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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 21:24:51 GMT
Broadway is a totally new production.. And that's the one will tour here so I'm told. Although I'm one of the few that DID enjoy it, I'm looking forward to a new show in Drury Lane. I enjoyed it too, however I felt there were parts of the book and some songs that could have been done better, maybe it could have benefited with a better structure too. The physical production was amazing, but surely too expensive to tour or transfer with.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 23, 2016 22:22:30 GMT
Erm have you been living on Mars of late!? School of Rock was announced for the Palladium weeks ago. I was one of those who was left a little disappointment and underwhelmed after seeing Charlie. The songs just weren't that memorable and due to the first act being pretty much all set in the one place it felt slow and dragged out. As someone else has said on here, I think School of Rock will go into the Theatre Royal next.
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Post by Raven on Feb 23, 2016 22:36:35 GMT
Erm have you been living on Mars of late!? School of Rock was announced for the Palladium weeks ago. I was one of those who was left a little disappointment and underwhelmed after seeing Charlie. The songs just weren't that memorable and due to the first act being pretty much all set in the one place it felt slow and dragged out. As someone else has said on here, I think School of Rock will go into the Theatre Royal next. Just keeping you on your toes Mr B! I must have missed that somehow.
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Post by horton on Feb 23, 2016 23:07:52 GMT
Finding Neverland is due in London next January
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 3:35:21 GMT
Finding Neverland would die a death in that theatre! Neverland will go somewhere like the Pheonix I think.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 24, 2016 9:34:50 GMT
Erm have you been living on Mars of late!? School of Rock was announced for the Palladium weeks ago. I was one of those who was left a little disappointment and underwhelmed after seeing Charlie. The songs just weren't that memorable and due to the first act being pretty much all set in the one place it felt slow and dragged out. As someone else has said on here, I think School of Rock will go into the Theatre Royal next. Right...and then several reviewers/journo's had a twitter convo about how that might no longer the case.....
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Post by boybooshka on Feb 24, 2016 11:35:44 GMT
It was ok, had a much longer run than it deserved. The issue with Dury Lane is it's size, any show that goes in there needs mass appeal to succeed and unfortunately that so often seems to equate with mediocrity.
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Post by avenueqresident on Feb 24, 2016 11:46:26 GMT
It had a great run, feel it's right to close this and get something fresh and new in.
I think the theatre would be too big for School of Rock, I could understand with the possible need for that many kids, but whilst the set is very cool, I think it would feel lost on the Drury Lane stage. I know the Palladium is not far off in terms of stage size, but it would feel more suited there, though I also feel that's too big seating capacity wise for a show like this.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 12:44:13 GMT
I'd quite forgotten it was still going to be honest.
Time for 'Gigi' to transfer methinks.
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Post by theatre-turtle on Feb 24, 2016 13:29:32 GMT
In the good old days did Miss saigon really manage to fill it for 10 years?
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Post by horton on Feb 24, 2016 16:06:47 GMT
It did indeed- which was quite the achievement!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 20:51:37 GMT
So did Charlie recoup?
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Post by d'James on Feb 27, 2016 2:27:12 GMT
Is it worth seeing now the Glass Lift has been 'toned down'?
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Post by dan on Feb 27, 2016 9:11:53 GMT
Is it worth seeing now the Glass Lift has been 'toned down'? I still had a decent time at the show, but it was more than the elevator that disappointed. For me it felt much flatter in terms of energy as a show. If you do go, be prepared for a really underwhelming elevator that makes you wish that moment wasn't even in the show! It feels very amateurish but this maybe because I'm comparing it to previous incarnation.
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Post by infofreako on Feb 27, 2016 9:56:44 GMT
Ive probably missed it somewhere but why was the elevator changed?
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Post by wanderingranger on Feb 27, 2016 16:41:31 GMT
Predominantly I think because of the amount of difficulties they had getting the original to work.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2016 2:33:21 GMT
Not particularly huge news (that hasn't been talked about already), but the Broadway website and social media pages are set up, confirming Jack O'Brien as new director and opening Spring 2017. charlieonbroadway.com/
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2016 21:44:57 GMT
Jack O'Brien has also put a statement out regarding some of the changes that should be expected:
“Why does Wonka want to do this Golden Ticket contest and what compels him to want to give it all away? I started with the question why. This is the dramatic premise I hang the whole show on. Sam and I have both spent our careers putting our personal spin on classics, be it by William Shakespeare or Roald Dahl. Since the first production was created for London it’s only fair we do an American version, and in America, our connection is to the 1971 movie and the indelible impression of Gene Wilder as the slyly wicked Wonka.”
He added, “The score will pay homage to the beloved Leslie Bricusse/ Anthony Newley songs that are integral to the American relationship to the story, combined with all new songs crafted by the American team that created one of Broadway’s most beloved scores, Hairspray. There is room for both of these talented voices in one classic to tell our version of the story, as long as the story stays eternal and true.”
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Post by Paul on Apr 24, 2016 11:18:46 GMT
Saw the show last night. It was fine but the songs were VERY forgettable. I left the theatre remembering the song that was in the movie and that was it really. The best part of the whole show, for me was Agustus Gloop and he was only in it for about 5 minutes. So after being disappointed with Matilda last week and this show this week I think I need to see one of the classics next time.
