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Post by welsh_tenor on Apr 9, 2018 7:04:09 GMT
Watching the Oliviers last night I realised I saw the covers for King George and Aaron Burr at the matinee on Saturday - I only glanced at the cast board when I arrived to see if Jamael and Rachel were on.
After the opening Olivier number I was so much more impressed with the guy I saw on Saturday, yes ok Giles won his category so I’m sure is better in the show, but on Saturday there was a commanding power in the cover - does anyone know who it would have been please?
Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing?
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Post by daniel on Apr 9, 2018 7:48:07 GMT
Watching the Oliviers last night I realised I saw the covers for King George and Aaron Burr at the matinee on Saturday - I only glanced at the cast board when I arrived to see if Jamael and Rachel were on. After the opening Olivier number I was so much more impressed with the guy I saw on Saturday, yes ok Giles won his category so I’m sure is better in the show, but on Saturday there was a commanding power in the cover - does anyone know who it would have been please? Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing? Burr would have been Sifiso Mazibuko if Giles was off.
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Post by duncan on Apr 9, 2018 8:23:00 GMT
Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing? Nothing, its officially the moment the Oliviers died.
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Post by poster J on Apr 9, 2018 8:25:57 GMT
Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing? Nothing, its officially the moment the Oliviers died. Yet Judi Dench won an Oscar for 8 minutes of screen time 20 years ago and the Oscars are still alive... It's a scene-stealing role, that's the whole point, and it requires excellent comic timing to make it work. Given the wrong people were nominated in the first place in that category, I don't really begrudge his win. And I'm just glad it went to someone in Hamilton rather than Ross Noble...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 8:40:50 GMT
Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing? Nothing, its officially the moment the Oliviers died. Jonathan Groff was nominated for a Tony for the same role. Tracie Bennett is probably not in 'Follies' for much longer than Michael Jibson is she? And the Oliviers died years ago, no-one really takes them seriously. Chillax.
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Post by duncan on Apr 9, 2018 8:48:16 GMT
I know nobody takes them seriously - I was being facetious.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 8:54:24 GMT
Nothing, its officially the moment the Oliviers died. Jonathan Groff was nominated for a Tony for the same role. Tracie Bennett is probably not in 'Follies' for much longer than Michael Jibson is she? And the Oliviers died years ago, no-one really takes them seriously. Chillax. Neither Jonathan Groff nor Tracie Bennett won though, so this is a very flawed comparison. Honestly they should have both nominated and awarded Peter Forbes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 9:06:40 GMT
Jonathan Groff was nominated for a Tony for the same role. Tracie Bennett is probably not in 'Follies' for much longer than Michael Jibson is she? And the Oliviers died years ago, no-one really takes them seriously. Chillax. Neither Jonathan Groff nor Tracie Bennett won though, so this is a very flawed comparison. Honestly they should have both nominated and awarded Peter Forbes. Fairy Nuff. To be fair none of the Hamilton cast should have been nominated anyway so if someone's going to win from there, it may as well be the big scene stealer of the show, no matter how small the role. Anyway, I thought he was the best one in it really so I don't mind him winning so much, I just thank God the Oliviers saw a tiny bit of sense and ignored Rachel John. Now that's a vanilla performance in a nothing role.
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Post by ellie1981 on Apr 9, 2018 9:20:04 GMT
Watching the Oliviers last night I realised I saw the covers for King George and Aaron Burr at the matinee on Saturday - I only glanced at the cast board when I arrived to see if Jamael and Rachel were on. After the opening Olivier number I was so much more impressed with the guy I saw on Saturday, yes ok Giles won his category so I’m sure is better in the show, but on Saturday there was a commanding power in the cover - does anyone know who it would have been please? Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing? Yes, I have seen Giles three times and Sifiso Mazibuko once. I was far more impressed with Sifiso.
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Post by showoff on Apr 9, 2018 10:08:59 GMT
Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing? I'm not sure, but I'm missing it too. When I went, to be blunt, he was utterly out of tune. I found it so bad that I was looking around to see if anyone else was noticing it.I find it quite bemusing that he actually won. To me he was butchering the part. The ridiculous thing being that Obioma Ugoala was by far the best thing on that stage, and they awarded three supporting nominations to Hamilton, yet not one to the most deserving (in my opinion).
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 9, 2018 12:03:56 GMT
And the Oliviers died years ago, no-one really takes them seriously. Chillax. Personally I agree, but within the industry (along with the BAFTAS) they are the most prestigious awards and highly coveted. Actors aren't too bothered about the Soap Awards etc. but to be an Olivier nominee or winner still has clout. Witness the gutted faces of the losers! I also think that if you are lucky enough to be in a "hit" show such as Hamilton or Harry Potter (last year) you get nominated regardless almost. I personally don't think any of the performances in Hamilton deserved nomination.
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Post by squidward on Apr 9, 2018 13:11:14 GMT
Watching the Oliviers last night I realised I saw the covers for King George and Aaron Burr at the matinee on Saturday - I only glanced at the cast board when I arrived to see if Jamael and Rachel were on. After the opening Olivier number I was so much more impressed with the guy I saw on Saturday, yes ok Giles won his category so I’m sure is better in the show, but on Saturday there was a commanding power in the cover - does anyone know who it would have been please? Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing?
