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Post by johartuk on May 11, 2018 21:16:02 GMT
I've just been watching a documentary about the village of Imber in Wiltshire - in 1943, the villagers were told they had to leave the village, so that it could be used by the army for training exercises. They were told at a meeting that they'd be allowed back after the war. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, despite protests over the years. The government did make a meagre concession - that the village would be opened a few days per year for the villagers (and any other interested parties) to visit.
I could see this as a musical or a straight film.
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Post by johartuk on Apr 9, 2018 10:18:55 GMT
The Joseph tribute was very nice - even though I have no idea who any of the all-stars were! (Yes, I'm a provincial Yankee living in the States) The first narrator to sing was Linzi Hately (narrator in the 1991 West End revival) The second narrator was Preeya Kalidas (narrator in the 2007 West End revival) The third narrator was Danielle Hope (a former narrator on the tour - discovered via a TV show casting Dorothy in a West End production of The Wizard Of Oz ) The first Joseph to sing, and wearing the coat, was Joe McElderry (current Touring Joseph - a former XFactor winner) The second Joseph to sing (curly haired) was Lee Mead (played Joseph in the 2007 West End revival - he was famously cast via a TV show, though was already a jobbing musical theatre performer prior to that) The third Joseph was Jason Donovan (Aussie actor and singer, who played Joseph in the 1991 revival)
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Post by johartuk on Apr 8, 2018 22:11:45 GMT
Oh that's harsh folks. I think she's doing well and the performances so far have been very slick. The performances have been great, and the pacing is good (I could do without the ad breaks, though).
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Post by johartuk on Apr 8, 2018 21:54:51 GMT
Watching the telly edit now. Tate a bit laboured. I expect you had to be there.... I was trying to work out why she was shouting at the beginning, considering that she was mic'd up! She also looks like she's wearing a dress made of curtains.
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Post by johartuk on Apr 4, 2018 11:32:14 GMT
Any chance you could share where/how you watched? Apparently the whole show was available on youtube (unless it's been taken down by now) Yes, that's where I watched it. I found it by accident when I was searching for clips!
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Post by johartuk on Apr 3, 2018 20:34:06 GMT
I've managed to watch it. Overall, I thought it was really good - strong cast, loved the staging - the end shot is stunning! The only weak link for me was John Legend. He has a great voice, but was let down by his acting. Everyone else was so strong that his weakness stood out.
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Post by johartuk on Mar 26, 2018 19:53:28 GMT
[quote author=" singularsensation10 " In other news, I watched the second episode of Jane and Friends on Channel 5 (love me some Jane McDonald) and KEllis was on there dragging that jarring rock version of DG back out of retirement. Not an outstandingly remarkable performance but she’s definitely milking Wicked In Rock for all it’s worth. I also watched this, to try and tempt my husband to come to the show with me, and it rather back-fired as he described it as “MOR rock”. Am I alone in thinking she sang it a bit quick?[/quote] No, I thought the same - she rushed through it at a fair pace!
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Post by johartuk on Feb 16, 2018 12:33:32 GMT
Who were the male 'faded pop stars' that were approached?
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Post by johartuk on Jan 5, 2018 15:03:09 GMT
There aren't that many pantos to pick from. Cinderella - Done Dick Whittington- Done Aladdin - On in town already Snow White Jack & the Beanstalk Peter Pan Sleeping Beauty That's about it for the Qdos stable? Don't think they do a Mother Goose or Babes in the Wood. Robin Hood is another Qdos one.
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Post by johartuk on Dec 30, 2017 20:51:42 GMT
The line about sleeping on a bed of warts had me laughing, as did the "Welcome to Green Screen 1-2-3..." bit! I was amused by quite a bit of it, but leaving the studio was a big mistake, I think.
