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Post by Rory on May 21, 2018 20:44:53 GMT
I would be inclined to believe Carl. He was first with the news of The Grinning Man transfer to the very same theatre.
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Post by alicechallice on May 21, 2018 22:59:16 GMT
Carl is the same person who recently tweeted about Dolly coming tot what Palladium in 2019. So who is this guy? And was this an "exclusive" or is he just an insider of some sort? It doesn't look like this is real. No news outlet has released this. I'm also starting to have doubts about this. The partnership between A.R.T. and Trafalgar seems questionable. If it does come true & the Dolly rumour too (which I mentioned months ago & got a mighty verbal bitch slap), I will laugh in your beautiful face! Ha!
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Post by ali973 on May 22, 2018 12:16:32 GMT
^ you're on a roll, aren't you
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Post by Snciole on May 22, 2018 12:20:28 GMT
Bet that's a jolly night out. Do they supply razor blades to slit your wrists with in the interval or do you have to bring your own? When my friend's husband left her she listed to You Oughta Know on loop
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 14:56:58 GMT
Bet that's a jolly night out. Do they supply razor blades to slit your wrists with in the interval or do you have to bring your own? When my friend's husband left her she listed to You Oughta Know on loop Yikes. Bet that helped!
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Post by sf on May 22, 2018 19:34:49 GMT
...and the plot thickens; yesterday, the (hilarious) Wikipedia synopsis told us MJ attempted to make pancakes while detoxing. Today, they've upped the ante, and she now apparently attempts to make a quiche. Clearly they're still working on the show.
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Post by danb on May 22, 2018 19:46:27 GMT
‘Forgiven’ is a fantastic song...will have to dig out my cd.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 19:46:58 GMT
...and the plot thickens; yesterday, the (hilarious) Wikipedia synopsis told us MJ attempted to make pancakes while detoxing. Today, they've upped the ante, and she now apparently attempts to make a quiche. Clearly they're still working on the show. That's very useful. Thank you sfThank you India Thank you terror Thank you disillusionment
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Post by 49thand8th on May 22, 2018 20:19:40 GMT
So who is this Carl guy anyway? Is he the Krassenstein brothers of theatre?
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Mar 28, 2021 12:48:32 GMT
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Post by Mark on Mar 28, 2021 12:54:23 GMT
I think it would do well here. I enjoyed it despite knowing only a handful of Alanis songs. Definitely one for a smaller venue though
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Post by happytobehere on Mar 28, 2021 13:33:37 GMT
I’d love this to come to the West End, I love Alanis Morissette and everything i’ve seen from the Broadway production. I could see it doing well here too.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 28, 2021 22:00:17 GMT
This show is SO BAD. Woke The Musical !
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Mar 28, 2021 22:30:53 GMT
I love the cast recording! Would love to see this.
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 28, 2021 23:03:49 GMT
how exciting! With this and Hadestown at the NT its nice to see we are getting to see some of the more experimental theatre. (Cue cries of "but why arent we supporting new British work"? My answer is I dont know but is nice to see new work wherever its origin!) Is there any British work worth seeing? With exception to Jamie, British work hardly pushes boundaries or tries anything new. They all target these big, sweeping epic stories and want to be the next Les Mis. Although Jamie is pop and not necessarily daring or bold, it is a show about young people and fully inclusive. Producers and writers should take note. That is a brilliant sweeping statement though, especially as you have a picture of yourself, as your avatar wearing a Six t shirt.
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Post by showtoones on Mar 29, 2021 0:21:51 GMT
This show is SO BAD. Woke The Musical ! I 100% AGREE! Lauren Patton was the best thing about this show but I found it to be incredibly mediocre and preachy. The music of course is great but the book and direction on the other hand....
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Post by viserys on Mar 29, 2021 7:41:11 GMT
This show is SO BAD. Woke The Musical ! I 100% AGREE! Lauren Patton was the best thing about this show but I found it to be incredibly mediocre and preachy. The music of course is great but the book and direction on the other hand.... I agree, I have zero interest in this and I say this as a fan of Alanis Morrisette's music. I am absolutely fine with musicals about contemporary issues - I thought Next to Normal brilliantly covered the effects of pill addiction and grief/trauma that was never worked through, for example. DEH, for all its flaws, at least deals with questions of social anxiety, the influence of social media, etc. and I would like to see more/better shows about what it means to grow up in this toxic world. But Jagged Little Pill just sounds like it tries to cram every current "woke" issue into two hours like a box-ticking exercise. I wasn't in the mood for so much constructed woe even when it opened and I'm most certainly not in the mood for it now after a year of relentless real life lockdown drama and anxiety.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 29, 2021 7:45:31 GMT
Lauren Patton was sensational. I just wish her big number was in Act 1 so I could have left at the interval. Elizabeth Stanley was also wonderful. Both deserve Tony’s .
