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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 22:23:49 GMT
Okay, as I thought minimal excitement as no idea who either of those are. What if you flipped this and decided that if you have no expectations and minimal knowledge of their prior work, then there's potential for more excitement as this choice is fresh and new?
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Post by steve10086 on Jun 15, 2017 22:24:17 GMT
Well Jamael Westman looks like he could be "cheeky" enough to play a LMM-originated role
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Post by ali973 on Jun 15, 2017 22:25:11 GMT
Interesting, both Hamiltons are very young. Good luck/break a leg to both of them! Their lives will pretty much change very soon.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:26:35 GMT
Okay, as I thought minimal excitement as no idea who either of those are. What if you flipped this and decided that if you have no expectations and minimal knowledge of their prior work, then there's potential for more excitement as this choice is fresh and new? I'm excited to see the show again in general, so this choice doesn't bother me, it just doesn't make me look forward to it any more than I was before. I'm sure if they've decided to go with someone with no experience then he must be a very natural talent and I look forward to seeing a new interpretation of the role.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:27:11 GMT
Looking at baz twitter is is bad I am more excited to see Anne Marie duff and Kenneth Cranham in Heisenberg than who is in hamilton( probably because I have not got a ticket for Hamilton yet.) The other people on twitter seemed quite rude when baz posted about Heisenberg which annoys me a bit. I also thought king George would be someone a bit more famous and known to the British public
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:27:22 GMT
Excellent news! Great to see an unknkwn being given the chance to lead a big new show.
It doesnt need a name to sell tickets at this point, so why nit give someone the biggest break an actor can get.
Well done Lin!
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Post by ali973 on Jun 15, 2017 22:30:24 GMT
Is anyone going to the first preview? I'm somewhere there in the back stalls.
It would be nice if they announce when Ash goes on. In Broadway and Chicago the alternate's show is the last performance of the week, so Sunday. I'm not sure they'll give him Saturday evening or matinee. Ok, I'll stop myself now cause I think I'm tiptoeing into 3rd midwife understudy territory.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:30:35 GMT
How old is Michael Jibson?! He must be around Brian D'Arcy James age, who originated the role?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:30:57 GMT
37, I think.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 22:31:32 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 15, 2017 22:31:43 GMT
So Jamal trained at RADA, so they haven't even gone for someone who trained specifically at a 'Musical Theatre' drama school. This gives me hope!! 25 and recently graduated. What a job to land. Good luck to him and the alternate, too!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:32:17 GMT
Oooo damn, that's a hard 36!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:32:23 GMT
I like Michael Jibson but from what I can gather on here, King George isn't in it that much? So on balance am quite glad I didn't book for this. With any luck, for a UK audience the hype will come and go, and then ticket prices might start looking a bit more reasonable...
Agree with robadog - Cranham in #HeisenbergPlay is more exciting!
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 15, 2017 22:32:32 GMT
Is anyone going to the first preview? I'm somewhere there in the back stalls. It would be nice if they announce when Ash goes on. In Broadway and Chicago the alternate's show is the last performance of the week, so Sunday. I'm not sure they'll give him Saturday evening or matinee. Ok, I'll stop myself now cause I think I'm tiptoeing into 3rd midwife understudy territory. I'll be at the first preview! Congratulations to the person who suggested Michael Jibson many pages ago. You've won a yacht!
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Post by firefingers on Jun 15, 2017 22:33:06 GMT
Selfishly glad Lin Manuel Miranda isn't doing this, as I have ticket for a Monday and would have no doubt got the alternate. Though I do have a second ticket for June, so if he wants to take over then that'd be swell.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:33:30 GMT
I like Michael Jibson but from what I can gather on here, King George isn't in it that much? So on balance am quite glad I didn't book for this. With any luck, for a UK audience the hype will come and go, and then ticket prices might start looking a bit more reasonable... Agree with robadog - Cranham in #HeisenbergPlay is more exciting! His total stage time is 11 minutes, out of 2h 45m.
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Post by longinthetooth on Jun 15, 2017 22:34:01 GMT
I can tell you when the alternate will be on. It will be when I'm going. It always is.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:34:09 GMT
I like Michael Jibson but from what I can gather on here, King George isn't in it that much? So on balance am quite glad I didn't book for this. With any luck, for a UK audience the hype will come and go, and then ticket prices might start looking a bit more reasonable... Agree with robadog - Cranham in #HeisenbergPlay is more exciting! He's in it for 9 minutes and his songs are some of the few that are skippable in my opinion.
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 15, 2017 22:34:26 GMT
Some of the tween replies to Baz on twitter are just incredible. I wonder what they'll think when they look back in a few years time!
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Post by ali973 on Jun 15, 2017 22:34:45 GMT
There's been hardly any mold with King George (or even Hamilton or Burr, really). They've gone with the Chelsea boy type with Groff, Rennells and then O'Malley, and then totally switched gear with D'Arcy James and Alexander Gemignani, so I think they're just being completely liberal with the way they cast King George. At this point I've seen four Burr's, and they were all so distinctly different. The two main Hamiltons in Chicago that I've seen were quite similar, both physically as well as in their performance.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:36:13 GMT
Thanks snutte and daniel - definitely going to save my £90+ now! :-)
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 22:36:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 22:36:45 GMT
Some of the tween replies to Baz on twitter are just incredible. I wonder what they'll think when they look back in a few years time! We can't really that just yet, we have to see if they are any good first!
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 15, 2017 22:36:52 GMT
Well fair play to the guy. He must be pretty good. Really looking forward to seeing this
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 22:37:52 GMT
Some of the tween replies to Baz on twitter are just incredible. I wonder what they'll think when they look back in a few years time! We can't really that just yet, we have to see if they are any good first! I assume the "they" meant the tweens...
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