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Post by jgblunners on Jul 13, 2018 10:21:46 GMT
How much more expensive have they made the tickets for this final performance? I’ve only ever bought my tickets through TodayTix rush before. Managed to snap up A0 for this final performance though, I can deal with limited legroom especially considering the saving I’m making on the seats near it. Top price non-premium is £82.50 - up from £65 on a weeknight in December. Those front corner stalls seats only went up a few pounds though - from £25 to £29.50 I've noticed that the schedule for the final week is two shows every day from Wednesday to Saturday, and with the extra matinees as part of the Xmas schedule the week before, the cast are really going to be put through their paces in their final weeks!
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 13, 2018 10:17:30 GMT
I've been waiting with baited breath to find out whether I'll be able to make it to London for this - I've not seen Khadime perform before but the other three ladies are wonderful actresses with top-notch voices so I really hope I can make it!
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 13, 2018 10:15:41 GMT
frozen will pull an Aladdin Erm... any chance of explaining what "pulling an Aladdin" involves?! A show that's thoroughly mediocre because it doesn't take enough risks and sticks too closely to the film on which it's based, but persists in the West End because of sales to families and tourists?
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 13, 2018 10:13:06 GMT
Yes the final performance is expensive, but I doubt I'll see a show that delights me as much as this one for a long time, so I've splashed out for front row Stalls at the final show. I'm sure there'll be quite a few Theatreboard-ers there!
The show's twitter has also confirmed that the renovations of TRDL will begin after closing:
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 13, 2018 10:09:43 GMT
I think they'll completely scrap the Robbins choreography - van Hove isn't one to do things by half and if you're going to reimagine such an iconic piece I think you need to completely start afresh
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 12, 2018 18:50:44 GMT
Never gonna give u up - Christian As in the Rick Astley song? Dear lord...
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 12, 2018 12:36:09 GMT
This is fantastic news! Both amazing performers, and I'm so glad that they've found a way to build in some non-straight characters given that attempts to do a production with Bobby as a gay man have all been vetoed. In the article linked by the official twitter account, it seems that Sondheim is genuinely excited by this and Jonny Bailey makes some very good points about why making Amy/Jamie the gay man rather than Bobby will work so well. The full cast, including understudies, is now up on the Elliott and Harper website: elliottandharper.com/production/company/
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 11, 2018 9:08:10 GMT
Entry Pass booking was very smooth this morning - with three browsers open, the best I got was around 300 in the queue. Got through in about 5 mins and had no problem finding the tickets I wanted. This was my biggest Entry Pass ticket haul to date - taking advantage of the fact that I’m moving to London!
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 23, 2018 15:21:25 GMT
I was on the front row this Thursday matinee - thankfully central enough to avoid the majority of the splash zone! Thought the show was absolutely brilliant - cleverly written, great fun, and packed with plenty of musical theatre in-jokes. The women, and particularly the girl playing Tina, were phenomenal and completely embraced the bonkers nature of the show. I wasn’t convinced by Jason Gardiner, but he could sing and dance well so that’s something!
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 23, 2018 15:15:32 GMT
I just wanted to pop into this thread to say that I saw the show on Wednesday evening and had three main observations:
1. The sound was TERRIBLE at the start of the show. It was all sorted out by the time we reached The Wizard and I, but both the volume and the balance of the orchestra were awful during the overture, and the ensemble mixing was a bit rough in No-one Mourns The Wicked too.
2. Maria Coyne has a gorgeous soprano, and the best diction of any Glinda I’ve seen. This was the first time I’ve actually clearly heard the lyrics ‘the truth we all believe’ll by and by outlive a lie for you and...’ in No-one Mourns The Wicked.
3. Beneath all the riffing, Alice Fearn has one of the most powerful voices in the West End. I don’t want to spark this debate once again, but at this show she barely riffed at all, just added a few embellishments here and there, and it sounded sublime. Her voice was pure and strong, and I enjoyed it so much more than the last time I saw her, back in september, where she did more riffing but clearly sacrificed the control that she demonstrated on Wednesday night.
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 20, 2018 6:20:16 GMT
Today: Kinky Boots and Wicked Tomorrow: Ruthless and Les Mis
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 11, 2018 12:52:44 GMT
Tomorrow I'll be at the matinee of The Rink, then seeing Heathers in the evening
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 3, 2018 8:44:44 GMT
Megan Hilty at Cadogan Hall tonight
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 2, 2018 13:33:05 GMT
Any news yet on next year's musical at the ENO? An interview in the Chess programme suggests that Tim Rice wants it to be Aida.
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Post by jgblunners on May 28, 2018 13:08:49 GMT
I want the following in London Jekyll and Hyde (finally) Aida Kiss of the Spiderwoman Mame Me and My Girl Come From Away Newsies You might be in luck - in the programme notes for Chess, there was an interview with Tim Rice in which he suggested that he wanted Aida to be the Coliseum summer musical next year.
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Post by jgblunners on May 19, 2018 17:07:57 GMT
It was pretty spectacular! Ryan Gover and Alyn Hawke did a fantastic job, especially commendable since they were covering both principals and ensemble tracks, and Graeme Henderson was a good Julian although he seemed to struggle vocally at the extremes of his range. Philip Bertioli is a wonderful Billy, and his chemistry with Clare Halse is particularly great. Their little pas des deux towards the start of the title number was the steamiest I’ve seen! It was nice to see a few male swings that I’ve not seen before, and as danieljohnson14 mentioned there were several numbers with male ensemble tracks cut. I also liked Lulu much more today than when I first saw her in the show - perhaps since she’s had time to settle in a bit more. I’d still rather have Sheena back though...
With so many covers ticked off my list today, my next visit will probably be to see Steph Parry!
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Post by jgblunners on May 19, 2018 12:33:48 GMT
Ooh exciting! Has Graeme been on for Julian before?
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Post by jgblunners on May 19, 2018 9:13:31 GMT
Just booked my seat for today's matinee in the TodayTix rush - centre Row A in the stalls so my first time not sitting to one side! Excited to see some covers.
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Post by jgblunners on May 17, 2018 11:03:13 GMT
Ooh I might pop up for the Saturday matinee if Philip's going to be on!
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Post by jgblunners on May 15, 2018 14:13:49 GMT
Very excited to see Rhidian Marc replacing Russell Walker - the former was fantastic in Pippin at Southwark Playhouse, and I never really enjoyed the latter's performance. His voice always grated on me for some reason. Great to see Jonathon Dudley in there too - will probably try to catch him as Boq.
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Post by jgblunners on May 12, 2018 10:52:17 GMT
Today I'll be at the matinee of Chess and then Absolute Hell in the evening
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Post by jgblunners on May 8, 2018 18:37:35 GMT
Managed to track down the tweet - doesn't contain any other casting info that we didn't already know:
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Post by jgblunners on May 8, 2018 18:33:09 GMT
From twitter I gather it was the first day of rehearsals today. I saw one tweet that included a photo in which you could see a corner of the cast list - unfortunately I now can't find it again, but it had both Ruthie Ann Miles and Naoko Mori listed as Lady Thiang. I wonder if Ruthie has decided to have an alternate / only do part of the run after what she's been through. It's certainly understandable.
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Post by jgblunners on May 1, 2018 13:27:31 GMT
Does anyone know if Cuba Gooding Jr has advertised holiday dates? Are you trying to see him or avoid him?! The latter I'm afraid - nothing I've heard about his performance makes me think that he's worth seeing over an understudy who actually has training and experience in musical theatre.
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Post by jgblunners on May 1, 2018 5:59:50 GMT
Does anyone know if Cuba Gooding Jr has advertised holiday dates?
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