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Post by theatre241 on Jan 4, 2020 14:40:22 GMT
Is this production worth seeing from front row or TodayTix Rush?
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Post by david on Jan 4, 2020 14:48:49 GMT
Is this production worth seeing from front row or TodayTix Rush? I didn’t have any issues sitting in the front row for this. Great view for £20. |
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Post by theatre241 on Jan 18, 2020 20:26:02 GMT
Tonight’s performance was cancelled:( Casy illness I think. So annoying, got there at 7:20 and everyone was coming out and I knew so we grabbed the letter and ran to Les mis and it was sold out so we ran to phantom and they offered £69.50 seats and it was 2 mins until curtain up and weren’t prepared to discount so no show for tonight:(
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Post by cakedetective on Jan 23, 2020 16:42:10 GMT
Does anyone know of any deals on tickets for this?
Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place.
Miriam
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 23, 2020 16:46:16 GMT
We are discussing this in plays - mods please merged.
TodayTix is offering £25 rush - that's the only real offer I know of.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 23, 2020 19:56:51 GMT
Not sure what you mean Being Alive, as it is in this thread, in plays. Welcome to the board cakedetective Miriam. It is in the London Theatre Sale until next week, and it dynamic prices down. There's also day seats and todaytix rush. This was originally in musicals on a brand new thread @theatremonkey but it got merged into this one (the usual merged comment just hasn't been left by a mod) |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 23, 2020 20:05:17 GMT
Not sure what you mean Being Alive , as it is in this thread, in plays. Welcome to the board cakedetective Miriam. It is in the London Theatre Sale until next week, and it dynamic prices down. There's also day seats and todaytix rush. Sorry mr monkey I merged threads at the request of Being Alive and didn’t add a post. Mea Culpa 😧 |
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Post by horton on Jan 25, 2020 9:25:12 GMT
(I have been searching the boards with some confusion.
The show's own publicity material now describes it as a new musical, so surely it's now in the wrong place.)
Sad to say, I re-visited this at the Gielgud and it is not a patch on the Old Vic incarnation. Finbar Lynch brings his signature energy to the role of the reverend but unfortunately this cast does not catch the intensity and truth of the originals.
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Post by amp09 on Jan 27, 2020 0:03:08 GMT
(I have been searching the boards with some confusion. The show's own publicity material now describes it as a new musical, so surely it's now in the wrong place.) Sad to say, I re-visited this at the Gielgud and it is not a patch on the Old Vic incarnation. Finbar Lynch brings his signature energy to the role of the reverend but unfortunately this cast does not catch the intensity and truth of the originals. Agreed, saw the first act this week and left during the interval. Very rare that I do that, but really didn’t like it. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood. |
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Post by latefortheoverture on Jan 28, 2020 12:52:53 GMT
Saw this for the first time last night, after missing it before. What a stunning show. I got a day seat online at around 11:30, A19, £22.50. Stage is at eye level so it really is a perfect view. I think it will be hard to top this one, for me, this year. I couldn't find a weak link in the cast, the book enthralled me, and the music was hauntingly beautiful. I don't really listen to Bob Dylan, so only really knew one song (make you feel my love), but if I didn't know I would've thought the songs were wrote just for this. I didn't expect to be so emotional. Gloria Obianyo as Maryanne broke me. As she started singing Tight Connection to my Heart, the third song in, I was in floods. Never have I been so emotional, so early on in someones performance. She really was a marvel. Rachael John didn't disappoint, a soulful voice, and great acting. She was even better in this, than she was in hamilton. Katie Brayben works hard, a world away from Carole King! The 'Duquesne Whistle' number sounded lovely, but I felt did make an abrupt stop to the pace. And 'make you feel my love' was cut criminally short, that arrangement is stunning. Would've loved to have heard it all the way through.
The performance 'Lay lady lay/jokerman' at the end was so nice, again I was emotional. The arrangements are a big part of the beauty of the piece I feel.
Due to me being so emotional I kind of miss the Dr's final monologue. I was straight on my feet at the end, I knew it would be a good show, but didn't think it would be *that* good! Was nice to see so many Bob Dylan fans watching the show. One gent in a box was wording the songs and was moved at the end of it, as was another lady behind me. She was crying on the way out, she was telling her husband that she did not expect it to be how it was. It would be a crime to call this a jukebox musical, while on paper it is. This is worlds away from what a jukebox musical is, and that's a testament to the creators of it! Shame I caught it so late on, as I would've returned. Hope this does well on broadway, and hope to see it back here one day. {Spoiler - click to view}
Can anyone tell me what the Dr tell us in the final monologue. I remember mentions of him seeing Maryanne and Joseph returning.
And can anyone explain what the ending of the family back to normal at the table signifies? It went over my head, too busy crying! Katie Brayben just thought it would be ok to finish me off properly singing forever young! |
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Post by Theatre Fan on Oct 29, 2021 19:46:23 GMT
UK & international tour revealed - Confirmed venue Newcastle Theatre Royal, running from 26th September – 1st October 2022 x
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 30, 2021 13:14:19 GMT
Definitely a solid 4 star show, which is also the consensus of this board. Great to hear Dylan’s great score dramaticalised, even though the book isn’t overly great, it still makes an excellent evening.
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Post by welcome2hollywood on Oct 31, 2021 17:40:11 GMT
Saw this on Broadway last week. Enjoyed the music but not so much the depressing plot. It also seems Broadway is still struggling to come back, with maybe a third of the theater full.
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Post by jampot on Nov 12, 2021 16:02:10 GMT
Mayflower Southampton 30th Aug - 3rd Sept
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 15, 2021 20:01:50 GMT
Moved to Musicals at @posterj request.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2021 20:56:42 GMT
Moved to Musicals at @posterj request. Thank you! Just thought it made sense given the Pride & Prejudice... move the other way! |
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Post by og on Nov 17, 2021 13:15:35 GMT
Plot is indeed very depressing, its the songs that keep this afloat but at times it still struggles.
Not sure how this will fare on the road.
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Post by tonylony on Apr 28, 2022 22:47:31 GMT
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Post by mattnyc on Apr 29, 2022 2:58:56 GMT
I was there for the taping today. The show is incredible and I can’t wait to own it (whenever it’ll be released).
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Post by tonylony on Apr 29, 2022 5:43:31 GMT
I was there for the taping today. The show is incredible and I can’t wait to own it (whenever it’ll be released). I saw in on Broadway last year and loved it as well. Did they share any info on the platform they'll release it on? |
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Post by mattnyc on Apr 29, 2022 15:48:21 GMT
They shared ZERO information about that and trust me - I tried to coax at least a tiny bit of info from someone but they all played dumb. The only thing they said was that the news about it the filming would be made soon so I’m assuming that means when and where it’ll air will be announced then.
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Post by barrowside on May 10, 2022 17:46:25 GMT
Anyone know where I could get a cast list for the upcoming tour. It's opening next month in Dublin and I can't see a cast anywhere.
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Post by lou on May 13, 2022 13:04:38 GMT
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Post by macksennett on May 13, 2022 20:04:39 GMT
Great to see that Rebecca Thornhill is in the cast.
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Post by louonthegogo on Jul 24, 2022 11:55:04 GMT
Saw this at the Thursday matinee, it really is Frances McNamee's show with a standout performance as Elizabeth, gorgeous voice and wonderful comic timing.
Musical arrangements are gorgeous but the book is quite lacking, while out at the bar during the interval I heard similar comments from those around me, by the middle of the second act I was looking at my watch wondering when it would be over.
The cast and crew give it their all and the staging is nice but I wouldn't recommend unless you can get bargain tickets.
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