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Post by shady23 on Apr 25, 2017 18:11:50 GMT
She's on The Wright Stuff on Monday so maybe the PR starts now.
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Post by ptwest on Apr 25, 2017 19:19:39 GMT
Surely if this is going to stand any chance at all in an arena it will need to be insanely spectacular. But of course nobody will know this until it begins. So add me to the list of those that think it wont get as far as opening.
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Post by kodismummy on Apr 25, 2017 20:11:03 GMT
Soooo exited for this musical I went to the press launch and found it AMAZING I really think this will go far. Tickets booked
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Post by Raven on Apr 25, 2017 20:18:53 GMT
According to The Stage, it's going to feature special effects like water and fire as well as animatronics...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 25, 2017 20:26:53 GMT
Soooo exited for this musical I went to the press launch and found it AMAZING I really think this will go far. Tickets booked Welcome to the forum Kerry
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Post by shady23 on Apr 26, 2017 12:53:35 GMT
When you click on booking links it just takes you to mailing list sign up pages.
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Post by firefingers on Apr 26, 2017 13:54:56 GMT
You can book tickets through Whatsonstage for some dates right now so not guaranteed shilling... just slightly suspect.
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Post by raiseitup on Apr 26, 2017 14:13:30 GMT
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Post by shady23 on Apr 26, 2017 14:53:44 GMT
Shows tickets are available from £20.
Not bad at all!
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Post by duncan on Apr 26, 2017 15:41:35 GMT
£71.50 for the top priced tickets at the Armadillo = No thanks.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 27, 2017 6:51:28 GMT
£71.50 for the top priced tickets at the Armadillo = No thanks. If people get lost on the way, they could legitimately sing to a Glaswegian in the street "Is this the way to Armadillo" Taxi!
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Post by theatremadhatter on Apr 27, 2017 10:22:26 GMT
So Sara Jeffs (the writer) originally said on the website this came to her in a dream, she'd never written music before but she was a clearly becoming a conduit of god and she wrote the show in a few days having never written anything. Interesting that was swiftly removed from the website as it probably didn't fill people with hope.
Quick google and it comes up first on The International Church website so looks guessing this is a Church funded show with 'Eden International Productions' who do big Christian concerts and now they are marketing as a musical crossover to pull in a wider audience. I think they might be aiming for a church crowd crossed with theatregoers.
Sounds interesting and I guess I can see them doing well with a church audience I just don't want to go and be preached to particularly.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 27, 2017 11:47:05 GMT
Well, for those who like that sort of thing I'm pleased they're doing it.
As a committed sinner I'll be giving it a wide berth.
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Post by shady23 on Apr 27, 2017 12:34:11 GMT
So Sara Jeffs (the writer) originally said on the website this came to her in a dream, she'd never written music before but she was a clearly becoming a conduit of god and she wrote the show in a few days having never written anything Are you sure that was her and not Gary Barlow who said that?
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Post by kodismummy on Apr 28, 2017 8:45:08 GMT
London doesn't go on sale until Friday - unless there is priority booking from some source. Don't know about the rest of the tour. I got them for Birmingham directly from the website. www.heavenonearththemusical.co.uk/
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2017 17:03:34 GMT
Darn it, thought we had a Belinda Carlisle jukebox musical on our hands there for a moment! The actual Belinda Carlisle is touring in October if that's what lights your candle.
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Post by hulmeman on Apr 28, 2017 17:38:21 GMT
We have just been treated to a preview of this on our local news programme, Granada Tonight. The very sight of Russell Watson is enough to put me off, but the subject matter clinched it. If it is a Christian organisation producing this show, how does "the voice of god" Watson's marital history square up?
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Post by shady23 on May 1, 2017 10:18:06 GMT
Kerry was on the Wright Stuff this morning and was saying they will be wearing bodysuits with projections on to make them light up.
It sounded better than I'm making it sound.
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Post by infofreako on May 1, 2017 10:27:46 GMT
I'm still confused as to how they will cram this arena spectacular with all its special effects into Portsmouth Guildhall
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 1, 2017 11:19:29 GMT
We have just been treated to a preview of this on our local news programme, Granada Tonight. The very sight of Russell Watson is enough to put me off, but the subject matter clinched it. If it is a Christian organisation producing this show, how does "the voice of god" Watson's marital history square up? Not a fan then? I suppose it would be a little bit much to ask that everyone involved in the production has a sin-free past. God forgives etc. Having said that, I can't stand him either
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Post by Phantom of London on May 3, 2017 16:41:59 GMT
This is a joke this is happening, right?
Kerry Ellis selling out arenas? She struggled to sell out the Arts Theatre for Murder Ballad and there were rows of empty seats at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley for Wonderland, however she is a lovely person in real life, so a shame.
Now if it was Nicole Scherzinger.............
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Post by shady23 on Sept 11, 2017 15:02:05 GMT
First day of rehearsals today.
Surprised this is still going ahead.
Had forgotten it was happening and would have continued to do so if Kerry hadn't have Tweeted they are starting today.
The official twitter show page only has 434 followers for goodness sake!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 15:11:57 GMT
I don't think anyone is really n-eden to see this.
I thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 15:53:07 GMT
If this was the Houston and Levitt musical and starred Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee, maybe it'd stand a chance at Wembley, but the "seen better days" Ellis version. Hmm... If they aren't going to bother selling 90% of the arena, why not just do it in a theatre? I'm sure ALW could lend them use of the St. James Studio for a couple of weeks, because you know, that's realistically what they could sell
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Post by ptwest on Sept 19, 2017 17:30:01 GMT
The entire front row and from what I can tell front block is still available for Sheffield! Wonder if they've actually sold any tickets?
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Post by shady23 on Sept 19, 2017 17:52:24 GMT
I've just been looking at the interactive maps and there seems no tickets sold at all. Maybe just one for a super fan here and there. Only seats "unavailable" are a full row or block here and there which must be the allocation of other agencies. I could easily get front row seats for the whole extended family now for Newcastle. At almost seventy quid no wonder! People will not pay that and why four nights in a half open arena rather than one or two nights with the whole arena open?!
If Take That just do two nights here then how can this do four?! Crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 17:58:15 GMT
They would of had a better shot when Kerry was at the height of her popularity, shen she was selling out her own UK Tours in theatres, Royal Albert Hall, had a Top 20 Album back when the charts were physical sales and not just downloads so it meant more back then. Back then, they would of shifted a few more tickets off her back. But now, this is likely to become a fast and furious flop sadly.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 19, 2017 21:43:17 GMT
Surely, someone with some brain is going to pull this before they lose their shirts on it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 21:52:32 GMT
This is a catastrophic disaster, any idiot could tell you that to do an arena version of a musical you need SOMETHING to sell it to Joe Public, even if that something is just a f**k load of marketing. But nothing has happened, and as a result they're going to be performing to three people each night, all of whom would rather Kerry was singing Defying Gravity.
To try and sell out an arena without at least two of: A celebrity in the cast It being an iconic show with a large fanbase A BBC One talent show to cast a lead role that it turns out isn't actually a lead role but rather a featured ensemble part
is just foolish.
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Post by welsh_tenor on Sept 20, 2017 6:14:01 GMT
A quick twitter stalk and they've just finished week one of rehearsals, it looks a pretty big cast!
Not sure if it's concerning or not but the official twitter account hasn't tweeted anything since the end of July! How are they marketing this? It's coming to Cardiff and apart from a couple of tweets from the venue, I've not heard any radio or seen any billboards/posters!
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