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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 9, 2020 22:51:49 GMT
Confirmed by Baz
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Post by Theatre Fan on Jan 9, 2020 22:58:31 GMT
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Post by pianowithsam on Jan 9, 2020 23:12:20 GMT
This is a strange marketing campaign. Ummm. What’s happening in this poster?
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Post by andrew on Jan 9, 2020 23:17:16 GMT
Of course Baz's photo doesn't imply that Carrie will star, according to respectable Theatreboard members she was jUsT iN tHe sTuDiO, no need to panic!!
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Post by dippy on Jan 9, 2020 23:25:51 GMT
The eR look like the head of a kangaroo! I am sure it's meant to be something, I just don't see it yet, possibly a shoe?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 23:29:47 GMT
Of course Baz's photo doesn't imply that Carrie will star, according to respectable Theatreboard members she was jUsT iN tHe sTuDiO, I wonder why they havent announced Carrie as the lead yet? I guess because she's not a name.
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Post by poster J on Jan 9, 2020 23:31:27 GMT
Prince of Egypt is scheduled to run until 12 September...
It would be tight, but if Cinderella only starts previews end of September then I suppose there is actually a chance of Christine Allado doing a Cinderella after all, though she would have a horrible few weeks of rehearsing one show during the day and performing another at night if she did!
PS I know it isn't the same show, but she was brilliant at Cadogan Hall in the R&H version so would be a great lead for this!
I'm basically just hoping it isn't CHF - no denying she can sing, but I'm afraid I find her a bit irritating.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 9, 2020 23:36:00 GMT
Carrie leaves Les Mis mid/late June. That perfectly lines up with her doing this in September, especially if she's taking some time to work on the music in March
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Post by showtoones on Jan 9, 2020 23:51:30 GMT
The eR look like the head of a kangaroo! I am sure it's meant to be something, I just don't see it yet, possibly a shoe? I think the eR are meant to be shoes? I would think Carrie would do this....its the lead in a new ALW musical and he loves her. Laurence O'Connor is directing who is ALW's new go-to director
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 10, 2020 0:08:19 GMT
We do need to hear some music from this pretty soon - just so people have a sense of what to expect. The logo, to me, looks vaguely 50s in terms of the dress shape.
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Post by sparky5000 on Jan 10, 2020 0:31:37 GMT
I’m really intrigued by this musical! I’m a little surprised it’s debuting in the west end tho, as I thought all the chat was that it was debut on broadway! I hope we get to hear some snippets soon. I think it’s likely CHF, given her schedule, will be playing Cinderella, which is okay with me as I do think she’s super talented!
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Post by Theatre Fan on Jan 10, 2020 0:36:05 GMT
Also the Gillian Lynne Theatre will be closed for a refurb till Cinderella opens, according to Baz x
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Post by catcat100 on Jan 10, 2020 0:52:14 GMT
So Cinderella dress is a spray painted pink heart. Thinking its being updated to a modernish time. Pink heart would suggest gay/lesbian story line seeing dress is usually blue. Not certain about the er yet. This may now be my most anticipated opening of 2020. I also get to tick Gillian Lynne off my list of unvisited theatres.
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Post by catcat100 on Jan 10, 2020 1:13:34 GMT
Ok excuse my drunken warblings. But does the 'er' look a little bit like an &. In which case do we have cind(y) and Ella.
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Post by theatrenewbie on Jan 10, 2020 1:51:31 GMT
ER is definitely a mouse 😑
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 2:06:24 GMT
ER is a shoe/glass slipper
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Post by viserys on Jan 10, 2020 6:07:00 GMT
I’m really intrigued by this musical! I’m a little surprised it’s debuting in the west end tho, as I thought all the chat was that it was debut on broadway! I hope we get to hear some snippets soon. I think it’s likely CHF, given her schedule, will be playing Cinderella, which is okay with me as I do think she’s super talented! Actually the Playbill article says a bit more... While Webber’s modern take on the princess who loses her glass slipper hasn't found its star, a workshop earlier in 2019 starred Carrie H. Fletcher (Les Misérables). www.playbill.com/article/andrew-lloyd-webbers-cinderella-sets-london-premiere
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 10, 2020 8:15:08 GMT
This is a strange marketing campaign. Ummm. What’s happening in this poster? Looks like she's got a very saggy bottom! I think the logo is poor as too much is going on. One bit of spray paint would be much stronger
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 9:08:23 GMT
I’m sorry but its plainly a scrotum
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 10, 2020 9:14:32 GMT
I've always found Cinderella such a dull story.
