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Post by danb on Sept 22, 2022 15:47:52 GMT
Love that it’s Jo Ampil who is the first female engineer. Her history with the show is lengthy and she is, for want of a better comparison, the UK’s Lea Salonga. She can certainly reimagine long set roles effectively; her Bloody Mary in Chichester’s South Pacific was anything but a comedy, light relief character, rather a dark almost spiritual force. I would have been worried, but with the team involved it will be a worthwhile experiment if nothing else.
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Post by ceebee on Sept 22, 2022 16:06:45 GMT
Love that it’s Jo Ampil who is the first female engineer. Her history with the show is lengthy and she is, for want of a better comparison, the UK’s Lea Salonga. She can certainly reimagine long set roles effectively; her Bloody Mary in Chichesters South Pacific was anything but a comedy, light relief character, rather a dark almost spiritual force. I would have been worried, but with the team involved it will be a worthwhile experiment if nothing else. Her not so bloody Mary in the Lyceum production of JCS was pretty good too. |
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Post by Jon on Sept 22, 2022 17:06:51 GMT
I'm surprised it's taken this long to have a female Engineer in Miss Saigon.
Miss Saigon has always made changes to the casting, the Broadway production had an Asian Ellen later in the run which to me was kind of genius casting because it changes the dynamic between her, Chris and Kim.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2022 17:24:01 GMT
Joanna Ampil is an absolute musical theatre megastar. So talented but also so humble and so charming. If anyone can make this work, she can!
Anyway, I am really looking forward to this; fascinated to see what they do with it. And after the recent (ish) West End revival and subsequent tour (which I caught in Manchester and was simply stunning) it's great to have Miss Saigon back in the UK so soon. Truly one of the best scores ever written IMHO.
Are Sheffield Crucible known as a producing house? Confess to not knowing much about them but had thought (perhaps wrongly) they were mainly a receiving house for tours. And snooker.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Sept 22, 2022 17:26:52 GMT
The OG London production opened 33 years ago this week.
Amazing to think it's taken so long for a regional company to try to do it.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 22, 2022 18:04:39 GMT
Joanna Ampil is an absolute musical theatre megastar. So talented but also so humble and so charming. If anyone can make this work, she can! Anyway, I am really looking forward to this; fascinated to see what they do with it. And after the recent (ish) West End revival and subsequent tour (which I caught in Manchester and was simply stunning) it's great to have Miss Saigon back in the UK so soon. Truly one of the best scores ever written IMHO. Are Sheffield Crucible known as a producing house? Confess to not knowing much about them but had thought (perhaps wrongly) they were mainly a receiving house for tours. And snooker. The crucible is part of Sheffield Theatres. The Crucible and Crucible Studio are producing houses, the Lyceum which is next door is the receiving house and gets all the usual tours. The Crucible is a stunning building and it’s always an absolute pleasure to go to my home town to see something there. I’ll be booking at least one trip to Miss Saigon! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2022 18:12:02 GMT
Joanna Ampil is an absolute musical theatre megastar. So talented but also so humble and so charming. If anyone can make this work, she can! Anyway, I am really looking forward to this; fascinated to see what they do with it. And after the recent (ish) West End revival and subsequent tour (which I caught in Manchester and was simply stunning) it's great to have Miss Saigon back in the UK so soon. Truly one of the best scores ever written IMHO. Are Sheffield Crucible known as a producing house? Confess to not knowing much about them but had thought (perhaps wrongly) they were mainly a receiving house for tours. And snooker. The crucible is part of Sheffield Theatres. The Crucible and Crucible Studio are producing houses, the Lyceum which is next door is the receiving house and gets all the usual tours. The Crucible is a stunning building and it’s always an absolute pleasure to go to my home town to see something there. I’ll be booking at least one trip to Miss Saigon! Well this is wonderful :-) I shall definitely be going and really looking forward to it. Despite years living in Manchester, have never been! |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Sept 22, 2022 18:19:04 GMT
It'll be an interpretive dancer who identifies as a helicopter, and you will enjoy it. HAHAHAHAHAHA |
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Post by matilda1 on Sept 23, 2022 7:51:25 GMT
Recent graduate Desmonda Cathabel as Kim?
