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Post by fiyero on Mar 18, 2022 15:54:19 GMT
Or it can be 4 hours long - I'd be fine with that 😂 I would too, except the last train seems to be 23:35! |
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Mar 18, 2022 16:38:16 GMT
No more Adrian Lester, it seems.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 18, 2022 16:42:03 GMT
An actual live broadcast would be nice, as troublesome as that can be. Then we can all share in it together, and we can sit in our VIP cinema seats with the drinks and snacks smiling at the £1250 ticket suckers 🙂
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Post by theatreian on Mar 18, 2022 16:50:34 GMT
Hope it will be in cinemas as that would really add to a broadcast rather than it just being streamed to tv.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 18, 2022 17:34:14 GMT
Didn't Baz mention another venue so live streamed to another theatre maybe.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 18, 2022 17:37:20 GMT
No more Adrian Lester, it seems. I know they say artists are subject to availability but why do people commit and then back out. Its happened to quite a few charity concerts I've been to over the years. I would have thought this concert has only been planned recently so surely actors know what they have coming up. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 18, 2022 20:43:49 GMT
This killed me 😆. Is the conductor the same guy who conducted the Sondheim 80th concert?
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Post by alece10 on Mar 18, 2022 21:02:47 GMT
This killed me 😆. Is the conductor the same guy who conducted the Sondheim 80th concert? No. The conductor for the Proms was David Charles Abell, a rather handsome American conductor who also did the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Mis. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 18, 2022 21:16:35 GMT
Thank you!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2022 1:15:51 GMT
No more Adrian Lester, it seems. It's not the biggest loss. His Bobby and Anthony were really well acted, but the singing was always rough.
Still surprised Jenna Russell isn't included, especially when Petula Clark is.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 30, 2022 10:24:37 GMT
As rumoured, Live stream from Prince Edward theatre tickets go on sale at 12 noon today. Priority to those who pre registered for the concert.
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 30, 2022 10:45:09 GMT
No more Adrian Lester, it seems. It's not the biggest loss. His Bobby and Anthony were really well acted, but the singing was always rough.
Still surprised Jenna Russell isn't included, especially when Petula Clark is.
Indeed, as one of the main British interpreters of Sondheim's work. |
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 30, 2022 10:54:58 GMT
Has anyone actually had an email from Delfont Mackintosh about this?
I signed up for priority booking for the actual concert so should be on their list to book at midday but haven’t had any email at all yet, just found out through here and WhatsOnStage.
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 30, 2022 10:55:52 GMT
I think there will only be 1 or 2 token Americans. After all this is our British tribute to him. The Americans will, or have had their own. Maybe Dame Julie? What does Julie Walters have to do with a Sondheim event? Though I think Julie would be amazing in a Sondheim role. |
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Post by alece10 on Mar 30, 2022 11:02:19 GMT
Has anyone actually had an email from Delfont Mackintosh about this? I signed up for priority booking for the actual concert so should be on their list to book at midday but haven’t had any email at all yet, just found out through here and WhatsOnStage. It popped up on my Facebook just now which is why I posted but I've not received an e mail from DMT either so please don't shout if I'm wrong 😀 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 11:04:59 GMT
"The Gala which takes place at the Sondheim Theatre on 3 May 2022 at 8pm, sold out within a couple of hours when tickets went on sale last Tuesday, leaving thousands of disappointed fans unable to get tickets. As the Sondheim Theatre only holds 1,100 seats, Cameron Mackintosh wanted to extend this experience to a wider audience and will transform the Prince Edward Theatre into a unique theatrical event powered by The Luna Cinema and transmitted live from the Sondheim Theatre. The event will start from 7pm with a live broadcast from the Sondheim leading up to the Gala commencing at 8pm"
Tickets are £95 £75 and other prices are available.
Got mine booked. It won't be quite the same as being in the Sondheim itself, but i'm still glad to see it.
Instead of a live stream, they should do their numbers at the Sondheim, then a quick 5 min walk to the Prince Edward and do it again there!
I wish!
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Post by alece10 on Mar 30, 2022 11:05:37 GMT
E mail literally just came through
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Post by LaLuPone on Mar 30, 2022 11:08:40 GMT
E-mail just came through. Front section of stalls £95(!), back section £75 with a few £55 seats right at the back. All of the circle is £95/£75, upper is mostly £55 with some £30 ones in the back block.
I know it’s for charity but who’s paying nearly £100 for basically a night at the cinema! I’m going to leave it, as much as I’d love to see this I’m just thinking I could spend that £30 on sitting right in the gods of this huge theatre looking at a screen or on a rush ticket to see an actual live production of something from a great seat. But maybe I’m alone in this and it will sell out in hours!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 30, 2022 11:09:30 GMT
I know it's for charity but this is an expensive screening
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Post by alece10 on Mar 30, 2022 11:16:11 GMT
If it's being filmed I'm sure there will be other opportunities to make as much money as possible so I bed there will be a dvd at some point.
Also it's showing 7pm start whereas the actual concert is 8pm start.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 11:27:58 GMT
So there are lots of disappointed fans so we will livestream it, but instead of making it accessible to everyone at home we still want to charge stupid prices so we're only going to livestream to the theatre down the road.
Really interesting optics there, and also stupid as I bet if they did a standard livestream and opened it to international audiences they would make far more money...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 30, 2022 11:53:40 GMT
It will end up as a pre-recorded at the cinema at some point. Don’t fall for the scam!
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Post by jaqs on Mar 30, 2022 12:07:59 GMT
My jaw dropped as I clicked the link.
Insane pricing. I was expecting £20 to watch at home and pay grudgingly.
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Post by Jon on Mar 30, 2022 12:37:57 GMT
I knew they wouldn't be charging cheap pricing for the simulcast at the Prince Edward, it's more akin to a gala than NT Live.
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Post by craig on Mar 30, 2022 12:41:22 GMT
E-mail just came through. Front section of stalls £95(!), back section £75 with a few £55 seats right at the back. All of the circle is £95/£75, upper is mostly £55 with some £30 ones in the back block. I know it’s for charity but who’s paying nearly £100 for basically a night at the cinema! I’m going to leave it, as much as I’d love to see this I’m just thinking I could spend that £30 on sitting right in the gods of this huge theatre looking at a screen or on a rush ticket to see an actual live production of something from a great seat. But maybe I’m alone in this and it will sell out in hours! Completely agree. I'd love to go, and I don't mind paying high ticket prices for special shows, but I draw the line at a screening. |
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