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Post by johartuk on Dec 30, 2017 18:00:23 GMT
I've just got to the end of the broadcast. I can understand what people were saying about Petula Clark, but as Norma is mentally fragile, I think it works that Norma's vocals are a bit ragged round the edges. I thought her little speech at the end (where Norma has basically regressed to her youth) was well done - she suddenly sounded young! I also get the comments on Michael Ball - Joe does need to be a bit grittier. That being said, I do like MB's voice, and he sang well. Good performances by everyone else.
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Post by johartuk on Dec 30, 2017 12:47:42 GMT
oh so no West End revival... I don't think so, no I wonder what happened to the planned revivial with Liam Payne? Maybe ALW freaked out when he saw how much money Mr P was asking for? I think a 50th Anniversary concert version (along the lines of the Les Mis anniversary concerts) would be a good idea.
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Post by johartuk on Dec 30, 2017 12:41:34 GMT
ALW has done dumbas*sh*t over and over again, so I'm not sure that holds. Having said that, you're entitled to like/love her all you want. Don't think the ALW comment is fair at all. You might not appreciate his music, but it has given pleasure to millions all over the world. Many who never saw Petula play Norma live put her down because of her perceived 'pop singer' background. Any research would show she has had a long and varied career.......including, as another poster has said, performing Norma more than any other singer! ALW has made some bizarre decisions over the years, though (allowing the casting of a Phantom in the POTO film who couldn't actually sing the score, being one that stands out, along with coming up with a sequel to POTO that pretty much dumped on the characters of Christine and Raoul, whilst also having a laughable Soap Opera style plot).
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Post by johartuk on Dec 24, 2017 20:26:54 GMT
"Our very first 'All Star Musicals' winner" - does that mean they're going to do it again at some point?
It seems to have gone on forever! And none of the 'All Stars' was gobsmackingly good or entertainingly bad - they were just...meh!
It might have worked a bit better if each 'All Star' had a WE performer to help them, rather than just having Michael Crawford helping them all.
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Post by johartuk on Dec 23, 2017 18:34:20 GMT
I’m surprised how how good Liz McLarnon is .. wayyy better than Kimberly Walsh was. Not that it’s hard. Ben F is bloody annoying. I haven't seen Kimberley, but Liz is really good - both her acting and singing. Her accent is also good.
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Post by johartuk on Dec 23, 2017 17:24:16 GMT
I had to laugh when it went to an ad break just now, and straight into a (very brief) trailer for Celeb Big Brother!
I'm not keen so far. All the songs seem to sound the same. It doesn't help that the acting is so OTT - fine when you're watching in a theatre, but not when you're watching on TV!
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Post by johartuk on Dec 23, 2017 16:00:43 GMT
I wasn't overly keen on the trailer. It seemed to go on forever - every time I thought it had finished, another scene started up!
I didn't recognise Cher until she spoke - I thought it was Lady Gaga at first! Actually, she (LGg) wouldn't be a bad idea to play Cher in a biopic!
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Post by johartuk on Nov 6, 2017 14:46:35 GMT
I thought it was all a bit of a mess. Sheridan's singing was patchy and her voice sounded harsh. She should also have sacked the stylist. The dresses were ill-fitting (the white dress was a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen), and her hair was really unflattering. Her hair on the album cover pic looked far nicer (soft curls and worn down rather than scraped up). Also the tattoos - what was she thinking?
Sheridan is a talented actress (I'd like to have heard her talking about 'The Moorside') but her singing doesn't really work out of context.
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Post by johartuk on Oct 19, 2017 22:04:56 GMT
Animal as the Beggar Woman!
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Post by johartuk on Oct 14, 2017 20:05:21 GMT
Always the drama with Katie It wouldn’t be anything to do with the fact that the theatre was going to be half empty and she couldon’t be arsed... obvs. Nice of her to drag one of her kids into it. Last time she postponed, it was her poor mother she used as an 'excuse'! What next? "Sorry I have to cancel tonight's show, but it's down to circumstances beyond my control, involving my husband and the takeaway he ordered, which hasn't been delivered!" or "Sorry I have to cancel tonight's show, but it's down to circumstances beyond my control, involving my dog and six bars of chocolate!"
