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Post by chernjam on Oct 1, 2024 20:21:02 GMT
This is off topic, but I'd love to see a video of Sydmonton's "TWiW", I know there must be one in existence since a tiny clip from it was shown here by none other than the Maestro himself (starting at 1:35): Ahhh The Woman in White - I quite loved that score (and the symphonic suite of it is beautiful too) Saw it I think 3 times on Broadway - on this side of the Atlantic, I don't think the story was well known much before and once it was, it kind of wasn't so mysterious, shocking, etc. Kind of predictable to modern audiences. I wonder if he had a name like Anne Hatthaway starring in NY if it might have done better. That clip of her is pretty astounding. |
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Post by newyorkcityboy on Oct 2, 2024 7:21:00 GMT
Random thoughts:
Illusionist seems perfect for him - but maybe a little *too* perfect? Could end up feeling like a re-tread, as others have said.
ALW is a much better composer than producer; he needs a sounding board - and someone to say no - in place of an echo chamber.
I’d have preferred a recording of the revised WiW - or the recent Aspects - in place of another Starlight, but hey…
AnnexHathaway is amazing - and won an Oscar for Les Mis. Why isn’t he working with her?!
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Post by partytentdown on Oct 2, 2024 22:44:17 GMT
This evening, Cristina Bianco was a guest singer at Tituss Burgess' concert at the Phoenix Arts Club. When he asked her what she had coming up, she said she was "appearing in an upcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber show" but wasn't allowed to tell us anything about it yet.
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 3, 2024 18:24:49 GMT
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Post by unseaworthy on Oct 3, 2024 18:47:32 GMT
This evening, Cristina Bianco was a guest singer at Tituss Burgess' concert at the Phoenix Arts Club. When he asked her what she had coming up, she said she was "appearing in an upcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber show" but wasn't allowed to tell us anything about it yet. This is interesting... It might be a very exciting project |
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Post by benj on Oct 3, 2024 20:04:59 GMT
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 4, 2024 19:24:32 GMT
The Illusionist is currently on Amazon Prime. I remember loving it when it first came out and much prefer it to The Prestige.
But on rewatching it's a bit slow. Not much happens in first half and struggling to see it musicalised. That said, it has a very Phantom style setting and mood with high emotions, very Lloyd Webber. If it can be reworked with maybe more relationship/character development I could see it being good
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Post by unseaworthy on Oct 4, 2024 19:50:13 GMT
This evening, Cristina Bianco was a guest singer at Tituss Burgess' concert at the Phoenix Arts Club. When he asked her what she had coming up, she said she was "appearing in an upcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber show" but wasn't allowed to tell us anything about it yet. Ooh good gossip! Presuming she would play the Jessica Biel character. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 5, 2024 5:18:45 GMT
This evening, Cristina Bianco was a guest singer at Tituss Burgess' concert at the Phoenix Arts Club. When he asked her what she had coming up, she said she was "appearing in an upcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber show" but wasn't allowed to tell us anything about it yet. Wasn't there talk of evita being revived? Does she necessarily mean 'new' or could it be a revival. |
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Post by unseaworthy on Oct 5, 2024 9:09:56 GMT
This evening, Cristina Bianco was a guest singer at Tituss Burgess' concert at the Phoenix Arts Club. When he asked her what she had coming up, she said she was "appearing in an upcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber show" but wasn't allowed to tell us anything about it yet. Wasn't there talk of evita being revived? Does she necessarily mean 'new' or could it be a revival. Happy to be proved wrong but Christina Bianco seems like an odd choice for Evita... |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 5, 2024 9:27:54 GMT
Wasn't there talk of evita being revived? Does she necessarily mean 'new' or could it be a revival. Happy to be proved wrong but Christina Bianco seems like an odd choice for Evita... Yeah that's true. But she also seems a bit too old for the Jessica Biel character who was in her 20s. Of course the character could be being aged up, or she's playing a supporting character. |
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Post by partytentdown on Oct 18, 2024 7:29:47 GMT
This evening, Cristina Bianco was a guest singer at Tituss Burgess' concert at the Phoenix Arts Club. When he asked her what she had coming up, she said she was "appearing in an upcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber show" but wasn't allowed to tell us anything about it yet. It seems she was actually talking about this... http://instagram.com/p/DBOMotMNoUJ |
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Post by blamerobots on Oct 24, 2024 20:43:58 GMT
Confirmed to be a musical adaptation of The Illusionist!!!
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Post by blamerobots on Oct 24, 2024 20:52:35 GMT
Figured I'd start a new thread since the other one was 7 pages of speculation going back to 2022... BurlyBeaR could move discussion there of The Illusionist film and the rights over here? |
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Post by unseaworthy on Oct 24, 2024 21:01:06 GMT
Confirmed to be a musical adaptation of The Illusionist!!!
Just a throw away mention in a long interview... I bet they didn't want it announced like that! |
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Post by marob on Oct 24, 2024 22:02:56 GMT
Has the article been edited? Or is it just my tired eyes, because I can’t see any mention of the Illusionist.
Love how he talks at length about how important vinyl is to him, with record players in “all the houses,” then they ask him what his favourite turntable is and he basically just goes “dunno 🤷♂️ “
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Post by blamerobots on Oct 24, 2024 22:22:04 GMT
They edited it lol, it definitely said The Illusionist
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 24, 2024 22:36:38 GMT
He wasn’t supposed to announce it yet 🤣
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 24, 2024 22:44:54 GMT
Andrew has said he is going to bring over Cats: The Jellicle Ball, so wondering how well Starlight Express has done in a theatre that is not in Central London, whether this might go into that Surrey Quays Theatre, where Macbeth was or maybe a bit more further out in Woolwich Works that has been show-less since the Punchdrunk show closed?
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Post by Dave B on Oct 24, 2024 22:48:13 GMT
so wondering how well Starlight Express has done in a theatre that is not in Central London It's just extended until October next year so can't be doing too badly. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 24, 2024 22:54:27 GMT
so wondering how well Starlight Express has done in a theatre that is not in Central London It's just extended until October next year so can't be doing too badly. That is really not what I’m saying! I am saying the opposite that Starlight is doing very well and that Andrew might be considering bring Cats: The Jellicle Ball into a theatre not in Zone 1 and can reconfigure the theatre how he wishes, because how well Starlight has done! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 25, 2024 6:08:03 GMT
Posts moved here from the ALW Next Musical thread
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 28, 2024 14:44:20 GMT
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Post by Jon on Oct 28, 2024 14:50:16 GMT
This will probably the first time in a while we'll have a Jamie Lloyd show with sets and costumes!
The comment of not a huge house makes me wonder if it could be somewhere like the Aldwych, Tina is on its last legs and it's a theatre ALW is familiar. The Adelphi is another option but I imagine that even with ALW as co-owner, he might want a banker there like Paddington.
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Post by PineappleForYou on Oct 28, 2024 15:38:05 GMT
This will probably the first time in a while we'll have a Jamie Lloyd show with sets and costumes! Now don't get ahead of yourself 😂 |
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