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Post by danb on Jan 10, 2020 9:29:00 GMT
Kind words only please gang. Someone at [insert name of correct design team here] spent nearly 3 minutes on that...they must’ve been exhausted afterwards.
Apologies to Dewynters who I wrongly assumed designed all of ALW’s stuff.
Of course, this is exactly what we should be focussing on here...
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 10, 2020 9:33:37 GMT
My moneys on CHF doing it. That silhouette looks awfully like (a very flattering one of) her.
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Post by scarpia on Jan 10, 2020 9:58:04 GMT
Was it really Dewynters who came up with that appallingly amateurish poster? I find it difficult to believe that the company who have previously done such beautiful artwork could come up with that piece of crap. Cameron Mackintosh would have never sanctioned something as awful as that.
The rubbish artwork aside, this show doesn't fill me with much confidence, though I will go and see it. The last time David Zippel contributed lyrics to a Lloyd Webber show, they were abysmal (The Woman in White), and I will never understand why anyone hires Laurence Connor other than to tell him what to do. If ALW is serious about making groundbreaking theatre again that can also be successful commercially, then he needs a director on the level of Hal Prince or Trevor Nunn. There is no shortage of young and talented directors in Britain right now. Laurence Connor is not one of them.
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Post by WEGuy93 on Jan 10, 2020 9:58:13 GMT
Kind words only please gang. Someone at Dewynters spent nearly 3 minutes on that...they must’ve been exhausted afterwards. This isn't Dewynters
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 10:26:16 GMT
Ahh well this is good news.
Much more interesting than the poster, do we think the staging could make use of the Gillian Lynne's versatility and not use the proscenium arch format? I have always felt that theatre has really not been used to it's full potential since Cats and would love something more immersive.
Great they are doing a refurb too.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 10, 2020 10:34:30 GMT
Of course Baz's photo doesn't imply that Carrie will star, according to respectable Theatreboard members she was jUsT iN tHe sTuDiO, no need to panic!! I’m really intrigued by this musical! I’m a little surprised it’s debuting in the west end tho, as I thought all the chat was that it was debut on broadway! I hope we get to hear some snippets soon. I think it’s likely CHF, given her schedule, will be playing Cinderella, which is okay with me as I do think she’s super talented! Actually the Playbill article says a bit more... While Webber’s modern take on the princess who loses her glass slipper hasn't found its star, a workshop earlier in 2019 starred Carrie H. Fletcher (Les Misérables). www.playbill.com/article/andrew-lloyd-webbers-cinderella-sets-london-premiereNer ner!
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Post by Sam on Jan 10, 2020 12:00:26 GMT
This is a strange marketing campaign. Ummm. What’s happening in this poster? Looks like she's got a very saggy bottom! I think the logo is poor as too much is going on. One bit of spray paint would be much stronger Looks like it was made in MS Paint
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Post by WEGuy93 on Jan 10, 2020 12:36:39 GMT
Kind words only please gang. Someone at [insert name of correct design team here] spent nearly 3 minutes on that...they must’ve been exhausted afterwards. Apologies to Dewynters who I wrongly assumed designed all of ALW’s stuff. Of course, this is exactly what we should be focussing on here... Hahaha
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 12:45:31 GMT
Just playing devil's advocate - in fairness the vast majority of initial artwork for shows in the last decade gets slated on here!
(Not commenting on the artwork or artwork of other shows in general - but the default response is generally negative).
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Post by xanady on Jan 10, 2020 17:01:16 GMT
Never seen it...want to see it....going to see it.Another big plus for the WE in 2020....good news😀
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