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Post by johartuk on Oct 7, 2017 14:13:52 GMT
Same here, as non-Brit without a telly, I get really lost when it comes to celebrities or famous people. Usually, when I ask at work whom certain person is I get the answer "He was in Strictly/EastEnders/Corrie/etc." I'm British, have a TV and had no idea who Danny Mac is either . I'm hoping he's a revelation as an actor. I'm so looking forward to Sunset Boulevard , but I must admit my heart sank when I found out his background . I realise plenty of really good actors have been in soaps , such as Suranne Jones, Sarah Lancashire etc , but for every one of these fine actors there seems to be an over publicised one act shouty soap actor . Danny Mac was a Musical Theatre actor (he was in the ensemble of Wicked and first cover Boq) before going into a Soap ( Hollyoaks). He was in Strictly Come Dancing last year, which launched his career as a leading man.
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Post by johartuk on Aug 3, 2017 22:27:07 GMT
Bumping this thread in the hope somewhere lurking in the depths of the internet is a producer or producers assistant reading this. Would absolutely love to see Ashley Brown reprise the title role should it come to the west end in the future. Sheerly to experience her phenomenal Feed the Birds. Granted I know the chances are so very slim, theyre almost negative and the orchestrations wouldn't be a patch on this full orchestra, but that key change. Wow. That is lovely. Not sure about the 'epic key change' though - it's the simplicity of the song that makes it so moving.
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Post by johartuk on Jul 17, 2017 23:01:23 GMT
'Please' from 'Miss Saigon' has a great bit of counterpoint in the last bit of the song.
'I'll Dress You In Mourning' (reprise) from 'Matador' had Domingo's Sister, Lover and First Love singing the song and providing the counterpoint moment.
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Post by johartuk on Jul 11, 2017 14:19:01 GMT
I also won't wade back into the Katie Price debate. I dont completely disagree with monkeys reasoning for respecting her and it is the media thats placed her where she is. Sure, as a businesswoman she has done very well to exploit the opportunities gifted her through this. She is still deep down the person she was before she became famous and that isnt a groip of characteristics I would hold up as role model worthy. That's my stance too. I'm not saying she's a bastion of morality and someone to be aspired to in terms of the means she got started with BUT I do respect what she's made of herself out of nothing. And that she's clearly a shrewd businesswoman. And on the other hand at least she's open and honest about how she used her 'assets' to get where she is (or at least get started!) I don't see that as much different to going on a talent show or similar. Katie Price is a classic example of being famous for selling every wind breakage to the media and for using her children to get attention for herself. Thanks to her and her ilk, we're now overrun by z-listers, whose only 'job' appears to be getting together with other z-listers, breeding, using the resulting offspring to make them £££££ via celeb mag photospreads and stories, splitting up (yet more £££££ to be made from selling the juicy details), getting together with a new z-lister...etc. Being a regular in the Daily Fail's 'Sidebar Of Shame' is what these people aspire to, and sadly, they use Katie Price as a template! The 'TV Talent Show' analogy is an interesting one, but for every fame seeker who auditions for a TV talent show, there are many more who have training/experience in their chosen field and who want to work as a singer or get into musical theatre or whatever. The TV Casting Shows illustrate the point well. Pretty much everyone who ended up getting through to the live shows (and many who didn't) had previous training/experience. I can only think of one person from those shows who's gone down the z-list route (Stephanie Davis). Everyone else seems to be getting on with their lives and careers without feeling the need to 'flaunt their bikini bodies', 'flash their pins', 'have a wardrobe malfunction' or 'slam someone' (usually on twitter) in the SoS!
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Post by johartuk on Jul 7, 2017 15:05:20 GMT
'An Evening With Katie Price' sounds like a punishment!
JUDGE: Joe Bloggs, I hereby sentence you to an evening with Katie Price!
JOE BLOGGS: Not that! Anything but that! Can I have life without parole instead?
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