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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 5, 2023 23:04:06 GMT
Having seen Pretty Woman last night, it is absolutely not the direction where the show fails. The score and script are what stop it being good. No matter how strong the cast is, they cannot prevent the music from being bland.
24 hours on, I cannot recall a single tune. But I can remember some of the production.
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Post by westendwhistledown on Dec 27, 2023 17:38:20 GMT
I believe it’s Vanessa Williams as Miranda with one of the Six girls as Emily
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Post by danb on Dec 27, 2023 17:49:05 GMT
I can’t see Wilhelmina Slater enjoying Plymouth.
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Post by mattnyc on Dec 27, 2023 18:05:07 GMT
If they keep it like it was in Chicago where Miranda only REALLY sings at the end of the show than I could see Williams being good in this. But if they change it to make Miranda actually sing a lot more than God help her - her voice hasn’t been in great shape in quite a while, now.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Dec 27, 2023 19:34:01 GMT
That hasn't stopped Bernadette Peters from Sondheim's Old Friends and I can't imagine Vanessa Williams' voice is as bad as that.
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Post by mattnyc on Dec 27, 2023 20:25:01 GMT
That hasn't stopped Bernadette Peters from Sondheim's Old Friends and I can't imagine Vanessa Williams' voice is as bad as that. If you saw her do “Anyone Can Whistle” at Carnegie Hall last year, I think you’d know what I mean. |
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 27, 2023 20:50:06 GMT
She was in pretty good voice at the very short lived City of Angels...
And honestly, I'd be thrilled with that casting - which former Six girl is VERY important though.
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Post by BVM on Dec 28, 2023 13:07:51 GMT
That hasn't stopped Bernadette Peters from Sondheim's Old Friends and I can't imagine Vanessa Williams' voice is as bad as that. Agreed. I think Vanessa Williams would be a brilliant choice for this. Her voice was absolutely fine in City of Angels which wasn't that long ago! |
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Post by shownut on Dec 28, 2023 14:57:14 GMT
I think the less Miranda sings the better - her character is meant to be aloof and above it all....not a personality that lends itself to a showtune....a song at the end when her character unravels a bit would be perfect.
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 28, 2023 14:58:20 GMT
Oh Miranda lends herself to songs quite easily I think!
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Post by horton on Dec 28, 2023 15:44:06 GMT
I think the less Miranda sings the better - her character is meant to be aloof and above it all....not a personality that lends itself to a showtune....a song at the end when her character unravels a bit would be perfect. She needs a wip-smart, witty patter song that deconstructs the fashion world. |
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Post by nash16 on Dec 28, 2023 18:21:36 GMT
I think the less Miranda sings the better - her character is meant to be aloof and above it all....not a personality that lends itself to a showtune....a song at the end when her character unravels a bit would be perfect. She needs a wip-smart, witty patter song that deconstructs the fashion world. I’m imagining a “You Are What You Wear” number, a la the American Pyscho musical: |
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Post by anthony40 on Dec 28, 2023 18:30:38 GMT
Save me from scrolling back through the thread, when does this open in Plymouth again?
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Post by A.Ham on Dec 28, 2023 20:32:06 GMT
She was in pretty good voice at the very short lived City of Angels... And honestly, I'd be thrilled with that casting - which former Six girl is VERY important though. Danielle Steers? |
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Post by mattnyc on Dec 28, 2023 20:35:55 GMT
She was in pretty good voice at the very short lived City of Angels... And honestly, I'd be thrilled with that casting - which former Six girl is VERY important though. Danielle Steers? Oh man, I’d LOVE that. She’s got one of my favorite voices, working today. |
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 28, 2023 21:04:51 GMT
She was in pretty good voice at the very short lived City of Angels... And honestly, I'd be thrilled with that casting - which former Six girl is VERY important though. Danielle Steers? Oh I'd go for this! |
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Post by bellatheatre on Dec 29, 2023 12:45:54 GMT
I’m pretty sure Amy Di Bartolomeo has been cast as Emily, previously Aragon in six!
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Post by erik24601 on Dec 31, 2023 14:18:18 GMT
Save me from scrolling back through the thread, when does this open in Plymouth again? 6th July |
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Post by idinafanzel on Jan 26, 2024 23:25:16 GMT
The show just had a two week workshop with Jerry Mitchell:
Cast included ….
Vanessa Williams
Amy Di Bartomelo
Tosh Wanogho-Maud
Molly Lynch
Myles Hart
Luke Jackson
Robbie McMillan
Matt Henry
Eleanor Peach
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Post by WireHangers on Jan 27, 2024 0:10:24 GMT
Vanessa bloody Williams is a camp dream come true in that role!
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 27, 2024 0:21:11 GMT
She'll literally play it as Wilhelmina Slater and honestly? That's fine by me.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 27, 2024 0:29:23 GMT
Well Pretty Woman's direction is the least of its problems. You can't blame Mr Mitchell for the weak script and/or score. But if he was a better director- he would have made the writers rewrite bad songs and script |
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Post by asps2017 on Jan 27, 2024 8:38:56 GMT
When is a cast getting announced?
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Post by shownut on Jan 27, 2024 8:52:20 GMT
Well Pretty Woman's direction is the least of its problems. You can't blame Mr Mitchell for the weak script and/or score. But if he was a better director- he would have made the writers rewrite bad songs and script Harold Prince also had a number of flops/not-so-amazing shows under his belt with less than stellar songs and script. So that makes him a bad director as well? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2024 10:27:12 GMT
Well Pretty Woman's direction is the least of its problems. You can't blame Mr Mitchell for the weak script and/or score. But if he was a better director- he would have made the writers rewrite bad songs and script Yes Jerry is horrible director, I am sorry Kinky Boots Legally Blonde both had terrible director. |
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