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Post by A.Ham on Aug 5, 2024 14:02:27 GMT
The script is not very good but apart from a few spectacular scenes, the show was quite disappointing visually too. The volume was also so loud that it was impossible to actually enjoy the music and appreciate the 12-piece band. This problem applies to most West End shows though. I’m glad I saw the show but I kind of regret paying full price and I don’t really have any interest in seeing it again. Totally agree! I was relieved I’d only spent £30 during previews. |
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Post by Dave B on Aug 14, 2024 13:25:47 GMT
Won the lottery for next week. So now I just need to win the Frost on for the evening lottery. Today Tix has told me dress circle but not anything more until the day before. Fingers crossed...
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Post by Dave B on Aug 22, 2024 23:14:53 GMT
That's a whole bunch of understudies.
So a second visit, this time having 'won' the TodayTix lottery and booked my ticket only for Myles Frost to announce with a couple of days notice that he is now away on vacation.
Bah.
I got a pretty good dress circle, row G for my £30. View was good so I can't complain about that. A few empty seats dotted around but not as many as I expected from rumours about selling levels.
Kieran Alleyne was pretty good, better than in early previews. I know he's been on a lot more since then. Mitchell Zhangazha remains a highlight, his younger Michael is just excellent - probably the highlight of the evening.Derek Aidoo wasn't unfortunately as convincing as Ashley Zhangazha's Joe Jackson/Rob and while there was nothing really wrong that I can point to, I just didn't buy any of the relationship as I did first time around.
It's even more clear that the book is nonsense and the show still just ends. Just like the lights go off, we've given up on any effort of a story and so lets just sing and dance and end the show. Fair enough but you could have just done that from the start.
I haven't seen many jukebox musicals, I've seen Ain't Too Proud and Jersey Boys and that might be it. For both of them, I came away feeling like I had seen and heard a story. I learned something of the bands and the people involved. Now I admit this would be a harder job with the ubiquitous level of fame for Michael Jackson but I don't think there is anything in here. You'd have to really know nothing of him to get any story from this one.
I do agree that the sound is slightly too loud. I was pretty annoyed when I sat down, thinking that I'd bought another ticket and still no Frost and that twice was enough and I'd not try a third time. By the end, despite myself, I've found myself thinking that maybe I'll try the lottery again over the next couple of months...
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Aug 27, 2024 5:36:04 GMT
From 15 mins in, Lucie Jones says Thriller by Michael Jackson is an Easter Egg for things to come in her career. Could she be the new Rachel?
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Post by johnie21 on Aug 27, 2024 6:50:02 GMT
From 15 mins in, Lucie Jones says Thriller by Michael Jackson is an Easter Egg for things to come in her career. Could she be the new Rachel? Ah exciting. Will defo see MJ again. if Lucie is in the cast. |
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Post by Matt on Aug 27, 2024 14:16:25 GMT
From 15 mins in, Lucie Jones says Thriller by Michael Jackson is an Easter Egg for things to come in her career. Could she be the new Rachel? Ah exciting. Will defo see MJ again. if Lucie is in the cast. It’s not a massive solo singing part, is it? |
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Post by usbuzzer on Sept 18, 2024 18:36:35 GMT
Todaytix has announced 30 gbp rush tickets for this.
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Post by danb on Sept 18, 2024 18:48:43 GMT
Celine Dion, Kacey Musgraves & Kylie could share the role and it still wouldn’t get me to sit through that trash again!
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Post by erik24601 on Sept 18, 2024 21:02:21 GMT
Celine Dion, Kacey Musgraves & Kylie could share the role and it still wouldn’t get me to sit through that trash again! Agreed. Love the soundtrack but this show is only a smidge above Thriller (which metaphorically gave me herpes). It could have been so much more. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 18, 2024 21:45:41 GMT
I reckon this will not make the winter.
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Post by unseaworthy on Sept 19, 2024 9:14:19 GMT
Is it wrong to admit that when I saw this thread come back to life I assumed it was because the show was closing?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 19, 2024 9:15:54 GMT
Unclog the Prince Edward!
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Post by usbuzzer on Sept 19, 2024 10:12:39 GMT
Is it really this bad? You can see plenty of 4/5 votes here and not that many 1/2. I was considering this for my London trip just to "catch up" with what's selling at the moment (looking at its recent transfer here, but a successful run in NYC), I really like MJ's music, I'm in for a spectacle, but I don't really enjoy jukebox musicals and bad plots. I think Moulin Rouge was decent for a jukebox, but still faar from my favorite.
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Post by unseaworthy on Sept 19, 2024 10:14:31 GMT
Is it really this bad? You can see plenty of 4/5 votes here and not that many 1/2. I was considering this for my London trip just to "catch up" with what's selling at the moment (looking at its recent transfer here, but a successful run in NYC), I really like MJ's music, I'm in for a spectacle, but I don't really enjoy jukebox musicals and bad plots. I think Moulin Rouge was decent for a jukebox, but still faar from my favorite. In that case - stay away! |
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Post by Dave B on Sept 19, 2024 10:34:49 GMT
Is it really this bad? You can see plenty of 4/5 votes here and not that many 1/2. I was considering this for my London trip just to "catch up" with what's selling at the moment (looking at its recent transfer here, but a successful run in NYC), I really like MJ's music, I'm in for a spectacle, but I don't really enjoy jukebox musicals and bad plots. I think Moulin Rouge was decent for a jukebox, but still faar from my favorite. The plot is terrible, it is 100% a jukebox musical but if you like him then the spectacle is great. With cheaper tickets and rush tickets now available then it's good value. |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 19, 2024 10:58:32 GMT
I enjoyed this when it first opened but I am already over it and would welcome something better in the Prince Edward.
