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Post by lou105 on Dec 15, 2017 22:51:41 GMT
It just occurred to be that Hannah Waddingham would be a fierce Velma - though not sure she could dance it? Never having watched Game of Thrones, I was very surprised when she popped up on TV being interviewed about her role in the show. No idea if that is ongoing though. |
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Post by Jon on Dec 15, 2017 22:54:54 GMT
As much as I don't want to see Chicago returning so soon, I'm glad it's not Blood Brothers which people were calling to come back a few months back. Clearly ATG are desperate to fill the Phoenix since nothing since Once has lasted longer than a few months
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Post by latefortheoverture on Dec 16, 2017 0:22:18 GMT
I stumbled over that, too. My guess is that that was All about Eve with Cate Blanchett, which has gone completely quiet. They had a few options, as far as I know – at one point they almost secured Jake Gyllenhaal in SITPWG. And yet here we are. I WOULD'VE SOLD MY SOUL TO SEE THE LATEST SITPWG REVIVAL! god I hope is revived somewhere here soon! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 12:52:55 GMT
Whhhhy Goood Whhhy
oh wait that's another show...but seriously, by all means tour it to death but we only just got rid of the damn thing. Don't get me wrong in its day Chicago was a brilliant and innovative piece of musical theatre, but let's give it a break and bring it back when it really is missed.
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Post by showoff on Dec 16, 2017 13:05:28 GMT
Money on Louise Redknapp? Very confident of them to say a year "initially". Louise Redknapp is so last year. There's another pop singer in the 'Strictly' final this year who might need some work and will want to show off her dance skills and all that jazz . . . I doubt it as she's signed up for the SCD tour. |
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Post by djp on Dec 19, 2017 0:10:58 GMT
It just occurred to be that Hannah Waddingham would be a fierce Velma - though not sure she could dance it? Never having watched Game of Thrones, I was very surprised when she popped up on TV being interviewed about her role in the show. No idea if that is ongoing though. Last seen being tortured in the dungeons of Kings Landing in 2016. Assumed dead as unseen, and new occupants moved in, this year. |
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Post by djp on Dec 19, 2017 0:35:54 GMT
Just no.
Spot the terrible , and the passable, celebs......
Don't they realise this is what killed the show last time?
The only way this would work would be if they redid the replay of former great actors in the two main roles they did in their last year in London - but a lot of those people are unavailable now - in Eastenders, New York, or something else.
There's plenty of great professionals from late in the last run who played Velma who probably can still play her.If they want to go younger, Lizzie Connolly might make one impressive, leggy Velma. Roxie needs someone who can act a psychopath in one of its forms.It doesn't need a TV star, it needs someone who can act a sweet or innocent looking, murderer, do cartwheels, stay with a very powerful singer, in the duets with Velma, dance, and who has a flexible neck.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 5:29:40 GMT
Time to flood their Twitter account with names of past performers who weren't famous.
I'm sure they're fully aware how much their stars sucked and how far standards had fallen, but stunt casting worked for them. It got people to part with their money. Who cares if the performance is so dreadful they never come back? Over 99% of the audience would never come back anyway so what have they lost?
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Post by Rory on Dec 19, 2017 6:46:49 GMT
That Twitter ad is terrible and doesn't inspire much confidence in the returning show. It should be a first class production not a celebrity love - in like it was before. Puts me right off it!
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Post by danb on Dec 19, 2017 8:23:18 GMT
I’d have put money on it being a Redknapp/Tamaddon type affair...maybe Honey G or Sam Bailey as Mama Morton although I’m expecting her to get a crack at Blood Brothers soon! 🙄
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Post by Rory on Dec 19, 2017 12:50:31 GMT
Sounds like Barry Weissler is taking the absolute Michael.
And, while I'm at it, ATG for that ludicrous ticket charge!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 19, 2017 12:54:46 GMT
I’d have put money on it being a Redknapp/Tamaddon type affair...maybe Honey G or Sam Bailey as Mama Morton although I’m expecting her to get a crack at Blood Brothers soon! 🙄 Tamaddon is playing Millie on tour... |
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Post by shady23 on Dec 19, 2017 14:43:46 GMT
For those prices I want an absolute Hollywood superstar, not some woman from Eastenders!
