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Post by BVM on Sept 5, 2024 8:28:42 GMT
Well if that’s not a positive indication that she’s happy in the role and the producers are happy with her, I don’t know what is.
I do think the “crisis” rumours in Melbourne were massively overstated in the luvvie community. She probably was simply genuinely injured.
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Post by chernjam on Sept 8, 2024 0:03:49 GMT
Well if that’s not a positive indication that she’s happy in the role and the producers are happy with her, I don’t know what is. I do think the “crisis” rumours in Melbourne were massively overstated in the luvvie community. She probably was simply genuinely injured. Yeah perhaps people were hoping to rekindle the chaos of the 1990's with this show. Although the silence from the producers surely didnt help |
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Post by mistressjojo on Sept 10, 2024 7:15:03 GMT
There's a $72 for 72 hours sale on atm via TodayTix.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays in September.
Seats spread throughout the theatre.
I has a few $ credit on my account, so managed a Row D stalls seat for $62 . Bargain!
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Post by Mark on Sept 18, 2024 7:49:26 GMT
Have booked this for tomorrow night on my layover in Sydney. Looki my forward to seeing a “traditional” production having only seen the watermill actor/muso version and then the recent revival.
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Post by Mark on Sept 19, 2024 15:45:52 GMT
This was disappointing. Sarah is totally miscast. Her voice doesn’t suit the score at all. There is zero power behind her voice. “As if we never said goodbye” was a total non-event. As mentioned above this was my first time seeing a big traditional sunset. I did like having all the set etc but in all honesty if that central performance doesn’t hit then the whole show falls. And it did. Give me the recent revival any day of the week.
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Post by chernjam on Sept 19, 2024 17:32:46 GMT
This was disappointing. Sarah is totally miscast. Her voice doesn’t suit the score at all. There is zero power behind her voice. “As if we never said goodbye” was a total non-event. As mentioned above this was my first time seeing a big traditional sunset. I did like having all the set etc but in all honesty if that central performance doesn’t hit then the whole show falls. And it did. Give me the recent revival any day of the week. Was curious to hear your take. Yeah I don't want to keep dumping on Sarah - I just never imagined her in this role - she just seems too delicate and fragile to pull Norma off. How were the other performers? |
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Post by mistressjojo on Sept 29, 2024 1:25:35 GMT
I'd like to start off by saying I'm not usually a musicals person, and the last & only other time I've see SB was way back in 1996 with Hugh Jackman. So I really had nothing in my memory to hold this production up to for comparison.
Having said that I'd have to agree this was not the role for Sarah B. Her vocals didn't suit the character, and her acting choices took Norma on a bit of a wild ride. I don't know if this was intentional, but it didn't work for me.
The set is the real star of the show. Absolutely magnificent & detailed.
Oh, and Tim Draxl's pecs! *sorrynotsorry*.
Seriously, he is very good as Joe and judging by the audience is the drawcard for this as much as SB - at least in Sydney.
Glad I saw it, but would never have paid full price.
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Post by alwfan on Oct 25, 2024 6:38:55 GMT
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Post by osdtdg on Oct 25, 2024 6:43:39 GMT
Five-star production when its Silvie as Norma. Sorry to beat a dead horse, but my goodness I did not believe how bad Sarah could be until I saw her live the sunday just gone. The reviews were right, if not a bit too kind!
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Post by mistressjojo on Oct 25, 2024 7:29:46 GMT
A five star production where all remaining seats are now $85. Regardless of who is performing, that's a bargain for a night at the theatre in Sydney.  |
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 25, 2024 10:20:20 GMT
A friend of mine is in the audience watching a performance of this as I type this.
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Post by alwfan on Oct 26, 2024 16:21:55 GMT
http://instagram.com/p/DBlnJPGyls_ I believe the video in this post is from today and shows the audience giving Sarah a standing ovation when she comes out for her bow. Her performance in general has been polarizing. It didn't help that Silvie Paladino is a fabulous performer anyway, and her covering up for Sarah when she was off in Melbourne only worsened things for Sarah's reputation. The positive about Sydney is that Sarah hasn't missed any shows (apart from one I think), and seems very happy to be there. I wonder if Melbourne would have been different had she stuck it out. I also feel the show will tour beyond Singapore. Sarah Brightman hasn't released an album for a couple of years and seems quite happy to stick to her Christmas concerts the last three years. She'll probably need something to do the rest of the year, and I can see her touring Asia over the next year or two as Norma Desmond. |
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Post by jk20013 on Oct 29, 2024 11:14:13 GMT
Have seen the show a few times in Sydney. I was a fan of the musical prior to this and I was happy to be able to see this wonderful production with SB in it.
What surprised me the most was Sarah’s acting. She really can act! There were many layers to her characterization. I loved that her Norma Desmond wasn’t nuts from the outset and you really believed her when she begs Joe to stay, her fears and hopes when she returns to Paramount and her unraveling at the end. As I watched the show a few times, I could appreciate how SB was living in the moment, hence her acting adjusted to whatever happened during the performance on the night. “As If we never said goodbye” was a highlight as she canvassed the spectrum of emotions from trepidation to hope to triumph etc
Silvie was very good but I believed SB as a former silent movie star; Silvie came across more like a “rich woman”. If audiences think a powerful belting voice is the measure of a good performance then they will mark SB down for sure. The relationship between Joe and Norma was riveting. Again, they were living in the moment which made the sparks fly.
I have seen Elaine Page in the Adelphi production, the Melbourne production (Debra and Hugh Jackman) and Glenn Close 2017 (Broadway). I think the Sydney production is up there with the original Adelphi.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 29, 2024 12:03:52 GMT
I have seen Elaine Page in the Adelphi production, the Melbourne production (Debra and Hugh Jackman) and Glenn Close 2017 (Broadway). I think the Sydney production is up there with the original Adelphi. That's extremely encouraging to hear jk20013 |
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