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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 23, 2019 10:42:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2019 11:40:30 GMT
So is Brenda Edwards having to learn a new version of show, just to play a few matinees? or is the whole tour reinvented?
Given that alot of the songs have a very distinctive 70's sound,they can't get away from that. There's no way Whoopi can sing the score as it is. Maybe there will be a Flashback Delores to do all the heavy lifting. I rewatched the Broadway version yesterday and it is a great show. I liked the new songs and love I Haven't Got A Prayer.
The new marketing is awful.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Dec 23, 2019 13:37:54 GMT
So is Brenda Edwards having to learn a new version of show, just to play a few matinees? or is the whole tour reinvented? Given that alot of the songs have a very distinctive 70's sound,they can't get away from that. There's no way Whoopi can sing the score as it is. Maybe there will be a Flashback Delores to do all the heavy lifting. I rewatched the Broadway version yesterday and it is a great show. I liked the new songs and love I Haven't Got A Prayer. The new marketing is awful. My understanding is that the touring production is a reimagined version of Sister Ac set in 2020 and starring Brenda Edwards, with Whoopi Goldberg filling her role at most or all Eventim Hammersmith dates. Jennifer Saunders is also AFAIK only appearing in London. Basically stunt casting, similar to that employed for Nativity at Hammersmith right now. I've booked it at the Curve in Leicester though I live in Kent and having seen Brenda Edwards' show stealing performance in White Christmas I'm really glad I made that choice. I paid £42 for a central stalls seat which would have cost almost four times as much at Hammersmith.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2019 17:42:54 GMT
I think the last thing that said #CashIn in such an obvious way was when Elf wanted 250 quid for swathes of the Stalls.
Happy to be proven wrong but based on what we know so far there is literally nothing about this that appeals to me!
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Post by robertb213 on Dec 23, 2019 17:56:18 GMT
Brenda at Curve is getting my money 😀
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Post by anthem on Dec 24, 2019 16:01:11 GMT
The marketing is tacky and horrible.
Booked to see Brenda on tour. At least she can sing.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Jan 31, 2020 12:50:15 GMT
Being extended by a week in London, if what I'm reading is correct!
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Post by theatremadness on Feb 5, 2020 13:43:25 GMT
Clive Rowe playing Eddie!!
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Post by johnie21 on Feb 10, 2020 12:11:52 GMT
Lesley Joseph will be playing the role of Mother Superior in Sister Act Uk Tour.
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Post by Paddy on Mar 7, 2020 23:19:17 GMT
I’m shocked no one is discussing the casting announcement of Mother Superior for the Edinburgh leg, I’d quote the tweet but I don’t know how on my phone....either way, Allan Stewart...in drag!
The show tweeted a video,
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2020 23:24:33 GMT
This really confused me. I thought it would be Elaine C Smith or someone similar. Edinburgh audiences love Allan as he's been the panto dame at the King's Theatre for almost 20 years, but I've never heard of a drag Mother Superior before! I'm certainly intrigued, so I'll be going.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2020 7:41:36 GMT
This production just sounds worse and worse
Also a good job there are so many decent roles out there for older actresses otherwise this would be a real waste...
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Post by christya on Mar 9, 2020 16:43:40 GMT
This is sounding like they're making the entire show into an absolute joke.
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 9, 2020 18:25:14 GMT
It's sounds horrendous, but imagine if we all go and see it and they've actually managed to pull off the impossible and it's the best thing we've ever seen?!
(Not gonna happen but we can dream, eh?)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 18:35:30 GMT
My sister asked me if I wanted to see this with her on tour, I said no and she asked why. I said partly the cast but mainly due to the updated setting etc. As soon as she realised they were moving it to present day and I showed her their social media marketing she lost all interest in seeing it.
