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Post by jgblunners on Jan 24, 2019 23:44:42 GMT
I would have thought they would have gone for Rachel John (maybe the did) so they could go off her ‘direct from Hamilton’ experience Yeah but if this is indeed a version of Romeo and Juliet then Rachel John doesn’t exactly fit the age bracket...
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 24, 2019 23:36:52 GMT
He has written and produced way too many songs to list but these are the 22 number one hits he has had in the US alone: That is quite the list! It does slightly concern me that this might end up being just a trashy jukebox show that packs in the drunken hen parties, but with Luke Sheppard at the helm I’m optimistic that it’ll be much more than that. Imagine Miriam (and other MT stars) singing some of those numbers!!
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 24, 2019 23:33:30 GMT
Well I was there on Tuesday night with high expectations after listening to the cast recording and hearing all the hype... and I wasn’t disappointed! It’s great fun, the girls are full of sass and it’s a nice fiery little show. The lyrics are really damn clever at times and the music is nice and modern without straying into chiche or cheese. I’m glad that it’s found an audience and the Arts have confidence in it running for a while, and I hope we see more from Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss in the future! Well, there just was more from Marlow and Moss in the past - the Hot Gay Time Machine - at Trafalgar which just closed on 5 January. Yes I thoroughly enjoyed that too! I wonder if they’ll stick to short, fringe-style shows as their modus operandi or if they’ll start to go a bit bigger now that they’re on people’s radar?
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 24, 2019 23:30:30 GMT
Well this came out of nowhere! Has anyone seen or heard of workshops for this show? The website isn’t working for me but I assume it’s a spin on Romeo and Juliet?
Whatever it turns out to be, Miriam in the lead and Luke Sheppard directing is enough to get me interested. I’d never heard of Max Martin before but looking at his catalogue of hits I don’t doubt that he has the ear for a good tune! (Although of course we all know that the ability to produce hit pop songs does not equate to the ability to write a musical, but I’m inclined to be optimistic for once!)
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 24, 2019 23:00:49 GMT
Well I was there on Tuesday night with high expectations after listening to the cast recording and hearing all the hype... and I wasn’t disappointed! It’s great fun, the girls are full of sass and it’s a nice fiery little show. The lyrics are really damn clever at times and the music is nice and modern without straying into chiche or cheese. I’m glad that it’s found an audience and the Arts have confidence in it running for a while, and I hope we see more from Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss in the future!
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 24, 2019 22:55:42 GMT
I really enjoyed this tonight - Kaisa is outstanding and Charing Cross works very well in this configuration. Plus I love a bit of revolve action. The score is I think my favourite of those I’ve heard from Tesori - a half-way point between the sung-through Caroline, Or Change with its elusive melodies and the more traditional book musical style of Fun Home. The blend of musical styles in Violet is very enjoyable and Tesori manages to maintain her unique styling of phrases without sacrificing melodic satisfaction. The direction could’ve been a bit more refined, and I wasn’t quite satisfied by the ending, but overall I’d say Charing Cross have managed to fire out another little gem of a show.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 24, 2019 9:26:19 GMT
I would love to see this on Friday but the seats just don't look reasonably priced to me - any ideas whether they're doing day seats? Neither TodayTix nor TKTS seem to have discounts 😢
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 22, 2019 7:09:17 GMT
Just heard on the radio - she’s headlining the British Summertime Festival, and it’ll be her only European tour date this year.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 21, 2019 10:11:05 GMT
4 for me this week:
Tuesday: SiX Thursday: Violet Saturday: I’m Not Running and Hadestown
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 21, 2019 10:09:05 GMT
I remember my friend sent me a clip of Don’t Forget Me (Hilty, of course!) and told me to watch it - I immediately went out and bought both seasons on DVD and binged it over the following week. Yes, at times it was basically just adult Glee, but it was glorious. I’m #TeamIvy all the way.
I actually preferred season 1, but I think that’s just because I like the Bombshell music more than Hit List (I’m a sucker for some Shaiman and Wittman). I got embarrassingly emotional at the end of season 2, though. Some of my highlights are actually the duets - especially Hilty and KMP together, like That’s Life and Big Finish.
Also I want that musical version of Liaisons please.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 17, 2019 23:38:19 GMT
The NT released a small number of Entry Pass seats this afternoon - Upper Circle at fairly random dates throughout the run. I've been waiting for them to pop up, so I've nabbed one for the 11th of March.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 17, 2019 23:10:22 GMT
It would seem that lazy reporting is the culprit here:
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 17, 2019 14:34:55 GMT
I'm booked in for all of the musicals, and am considering going to Rob Houchen's Nightcap and maybe Louise Dearman's as well.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 16, 2019 20:37:41 GMT
Rob Houchen as Joseph, in my imagination anyway Ooh yes please
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 16, 2019 19:18:20 GMT
I think it would be nice if they put up a ‘reopens 2020 sign’ up Don't you mean a '42nd Street Returns 2020' sign? 😉
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 14, 2019 9:47:49 GMT
Wow, that’s quite the transformation! I know nothing about the show other than it’s composer and a couple of cast members, but I’m rather excited to see it now.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 14, 2019 9:46:20 GMT
Company tonight and The Convert on Thursday!
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 13, 2019 18:37:18 GMT
I’ve always wanted to see JOJ as Valjean, and while she’s never played the role before I firmly believe that Louise Dearman would be a phenomenal Fantine.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 13, 2019 11:12:43 GMT
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 13, 2019 11:06:49 GMT
Oh wow, the costume design for the new production really is almost identical to the original isn't it?
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 12, 2019 11:07:51 GMT
Did anyone notice and does anyone know why at the start of "We're in the Money" as they were dressed as street kids looking for the Dime, all wore flat shoes except Peggy who always wore High heeled boots? I did notice, and noticed what Daniel mentioned too. I think it's got to be a height thing because when Hannah was Peggy she didn't wear high heeled boots. Unfortunately I can't remember if Gaby did or not. I always thought (from the look of their costumes) that Clare was meant to be dressed as a girl but the other three as boys. Hence Clare wearing a bonnet but the other three wearing various caps.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 12, 2019 11:05:49 GMT
I don't understand then. I looked at the NT site and that ballot was for the under 25 (apparently) unless people entered the ballot regardless of their age.. but they will check IDs The first ballot, at the end of 2018, was open to everyone. The second, that run recently in January, was for Entry Pass members only - who must be 16-25 and provide proof of age when they collect tickets.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 10, 2019 18:33:39 GMT
Well it’s past 6pm so I guess I haven’t been lucky in the Entry Pass ballot...
If anyone here has been and needs a +1, you know who to call 😉
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 7, 2019 17:11:04 GMT
Does Joseph really need star casting? The show is very popular, easily marketable at children/families, and in a prestigious venue. Obviously I'm no producer but I'd put odds on this selling very well no matter who's cast.
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Post by jgblunners on Jan 5, 2019 23:34:57 GMT
Incomparable. The cast and crew deserved every second of applause and ovation tonight. Seeing them welling up and hearing Tom's words at the end really brought home how much it means to them. Let's hope there's plenty of future stars to come out of this show - they've given it their all for two years and it's so sad that we have to say goodbye to 42nd Street with them.
And no-one deserves it more than Clare Halse. I loved how the audience, and even the cast, started to break down the 4th wall and emphasise that all the praise directed at Peggy in the script is praise for Clare too. She is one special speck of dust.
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