Son of a Preacher Man

Yes, just heard that. It will be interesting to see what he comes up with!!

I suspect the names Craig, Revel and Horwood are a lot to do with it. He’s built up a pretty impressive CV. 

I didn't get that far. I got stuck in act one on what the ...  Mrs Mop was doing there, with no relationship to anything going on, there, or on planet earth. It was as if he walked in from some panto, or bad Tv show, 40 years ago.........

I didn't get that far. I got stuck in act one on what the ...  Mrs Mop was doing there, with no relationship to anything going on, there, or on planet earth. It was as if he walked in from some panto, or bad Tv show, 40 years ago.........[/quote]


I thought it was rather Monty Python-esque. I was waiting for the line "He's not the Preacher Man, he's a very naughty boy"

Interval thoughts.

The first half hour was dire, laden with exposition and just painfully dull.

But, you know what, it's getting better. It's not great by any means but I'm quite enjoying it now.

Loving the Cappucino Sisters styling and harmonies, Diana Vickers sounds amazing, while I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself with the plastic chairs was actually alright!

The cast, and Diana in particular, deserve better but after enduring Exposure The Musical last year, it's nowhere near as bad as that.

Am I the same girl? No I'm not, No I'm not . . 

Alice Barlow replacing Diana Vickers next year. Michelle Gayle playing the role Debra Stephenson is currently playing from 6th March.

Michelle Gayle? Jeez.... there's stunt casting and then there is this!

She was in Eastenders and a pop star twenty years ago!

Saw this again in Wimbledon . Its got better with practice - as the cast have mastered it, tweaked it, and got it flowing better - with a better sound balance and fewer distractions from the wandering minstrels and deafening brass. The story is still weak,and odd, the choreography very odd, and some singers are notably stronger than others. The first week look of embarrassment though has gone, and the cast seem to have worked it into something they can play with confidence.

Miss Vickers is still singing really well, and she's now mastered stage combat so her blows really hurt, and looking pretty good in the dance moves. Someone should give her a stronger role to get her acting teeth into again next.

I am still struck by the Viva Forever phenomena , which applies here too.The less aware members of the Preacherman audience spent much of act one,moaning that they were in some wierd story, not a Dusty life story. Some talked about going. But then they started clapping the singers. Then we get to the end where there's a lively Dusty montage by the complete cast - the audience then really into it, and the cast get a standing ovation. There's a lesson there somewhere how to wtite a musical, and how not to.

I think uk audiences  are Ok at this - they tend not to stand when there's lots of  kids in the  audience.

The problem , more often ,  including with with Preacherman,  is that the lead is there  on stage building to nailing the most sensational note of the  day- and what do the audience  do , they start clapping and cheering well before the singer gets there . They might as well have cut the  money note out.

Thats been a pet peeve  since Stars was ruined on successive  Le Mis visits by the audience  drowning out the last notes.

Let’s not have the standing ovation debate again here in this thread. It was done to death on another thread dedicated to the subject.