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Post by theatreliker on Mar 9, 2020 19:21:27 GMT
Apologies if this has been asked, but why are the £29 seats so cheat at the Apollo in the side stalls? I understand the theatre is wide and they might be at an angle but are they that bad? They are suspiciously cheap.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Mar 10, 2020 9:54:08 GMT
Apologies if this has been asked, but why are the £29 seats so cheat at the Apollo in the side stalls? I understand the theatre is wide and they might be at an angle but are they that bad? They are suspiciously cheap. Unintentional perhaps but a great tip off, for which thank you very much! I've just booked one of these seats having previously decided that ticket prices at Hammersmith were just too high. Back in 2018 similar side stalls seats for the Nativity Musical were put on sale just before the show opened, for £15. It was highlighted on Theatre Board at the time. I had already booked my (£70ish) seat but purchased two of them for the same performance for my partner and daughter. They did not consider the view to be a significantly restricted. Of course what applied for Nativity may be different for Sister Act but these £29.75 seats won't hang around. I'd grab them. Not a "cheat" but definitely CHEAP !
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 10, 2020 10:52:02 GMT
Thanks for the great spot on the side Stalls seats. Just grabbed one for £32.25 (including mandatory booking fee). So glad I held off from booking.
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Post by amp09 on Mar 11, 2020 0:57:27 GMT
Apologies if this has been asked, but why are the £29 seats so cheat at the Apollo in the side stalls? I understand the theatre is wide and they might be at an angle but are they that bad? They are suspiciously cheap. Thanks for spotting! I’d resigned myself to the fact I’d not get to see Whoopi! Hallelujah for side stalls bargains 😆
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Mar 12, 2020 22:28:10 GMT
Lesley Joseph said on This Morning that the touring production will feature a 14 piece orchestra. Supposedly London will too
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Post by markbearsf on Mar 19, 2020 17:37:18 GMT
Does anyone know if there's been an announcement about Whoopi's run? With the Coronavirus pandemic, and the fact that she almost died from pneumonia last year might indicate that she might not be able to appear.
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 19, 2020 18:51:56 GMT
She's already in self isolation in the States - she's presenting the View from her living room every day.
There's no way that this will still go ahead - they'd need to at minimum be rehearsing for this from late June, and id be seriously surprised if we are out of this by then.
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Post by callum on Mar 25, 2020 22:06:03 GMT
A*ex B*lfield says it’s not happening as there’s no way Whoopi is travelling.
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Apr 21, 2020 15:39:12 GMT
Sister Act UK tour should have opened tonight. The old dates are still showing on the venue and official websites. Has anyone been contacted by the Curve about it? Edit - new dates for Leeds have been announced, roughly same time next year.
Update from Curve posted on Twitter today:
we are working to reschedule all performances of Sister Act. However, as with this ever-changing situation we are not currently in a position to announce new dates. We will be in touch with all customers with further information as soon as possible. Thank you.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 23, 2020 7:12:42 GMT
She's already in self isolation in the States - she's presenting the View from her living room every day. There's no way that this will still go ahead - they'd need to at minimum be rehearsing for this from late June, and id be seriously surprised if we are out of this by then. Yep this is not happening.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Apr 23, 2020 9:34:12 GMT
I'm sure it can happen next year with Whoopi. There's no way they will pass it up, look how much they were getting rid of tickets for and how well it was selling. It was a gold mine for essentially what will be a touring show just popped in London. They will move heaven and earth to get it back on again next year.
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 23, 2020 11:54:40 GMT
As well as it sold when it was originally put on sale, I do wonder how many people will feel like spending £600 for a ticket once this is all over!
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Post by Figaro on Apr 23, 2020 13:36:11 GMT
If they reschedule for next year then they will most likely just transfer the tickets already bought to next year so they won’t need to try to resell them.
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Post by Mark on Apr 23, 2020 15:13:11 GMT
If they reschedule for next year then they will most likely just transfer the tickets already bought to next year so they won’t need to try to resell them. Can imagine they'll do this, although I guess people would still be entitled to a refund if they chose.
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