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Post by johartuk on Oct 12, 2020 7:59:09 GMT
I thought the whole thing felt rushed and chopped up - editing the songs to wedge them into the performance slot felt jarring, as did the abrupt change from musical to musical. It might have worked better without Mary Poppins (so, with just Phantom and Les Mis, there would have less editing of songs for length to be done) - MP would have worked better placed at the beginning of the broadcast on its own, with the MP cast joining everyone at the end for the last bit of One Day More.
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 12, 2020 8:08:06 GMT
I thought the whole thing felt rushed and chopped up - editing the songs to wedge them into the performance slot felt jarring, as did the abrupt change from musical to musical. It might have worked better without Mary Poppins (so, with just Phantom and Les Mis, there would have less editing of songs for length to be done) - MP would have worked better placed at the beginning of the broadcast on its own, with the MP cast joining everyone at the end for the last bit of One Day More. Really? |
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Post by marob on Oct 12, 2020 15:03:01 GMT
What was the piece of music used at the beginning during the shots of the empty theatres? It's familiar but I can't place it and it's stuck in my head now.
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Post by wardrobemistress76 on Oct 12, 2020 15:04:52 GMT
What was the piece of music used at the beginning during the shots of the empty theatres? It's familiar but I can't place it and it's stuck in my head now. The finale of Mary Poppins - one of my favourite pieces of music! |
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Post by marob on Oct 12, 2020 15:15:37 GMT
wardrobemistress76 That was quick thank you! I thought it was Mary Poppins, and tried some of the tracks on Spotify, but I didn't click on that one as I thought "it's definitely not A Spoonful of Sugar."
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Post by johartuk on Oct 13, 2020 14:08:28 GMT
I thought the whole thing felt rushed and chopped up - editing the songs to wedge them into the performance slot felt jarring, as did the abrupt change from musical to musical. It might have worked better without Mary Poppins (so, with just Phantom and Les Mis, there would have less editing of songs for length to be done) - MP would have worked better placed at the beginning of the broadcast on its own, with the MP cast joining everyone at the end for the last bit of One Day More. Really? Yes, really! The idea behind it was sound, but the execution (the whole 'chopping about of the songs' thing) wasn't the best. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 13, 2020 16:57:31 GMT
It was fine. I didn't mind. It's not like the general audience was for people who regularly post on message boards about theatre.
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Post by steve10086 on Oct 13, 2020 18:07:31 GMT
Yes, really! The idea behind it was sound, but the execution (the whole 'chopping about of the songs' thing) wasn't the best. Doesn’t really feel like the best time to be picking it apart... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2020 18:53:02 GMT
Seen so many tweets saying Christine was miming. Even if she was I still really enjoyed it That song or at least the end portion is normally mimed in the show because of the staging. You mean the bit where they're stood still in the middle of the stage doing nothing?  To be pedantic, it's the first half of the song that's mimed normally due to the staging and cuts into live at "In all your fantasies...". If the full song is mimed its normally due to the effort and potential strain required for the end note. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2020 23:18:53 GMT
Yes, really! The idea behind it was sound, but the execution (the whole 'chopping about of the songs' thing) wasn't the best. Doesn’t really feel like the best time to be picking it apart... I think it’s fair comment... I felt the same, especially with the Les Mis section. Singing along in my head, I kept expecting the tune/lyrics to go one way and was then slightly disappointed when they didn’t. I totally understand why it was done that way, and I’m glad they were there at all, but it did dull the effect a bit. After all the low-rent BGT stuff, it was a shame they couldn’t spare a few more minutes for a full couple of songs by super-talented people! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2020 23:26:09 GMT
The Les Mis section, apart from the last phrase, was exactly the same as the version the film cast did at the Oscars in 2013 (minus the Hugh Jackman solo at the start). That was remixed so Oscar winner Anne Hathaway had a bit to sing in the medley so I guess they thought that was useful for another TV performance given Fantine would otherwise not be in it at all.
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Post by candela on Oct 13, 2020 23:40:11 GMT
Can any expert name the leads ? Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins. Charlie Stemp as Bert Poppins. Was Killian Donnely the Phantom ? Michael Ball as Javert. Carrie Fletcher as Fantine. John Owen Jones as Jon Val Jean. Killian was the phantom, someone said Holly wasn't 100% hence why the last bit was mimed but who knows. It was lovely to see musical theatre back on our tv!! |
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