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Post by terrylondon79 on Apr 25, 2016 21:51:18 GMT
New song, according to their twitter feed they put a new song in tonight. I Tonight, our Double Bubble Duchess becomes the QUEEN OF POP, debuting a new song in tonight's #CharlieChoc show! t.co/mauLcKPwLT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2016 22:57:33 GMT
New song, according to their twitter feed they put a new song in tonight. I Tonight, our Double Bubble Duchess becomes the QUEEN OF POP, debuting a new song in tonight's #CharlieChoc show! t.co/mauLcKPwLTInteresting, I wonder what it sounds like! They're probably just testing it out for the Broadway production. I wonder if they'll keep making more and more little changes until it closes in London. While I do think the whole TV four songs sequence is a bit of a fault within the musical, I found Double Bubble Duchess the least enjoyable one, it's basically just a rap (so God knows whether or not I'll like Hamilton!).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 16:44:18 GMT
I can't see the UK tour being as good as the London show simply because it is a touring show. I would've thought they will go to big theatres only and stay for a month, like Mary Poppins at the moment. Broadway show should be great
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 26, 2016 17:08:50 GMT
I can't see the UK tour being as good as the London show simply because it is a touring show. I would've thought they will go to big theatres only and stay for a month, like Mary Poppins at the moment. Broadway show should be great Out of interest, do you say that it won't be as good because you uphold the view that you think, in general, touring standards aren't as good as West End standards?
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Post by Jon on Apr 26, 2016 17:18:16 GMT
The tours of The Lion King and Wicked have been just as grand as their West End counterparts, the only differences is some of the technical aspects like Pride Rock and other smaller elements, if you hadn't seen it in London, you wouldn't notice, likewise with Poppins.
Charlie likely will have a redesigned set but I doubt Warner Bros will send out a subpar set on tour and I imagine it'll be doing month long runs rather than one or two weeks in each venue
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 17:23:05 GMT
I can't see the UK tour being as good as the London show simply because it is a touring show. I would've thought they will go to big theatres only and stay for a month, like Mary Poppins at the moment. Broadway show should be great Out of interest, do you say that it won't be as good because you uphold the view that you think, in general, touring standards aren't as good as West End standards? No not at all. But they won't be able to do certain things like when people come out of the ground or stuff like that due to changing theatres constantly. The set won't be as grand as the London show but it will still be good. I love touring show, some are defiantly west end worthy!
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 26, 2016 17:29:19 GMT
Out of interest, do you say that it won't be as good because you uphold the view that you think, in general, touring standards aren't as good as West End standards? No not at all. But they won't be able to do certain things like when people come out of the ground or stuff like that due to changing theatres constantly. The set won't be as grand as the London show but it will still be good. I love touring show, some are defiantly west end worthy! I agree that some tours have been West End worthy, I have enjoyed myself at some tours that visit weekly more than some shows that come to the West End. London's West End certainly does not always = quality!! In regards to the technical limitations, if Charlie does indeed tour for a month at a time, they will most likely only visit the very large houses around the country that can fulfill the needs of the production. Either that, or some aspects may be changed for the tour. Having said that, if someone coming out of the ground is the difference between Charlie being a good show or a bad show (I haven't seen it myself) then my hopes aren't high!! If they are intending to make this a large-scale No. 1 tour, I see no reason as to why the set couldn't be as grand as London, such as Wicked and The Lion King that Jon mentioned above, and Mary Poppins as you mentioned yourself, and Billy Elliot and both of the Les Mis & Phantom 25th Anniversary tours had pretty substantial sets and technical requirements! Les Mis didn't have a revolve, for example, as obviously that's pretty hard to transport venue to venue, but the loss of that didn't lessen the standard and experience of that production - in my opinion!!
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Post by daniel on Apr 26, 2016 17:47:02 GMT
It seems a strange contradiction to say that the touring show won't be as good because it will only go to big theatres. Surely, as with Lion King, Phantom, Mary Poppins etc, the fact that shows only play big theatres suggests they want to keep the original scale of the production and not reduce it, no?
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Apr 26, 2016 18:07:48 GMT
It seems a strange contradiction to say that the touring show won't be as good because it will only go to big theatres. Surely, as with Lion King, Phantom, Mary Poppins etc, the fact that shows only play big theatres suggests they want to keep the original scale of the production and not reduce it, no? I think he was saying that if the show played at small venues the set wouldn't be good and that wouldn't make the show any good, which I personally disagree with as as long as the performances make up for it, it's fine with me. Each to their own though.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 18:10:55 GMT
It seems a strange contradiction to say that the touring show won't be as good because it will only go to big theatres. Surely, as with Lion King, Phantom, Mary Poppins etc, the fact that shows only play big theatres suggests they want to keep the original scale of the production and not reduce it, no? I think he was saying that if the show played at small venues the set wouldn't be good and that wouldn't make the show any good, which I personally disagree with as as long as the performances make up for it, it's fine with me. Each to their own though. I wasn't saying anything bad. I'm simply saying that big pieces of set won't be able to come in tour surely. The glass elavator though the stage won't be able to come through the stage, neither will the bed at the beginning. Also huge pieces of set, like the August Gloop huge pipe which he rolls through as Oompas sung, won't be able to come in via. The fly floor or will be minimised. The show will still be good though, I'm not saying anything bad!
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Post by Jon on Apr 26, 2016 18:11:13 GMT
The likelihood of Charlie playing small venues is zero unless they downscale it dramatically. I imagine it'll be playing the same venues as Wicked, Poppins, Lion King etc none of which are small.
I'm sure the creative team will come up with a way to make the show tourable but still retain what made it work.
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