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Post by squidward on Apr 9, 2018 13:29:38 GMT
Watching the Oliviers last night I realised I saw the covers for King George and Aaron Burr at the matinee on Saturday - I only glanced at the cast board when I arrived to see if Jamael and Rachel were on. After the opening Olivier number I was so much more impressed with the guy I saw on Saturday, yes ok Giles won his category so I’m sure is better in the show, but on Saturday there was a commanding power in the cover - does anyone know who it would have been please? Also King George... very funny part but I can’t see what Michael Jibson does with the role to make it a winner over the other nominees?! What am I missing? I totally agree about Michael Jibson, especially having beaten Cleve September. The King is a showier part I guess, but it’s a novelty act as opposed to Laurens and Philip, both of which we’re exquisitely played by CS in my opinion. I know I’m in the minority on this one, but I thought to have Jamael Weston nominated as Best Actor in a musical in the first place was highly questionable. In my humble opinion, he’s got a very long way to go before he gets to that stage. And finally, Catherine Tate. Whoever made the choice to have her host the event should hang their head(s) in shame. Same for whoever wrote her script (probably her) and chose her dress (ditto). If the Olivier organisers want the awards to be taken seriously, to undermine it with a clapped out, vulgar and inept host was a major mistep.
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Post by singularsensation10 on Apr 9, 2018 14:11:26 GMT
Waaaait.... Hamilton won best sound design?!?! Well now we know there’s no actual judgement behind the choosing of the winners, all of the nominees must be placed into a hat and picked out at random because seriously. Hamilton. Winning best sound design. Nope.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 14:11:40 GMT
Same for whoever wrote her script (probably her) and chose her dress (ditto). I thought Catherine Tate looked pretty fabulous myself.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 14:22:55 GMT
So it won Musical, Actor, Supporting Actor, Choreography, Lighting, Sound and Music. It should of won Costume if not 42nd Street but they clearly hated that show at the Oliviers so thats neither here nor there and I will remain bitter. I know this sounds selfish but I love that whilst this has tied Matilda, Matilda and Potter, two British shows, have the most wins at the Oliviers ever. That makes me happy, not just a quality stand point. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 16:37:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 11:10:30 GMT
Marsha is on for Eliza the next two weeks, so those who didn't enjoy Rachelle can go and see someone else! 😁
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Post by BGLowe on Apr 12, 2018 12:37:22 GMT
I finally was in the room where it happened last night! Sat in D24/25 - fantastic seats as I love being up close to see the expressions. Without repeating everyone else I absolutely adored this. A couple of understudies;
Sifiso Mazibuko was on for Aaron Burr. I really enjoyed his interpretation although I did feel he was stronger in act 2 as it felt like he was more relaxed. His “The room where it happened” was amazing but I wanted a little more for “Wait for it”. A strong performance though.
Miriam-Teak Lee was on for Angelica. I have to be honest I was gutted when I saw it wasn’t Rachel John as I adore her. Miriam was good but didn’t completely sell it for me. She had a lot of sass and her acting choices were nice but I, again, wanted a little more with her vocals.
As I already knew,Gabriel Mokake was on for Mulligan/Madison. He was good - not much to report.
I loved Jamael Westman who 100% sold it for me- he seamlessly made the character transitions and sung it really well. I also really liked Rachelle Ann Go - whilst she was somewhat Disney pop princess, I think it worked overall and I sobbed during its quiet uptown. I did feel she held back a little during burn, I really wanted her to just let go. I’d be interested in seeing someone else play the role though.
No Hamilton blues for me because luckily I am going again in July and I can’t wait!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:22:32 GMT
Is anyone after a single stalls seat (Row L) for the Matinee on Thursday 10th April? I want to go, I'm travelling alone, there's a pair of tickets available but because of their STUPID ruling, I can only buy tickets in pairs "because you can't leave a single seat". I'm prepared to buy the both so another person can buy the other single ticket from me? (or is that a breach of their other ticket sales rules?)
edit: no matter, they've gone now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 21:12:17 GMT
I think this is the first time since it was announced this thread was created it fell off the first page, so thought I'd bump it back up for the fans. 😂
Anywho, I haven't seen much about the stage door situation for Hamilton London, which surprpises me considering all the crazies who love it. (Not y'all on here, the fangirls). Any comment on the stage door situation?
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Post by poster J on Apr 14, 2018 23:04:37 GMT
I think this is the first time since it was announced this thread was created it fell off the first page, so thought I'd bump it back up for the fans. 😂 Anywho, I haven't seen much about the stage door situation for Hamilton London, which surprpises me considering all the crazies who love it. (Not y'all on here, the fangirls). Any comment on the stage door situation? I'm sure the fans could have bumped it themselves if they wanted to, no show needs to be discussed constantly (sometimes I wish the Wicked thread understood that...). Anyway, I went to the stage door when I saw the show again last week. All very orderly and friendly, but my goodness the fangirls beside me were annoying - they clearly wanted all the cast to know that they'd seen the show a ridiculous number of times (23 apparently, and it's only done just over 100 performances!) and would be back later in the week... All of those who were on for principal roles stopped except for Rachel, Rachelle and Christine who I didn't see at all (which was a shame as I'd gone to try to see Rachel) - presumably there are other exits that the cast can use as well. Several of the ensemble also stopped to chat.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2018 16:47:32 GMT
I stagedoored once. There were like 25-30 nice, patient people. Nothing like the craziness at Wicked. Everyone (except Rachel John, who probably used other door) stopped to chat with fans and pose for pics. Tarinn was the sweetest; I think I'm falling in love.
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 15, 2018 17:13:28 GMT
Yeah the couple of times I've been, the stage door has been a pretty calm and respectful place! Also, it's not outside the actual stage door, because of the ongoing works on the building, so people kinda queue up against a hedge that runs parallel where the stage door is and alongside a little path so it's a little less hectic than normal!
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 15, 2018 19:38:34 GMT
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