreamgirls, I guess she could be doing the same again but this is a smaller role than Effie and not even “West End”.
Also George Crawford just recently finished playing Ogie on the Waitress tour and was in the same year group as Jac Yarrow at ArtsEd so I assume he’s done Newsies before.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 6, 2022 17:59:25 GMT
Couple of familiar faces, Moya Angela shared the role of Effie with Marisha Wallace and Karen Mav for the second year of the London run of Dreamgirls. I always assumed she lived in America and just moved to London for the year to do Dreamgirls, I guess she could be doing the same again but this is a smaller role than Effie and not even “West End”. Also George Crawford just recently finished playing Ogie on the Waitress tour and was in the same year group as Jac Yarrow at ArtsEd so I assume he’s done Newsies before. He played Finch in the Arts Ed production. Now Morris in this one. |
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Post by djdan14 on Oct 11, 2022 10:20:07 GMT
Trailer released
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Post by alece10 on Oct 11, 2022 10:54:52 GMT
Love the trailer
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Post by og on Oct 11, 2022 15:08:12 GMT
Nice! Really creative trailer.
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Post by theatrelover82 on Oct 11, 2022 19:54:41 GMT
Love it! Pumps me up to see it!
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Post by anita on Nov 8, 2022 9:57:54 GMT
Just had email. The performance I'd booked [1st Dec] is cancelled due to Royal Variety Show. I've asked for a refund.
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Post by hadeswasking on Nov 8, 2022 11:31:10 GMT
Not recieved my email about this yet. Gutted as I had planned a whole trip from Scotland to see this! Can't believe they'd cancel a performance to perform on TV. Shameless!
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 8, 2022 12:11:42 GMT
I'm also booked for 1 December. I haven't had an email (yet).
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 8, 2022 12:19:07 GMT
Spotted some front row seats (£30) available for Wednesday 30 November, so just booked. Hopefully I'll get refunded for 1 December at some point.
Just posting now in case that helps anyone else looking for good seats.
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Post by hadeswasking on Nov 8, 2022 12:24:51 GMT
Spotted some front row seats (£30) available for Wednesday 30 November, so just booked. Hopefully I'll get refunded for 1 December at some point. Just posting now in case that helps anyone else looking for good seats. Thanks for the heads up. Looks like I am going after all. Really great seats on the 30th. Wish me luck getting in the 1st December tammy faye |
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Post by mrnutz on Nov 8, 2022 12:28:59 GMT
Spotted some front row seats (£30) available for Wednesday 30 November, so just booked. Hopefully I'll get refunded for 1 December at some point. Just posting now in case that helps anyone else looking for good seats. Seem to be gone already! |
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 8, 2022 12:37:59 GMT
Yes. There were three left when I posted. People moved fast! |
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Post by hadeswasking on Nov 9, 2022 16:23:06 GMT
Emailed Disney tickets. The response was very out of touch, big surprise.
Putting in bold that the cast have been invited to the Royal variety performance and that its a BIG HONOUR.
Oh well, I've got my new tickets now. Just awaiting the refund!
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 9, 2022 17:08:33 GMT
I’ve now had my email, which says they’ll swap my ticket for any show during the run, but also honour the preview rate. I’ve not worked out dates yet, but that seems pretty fair to me.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 9, 2022 17:34:51 GMT
In ye olden days, it was the Royal Command Performance, though I don't think it's been called that for quite some time.
I suppose you have to decide is it better to inconvenience whatever the capacity of the Troubadour is, or reach a TV audience of millions.
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Post by danb on Nov 9, 2022 17:53:53 GMT
Nah, its shambolic. Its on every year. The production team have dropped a big old b@llock there by not planning it in.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 9, 2022 18:32:46 GMT
In ye olden days, it was the Royal Command Performance, though I don't think it's been called that for quite some time. I suppose you have to decide is it better to inconvenience whatever the capacity of the Troubadour is, or reach a TV audience of millions. I may have completely made this up but I thought when I was a child there were 2 different performances. Royal Command which was a bit more highbrow with opera, ballet etc and then the Royal Variety which was more mainstream that always ended with some big American star headlining. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 15, 2022 20:53:28 GMT
Just reading an article about Newsies in the new Musicals magazine.
It mentions that there is a cast of 35 which is big and wonder if that includes understudies. Would be great with 35 though, and an orchestra of 13 which is bigger than they had on Broadway.
There are also 5 new "sequences" with a prologue added and reworked "seize the day" and "King of New York".
This is a musical I've been waiting years to see. I was originally going to one of the first performances but have had to cancel and now not going until mid Jan.
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Post by danb on Nov 15, 2022 22:05:45 GMT
It’ll have been pulled off by then for ‘Newsies’ not being an inclusive enough term for the full spectrum of news vendors at the turn of the last century. Can’t be seen to oppress fictional street urchins of yesteryear.
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Post by cezbear on Nov 28, 2022 10:21:37 GMT
I was just about to post wondering if there's scope for this to extend and as if by magic I see it's announced to April 16th now.
Quite excited for this this week!
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 28, 2022 17:36:28 GMT
I am going tomorrow night
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Post by hadeswasking on Nov 28, 2022 17:51:00 GMT
I really can't wait for this. Brontè Barbè's Watch What Happens sounds absolutely perfect. I've listened to it about 5 times since this morning. She killed it at the FRINGE in Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder and I hope Newsies skyrockets her career. What a talent! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001fdfb(18 minutes in) |
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Post by christya on Nov 28, 2022 17:52:52 GMT
I'm there tomorrow and Wednesday. Didn't think I could do tomorrow originally so have been stalking the website for returns - got one quite close to the back, and then snagged another ticket in a better position so will be returning one probably. Then front row on Wednesday.  |
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