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Post by richey on Nov 23, 2019 15:52:41 GMT
Got excited this morning as there's adverts on the giant electronic boards in Manchester for the album. I thought it was advertising a return to Manchester but it's just promoting the cast CD. A few of us up here, Burlybear included were a bit miffed it's labelled original London cast, not Manchester!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 23, 2019 16:14:43 GMT
😡😡😡
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 23, 2019 17:55:49 GMT
Got excited this morning as there's adverts on the giant electronic boards in Manchester for the album. I thought it was advertising a return to Manchester but it's just promoting the cast CD. A few of us up here, Burlybear included were a bit miffed it's labelled original London cast, not Manchester! That wouldn’t work, the accent would be too strong.
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Post by originalconceptlive on Nov 24, 2019 10:09:10 GMT
This might not happen for a while, but later on if anyone happens across a spoilerific synopsis which explains how all the songs are worked into the plot, and wouldn't mind posting a link... that would be helpful for long-distance potential fans (ie, me). Google has not yielded one to me thus far. I tried to give the cast recording a listen but I couldn't get a sense of what was going on. But, that's just the kind of score it is; I could hardly have expected otherwise.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 24, 2019 10:32:36 GMT
This might not happen for a while, but later on if anyone happens across a spoilerific synopsis which explains how all the songs are worked into the plot, and wouldn't mind posting a link... that would be helpful for long-distance potential fans (ie, me). Google has not yielded one to me thus far. I tried to give the cast recording a listen but I couldn't get a sense of what was going on. But, that's just the kind of score it is; I could hardly have expected otherwise. Tricky, and I don’t want to do a spoilerific synopsis but to give a few examples: Anne Hathaway and William S disagree about the ending of his new play. She questions why Juliet has to kill herself over a man, he wants a tragedy. They argue: “I Want It That Way” Juliet escapes from Verona and her overbearing family to go on an adventure to Paris with her mates where they’ll see all the sights and find love “Show Me Love” Meanwhile, male protagonist Francois is in Paris trying to grow up and be a man but under the thumb of his dad “Overprotected”. He’s under pressure from his father to marry but is confused about what he wants “Confident”. Dad is going to send him off to the army if he doesn’t sort himself out. Juliet and her pals arrive in Paris, they blag their way into a club where his birthday Ball is being held and meet Francois. He immediately to falls for her (or is she just a convenient way of escapting the army?) Things go a bit too fast and Francois asks her to marry him. She realises she’s led him on “Oops... I Did It Again” etc etc. Going any further will give the twists away, but it’s essentially a battle of wills between Will and Anne as they each take turns at developing the plot of his new play whilst also appearing in it. This throws up questions about their own marriage and Wills committment to her. She loves him but is she prepared to carry on putting up with him? “That’s The Way It Is”. He represents the old fashioned gender and sexual stereotypes and she is much more forward thinking. It sounds silly and it is, it’s not supposed to be taken seriously. It’s daft and a bit cheesy but very cleverly done.
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Post by xanady on Nov 24, 2019 14:15:51 GMT
Finished listening to the soundtrack.As good as Miriam etc are they cannot shine a light to the original superstars who made the songs great in the first place.Mind you,I suppose that’s the case with all jukebox musical soundtracks.Jessie’s J’s is the stand out track.
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Post by edi on Nov 24, 2019 17:27:23 GMT
Finished listening to the soundtrack.As good as Miriam etc are they cannot shine a light to the original superstars who made the songs great in the first place.Mind you,I suppose that’s the case with all jukebox musical soundtracks.Jessie’s J’s is the stand out track. I also listened to the soundtrack and compared them to the originals as I cannot remember most of them. I distinctly disliked how these original stars performed them and I love the & Juliet version.
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Post by Jonnyboy on Nov 24, 2019 19:38:35 GMT
I’ve listened to the soundtrack thrice now! I love the musical versions, even the ones where I disliked the originals. It’s a big thumbs up from me!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 24, 2019 19:56:37 GMT
😍😍
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2019 20:21:44 GMT
I like it. But Cassidy's voice sounds odd, right?
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Post by xanady on Nov 24, 2019 20:29:14 GMT
Just looked at re-booking in December as my daughter adores this show.Bit shocked at the masses and masses of seats available at all prices so early in the run.
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Post by amp09 on Nov 24, 2019 20:34:26 GMT
Just looked at re-booking in December as my daughter adores this show.Bit shocked at the masses and masses of seats available at all prices so early in the run. Oh wow, I thought it was selling quite well. Anytime I’ve looked on the day of a performance, it’s been almost sold out with a few random seats dotted around.
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Post by xanady on Nov 24, 2019 20:38:16 GMT
^It is on TKTS so maybe will sell better closer to the performance day as ‘passing trade’ goes through Leicester Square for example.
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Post by andrew on Nov 24, 2019 22:14:00 GMT
Finished listening to the soundtrack.As good as Miriam etc are they cannot shine a light to the original superstars who made the songs great in the first place.Mind you,I suppose that’s the case with all jukebox musical soundtracks.Jessie’s J’s is the stand out track. Are you implying that Britney's vocals are better than Miriam's? I might need a moment to process this 🤣
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Post by Jonnyboy on Nov 24, 2019 22:21:29 GMT
Just looked at re-booking in December as my daughter adores this show.Bit shocked at the masses and masses of seats available at all prices so early in the run. This is my worry. I love the show but it’s not going to be an easy sell by any stretch.
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Post by Jonnyboy on Nov 24, 2019 22:22:19 GMT
Oh I didn’t realise you liked this one
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Post by xanady on Nov 24, 2019 22:36:29 GMT
^andrew,it is all personal opinion and yes,I would definitely take every original every time,thanks!
