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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Sept 4, 2022 22:01:51 GMT
GROUNDBREAKING.
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Post by theoracle on Sept 4, 2022 22:03:57 GMT
Agreed, the venue is terrible for acoustics and is a trek to get to but to hear this score live again will be fab. Also wit this being Quick Fantastic, we’ll probably have another great cast so keen to see who Margaret Johnson will be tomorrow. That being said, a 15piece orchestra seems rather small for Alex Parker? There’s usually at least 30 of them on stage…
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 4, 2022 22:15:13 GMT
Only 15 in the orchestra?
What’s the point?
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Post by SuttonPeron on Sept 4, 2022 22:16:08 GMT
Agreed, the venue is terrible for acoustics and is a trek to get to but to hear this score live again will be fab. Also wit this being Quick Fantastic, we’ll probably have another great cast so keen to see who Margaret Johnson will be tomorrow. That being said, a 15piece orchestra seems rather small for Alex Parker? There’s usually at least 30 of them on stage… Unlike other shows Alex Parker has done, the largest orchestration for this is written for 15 players. And he did a My Fair Lady concert a couple years ago with only 18, when the score calls for 26. |
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Post by aptheguy on Sept 4, 2022 22:18:04 GMT
I'd rather have a film adaptation with the 2019 cast.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 4, 2022 23:03:30 GMT
Such a small orchestra considering in 2019 we were treated to a 44 piece
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Post by inthenose on Sept 5, 2022 2:05:59 GMT
Such a small orchestra considering in 2019 we were treated to a 44 piece That was years ago, get with the times. Less for more money is “innovative” and “modern”. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 5, 2022 9:25:54 GMT
*Check back here tomorrow at 11am where the casting of Margaret Johnson is revealed*
From WoS
Looks like Liz Truss will be busy so are we ready for Rishi's Margaret ?
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Post by QueerTheatre on Sept 5, 2022 10:05:28 GMT
*Check back here tomorrow at 11am where the casting of Margaret Johnson is revealed* From WoS Looks like Liz Truss will be busy so are we ready for Rishi's Margaret ? Elena Shadow - can’t say i’m familiar with her but she does seem to have a long string of credits. not sure if it’s enough of a name to draw me in just yet - despite loving the score. |
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Post by theoracle on Sept 5, 2022 10:09:10 GMT
Tickets from £29 to £133.50!! Wow
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Post by austink on Sept 5, 2022 10:10:17 GMT
*Further casting and creative team are to be announced very, very soon* Lord how much are they going to drag this one out…. *Check back here tomorrow at 11am where the casting of Margaret Johnson is revealed* From WoS Looks like Liz Truss will be busy so are we ready for Rishi's Margaret ? Elena Shadow - can’t say i’m familiar with her but she does seem to have a long string of credits. not sure if it’s enough of a name to draw me in just yet - despite loving the score. |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Sept 5, 2022 10:11:05 GMT
I think she did the US National Tour of Bridges of Madison County. Not massively familiar with her other than that though |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 5, 2022 10:11:28 GMT
Elena shadow has a fabulous voice
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Post by alece10 on Sept 5, 2022 11:08:33 GMT
I'm sure she is very good but not a name I know. Not that I would go anyway but was expecting someone more well known to Jo public to get them to flock to the venue.
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 5, 2022 11:22:26 GMT
I live in NW London and even I'm not sure that I would go.
A full production- most definitely; a concert though (again) grr!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2022 1:21:46 GMT
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Post by danb on Sept 6, 2022 5:41:45 GMT
Tickets were very easy to come by for this on the South Bank. Is there really the interest for this yet?
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 6, 2022 8:14:33 GMT
I think there's a couple of problems with this musical- it's not a problem for me (I love this show)- I'm just saying generally, is that it's not well known enough.
It's not a long runner like Les Miserables or Phantom of the Opera with as much exposure.
Even if you asked the most non-theatre person if know of either of the above they'd say yes; and they don't even need to have seen it, but at least they're aware of either of them.
Also there is a song or two sung in Italian which can be a turn off in a similar way that some people can't watch a foreign film and read subtitles- and this could be for a whole host of reasons.
A lot of people also don't know that it's based upon a 60's film of the same name, starring Angela Landsbury (another film adaptation)
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 6, 2022 8:18:42 GMT
OK so I've never read the book but I have seen the film. The film is wonderful as it has so much depth and layers to it. On stage I found the book to be really bland and drawn out - that's my problem with it.
But generally it's not a well known piece and nor is the actor playing Margaret. Plus its at venue that most people on here think is the antichrist!
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Post by karloscar on Sept 6, 2022 8:28:49 GMT
I think there's a couple of problems with this musical- it's not a problem for me (I love this show)- I'm just saying generally, is that it's not well known enough. It's not a long runner like Les Miserables or Phantom of the Opera with as much exposure. Even if you asked the most non-theatre person if know of either of the above they'd say yes; and they don't even need to have seen it, but at least they're aware of either of them. Also there is a song or two sung in Italian which can be a turn off in a similar way that some people can't watch a foreign film and read subtitles- and this could be for a whole host of reasons. A lot of people also don't know that it's based upon a 60's film of the same name, starring Angela Landsbury (another film adaptation) It was Olivia de Havilland not Angela Lansbury who played Margaret in the film. Angela would've been slightly too young at the time, (though still old enough to play Elvis's mum). |
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 6, 2022 8:59:40 GMT
I think there's a couple of problems with this musical- it's not a problem for me (I love this show)- I'm just saying generally, is that it's not well known enough. It's not a long runner like Les Miserables or Phantom of the Opera with as much exposure. Even if you asked the most non-theatre person if know of either of the above they'd say yes; and they don't even need to have seen it, but at least they're aware of either of them. Also there is a song or two sung in Italian which can be a turn off in a similar way that some people can't watch a foreign film and read subtitles- and this could be for a whole host of reasons. A lot of people also don't know that it's based upon a 60's film of the same name, starring Angela Lansbury (another film adaptation) It was Olivia de Havilland not Angela Lansbury who played Margaret in the film. Angela would've been slightly too young at the time, (though still old enough to play Elvis's mum). Opps! Sorry! Thanks karloscar |
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Post by jek on Sept 6, 2022 9:25:16 GMT
I'm a big fan of the Elizabeth Spencer novella on which the film and musical are based. It comes in an edition with Spencer's other writings (mainly short stories) on Italy. They form part of a wider tradition of American writing about how the new world of America encounters the old word of continental Europe. Spencer's novella originally appeared in the New Yorker. It's worth seeking out.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 6, 2022 9:40:28 GMT
Their attempt to create hype is endearing
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Post by cezbear on Sept 6, 2022 10:16:00 GMT
The constant drip feed of casting announcements from shows drives me bonkers. Just announce the cast already. Don't say you'll announce 'something' at 13 o'clock on the 100th of the month. Don't then only announce one name and follow it up with another name or two a few days/weeks/centuries later. This 'ooh we have something to announce but not YET' shows do lately is maddening.
Right, glad I've got that off my chest. As you were.
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 6, 2022 10:49:39 GMT
Aww bless ya cezbear! Feel better now?
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