One of the most depressing shows I’ve ever sat through.
It probably comes across well on the recording- because you don’t have to sit through the mind numbing agony of the actual storylines.
You couldn’t pay me to sit through this again.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Mar 29, 2021 10:11:39 GMT
Yeah I was going to say do we reckon there'll be any rewrites on this because all I've heard about this show is how terrible the book is, trying to cram in every social issue it can without dealing with any of them sensitively or intelligently.
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 29, 2021 12:02:18 GMT
Yeah I was going to say do we reckon there'll be any rewrites on this because all I've heard about this show is how terrible the book is, trying to cram in every social issue it can without dealing with any of them sensitively or intelligently. I saw it hahahhaa
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Post by gmoneyoutlaw on Mar 29, 2021 20:52:05 GMT
I don't think this show will do well in London. I saw it at ART at 325 seats and it was sensational and impactful. On Broadway with 1100 seats it was slightly rewritten and I felt lost. I went back a second time on Broadway and felt the same. The music is great and there's a hell of a punch with Mary Jane with a mindblowing drugstore song and the sofa choreography. I hope it finds a good home in London that will highlight its good qualities.
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 30, 2021 16:38:35 GMT
I don't think this show will do well in London. I saw it at ART at 325 seats and it was sensational and impactful. On Broadway with 1100 seats it was slightly rewritten and I felt lost. I went back a second time on Broadway and felt the same. The music is great and there's a hell of a punch with Mary Jane with a mindblowing drugstore song and the sofa choreography. I hope it finds a good home in London that will highlight its good qualities. I actually laughed out loud when I saw it on Broadway last year. The performances and songs were great but the story and characters featuring 413 different woke themes just ridiculous.
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Post by Figaro on Mar 30, 2021 17:43:48 GMT
Maybe it will go into the Arts if Six doesn’t want to go back to a smaller theatre.
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Post by distantcousin on Mar 30, 2021 18:21:07 GMT
This show is SO BAD. Woke The Musical ! Oh really?! Despite loving Alanis's music, this would be a big black mark against it, for me.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Mar 30, 2021 18:21:07 GMT
I 100% AGREE! Lauren Patton was the best thing about this show but I found it to be incredibly mediocre and preachy. The music of course is great but the book and direction on the other hand.... I agree, I have zero interest in this and I say this as a fan of Alanis Morrisette's music. I am absolutely fine with musicals about contemporary issues - I thought Next to Normal brilliantly covered the effects of pill addiction and grief/trauma that was never worked through, for example. DEH, for all its flaws, at least deals with questions of social anxiety, the influence of social media, etc. and I would like to see more/better shows about what it means to grow up in this toxic world. But Jagged Little Pill just sounds like it tries to cram every current "woke" issue into two hours like a box-ticking exercise. I wasn't in the mood for so much constructed woe even when it opened and I'm most certainly not in the mood for it now after a year of relentless real life lockdown drama and anxiety. To be fair. I am so confused with the story as I tried gain an understanding of the context - seems TOO MUCH, the characters all seem to merge into one and all crammed in. I do love the cast recording though. I think for me I would like to see it IN CONTEXT. But I like the way you've constructed this viewpoint.
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 30, 2021 21:02:08 GMT
I saw it last year. It’s all very woke and modern and features many themes of rape, adoption, race, teenage anxiety, climate change, marital issues, drug abuse, mental health and sexuality 😜 - the creators were obviously high when they said “let’s write a show and include EVERY possible social and personal issue in the world” (apart from covid!)
THAT said, the talent in the Broadway cast was exceptional, one of the songs features the entire cast performing everything backwards and some of the songs (despite being a tad “American” as a show in style and rocky for my liking) were very special.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 30, 2021 22:39:37 GMT
Maybe it will go into the Arts if Six doesn’t want to go back to a smaller theatre. No way. It’s in one of the biggest Broadway theatres and even doing the usual Broadway to London downsizing we often get, the Arts theatre is way too small. They could maybe squeeze it into the Gielgud or Lyric. Hoping it doesn’t darken our doorstep ever.
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Post by Rory on Feb 17, 2022 22:45:46 GMT
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Post by Mark on Feb 17, 2022 22:56:44 GMT
Jersey Boys booking until October so Trafalgar still looking like a good shout.
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Post by Jon on Feb 17, 2022 23:41:01 GMT
I think the Trafalgar Theatre is a safe bet given Trafalgar Entertainment are one of the producers of Jagged Little Pill.
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