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Post by alece10 on Mar 8, 2022 9:34:22 GMT
Would have preferred West End venue but it was on the cards it was going to Wembley so better than not having the show at all.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Mar 8, 2022 9:36:08 GMT
I'm still intrigued by the 'performer flying' job. Who is flying?!
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 8, 2022 9:49:05 GMT
The WhatsOnStage stage article says it opens end of November.
The Joseph tour finishes end of October.
Perfect.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 8, 2022 9:57:42 GMT
I am at Finchley Road, so it's only one stop on the tube for me.
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Post by JJShaw on Mar 8, 2022 9:59:55 GMT
Having it staged in the round has certainly piqued my interest, and it sounds like they're going to try and do something similar ala In The Heights with some immersive staging too.
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Post by og on Mar 8, 2022 10:04:36 GMT
I'm still intrigued by the 'performer flying' job. Who is flying?! Maybe its a bit like actor-muso and due to the budget restraints the actors are also manning the fly's bringing in/out the set. |
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Post by Figaro on Mar 8, 2022 10:07:00 GMT
Do we know who is producing this yet?
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Post by fiyerorocher on Mar 8, 2022 10:10:29 GMT
I can't decide if this flying thing sounds great or incredibly gimmicky. There is no point in the show where I can imagine flying being integrated without it feeling at odds with the content. But it's in their paragraph about the show so it doesn't seem like something they're likely to cut in previews if it doesn't work (like Raven flying in BooH). And I very much worry that it might not work.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Mar 8, 2022 10:11:16 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 8, 2022 10:14:08 GMT
Flying can mean many things though can’t it. I expect Elphaba going up on that lift is classified as “flying”. It might just be a couple of very big leaps, or someone jumping off something whilst supported by a wire. I mean who knows but doubt we’ll be seeing anything akin to Peter Pan
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Post by fiyerorocher on Mar 8, 2022 10:20:11 GMT
Flying can mean many things though can’t it. I expect Elphaba going up on that lift is classified as “flying”. It might just be a couple of very big leaps, or someone jumping off something whilst supported by a wire. I mean who knows but doubt we’ll be seeing anything akin to Peter Pan In which case they're overselling it with 'theatregoers will be thrust right inside the action as the ‘newsies’ dance, sing, jump and fly around the streets of a booming 19th century New York City.' |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 8, 2022 10:22:12 GMT
Ah… I didn’t see that bit. Peter Pan it is then!
Does flying like that actually fit into the story? (I haven’t seen it)
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Post by fiyerorocher on Mar 8, 2022 10:28:54 GMT
Ah… I didn’t see that bit. Peter Pan it is then! Does flying like that actually fit into the story? (I haven’t seen it) Not at all, no. There's no magic of any kind. There's a stage show within the show which I suppose could have flying within in if they were desperate to include it? But it would be entirely pointless and it wouldn't be the newsies flying in that case. Unless they're going to levitate some nuns down from the ceiling, I genuinely have no idea what they've got planned. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 8, 2022 10:41:06 GMT
Sets, set changes and cast entrances and exits using flying can be wonderful. it may not be Peter Panesque just a change to the usual trucks and backdrops
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Post by westended on Mar 8, 2022 11:13:56 GMT
A regional theatre in the US, Hale Centre Theatre, did a production of Newsies in the round and it looks quite good!
(Link to the trailer)
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Post by christya on Mar 8, 2022 16:02:24 GMT
I absolutely loathe theatre in the round. There's always something you can't see properly no matter where you sit, or someone with their back to you. Very disappointing after waiting years for this to come over. With that and it being so out of the way, I'm actually wondering whether I'll even go, and if you'd asked me last week I'd have said I'd pay a fortune to see this show again.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 8, 2022 16:26:08 GMT
A regional theatre in the US, Hale Centre Theatre, did a production of Newsies in the round and it looks quite good! (Link to the trailer) Blimey that's ambitious and impressive. In the round, a revolve and a stage that rises. |
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Post by mattnyc on Mar 8, 2022 16:41:59 GMT
I’m so confused about why this would need to be in the round. Nothing about this show suggests it would benefit from that type of staging.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 8, 2022 17:02:36 GMT
I’m so confused about why this would need to be in the round. Nothing about this show suggests it would benefit from that type of staging. You could apply that argument to any theatre layout, directorial or design approach. No offence to the Broadway production but I'm glad we are getting different take on it. |
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Post by mattnyc on Mar 8, 2022 17:14:02 GMT
Oh, I’m always happy to see new takes on things and I’ll be buying tickets for this the day it goes on sale.
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Post by danb on Mar 8, 2022 17:46:39 GMT
I’m so confused about why this would need to be in the round. Nothing about this show suggests it would benefit from that type of staging. I would think it’s initially more to do with profitability and theatre availability than a creative decision. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 8, 2022 19:35:33 GMT
I’m so confused about why this would need to be in the round. Nothing about this show suggests it would benefit from that type of staging. Because it’s cheaper . Much less money to spend on set, and more space to fit extra seats in. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2022 0:58:26 GMT
I can't decide if this flying thing sounds great or incredibly gimmicky. There is no point in the show where I can imagine flying being integrated without it feeling at odds with the content. But it's in their paragraph about the show so it doesn't seem like something they're likely to cut in previews if it doesn't work (like Raven flying in BooH). And I very much worry that it might not work. If I had read that the street wise, scrappy type kids in Newsies would be doing lots of balletic choreography, including numerous pirouettes and passe pirouettes, i had would have said that sounds weird and at odds with the content, and yet... If you're looking for a replica production of the Broadway show, you're not going to find it at the Troubadour in Wembley. |
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Post by fiyerorocher on Mar 9, 2022 1:50:08 GMT
I'm not concerned about wanting to see a replica - I will take any iteration of Newsies I can get. Does street-wise NYC kids dancing really sound that odd? Seems like WSS should've disabused anyone of that notion. But if someone told me they were putting flying into WSS, I'd also think that was a weird idea. Flying tends to work better when there's a reason for people to be flying. Newsies just doesn't have one. I'm more than happy to be proven wrong, but I don't think there's anything wrong with being a little cautious of what feels like a potentially poor idea.
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Post by christya on Mar 9, 2022 12:27:46 GMT
I'm picturing Jack Kelly soaring over the audience during 'Santa Fe', and there's no other moment in the show where it would be less ridiculous than that.
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