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Post by greeny11 on Aug 16, 2016 12:35:29 GMT
I've seen the odd offer around, how's this doing at the box office? I've seen it a few times with this cast - it's been 90-95% full every time. I'm not saying it's like that every night, but I don't think it's struggling as much as some people would have you believe.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 16, 2016 12:03:58 GMT
One of the angels has stayed past cast change - Philip Town (the backflip angel) but all the others are new. I know Jon Reynolds wears the Union Flag outfit for the finale - does anyone know the outfits for the rest of the new angels?
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 15, 2016 16:57:26 GMT
It's all about the music for me - so I listen to cast recordings if one is available. If not, I look around for any snippets I can find of songs from a show (like Tim Minchin's performance of Seeing You from Groundhog Day), to see if I like what I hear.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 13, 2016 13:31:08 GMT
Looking at the number of seats left on the dominion website this seems to be massively struggling. There are tons of seats available for both the matinee and evening performances today, so mid week can't be very healthy. I hope they see sense and get some deals out there for it. I saw a midweek show last week which was almost 100% full. As Beverley Knight's not on today, that maybe why it's not as full.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 12, 2016 11:16:15 GMT
Out of that list, I've seen: Callum Francis, Hollie O'Donoghue, Matt Nalton, Oliver Ormson, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Dayle Hodge and Lisa-Anne Wood. All brilliant, and in some cases, better than the lead. I would love to have more than one vote, as I want to vote for both Callum and Dayle for very different, but equally brilliant performances.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 10, 2016 10:05:44 GMT
I've just managed to secure seats for Parts 1 and 2 during October 2017. If you're on your own - there are a few performances with spare seats available.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 8, 2016 12:35:13 GMT
Ben's contracted to March 4th. Luke McCall is the new 2nd cover Phantom
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 8, 2016 11:44:01 GMT
Which makes his run about a year - which is a lot longer than his previous runs in shows. I have to say, I saw him last week and was blown away by his performance. He really has come on in leaps and bounds since he started in February..
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 8, 2016 10:51:10 GMT
Ben, Nadim and Celinde are all staying on along with Megan Llewellyn, Jacinta Mulcahy and a number of the ensemble.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 2, 2016 6:38:29 GMT
1. Hairspray 2. Kinky Boots 3. Beautiful 4. Phantom of the Opera 5. Jersey Boys However, I could easily include more to that list. The likes of Mormon, Les Mis, Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia and Memphis would feature in my list if it was my top 10. ...but it isn't a top ten!!!! It's about disciplining yourself to really think "which are my top 5", not casually chuck in your next five like the rules don't apply to you....c'mon mods. ..this rule breaking must surely deserve sanctioning?..Aaaaaarggghhhhhhhh! 😬 Which is why I gave a top 5! I just wanted to mention other shows which could have made my top five.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 2, 2016 5:51:09 GMT
I really preferred the original Curve production. Practically to a man (or women) I thought it was a much better cast than the tour. The only one i could say was a tie were the two Motermouths. I thought the original production was just better all round really. I did enjoy the tour though. I preferred the set of the original Curve production, but the cast and band of the touring show. Really, this is a show that can still be enjoyed even with a flimsy set. I saw the last tour 3 times and loved it every time.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 2, 2016 5:46:53 GMT
1. Hairspray 2. Kinky Boots 3. Beautiful 4. Phantom of the Opera 5. Jersey Boys
However, I could easily include more to that list. The likes of Mormon, Les Mis, Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia and Memphis would feature in my list if it was my top 10.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 27, 2016 8:35:26 GMT
With this show, I wouldn't be surprised if they don't officially announce the McKinley until their first day - that's what they did with Alexandra Ncube.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 25, 2016 13:59:28 GMT
Ben Forster is back tonight - I know some people who booked tonight thinking it was Kieran who won't be best pleased.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 24, 2016 21:38:21 GMT
Brightman doesn't do matinees on Broadway unless it's the only show that day, so any evening show should be fairly safe.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 23, 2016 16:31:18 GMT
It's the school holidays - probably the peak season for Wicked, so they're bound to have extra shows during this part of the year. I hardly think the health of their Elphabas came into consideration when they chose to do the extra shows, as they still had 3 healthy Elphabas at that point!
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 23, 2016 16:28:03 GMT
I Can Hear The Bells from Hairspray is one of my favourites
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2016 17:28:00 GMT
Looking at the official Twitter account - the message from the London company to the touring company, Michelle already has her green make up on. Maybe she's on again today.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2016 15:14:26 GMT
Wednesday evening is normally the alternate Donna. Other than that, it depends on holidays and illness.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 16, 2016 14:59:14 GMT
He hasn't done a long run with a show for some time, so I would be very surprised if he stayed on.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 16, 2016 14:57:58 GMT
Will Blum has not long joined the Broadway company, and while he is apparently excellent, I can't see ALW asking him to open the London show. I reckon we'll get Alex Brightman for a few months before a British Dewey takes over which will hopefully be Nathan.
I cannot picture Simon Lipkin as Dewey at all, and I don't think his voice is strong enough to cope with the score.
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Post by greeny11 on Jun 16, 2016 22:46:50 GMT
I thought Matt Cardle was supposed to be in this. Has he pulled out or been replaced by Ramin?
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Post by greeny11 on Jun 12, 2016 12:17:31 GMT
I've listened to the Hamilton cast album and absolutely hated the score. I liked maybe 2 songs overall, and have absolutely no interest in seeing it when it comes to London next year.
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Post by greeny11 on Jun 6, 2016 17:37:10 GMT
Saw this yesterday afternoon and I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. Trevor Dion Nicholas is the obvious highlight and I think will be a shoe-in for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical at the Oliviers. That said, the rest of the cast were very good too. Dean John Wilson is the perfect fit for Aladdin and Jade Ewen as Princess Jasmine really does shine, and I thought they were great together. I love Aladdin's 3 sidekicks too - they delivered some great one-liners. I loved the magic carpet - and could not see anything attached to the carpet (though I know there are wires, they're well hidden by the staging of the number). That was the one moment that made everyone go 'WOW'. It was so well done and I love how it flew all around the stage in every direction, rather than just limited to back and forth (like the Glass Elevator in CATCF). The score is great - especially Friend Like Me and Proud of Your Boy (can't understand how that got cut from the film). The new songs complement the others well and are very well performed. Where we you sitting? Dress circle - from up there, no wires could be seen.
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Post by greeny11 on Jun 5, 2016 17:04:24 GMT
Saw this yesterday afternoon and I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. Trevor Dion Nicholas is the obvious highlight and I think will be a shoe-in for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical at the Oliviers. That said, the rest of the cast were very good too. Dean John Wilson is the perfect fit for Aladdin and Jade Ewen as Princess Jasmine really does shine, and I thought they were great together. I love Aladdin's 3 sidekicks too - they delivered some great one-liners.
I loved the magic carpet - and could not see anything attached to the carpet (though I know there are wires, they're well hidden by the staging of the number). That was the one moment that made everyone go 'WOW'. It was so well done and I love how it flew all around the stage in every direction, rather than just limited to back and forth (like the Glass Elevator in CATCF).
The score is great - especially Friend Like Me and Proud of Your Boy (can't understand how that got cut from the film). The new songs complement the others well and are very well performed.
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