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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on May 4, 2016 16:52:01 GMT
"I'm glad you could love me in spite of my pinkeye!" (stolen from Nostalgia Chick)
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on May 4, 2016 10:26:04 GMT
Monday's cast board according to twitter, I think that leaves 4 roles (Usnavi, Vanessa, Abuela, Graffiti Pete) played by their principle actors! Is there some sort of plague going round the cast?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 29, 2016 0:33:14 GMT
In Everything I Know Nina says something like "there's a picture of the ladies at Daniela's, you can tell it's from the 90s by the volume of their hair" so wouldn't Daniela have to be at least 30-odd?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 27, 2016 20:44:07 GMT
The performance of Friend Like Me on Live at the Palladium's been uploaded already, with Trevor Dion Nicholas and four of the lovely ensemble girls
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 22, 2016 17:44:23 GMT
Saw the show last night & picked up a programme, so here's the understudy list for anyone that's interested: Usnavi - Michael Cortez, Cleve September Vanessa - Jocasta Almgill, Sarah Naudi Benny - Spin, Reiss Hinds, Ryan Reid Nina - Gabriela Garcia, Sarah Naudi Kevin - Vas Costanti, Michael Cortez Camila - Jocasta Almgill, Philippa Stefani Daniela - Jocasta Almgill, Sarah Naudi Abuela Claudia - Josie Benson, Jocasta Almgill Sonny - Jonathan Bishop, Reiss Hinds Graffiti Pete - Spin, Reiss Hinds Piragua Guy - Michael Cortez, Spin Carla - Alexzandra Sarmiento, Courtney-Mae Briggs
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 21, 2016 15:26:09 GMT
Is there some cast shortages at the moment? I know Lily Frazer & Joe Aaron Reid are on holiday this week, are other cast members ill too?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 10, 2016 20:33:18 GMT
She could damage her voice too, singing songs intended for adults with years of training
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 1, 2016 14:22:47 GMT
Odd that there hasn't been an official announcement, didn't Nathan Amzi get one when he returned briefly?
In other news Eve Polycarpou has tweeted that she's leaving on the 10th April too.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Mar 23, 2016 21:12:46 GMT
Is Daniel Bedingfield alright? Looks like Simon Shorten's been on for the Artillaryman quite a bit recently.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 27, 2016 23:28:31 GMT
These are the muck-ups & changes I can remember from the matinee:
- In Backstage at Dreamland Marsha (Gigi) shoved Eloisa Tan (Yvette) on the floor when all the girls came in bickering
- When Christian (Engineer) went “a virgin will give them a treat” one of the bargirls said “virgin my ass!”
- All the GIs took their shirts off in the Dreamland sequence, Kurt Kansley started it right near the start then Aaron Lee Lambert and by the end of it all of them were shirtless
- In Movie in My Mind one of the barmen got some… pleasuring from Denise Baaij (Mimi)
- After Sun and Moon the applause went on longer than usual so Chris and Tanya (Kim) had to keep kissing
- In Dju Vui Vai Eloisa started taking Tanya’s shoes off her while she was still wearing them, then went “ugh, they stink!” when putting them in the bag. Also one of the bargirls/men took a photo of the barman on the far right eating his noodles.
- In Morning of the Dragon when Ethan Le Phong and Romeo Salazar (both ensemble) brought Christian out they shouted their instructions in English rather than Vietnamese: “move it!”, “kneel down!” etc.
- Tanya did a lovely little riff at the end of I’d Give My Life For You
- At the start of What a Waste when Romeo (club owner) comes through to yell at the club promoters he said to Christian “do something about your hair, you look like a hairdresser” which prompted Christian to say “what an asshole!”
- Sooha Kim (street vendor) was being overly pushy about selling her food and repeatedly spinning the tray on her hand, then David Kar-Hing Lee (club promoter) pulled her back from the crowd by her plait
- After Eloisa’s ping-pong trick a tourist lay down underneath her to look at where it’d come from, also 2 ensemble guys kept grabbing on to Eloisa’s hand and not letting her go back up the stairs afterwards
- By the time the scene transition to Too Much For One Heart 2 of the Moulin Rouge dancers were wearing 2 of the boys' tourist hats and one of the boys had got onto the platform and started dancing as well
- After TMFOH and Romeo comes in he did a flouncy little backbend on “Sir! Would you like a massage?” which Hugh (John) imitated when he responded “No thanks it’s not my scene”
- Chris did a huge Spiderman-style jump from the top of the embassy stairs at the start of the Nightmare
- Marsha plays her Nightmare character as Gigi recognising Kim so just before the helicopter appeared she and Tanya had a lovely little moment together before Tanya ran off
- Christian said sh*te instead of sh*t at the end of American Dream
- The ensemble boys hi-fived each other while running downstage for their bows, and all the ensemble clapped too when Natalie (Ellen) & Tanya came out for their bows
- When Christian did the standard “bend down and point to the right” for Tam’s bow, instead the standby Tam ran on in costume from the other side for a bow then the actual Tam came on from the right with flowers for Tanya
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 23, 2016 0:15:39 GMT
May we see a picture?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 20, 2016 12:39:39 GMT
Me and my friend are going to the final matinee & would be happy to meet up too
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 15, 2016 10:46:02 GMT
I asked if any understudies were on when I picked up my ticket, and there was an announcement about 15 minutes before the show.
At a guess I think they don't have many swings because it was only supposed to be a short run with no planned holidays etc., but then they extended.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 12, 2016 16:24:07 GMT
At least once Carrie's left this madness will be over (touch wood)
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 12, 2016 14:16:38 GMT
Saw the show last night for the second time, as breath-taking as ever. Victoria and Jade are still off, so I had Philippa as Daniela and Jocasta as Vanessa (and I had 2 very proud friends of hers sitting next to me). First up, I LOVED Jocasta. Her voice has so much power and she plays Vanessa as more fiery and bold compared to Jade's more cute portrayal, and I feel Jocasta's fit the script and character better. I seriously hope they promote her to principle when Jade leaves for Aladdin. Philippa had some big shoes to fill, she was great in her own way but I always imagined Daniela as older than the other girls she worked with. Philippa looks/is around the same age as them so you don't get quite the same "mother hen" feel as with Victoria. She looks fantastic in those red dresses though.
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