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Post by shady23 on Sept 25, 2021 22:46:00 GMT
Curtain call video from opening night tonight
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Post by shady23 on Sept 24, 2021 23:26:44 GMT
I personally found it pretty distasteful for some big broadway names to come out and say they didn't know her but she was innocent. Adam Pascal did a particularly triggering post, which I think he later deleted.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 24, 2021 22:53:29 GMT
Had to have a good hunt for this thread.
All the above were on tonight in Newcastle and are on all weekend. Thought Mickey was especially brilliant but Mrs Johnstone was great too.
Alas I have missed Lyn's farewell tour it seems. Until the next one...
I have not seen this show for years and years but there are always familiar faces in the cast who must have been with this show forever. I am not sure I would be able to cope with forever being on the road but it must be a very supportive company to be there for so long.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 23, 2021 20:42:07 GMT
I have to say I miss the Kerry thread on here. It was certainly eye opening reading for me just getting into theatre and hearing about her fans camping out for tickets every weekend on the steps of the Apollo Victoria.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 23, 2021 18:09:53 GMT
Half the cast are standbys tonight
Wish I could be there
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Post by shady23 on Sept 23, 2021 16:11:56 GMT
Quite frankly I'm a little fed up with this woman. She's everywhere! That is very unfair, she has not been in a show for years.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 23, 2021 12:24:26 GMT
Emily Lane makes her Anna debut today
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Post by shady23 on Sept 22, 2021 19:33:21 GMT
Free tickets available for the watch party at the theatre Cafe
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Post by shady23 on Sept 22, 2021 19:14:19 GMT
Tonight is a double standby night.
Charlie Baptie is Glinda and Amy Webb as Elphaba.
Both were previously the covers on the UK. I saw them both and they were very good indeed.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 22, 2021 14:48:19 GMT
The show is back on tonight
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Post by shady23 on Sept 22, 2021 2:23:45 GMT
If only it was that simple... the sound was crackling constantly during Jon's performance which ruined it and Ruthie actually had to run on to hand him a mic it was so bad.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 21, 2021 18:02:06 GMT
Saw a seating plan for tonight and more empty seats than full ones. Must be very disheartening for the performers.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 20, 2021 18:18:42 GMT
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Post by shady23 on Sept 20, 2021 17:39:22 GMT
she doesn't take theatre performing all that seriously. She isn't that committed. From not training, not rehearsing or practicing before returning to les mis, admitting to turning down work/ignoring emails during covid. And those are just off top of my head I cannot imagine how the poor girl has anxiety with her every move scrutinised in such a way... She didn't respond to emails and turned down work during the pandemic? Is that not her choice? Had she done work she would have got criticised for that too. The pandemic was the chance to reset and have a break. Some of the stuff I read on this forum really is absolutely baffling at times. I have seen her in a few shows over the years and she has certainly put the effort in, performs well and appears to have a very good work ethic.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 20, 2021 12:10:08 GMT
Last week they said they were cancelling until Monday so people have paid travel money etc to go down there.
Such a terrible situation for everyone involved.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 20, 2021 7:54:34 GMT
Seems like this is a hellish (genuinely no pun intended) night at the theatre based on social media reports of audience behaviour... I used to work it when it was in London and even though the script and plot are absolute garbage, I developed a kind of stockholm syndrome fondness for it after seeing it for the 120th time, so I booked a ticket for when the tour comes near London. Now I already regret it. I was reading some of these comments last night. People swigging from bottles of wine in the auditorium, scuffles, someone getting a drink thrown over them for telling people to be quiet. Loads more examples. I've never seen this show and reading all this I think I will give it a miss. I am sick of shows being spoilt by the behaviour of selfish people in the audience.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 20, 2021 7:50:02 GMT
It really isn't.
I went to see it last week based purely on the great word of mouth of friends, I had no wish to see it before then but I absolutely loved it and would go back to see it again.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 21:13:18 GMT
Surely West End Live is no different to doing say The Royal Variety, The Oliviers or doing a number from a show on something like The One Show or This Morning? When filming tv there's generally not thousands of people watching you in the studio. Is it not natural to be nervous? Does not mean they are any less professional for being so I don't think.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 19:44:12 GMT
I can't blame performers for being nervous.
It's a huge crowd, huge expectations and they know their every move will be scrutinised.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 18:11:51 GMT
I think Hungover may be the word- I bet they are regretting holding a first night party now. How stupid can you get. Don’t know any other show that’s held a party like that in the current climate. I know they don't get paid now if off for covid related illness but I wonder if they have snuck in other forms of illness into the contracts too. If so, that will prove to be a very costly night out in more ways than one!
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 18:06:36 GMT
Rob, Shan and Alice all each performed a song from this at West End Live this afternoon. They were sung beautifully.
Link to watch
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 18:02:48 GMT
Mary Poppins interval on Friday. Family in front opened a bag took out burgers and fries. They stank.
It was posh burger and fries in a plain paper bag so maybe they didn't check in the bag check as thought they'd just been shopping...
Of course all the rubbish, dips etc went on the floor for someone else to clean up/tred on. Some people.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 9:32:58 GMT
The context of the West End Live number is that Cinderella has just been found defacing a very important town statue so they are trying to capture her.
I like the ensemble choreography but it must be very hard for Carrie to sing this number when she is (literally) being dragged all over the place.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 7:55:03 GMT
ALW has talked about the show enough times on mainstream telly the last year for people to know what it is about.
I was at WEL and thought the performance was good. Couldn't really hear the sound issues until I saw the video again later.
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2021 6:44:15 GMT
The matinee in Sheffield was cancelled as five were sick. The evening performance went ahead as, I presume, one or some of the London cast got on a train up there.
Some people were complaining on Twitter about it but shows aren't cancelled at a whim and we have no idea all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to keep these shows going.
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