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Post by Rory on Aug 31, 2019 10:47:15 GMT
Hmmmmmm.....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 12:40:38 GMT
Interesting to see the Broadway World crazies complaining that Fleeshman played the part too gay, so they hope that "mistake" isn't made again with the new casting. Le sigh.
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Post by ftfadia on Sept 1, 2019 15:09:35 GMT
Shame for Rosalie- this could've been her BIG break, but no doubt she was asked. She built the production from the first workshop to the final night. It seems Marianne and Rosalie have quite a close bond. She has a young daughter and family here, it's a big move!! Exactly. I can think of a lot of reasons why someone might hesitate to uproot their child for a period of at least several months. I can also, come to that, think of a number of reasons why someone might, right now, hesitate to spend several months to a year in the US. I know a number of people who have crossed the US off their travel plans for the foreseeable future. Lenk is an interesting choice. I'd like to see what she does with it. They are missing out on Broadway! Glad we got to see her play Bobbie in London, and that we all have the recording of it =)
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Post by latefortheoverture on Sept 2, 2019 14:27:27 GMT
Judging by the tweets Rosalie has posted, and the few she has liked- it looks increasingly likely that she wasn't asked to do it on Broadway!
I suppose nobody will ever know the full story, but what a shame if she wasn't asked at all! Oh well, Broadways loss!
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Post by crabtree on Sept 3, 2019 10:05:05 GMT
Do you remember when the logo for Company first appeared, many of us all commented that they'd missed a trick by not highlighting the neon NY in compaNY. Well now they have and turned the Y into a cocktail glass for good measure. I wonder if they were deliberately keeping that back or maybe they might have read our comments.
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Post by luvvie23 on Sept 6, 2019 0:07:54 GMT
I can't imagine a transfer without Rosalie, Patti and Jonathan. They were a staple of this production. The others were absolutely fine - but I doubt they'd be on the consideration list. Absolutely Fine? They were all west end leads in their own right....
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Post by ali973 on Sept 6, 2019 12:07:15 GMT
Ok, relax. Yes, they were absolutely fine.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2019 17:10:40 GMT
Wonder how long this is intended to go for. No mention, that I can see, of 'limited run' this time.
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Post by craig on Oct 2, 2019 19:10:15 GMT
First picture of Katrina as Bobbie. I love the new riff on the outfit! AMEX at the ready for the presale tomorrow.
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 2, 2019 19:24:28 GMT
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Post by ali973 on Oct 3, 2019 14:46:26 GMT
Do we think this is a costume or just a studio shoot? I know that the caption says as Bobbi..but would they have costumes six months in advance?
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 3, 2019 15:27:43 GMT
EW photoshoots aren't always with the final costumes.
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Post by sf on Oct 3, 2019 15:48:36 GMT
Do we think this is a costume or just a studio shoot? I know that the caption says as Bobbi..but would they have costumes six months in advance? I doubt they'd have costumes built six months in advance, but I do think it's a definite choice not to have her wearing something that looks like the dress Rosalie Craig wore in the London production.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 17:45:10 GMT
I read that they are going to make some changes but having just watched this promo video of London footage mixed with studio footage of Lenk arsing about with balloons Im concerned that they're going to change the dynamic of Bobbie too much. I get that they have to adapt the characters somewhat for the American audience but it looks at this initial stage like Lenk is going to play Bobbie as a bit of a hussy - for want of a better word - which is the opposite of how Bobbie was generally portrayed in London. I think Bobbie works best as someone lost, having to date around to try find the right person, exploring options, in an innocent way. Lenk looks like she's taking the 'empowered' thing too far. And all these balloons in the promo materials make me think they're going to fiddle too much with it, adding too many bells and whistles. The success of the London production was in it's simplicity and refined nature allowing the material to really make it's statement. http://instagr.am/p/B3KXLqtnSj3 edit: Board is handling Instagram embedding weirdly.
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Post by lonlad on Oct 3, 2019 23:37:47 GMT
I agree. And the EW photo shoot of Katrina Lenk sends out entirely the wrong image. Bobbie isn't a hooker for god's sake. I'm depressed already ..... :-(
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2019 0:49:30 GMT
I think y'all may be getting a bit worked up over things that may not reflect what the actual production is going to be like on the stage. Broadway promo shoots and press are notoriously flashy.
