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Post by alece10 on Jun 3, 2023 8:52:56 GMT
Have to admit I was wary about going to see this as I didn't like the immersive idea and I saw Daniel and Marisha perform one of the songs on TV and wasn't that impressed, but last night made me change my completely. Loved the show. I was sat in the stalls and had a great view (only downside was that for quite a bit of she show I was looking at peoples backs). Loved the staging and the stages rising and falling, I also spent quite a bit of time watching the crew and how they moved props and audience around the place. It must have been a logistical nightmare to get it right and all done so quietly. Superb cast with some great singing. All 4 leads were impressive. Daniel Mays comedy performance was perfect, why have I never heard of Andrew Richardson? Checked the programme and he seems to have done mostly plays but what a great voice. Reminded me of Frank Sinatra/Harry Connick and he was very handsome. Celinde Schoenmaker has such a lovely voice, but I think it was Marisha Wallace who stole the show with a really powerful performance. Have to also mention Cedric Neal as Nicely, Nicely who nailed Rocking The Boat. So nice to also hear a big orchestra who sounded amazing. Loved the interval act and the "dance off" at the end. They need to release that number. The people on the floor were having such a great time and I was slightly envious but, the same with Abba Voyage, i'm far too old to be standing and dancing. Well behaved very middle class audience, guess that's what you get south of the river
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Post by alece10 on Jun 1, 2023 20:05:20 GMT
Talking of urination has reminded me of one night at A Little Night Music at the Menier. A drunk man went to go to the toilet but instead of heading to the toilets he went behind a curtain at the side of the stage and peed there much to the shock of the cast.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 1, 2023 18:21:32 GMT
I will record it and then I can fast forward the awards and just watch the bits in-between with Jane.
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Post by alece10 on May 31, 2023 13:55:58 GMT
From the votes cast by board members 27 have given it 3/4/5 stars and 8 have given it 1/2 stars. Now I'm no maths expert but seems a lot more people liked it than didn't.
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Post by alece10 on May 30, 2023 15:52:49 GMT
I've been flirting with seeing this but cannot justify the absurdly high prices (I'm too old to sit in the "gods"). Today I saw seats become available (official website) in the third row for £39:50 and almost booked but as I need an aisle seat, could not face the thought of being "trapped" in the middle of a row. I wonder if anyone knows what these are? I can't imagine they would be restricted in any way and would imagine if they were house seats or keeps, they would be on sale for a higher price. Curious........ The only thing I know is that there is no rake for the first 4/5 rows so if younhave someone tall in front of you then you don't get the best view. You maybe better with the TodayTix £25 lottery.
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Post by alece10 on May 28, 2023 17:26:50 GMT
We’ve been asked not to reveal the guests but there were expected and unexpected ones! It was actually pretty smooth - I turned up around 12:30 and got my allocated ticket without any wait. Then went to the cinema for a couple of films until returning at 7pm, then there was a bit of a queue to get in while they took your phone and locked it in a pouch. Got seated about 7:30, it kicked off at 8. They had to redo most of the eight songs as well as some of the talking bits so it was very stop-start, such is the nature of TV recording! Left around 10:35 after getting my phone freed from the pouch on the way out! I think I might have guessed a couple of the guest performers as 2 people I follow on Instagram have posted pictures from last night of them with Hannah and they weren't dressed as if they were going to the pub. 😀 Unfortunately I doubt I'll ever see the show as I don't subscribe to Disney+
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Post by alece10 on May 28, 2023 15:34:34 GMT
8pm tonight Just a shame it is up against the much delayed G&S based Midsummer Murders Hey ho Thanks for the heads up. I shall record that. Yesterday I was watching their production of HMS Pinafore which I also saw at the Coliseum.
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Post by alece10 on May 28, 2023 10:35:32 GMT
I bet it was. Who were the guest performers? I had tickets but didn't go in the end as it involved queueing for Lor knows how long hoping you actually get a numbered ticket then having to come back later to enter the venue and it said the recording would be 4 hours. I knew it would be too much for me so decided not to go in the end.
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Post by alece10 on May 28, 2023 10:31:31 GMT
Any very good theatres you look forward to visiting? Have you ever received really good service? LW Theatres are all excellent and I've written to them several times after a visit to complement the access staff.