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Post by Jon on Dec 19, 2017 14:54:39 GMT
You can tell this is going to be heavily discounted from the get go.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 15:01:15 GMT
Meeeeeeeeeem'ries. Light the corners of my mind . . . .
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Post by showtoones on Dec 19, 2017 16:34:17 GMT
Monkey - a question for you, if you please....how is the center aisle seat in row C of the Phoenix? I'll be damned if I do premium for this show...
especially when the 3 words to describe the set are black, minimal, and chipped....
thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 17:34:33 GMT
Those prices are ridiculous - day seats or discounts for me - I'm not going to pay about 5 times the amount I did to see it on Broadway years ago!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 18:00:41 GMT
I'll go once just to say i've seen it... I'll hunt down a comp as it begins to flop around two weeks in.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 19, 2017 18:19:29 GMT
It’s a bit of a cheek considering the set consists of a few black boxes and a ladder on wheels (which they’ll have to nab back from the Cabaret tour where it currently has a minor role).
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Post by wickedgrin on Dec 19, 2017 23:24:36 GMT
It is a great musical but I was never a fan of this production. I always thought it was semi-staged before that became in vogue. I called it almost a staged concert version even with the superb Ute Lemper and Ruthie Henshall in the original Adelphi revival cast! Band on stage, stairs, black portals.
For those prices I would expect Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger! Perhaps they are lining up a big name? But if it is some ex-soap star then it will have to be heavily discounted. Perhaps they will cast the lovely Debbie McGee!!
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Post by daniel on Dec 19, 2017 23:29:57 GMT
I think when it went on tour last year, it sold much much better than was initially expected, even with the stunt casting. So I wouldn't be surprised if the pricing is based on anticipation of high demand for the show itself. I wouldn't be surprised if a casting announcement coincides with some price increases.
That said, given that it opens in a relatively short amount of time, I am surprised that the prices aren't more reasonable in the opening weeks, to ensure that it opens to full houses.
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Post by musicalmarge on Dec 20, 2017 9:24:48 GMT
ATG have put the booking fee up to £3.65 for this one - guessing their other shows will follow suit. Prices Monday to Friday run £125 / £95 premium (D to K stalls), £72.50, £62.50 (back 3 rows), £52.50 (end 2s in B to L) in the stalls, same in the dress circle (only row K is £52.50) and upper circle is £52.50, £42.50 rows A and G, £32.50 H, £20 J. Saturday both is £150, £125, £79.50, £67.50, £57.50, £47.50, £39.50, £25. A lot more central stalls held off for "dynamic" I'd guess. Stalls row AA is held off... wondering about day seats there... Wow!!!! They are pretty steep. Let’s hope they do dayseats and we can all see for 25 pounds. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 10:43:52 GMT
It is a great musical but I was never a fan of this production. I always thought it was semi-staged before that became in vogue. I called it almost a staged concert version even with the superb Ute Lemper and Ruthie Henshall in the original Adelphi revival cast! Band on stage, stairs, black portals. For those prices I would expect Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger! Perhaps they are lining up a big name? But if it is some ex-soap star then it will have to be heavily discounted. Perhaps they will cast the lovely Debbie McGee!! What are you talking about? That's the whole point. It was completely semi-staged. It derived from the Encores! concert book-in-hand production in New York which transferred to Broadway and then to London. |
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Post by wickedgrin on Dec 20, 2017 10:51:16 GMT
What are you talking about? That's the whole point. It was completely semi-staged. It derived from the Encores! concert book-in-hand production in New York which transferred to Broadway and then to London Yes, I realise it was the point of the production but I always felt it looked cheap to produce especially when the producers are charging full musical theatre prices (and premiums now) when other musicals provide full staging. I feel the same way about actor/musician shows where mostly it is about cutting production costs rather than artistic choices where again full musical theatre prices are charged. I always feel a bit ripped off! |
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Post by LaLuPone on Jan 9, 2018 19:08:34 GMT
Emma Hatton is doing a gig at the Hippodrome Casino next week and she's said on Facebook "I'll be announcing my next job" at the concert. Just wondering if it could be Roxie or Velma with the other celebrity-cast? I can see her more as a Velma. Just an idea but I'm probably completely wrong!
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