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Post by mmmbop on Oct 7, 2016 15:05:38 GMT
This is gonna be an unpopular opinion but I honestly don't care what they charge (up to £150) providing this lives upto the Broadway production. The best nights in recent memory for me have been the nights I've seen Hamilton and I just think it's worth the £100-£145 I've paid to see it, especially when I've paid more than half of that to see trash. As long as this isn't gonna take on the Broadway premium prices and as long as there are these cheaper options and lottery that Cameron is promising then I'm fine with whatever. And hey if I can pay £150 and get the best seat in the house compared to £150 for limited view which is what I got last time on Broadway then I'm cool with that. Agreed! |
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Post by primitivewallflower on Oct 7, 2016 17:13:53 GMT
This is gonna be an unpopular opinion but I honestly don't care what they charge (up to £150) providing this lives upto the Broadway production. The best nights in recent memory for me have been the nights I've seen Hamilton and I just think it's worth the £100-£145 I've paid to see it, especially when I've paid more than half of that to see trash. As long as this isn't gonna take on the Broadway premium prices and as long as there are these cheaper options and lottery that Cameron is promising then I'm fine with whatever. And hey if I can pay £150 and get the best seat in the house compared to £150 for limited view which is what I got last time on Broadway then I'm cool with that. I agree with the sentiment but that water has been gradually boiling for far longer in NY. Broadway audiences have now baked high prices for hit shows into their expectations even if they don't necessarily like it. It would be a far bigger shock for West End audiences. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 21:02:05 GMT
This is gonna be an unpopular opinion but I honestly don't care what they charge (up to £150) providing this lives upto the Broadway production. The best nights in recent memory for me have been the nights I've seen Hamilton and I just think it's worth the £100-£145 I've paid to see it, especially when I've paid more than half of that to see trash. As long as this isn't gonna take on the Broadway premium prices and as long as there are these cheaper options and lottery that Cameron is promising then I'm fine with whatever. And hey if I can pay £150 and get the best seat in the house compared to £150 for limited view which is what I got last time on Broadway then I'm cool with that. I agree with the sentiment but that water has been gradually boiling for far longer in NY. Broadway audiences have now baked high prices for hit shows into their expectations even if they don't necessarily like it. It would be a far bigger shock for West End audiences. I'd agree if we were talking about the $849 premium that Hamilton on Broadway currently charges but Book of Mormon charges £150 in London as we speak. And as much as I like Mormon, Hamilton is the better show. |
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Post by primitivewallflower on Oct 7, 2016 22:44:13 GMT
I agree with the sentiment but that water has been gradually boiling for far longer in NY. Broadway audiences have now baked high prices for hit shows into their expectations even if they don't necessarily like it. It would be a far bigger shock for West End audiences. I'd agree if we were talking about the $849 premium that Hamilton on Broadway currently charges but Book of Mormon charges £150 in London as we speak. And as much as I like Mormon, Hamilton is the better show. Yes, that's what I meant, that $849 simply won't fly in London. And I grudgingly agree though I love BOM. |
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Oct 8, 2016 11:54:48 GMT
Listened to this 4 times today. Such a good song, really sad this was cut from the show! |
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Post by primitivewallflower on Oct 8, 2016 16:09:43 GMT
Listened to this 4 times today. Such a good song, really sad this was cut from the show! Excellent, but the editor needs to put "Sit Down John!" back in! Too good a line. |
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Post by ali973 on Oct 8, 2016 18:42:49 GMT
Might be on the Mixtape? There's also a great cut from this workshop that's called Congratulations sung by Angelica. Parts of it appear in the Reynolds Pamphlet.