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Post by freckles on Oct 4, 2019 17:30:36 GMT
I think y'all may be getting a bit worked up over things that may not reflect what the actual production is going to be like on the stage. Broadway promo shoots and press are notoriously flashy. At least it’s got the right actress in the shots!
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Post by xanady on Oct 4, 2019 21:25:34 GMT
Really miss this in the WE...
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Post by ali973 on Oct 6, 2019 20:30:33 GMT
London Bobbie ie Rosalie Craig was somewhat lost and even passive, at times. I think Katrina Lenk will bring in a Bobbie with a point of view, a sexual and sexually active woman who can be both dangerous, hot and threatening to all these men she's dating. Rosalie Craig's Bobbie was aloof, and I didn't quite get why all of these lovers and friends were so consumed with her.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 23:59:17 GMT
London Bobbie ie Rosalie Craig was somewhat lost and even passive, at times. I think Katrina Lenk will bring in a Bobbie with a point of view, a sexual and sexually active wo man who can be both dangerous, hot and threatening to all these men she's dating. Rosalie Craig's Bobbie was aloof, and I didn't quite get why all of these lovers and friends were so consumed with her. Isn't that what male Bobbie did previously? Hence the refreshing change with a female lead; to see some innocence and vulnerability in the character.
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Post by ali973 on Oct 7, 2019 0:09:31 GMT
Correct - but I also think that's what made London Bobbi quite uninteresting, and certainly not to be believed as a New Yorker. Rosalie had a homely quality to her, that I think the producers would want to avoid. I'm not pro or against her performance. There's been a lot of talk of Rosalie has kids so maybe she didn't want to move, or the producers wanted to cut on expenses. None of this could be true. This could have been a game-changer for her career. She's not the first mother who transferred a show, and producers, if interested in someone, could make a lot of arrangements that would make her transfer smooth. Baby sitters, bringing her kids to work..all of this would have been easily made available for her. They simply wanted to go with someone else.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2019 10:32:32 GMT
London Bobbie ie Rosalie Craig was somewhat lost and even passive, at times. I think Katrina Lenk will bring in a Bobbie with a point of view, a sexual and sexually active woman who can be both dangerous, hot and threatening to all these men she's dating. Rosalie Craig's Bobbie was aloof, and I didn't quite get why all of these lovers and friends were so consumed with her. I think this is exactly right.
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Post by raiseitup on Oct 21, 2019 15:54:28 GMT
More cast announced –
Andy – Claybourne Elder Theo – Kyle Dean Massey PJ – Bobby Conte Thornton Jamie – Matt Doyle Paul – Etai Benson Sarah – Jennifer Simard Harry – Christopher Sieber Larry – Terence Archie Jenny – Nikki Renee Daniels David – Christopher Fitzgerald Peter – Greg Hildreth
No Susan yet
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Post by karloscar on Nov 2, 2019 21:15:58 GMT
The prospect of Clay Elder in his Calvin Klein's makes the ticket prices seem quite reasonable somehow.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 30, 2019 12:28:59 GMT
Company is getting more set
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Post by latefortheoverture on Nov 30, 2019 23:53:27 GMT
^^^ Saw this today and thought the exact same thing. I think the NYC version will feel like a different show, especially as Bobbie has totally different style IMO.
Can't wait to see how they compare.
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Post by craig on Dec 1, 2019 10:35:12 GMT
We're seeing it in April and, excited as I am, my other half loved Rosalie so much that I can't help being slightly scared for poor Katrina!
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 1, 2019 14:48:51 GMT
We're seeing it in April and, excited as I am, my other half loved Rosalie so much that I can't help being slightly scared for poor Katrina! We're not going to have a Les Mis concert situation are we? "Where's Rosalie?" 🙂
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Post by craig on Dec 1, 2019 18:48:39 GMT
We're seeing it in April and, excited as I am, my other half loved Rosalie so much that I can't help being slightly scared for poor Katrina! We're not going to have a Les Mis concert situation are we? "Where's Rosalie?" 🙂 I'll try and ration his wine beforehand to avoid it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 2:11:14 GMT
Lenk did quite nicely with the Philharmonic's New Year's Eve tribute to Sondheim (airing tonight in the States), singing both Losing My Mind and Could I Leave You from Follies.
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