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Post by alece10 on May 28, 2023 10:29:48 GMT
Guys and Dolls Friday
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Post by alece10 on May 27, 2023 19:58:38 GMT
And another golden buzzer, that's now 3 extra ones this series. Show has lost all credibility.
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Post by alece10 on May 27, 2023 16:39:45 GMT
I don't know if anyone else had this, but watching Sheridan enjoy a glass of wine in the first half made me want one myself, which I bought at the interval (despite not being bothered about getting one before). So nice bit of unintentional subliminal messaging there haha, or maybe I'm just easily influenced! Didn't want a glass of wine but I was gagging for chips and egg at the interval. The aroma coming from the stage was so tempting. Oh and a slice of good old white bread and butter.
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Post by alece10 on May 27, 2023 9:55:59 GMT
I was listening to he cast recording yesterday and I think Celinde is going to nail Christine but I'm not so sure about Norm. Ramin is just wonderful in it but does Norm have the vocal capacity? Mind you I've only seen him in the Dr Zhivago concert where he had a minor role and 25th Anniversary concert of Les Mis so don't have much to compare.
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Post by alece10 on May 27, 2023 9:52:09 GMT
Can you see faces clearly from Row B of the Royal Circle? Trying to decide between that and the Stalls? As its a concert personally I'd go for stalls as there isn't really anything to see set wise.
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Post by alece10 on May 27, 2023 8:41:13 GMT
Very late to the party for me but the day finally came and its a solid 5 stars from me. I thought it was an acting masterclass from Sheridan and the best version of Shirley Valentine I have seen. I loved the way to played to the entire audience and you felt she was talking directly to you. She knew there were 3 levels in the theatre and boxes at the sides and everyone got her attention. When the audience laughed she laughed along as well which was so lovely. Slight mishap when one of the eggs broke getting onto the plate and she ad-libed brilliantly. Full standing ovation at the end and I heard several people on the way out saying that they wished it was longer as they enjoyed it so much. I was so impressed how she peeled, cooked and served whilst talking and turning to the audience and each element timed to perfection. Id have made a right pigs ear of it and probably cut my fingers or burnt them. My friend did comment that the potato peeler was not of the period and also that we didnt use spray surface cleaners in those days, to be honest I cant remember that far back. Also hard to believe that the play was written by a man which just shows the skill of Willie Russell. Fairly well behaved audience apart from a woman sitting next to us who had a very loud and very annoying laugh. Started 20 minutes late and looked as if lots of people sitting in wrong seats, wrong levels, and as it was full the FOH staff had a bit of a job sorting out the mess. The audience was predominantly female in their 40s and 50s and a few husbands who had clearly been dragged along to see it and would rather not be there. The theatre must be rubbing their hands from bar sales. I have never seen so much alcohol consumed during 2 hours. Luckily play not long enough for people to get drunk.
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Post by alece10 on May 26, 2023 15:45:24 GMT
And then you have A Strange Loop and A Little Life which sound to me way beyond icky and into the realm of God only knows what being lauded. Double standards. And let's not mention Sweeney Todd that deals with mass murderers and cannabilism.
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Post by alece10 on May 26, 2023 15:12:15 GMT
Couldn't get the seats I wanted in the stalls for the Monday but managed to get them for Tuesday. I rather like these concerts so looking forward to this especially the orchestra.
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Post by alece10 on May 25, 2023 13:16:05 GMT
What is MB's acting like? Very good in my opinion.
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Post by alece10 on May 25, 2023 8:09:32 GMT
I saw this on Tuesday and left at the interval for the first time. Not for me at all. I can usually get over a ridiculous musical storyline but this one seemed particularly unlikely, the music didn't move me and the acting felt wooden. When people say, indiscriminately, "I hate musicals!", I felt that this was the sort of thing they would be imagining. Even Laura Pitt-Pulford couldn't save it. The style of music felt very 'Woman in White' to me and I love that show, but this one just rubbed me up completely the wrong way from the beginning. Very interesting that almost everyone here has enjoyed it so much. I'd be interested to know if the people who particularly loved it have a history of loving the show or went in completely cold as I did. Definitely a case of 'different strokes for different folks'! In answer to your question I knew the music and story very well. I did not see the original production but have seen it at the Menier and Southwark Playhouse. Loved the Menier but didn't like Southwark.