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Post by andrew on Oct 8, 2016 19:36:11 GMT
Might be on the Mixtape? There's also a great cut from this workshop that's called Congratulations sung by Angelica. Parts of it appear in the Reynolds Pamphlet. In case anyone missed it |
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Post by martin1965 on Oct 8, 2016 20:38:15 GMT
The nonsense on Broadway with ticket prices will not happen here, the new yorkers seem immune to it now but tjr west end is different. i imagine top price will be £80-90 and i mean "normal" top price not the frankly stupid premium tickets!!
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Post by daniel on Oct 8, 2016 22:35:43 GMT
I'm expecting the pricing structure to be something like £35/£55/£85 with Premiums (most of the stalls and front Dress) £100-£200
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Post by foxa on Oct 9, 2016 12:45:36 GMT
Okay - got a special treat for you: Lin-Manuel Miranda was the host for Saturday Night Live and his opening monologue is a thing of wonder (for those of us SNL was an instiution and he captures our love for it perfectly.)
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Post by RudyGrey on Oct 9, 2016 13:28:59 GMT
Thanks, Foxa, what a treat indeed :-)
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Post by foxa on Oct 9, 2016 13:38:22 GMT
Thanks, Foxa, what a treat indeed :-) Lin-Manuel is a genius, isn't he, Rudy? SNL is famous for being broadcast live so there were no retakes of that - he indeed just had his 'one shot' to get it right. And nailed it, of course. If you trawl around youtube there is also a sketch from the same show called Crucible Cast Party. |
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Post by charliec on Oct 9, 2016 13:58:56 GMT
There's this as well... for all the theatre kids out there.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 9, 2016 14:03:43 GMT
That was genius and very clever. How he remembers all those words is fantastic. Although I have not much idea what he was talking about
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 9, 2016 14:55:26 GMT
SNL has been hit-or-miss for years, but most of last night was "hit" for me, even if some of them were the skits where you go, "This is so stupid," but you're laughing anyway.
Note: SNL is live on the East Coast. All the other time zones get it at 11:30 their time, so if needed, stuff is bleeped out. I think that's pretty rare, though.
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Post by andrew on Oct 9, 2016 19:17:29 GMT
LMM was definitely reading off cue cards for most of his rap in the monologue, you can see him constantly looking to the side of the camera even as he's walking behind the scenes. Fair enough though, it's a hella lotta words.
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Post by primitivewallflower on Oct 9, 2016 19:29:28 GMT
The opening monologue was brilliant ("Never gonna be president now..."), but have to say that Crucible Cast Party just nailed it on so many personal levels...
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Post by charliec on Oct 9, 2016 20:09:28 GMT
LMM was definitely reading off cue cards for most of his rap in the monologue, you can see him constantly looking to the side of the camera even as he's walking behind the scenes. Fair enough though, it's a hella lotta words. Apparently they only finished writing it the night before! He did incredibly well considering! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 20:11:32 GMT
He's a star. Continually so happy for him.
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 10, 2016 2:58:03 GMT
LMM was definitely reading off cue cards for most of his rap in the monologue, you can see him constantly looking to the side of the camera even as he's walking behind the scenes. Fair enough though, it's a hella lotta words. I wouldn't have expected him NOT to. I can't remember a time SNL didn't use them, even if they were similar to something the host knew already. |
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Post by adrianics on Oct 10, 2016 14:03:29 GMT
SNL uses cue cards and actively discourages cast members and hosts from learning scripts (due to last-minute changes usually resulting from dress rehearsal), I saw a Bill Hader interview where he confirmed that.
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Post by foxa on Oct 10, 2016 16:03:04 GMT
He even refers to cue cards in the song BUT no one could simply read that off cue cards at that speed without being pretty positive what was going to come next, plus hitting all those marks, working with the SNL band, coordinating with the dancers, circling the studio and backing onto the stage - cue cards or no SO technically difficult. What would it be like to have his bravery (and talent)?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 0:26:33 GMT
Uh-oh.
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Post by primitivewallflower on Oct 11, 2016 3:30:18 GMT
Wait, she can't cover "Burn", but Celine Dion can do this? |
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