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Post by robertb213 on Sept 25, 2023 12:40:32 GMT
Haven't heard anything yet. Hairspray was brilliant, it went down a storm and sold really well, so hopefully they'll be able to go back to offering two different productions next year 🤞 Was funding why they didn’t do two shows this year? I believe so, I don't know for definite. The impression I got was that they wanted to do a guaranteed money-spinnner this year to then be able to go back to doing 2 next year. They usually love putting the classics on, it would be great if they did something like The Music Man.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 25, 2023 10:45:14 GMT
Haven't heard anything yet. Hairspray was brilliant, it went down a storm and sold really well, so hopefully they'll be able to go back to offering two different productions next year 🤞
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 24, 2023 23:16:39 GMT
I'm there tomorrow (well, today now!). I'll report back 😁
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2023 21:26:18 GMT
Amazing line-up. Hopefully they'll spell Oliver's surname correctly by the time the album comes out!
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 22, 2023 8:42:40 GMT
Without trawling through 40 pages, can anyone tell me what the random days off are that NS has? Am I safe if I buy the 7th Oct? Nicole has Mondays off as scheduled.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 18, 2023 9:55:59 GMT
Yeah it's a bit strange. I kinda don't mind as I like seeing different portrayals across a tour, but if you want to see a specific person you definitely have to do some planning 😁 Between reviewing and volunteering I might end up seeing most of the combinations!
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 18, 2023 9:08:30 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 17, 2023 20:16:04 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 16, 2023 18:57:19 GMT
Parade is my least favourite JRB (that I've seen!) but I'm sure I'll still go 😁
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 16, 2023 18:54:50 GMT
First balcony definitely better!
And yeah they play to all sides really well 😁
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 16, 2023 17:47:45 GMT
I went with 4 stars. There are definite improvements that could be made, but the huge sense of positivity and joy made it deserving.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 16, 2023 14:25:35 GMT
This is much better, a proper dialogue with reasoned viewpoints. Great points on both sides 👍
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 15, 2023 16:47:07 GMT
Kinda hoping it's Barney Wilkinson as Clyde. He really was brilliant. Jordan doesn't strike me as the touring type.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 15, 2023 16:35:15 GMT
In fairness, I think one of the aims of TLBT is that Henry Fraser wanted to show what the family went through following the accident and how their actions helped him, which is probably why the focus is often on them more than Henry himself.
I will say that the hyperbolic bloggers really need to calm down on their OTT gushing, this was a lovely warm-hearted show but it's certainly not the life-changing earth-shattering masterpiece some are making it out to be!
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 15, 2023 11:37:03 GMT
Thank you, been holding my tongue from saying this too! *cough Strange Loop Yeah, I posted maybe twice saying it was dreadful and then left the thread alone. You're returning to this thread to continually slate the show, it's unnecessary. You didn't like it, we get it.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 15, 2023 10:25:52 GMT
Feelings aren't facts...3 stars is VERY generous x For someone who disliked the show so much, you certainly enjoy being on this thread! Thank you, been holding my tongue from saying this too!
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 13, 2023 22:18:49 GMT
Joseph, Aspects and Cinderella would way lower for me! Surprised that Starlight Express didn't make the list as well.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 12, 2023 17:51:24 GMT
Holly Valance! 🤣
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 10, 2023 22:45:37 GMT
I've heard snippets and leaks of some of the album, I think it's going to be a good one 😁
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 10, 2023 20:41:01 GMT
I'm always surprised when people don't see the reveal coming - I guess having known the show for so long it doesn't come as a shock to me, but I still think it's staged pretty clearly from the beginning what's happening (but I'm always pleasantly surprised when there is an OH moment for the audience) (Took me ages to work out that OH was not an acronym there!) I find that if I know there's a twist coming, I can work out what it will be. (Best example was The Sixth Sense.) If I'm not expecting a twist -- as here -- I'm more likely to be taken by surprise. Same! I guessed The Sixth Sense 10 minutes in and nobody believed me! 🤣
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 10, 2023 12:34:54 GMT
Musically it sounds similar to DEH but not in any other sense.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 10, 2023 11:28:52 GMT
I knew nothing about the show before going in and the reveal came as a complete surprise to me too. Very cleverly done but obvious once you replay it back 😀
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 10, 2023 11:02:30 GMT
Funny enough, how I gave the production 3 stars (still stand by it), yet come back to read the variety of reactions on this thread, most curious. And a month after seeing the production the performances haunt me still, Jamie’s gradual meltdown as Dan and Jack Wolfe’s I’m Alive in particular, still hear it in my head in repeat. First time seeing this actor and I’m already wondering what he’s doing next. It really is quite peculiar now deep this story touched me even though I wasn’t impressed with the songs at all, the essential part of it. Somewhere in the parallel universe this exist as a play that I would rave about… Give the score a couple more listens, I promise it's worth it and it'll grow on you 😁
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 8, 2023 17:16:33 GMT
I felt similar about the score the night I saw it, but 2 weeks later, I've listened to it probably a dozen times and watched 3 Broadway bootlegs (thanks YouTube). It's definitely more "slow reveal" than "instant win" but I really do like it now. 😁
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 7, 2023 19:53:36 GMT
I agree, I thought it was a brilliant production, the cast were perfect and the score really does get into your brain and stay there, but I too found the second act a bit relentlessly bleak and the finale doesn't rectify the balance enough. But it's still one of the best things I've seen in a long time.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 6, 2023 14:33:11 GMT
I saw it in Cambridge a month ago, which was my third time seeing the show overall (across 15 years or so), and enjoyed this latest performance the most out of all three. It's still really powerful. A reimagining would be interesting but they'd have to be careful not to lose that power.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 6, 2023 13:31:25 GMT
Our new Rachel Marron is warming up 😁 hoping to catch Emily in Birmingham in December. fb.watch/mUe1F2uJmI/
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 5, 2023 21:45:35 GMT
Damn Chicago are so lucky 🤣 They need to give it a good score but I'd throw money at this. Megan Hilty! 😍
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 5, 2023 21:40:46 GMT
A bit of eye-mist from me too. The "Guide You" scene was just brilliant, and loads of lovely family moments that were really sweet as well. I'm back reviewing it next week so it'll be interesting to see if they make any changes between now and then.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 4, 2023 21:35:53 GMT
I volunteer there. Our first show back was due to be And Then There Were None, made in house and opening on Thursday. So gutting for everyone involved, and all of the other shows visting this month. It felt eerily similar to Covid times when we learned today it was closing for the foreseeable future. Hope it doesn't take too long to fix, and also hope it doesn't affect too many more venues.
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