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Post by musicalmarge on Nov 25, 2019 0:08:21 GMT
Want to see this mid Dec. Apart from group deals are there any offers anywhere?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2019 0:34:22 GMT
Want to see this mid Dec. Apart from group deals are there any offers anywhere? I don't know how old you are but there are great concessions for the Under 25 and 65+.
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Post by originalconceptlive on Nov 25, 2019 7:52:48 GMT
Thank you for taking the time to provide that information, BurlyBeaR! That does give me a better idea of the vibe of the show.
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Post by viserys on Nov 25, 2019 8:14:22 GMT
Just looked at re-booking in December as my daughter adores this show.Bit shocked at the masses and masses of seats available at all prices so early in the run. This is my worry. I love the show but it’s not going to be an easy sell by any stretch. It's on sale for full price at TKTS only and it's not part of the current £15 flash sale on TodayTix either. I think they are shooting themselves in the foot by not being generous with discounts now - this show needs lots of positive word of mouth to spread and right now that means getting more people through the doors to see it in the first place. Since I loathe the 90's pop trash, I had been very much prepared to give this show a wide berth, until all the positive word of mouth here made me sway. As I happened to be in London on Friday, I picked up the CD at Fopp for £10 without a chance to listen to it on Spotify earlier and was quite convinced it would only gather dust anyway. But... quite surprisingly, I enjoyed it on first listen as the new orchestrations don't drown all the songs in the ever-samey annoying beats, but really let the melodies and vocals come forward. I'm now waiting for it to come up in the GILT offers as I'm still not ready to pay full price, but the forum here has done a lot to win me round and the CD has given me the last nudge to want to see it. So, anyway, I guess my point is - don't frighten sceptics and doubters off by charging full price right now, but put bums on seats with generous offers so they will spread the word.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 25, 2019 9:00:08 GMT
Cast were at Evening Standard awards last night doing a song. I enjoyed it but my friend said "too loud, I wont be going"
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Post by zahidf on Nov 25, 2019 10:35:40 GMT
Saw this this weekend for the matinee. Was great fun with well done songs! Plot super thin, but then I wasn't expecting much on that aspect
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Post by ABr on Nov 25, 2019 10:40:05 GMT
So excited to be finally ticking this off the list tonight! We managed to get £25 tickets when they were on offer a while back, and decided to go Royal Circle rather then towards the back of the stall, to avoid any overhang!
Can't wait to see what all the fuss is about!
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Post by intoanewlife on Nov 25, 2019 11:09:49 GMT
Going tonight, am hoping my TimeOut seats ok are considering what is still on sale today...
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Post by dontdreamit on Nov 25, 2019 12:23:30 GMT
That’s 3 of us there tonight then - I’m Row c in the stalls I think!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 25, 2019 20:19:47 GMT
Oh I didn’t realise you liked this one Hate it! (love it). That belt at the end 😍. Wish I had seen Cassidy J in Beautiful.
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Post by dontdreamit on Nov 25, 2019 22:56:39 GMT
Such a fun night tonight. Not sure if I’d return visit any time soon but very enjoyable nonetheless.
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Post by paddy72 on Nov 25, 2019 23:15:17 GMT
Even when they’re great - which this one is - why, in my opinion, do jukebox musicals suck. Not because of the sensational songs, the fabulous talent on stage and certainly not because of the spectacle. & Juliet just feels diminished and small and old. I felt I was watching X factor from back in the day. It looks like it, dances like it and with so many snippets of tracks you know, paces and sounds like it. But all that is probably positive as this show is aimed at the Nick generation and that’s why it’s clever. Lots of social empathy and empowerment with a thick coating of escapist tosh. Loved it. If only as far as the tube home.
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Post by intoanewlife on Nov 25, 2019 23:53:43 GMT
I'll break my review down into sections.
TimeOut Offer - They gave us Row T 24/25 in the stalls. We went and had a look and the overhang was really bad, so I went back to the box office and had a word. I said I thought the tickets were meant to be Band A seats, she said they were. I said how can you sell Band A seats that lose the whole top of the stage. There was no drama though, she upgraded us to Row F 13/14 without a fuss and was nice about it. I'd suggest doing the same if you get crappy seats as it isn't really on, especially when they sell unsold Premiums as day seats for 20 quid.
The Crowd - We had a drunken fake laugher behind us which was highly annoying and the old woman next to my friend had breath so bad I could smell it 2 seats down. Nothing however could've prepared any of us for the fart she dropped 15 minutes before the end of the show which had 3 rows of people gasping for air. My mate dry wretched it was so bad...maybe we should've kept the Row T tickets.
The Show - I won't go into the gory details of all the things I found wrong with it. It was ok I guess and did have quite a few great moments. I'd give it a 3/5. The staging, lighting and main cast were all excellent and did the best they could to sell the material. I found the overly smiley chorus excruciating however and my opinion of Grace still stands. So glad I caught the proper lead as she was fantastic. Act 1 was much 'stronger' than Act 2 which dragged like a mofo in usual song cramming jukebox musical style. I just though as a whole it was WAAAAAAAY too long and would've made a far more entertaining 1 Act 90 minuter.
It was fun though, I enjoyed it for what it was, but I don't need to ever see it again.
Is it a hit...maybe? It is VERY Panto like, so it may tide the great unwashed masses over between their annual visits to Dick Whittington. The crowd seemed to love it, it got an enthusiastic standing ovation and very nearly made an 80 year old woman sh*t herself in public, so who am I to judge x
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