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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 22:02:56 GMT
Saw it for the second time tonight having seen an early preview. I thought it was good at the preview I saw, I thought it even better now. More coherent, songs streamlined so they fit better, humour comes through, cast still knocking it out of the park (Jennifer Hepburn a great Sarah cover.) Sad this didn't appeal to a wider audience, but I still rate it very highly.
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 21:41:54 GMT
Do you guys think that people from previous PTM projects would be casted? Say, for example, Abbie Budden or Rhianne Louise? Almost certainly. Got to be people who know what they're getting into working with PTM or are too naive to not know
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 13:43:31 GMT
Eccleston was sorted a lot earlier than usual in 2023/24 hence his announcement earlier - I probably wouldn't expect an announcement til sometime in the summer but I may be wrong.
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 13:42:35 GMT
Danielle De Niese seems the obvious fit for Jenny Lind no?
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 12:06:20 GMT
This shows gets a bad rap but I actually quite enjoyed what I've seen of it - with a good cast it could be perfectly enjoyable, and a nice family offering for the summer.
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 10:12:37 GMT
Palladium summer slot with some famous names in it?
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 9:39:37 GMT
Oh I didn't realise people didn't like Luke Evans 😂 I've always enjoyed him in things I've seen him in (and he was great fun in Backstairs Billy so can do stage!)
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 9:15:32 GMT
It doesn’t need a star name, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to help launch it. It doesn't I agree, but if it's got a good name attached to it it'll hit the public consciousness a bit more (and easier to get on TV interviews - like you could see Evans on Graham Norton)
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 8:38:51 GMT
Luke Evans would be a good fit.
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Post by Being Alive on May 5, 2024 18:20:49 GMT
Incredible this is totally sold out 6 months ahead of performances.
The power of DT eh?
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Post by Being Alive on May 5, 2024 15:17:17 GMT
Hopefully this will go somewhere like the Leicester Square theatre. Oh give us a nice venue please
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Post by Being Alive on May 5, 2024 15:16:39 GMT
Disney also have five years left of their lease on Drury lane… but I hope this show doesn’t go there! Disney have leased Drury Lane? They leased it for 5 years, so they have approx 2 years left on the exclusivity once Frozen is done
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Post by Being Alive on May 5, 2024 9:14:32 GMT
This has the potential to be great, but it needs a cast that you don't find insufferable.
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Post by Being Alive on May 4, 2024 11:36:28 GMT
Will be going.
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Post by Being Alive on May 4, 2024 9:36:49 GMT
I can't take Andrzej Lukowski seriously as a critic. He's often such a strong voice totally at odds with almost everyone else you just scratch your head trying to work out what he sees that almost no one else does. He also uses principle instead of principal in that latest review, which is the worst sin of all. He's usually the critic I agree with most
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Post by Being Alive on May 3, 2024 22:02:13 GMT
No
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Post by Being Alive on May 3, 2024 21:43:56 GMT
I'll never get over this. 9 years late to see it but every bit as good as everyone had ever said. Gough is herculean. Thank god we still make stuff like this.
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Post by Being Alive on May 3, 2024 16:03:49 GMT
Dunster is obsessed with this woman.
Telling that she's not worked with another director at all though 😂
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Post by Being Alive on May 3, 2024 11:17:15 GMT
Make it stop for the love of god she's not an actress
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Post by Being Alive on May 2, 2024 21:31:08 GMT
Or one of the cheap as chips circus tents sat empty somewhere? Would make sense. Isn’t it Disney who are doing it? If so I’d be expecting very high quality. You saw Aladdin right?
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Post by Being Alive on May 2, 2024 19:05:53 GMT
The most crucial part to get right is Emily!
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Post by Being Alive on May 2, 2024 11:52:31 GMT
Donna Air 💀
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Post by Being Alive on May 2, 2024 11:43:03 GMT
Mean Girls might be improved with some hoovering
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Post by Being Alive on May 1, 2024 22:57:51 GMT
Because they're basically no set. It's a touring production, and a cheaply put together one at that, that's been put in a west end house. Basically nothing is automated, the ensemble at moving all the set pieces on, it looks very basic. It's objectively very cheap I'm afraid. To be fair I see your point. The first two times I saw it they cut back most of the set and did look very cheap. The current set on tour did work better but I do understand what you mean with nothing automated. I’m probably coming from a different viewpoint as well because this was the first production I saw of Sister Act and I loved it. The original production at the palladium was wonderful - adored it's use of the drum revolve!
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Post by Being Alive on May 1, 2024 22:32:32 GMT
Because they're basically no set.
It's a touring production, and a cheaply put together one at that, that's been put in a west end house. Basically nothing is automated, the ensemble at moving all the set pieces on, it looks very basic.
It's objectively very cheap I'm afraid.
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Post by Being Alive on May 1, 2024 21:57:16 GMT
Broadway (and the West End tbh) deserve better than this cheaply put together production.
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Post by Being Alive on May 1, 2024 17:51:16 GMT
I get vocal gymnastics not being to everyone's taste, but to say Cedric's been in the business for 5 minutes just...isn't true. Then he REALLY should know better. I made allowances for it in GUYS & DOLLS (given that the musical arrangement was a bit more 'gospelized') but "War Is A Science"? I think I'll avoid his appearances going forward. We get it. He can do vocal runs. Now how about singing the damn melody that the composer wrote? I'd argue that's a criticism for the MD /director letting that happen.
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Post by Being Alive on May 1, 2024 16:28:22 GMT
I get vocal gymnastics not being to everyone's taste, but to say Cedric's been in the business for 5 minutes just...isn't true.
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Post by Being Alive on May 1, 2024 10:14:43 GMT
Christina Bianco get ready girl!
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Post by Being Alive on May 1, 2024 10:14:12 GMT
After Pippin this week I'm actually less down on concerts - when they're good, they're really good, and this is in the hands of people who make GOOD stuff, so I'm excited.
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