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Post by viola on Sept 23, 2022 10:36:39 GMT
Recent graduate Desmonda Cathabel as Kim? I'm wondering about Sha Dessi (current Eponine). She reminds me of Monique Wilson when she was in Miss Saigon. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 23, 2022 17:09:07 GMT
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Post by theatremiss on Sept 23, 2022 17:39:22 GMT
I got quite excited until I read 'female Engineer'. For goodness sake, why? Surely you mean “why god why.” |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 24, 2022 10:44:00 GMT
I’ll be booking at least one trip to Miss Saigon! Will you be travelling by train BurlyBeaR? At least at that time of year it will be light enough to see the Peak District in all it's glorious magnificence. |
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Post by AddisonMizner on Sept 24, 2022 13:09:59 GMT
Definitely booking for this - I love MISS SAIGON. Superior to LES MIS in my opinion (and I love that piece too). I remember seeing the UK tour (around 2005?) and falling head over heels for it. I went to the recent West End revival and didn’t love it as much, but I am looking forward to seeing this “reimagining” in Sheffield.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 24, 2022 13:16:12 GMT
I don’t think they’ll go anywhere near trying to recreate the helicopter. Even the touring version of that effect was stunningly executed. From the stalls I could almost feel my ears blowing back. It’s become so iconic that even if it wasn’t for the fact that it has to be designed for a very large thrust stage I think the Crucible would want do it quite differently.
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Post by ncbears on Sept 24, 2022 14:52:36 GMT
"at tonight's performance, the role of the helicopter will be played by _____"
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 30, 2022 10:00:31 GMT
General booking opens tomorrow at 10am sharp. Don't be late! Press night is Thursday 13 July. Sadly, tickets aren't available for the hoi polloi, which is regrettable for a subsidised theatre. Really simple pricing structure: £15, £25, £35 and £45. Be warned that prices will rise if there's high demand.   Anyone planning on seeing Standing at the Sky's Edge and Miss Saigon may wish to consider a subscription. |
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Post by ptwest on Sept 30, 2022 21:07:48 GMT
I actually did get a subscription for this - limited dates I could do and I have a few specific favourite seats at the crucible, so got what I wanted the night before press night. I’m not completely sold on the idea of a female engineer but I am completely sold on Joanna Ampil so will go with an open mind.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 30, 2022 21:16:10 GMT
General booking opens tomorrow at 10am sharp. Don't be late! Press night is Thursday 13 July. Sadly, tickets aren't available for the hoi polloi, which is regrettable for a subsidised theatre. Really simple pricing structure: £15, £25, £35 and £45. Be warned that prices will rise if there's high demand. Anyone planning on seeing Standing at the Sky's Edge and Miss Saigon may wish to consider a subscription. Top tip - the orange coloured seats are very good value |
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 1, 2022 9:06:47 GMT
Pretty painless booking process, was put in a queue at 1 minute to 10 and was in within a couple of minutes and managed to get 2 of the £35 seats for £5 each due to being under 26, fantastic deal and what a great way to get young people into the theatre!
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Post by mrnutz on Oct 1, 2022 9:10:46 GMT
Very painless booking - got a couple of the £35 seats for a Saturday matinee near the start of the run. First visit to this theatre!
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Post by cezbear on Oct 1, 2022 9:15:12 GMT
Not painless for me so far, couldn't pay because cardholder field empty but there's no cardholder field... trying again on laptop rather than phone so back in the queue.
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Oct 1, 2022 9:31:02 GMT
Also got exactly what I wanted for a Saturday matinee with no problems at all.
Reasonable prices, one of my favourite musicals and one of my favourite theatres too so well worth the 400 mile round trip. Ticket received immediately and already printed, diaried and filed.
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Post by benny20 on Oct 1, 2022 9:44:28 GMT
All booked. Pretty quick and easy
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Post by WireHangers on Oct 1, 2022 9:50:08 GMT
Those who know the venue and local audience well, how likely is this to sell out?
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