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Post by nicenin on Sept 19, 2024 11:21:17 GMT
Is it really this bad? You can see plenty of 4/5 votes here and not that many 1/2. I was considering this for my London trip just to "catch up" with what's selling at the moment (looking at its recent transfer here, but a successful run in NYC), I really like MJ's music, I'm in for a spectacle, but I don't really enjoy jukebox musicals and bad plots. I think Moulin Rouge was decent for a jukebox, but still faar from my favorite. I suspect any slamming of this show is trying to reflect contemporary indie hipness more than anything. I like MJ's music, not a massive fan, but was blown away by this show. I really liked the slightly immersive element at the start - when you enter the theatre, the dancers are rehearsing for MJ's tour on the stage. It's based at the time of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. I'm amazed how well they got the early 90s feel across in the theatre. The set pieces are spectacular and they included many numbers such as "Dancing Machine" and "You Can't Win" which I didn't expect. The story is a biographical flashback told via the mechanism of an MTV interview. It's miles ahead of "Thriller Live" which was a jukebox musical and didn't capture the man at all - this does. Can't wait to go again - enjoy. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 19, 2024 12:58:28 GMT
I continued to be mystified by the hate for this show.
Assuming you even get to the point of buying a ticket- to tear it apart is bizarre to me.
The choreography , production values and the lead performance are sensational.
I’ve seen it twice in London and both times the audience went Insane for it. Clearly an awful lot of people love it.
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Post by hamletothello on Sept 19, 2024 14:23:57 GMT
I continued to be mystified by the hate for this show. Assuming you even get to the point of buying a ticket- to tear it apart is bizarre to me. The choreography , production values and the lead performance are sensational. I’ve seen it twice in London and both times the audience went Insane for it. Clearly an awful lot of people love it. Could not agree more! |
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Post by danb on Sept 19, 2024 16:39:35 GMT
I continued to be mystified by the hate for this show. Assuming you even get to the point of buying a ticket- to tear it apart is bizarre to me. The choreography , production values and the lead performance are sensational. I’ve seen it twice in London and both times the audience went Insane for it. Clearly an awful lot of people love it. Because people like different things? Because it looked cheap & clunky with terrible accents & acting? Because the rude security staff & ushers peed me off before I’d even got to my seat? Because it is a puddle deep exploration of a clearly very troubled & damaged man? Because we don’t even get to see any of the show he’s supposedly rehearsing? Enough? …oh, and the Prince Edward deserves so much better! |
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 19, 2024 17:10:58 GMT
Is it really this bad? You can see plenty of 4/5 votes here and not that many 1/2. I was considering this for my London trip just to "catch up" with what's selling at the moment (looking at its recent transfer here, but a successful run in NYC), I really like MJ's music, I'm in for a spectacle, but I don't really enjoy jukebox musicals and bad plots. I think Moulin Rouge was decent for a jukebox, but still faar from my favorite. You will always get the hyperbole 4/5 star review from fans, but most votes were 3 star reviews on here. I myself gave it 2 stars, I didn’t think it was dreadful, just a bad piece of theatre that didn’t work, I thought the spectacle just didn’t work, the same I could say for Moulin Rouge. I thought Thriller was marginally better, by which I mean I would give Thriller 2.1 votes as that had more heart. Unlike New York which didn’t have Thriller, MJ isn’t selling well here. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 19, 2024 18:01:52 GMT
I continued to be mystified by the hate for this show. Assuming you even get to the point of buying a ticket- to tear it apart is bizarre to me. The choreography , production values and the lead performance are sensational. I’ve seen it twice in London and both times the audience went Insane for it. Clearly an awful lot of people love it. Because people like different things? Because it looked cheap & clunky with terrible accents & acting? Because the rude security staff & ushers peed me off before I’d even got to my seat? Because it is a puddle deep exploration of a clearly very troubled & damaged man? Because we don’t even get to see any of the show he’s supposedly rehearsing? Enough? …oh, and the Prince Edward deserves so much better! Oh yes- it’s a bad show because the staff were rude to you. Maybe if you’d sat down in a better mood, you may have had a less miserable time |
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Post by danb on Sept 19, 2024 18:11:13 GMT
Because people like different things? Because it looked cheap & clunky with terrible accents & acting? Because the rude security staff & ushers peed me off before I’d even got to my seat? Because it is a puddle deep exploration of a clearly very troubled & damaged man? Because we don’t even get to see any of the show he’s supposedly rehearsing? Enough? …oh, and the Prince Edward deserves so much better! Oh yes- it’s a bad show because the staff were rude to you. Maybe if you’d sat down in a better mood, you may have had a less miserable time Yes, that’s the only point that I made. 🙄 |
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Post by nicenin on Sept 19, 2024 18:40:48 GMT
I continued to be mystified by the hate for this show. Assuming you even get to the point of buying a ticket- to tear it apart is bizarre to me. The choreography , production values and the lead performance are sensational. I’ve seen it twice in London and both times the audience went Insane for it. Clearly an awful lot of people love it. Because people like different things? Because it looked cheap & clunky with terrible accents & acting? Because the rude security staff & ushers peed me off before I’d even got to my seat? Because it is a puddle deep exploration of a clearly very troubled & damaged man? Because we don’t even get to see any of the show he’s supposedly rehearsing? Enough? …oh, and the Prince Edward deserves so much better! "Cheap and clunky"  The Soul Train scene with Dancing Machine? The Thriller scene? I honestly have no idea what it would take to impress a viewer who didn't acknowledge the brilliant work of the technical and creative teams on this show. I'm in London next week and going to have a repeat viewing now to give it support. |
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Post by danb on Sept 19, 2024 18:53:17 GMT
Because people like different things.
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The Soul Train scene with Dancing Machine? The Thriller scene?