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Post by alece10 on May 24, 2023 19:06:38 GMT
It's like one legend a week leaving us at the moment.
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Post by alece10 on May 24, 2023 18:36:09 GMT
I don't know... it feels strange in this day and age to do anything that actively excludes another group of people. I'm an LGBT person, but if I were to find out that a performance I was attending was just for LGBT people I'd feel quite uncomfortable. People may frame it as positive discrimination or "creating opportunities" for those who may not normally attend a certain event, but if in doing so you create division between groups of people will you really succeed? God that would be a nightmare. An audience full of people judging each other 😀
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Post by alece10 on May 24, 2023 16:22:53 GMT
I saw the show at The Adelphi, it was the same day as one of the Queens Jubilees. I do remember enjoying it but don't remember too much apart from it being set on Coney Island. I do quite enjoy these concerts as you don't have to listen to all the dialogue and just the music either a bit of narration. And cuts about 30 mins off the actual show.
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Post by alece10 on May 24, 2023 9:24:32 GMT
Thanks for the dates. I couldn't find any dates on my e mail just the date when tickets went on sale.
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Post by alece10 on May 23, 2023 16:33:15 GMT
I think if I'd never seen a production of 42nd Street then I would go and see this but I know I would be disappointed as I saw the Drury Lane production 11 times and nothing can ever compare with it. Everything about that production was huge, massive cast, massive orchestra, massive staircase and I have so many wonderful memories of it. I'm sure this will be lovely but just not for me.
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Post by alece10 on May 21, 2023 10:54:48 GMT
A prop fell on the revolve and Jamie put his shirt on inside out once which was no bad thing as it meant he couldnt button it up and so we got an extended view of his chest. Producers might want to consider keeping this in. I wonder what the reaction would be if I made this comment about a woman. Happy to delete if others are offended by the comment.
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Post by alece10 on May 21, 2023 9:58:21 GMT
Shirley Valentine on Friday. Been waiting for so long to finally see it.
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Post by alece10 on May 21, 2023 8:57:12 GMT
And how many golden buzzers are we getting? Makes a mockery of having them there in the first place.
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Post by alece10 on May 21, 2023 8:18:13 GMT
Thought the show was glorious last night and very much enjoyed it. I have never seen the original production but have seen it at The Menier and Southwark Playhouse (the latter I did not like). The staging was so nice, and I especially liked the screens with projections that came across the stage to change each scene. Good use of revolve as well. The whole thing looked beautiful. The cast were excellent. Michael Ball was perfect at George (he really does have a great voice), Laura Pitt-Pulford was superb and also Anna Unwin who plays Jenny. I have not seen Moulin Rouge but heard all the negative comments about Jamie Bogyo, all I can say is that this musical is perfect for him and he really does have a beautiful voice. So nice to hear the music played by a pretty big orchestra who you get to see a couple of times during the show. In pretty good shape for a preview and I only noticed a couple of mistakes. A prop fell on the revolve and Jamie put his shirt on inside out once which was no bad thing as it meant he couldnt button it up and so we got an extended view of his chest. Producers might want to consider keeping this in. Ive given it 5 stars but if there was a 4.5 I would have gone for that as the seats were really uncomfortable so I wasnt completely relaxed towards the end. Seating wise I was sat at the end of Row F in the stalls, great view but I noticed that the rows in front did not have much of a rake, if at all, so worth thinking about if booking for the stalls. The stage looked very high and most peoples heads seemed to be at eye level or below to the stage.
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Post by alece10 on May 20, 2023 15:16:07 GMT
Anyone else hear of anything about this show it seems to all gone very quiet? 4th September until 18th November.
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Post by alece10 on May 19, 2023 12:25:22 GMT
I just don't see how you do this without Joe being like...19 if you've got Nicole as Norma. I don't want it but I can see them casting someone like Jordan Luke Gage I've heard they have even scouting at Italia Conti.
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