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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2021 23:08:00 GMT
I remember this production pretty ell. The two stand out things for me that didn't work was Summer Strallen as Clara on the table and when the me doubled for the minor female roles. You can’t remember it that well.. Scarlett was the Strallen Its an easy mistake to make. The Strallens are all identikits of each other. They do it all very well, but there's no personality to set them apart.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 13, 2021 3:31:51 GMT
You can’t remember it that well.. Scarlett was the Strallen Its an easy mistake to make. The Strallens are all identikits of each other. They do it all very well, but there's no personality to set them apart. Well that’s them put in their place
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 15:59:00 GMT
Its an easy mistake to make. The Strallens are all identikits of each other. They do it all very well, but there's no personality to set them apart. Well that’s them put in their place Hypocrite says what?
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Post by joeyk713 on Oct 15, 2021 0:37:03 GMT
Hi
I’m new but have been reading for a bit. I’m a big, American, Ruthie fan. I’m curious I’d love to see some examples of her shot voice.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Feb 22, 2022 15:05:39 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 22, 2022 21:54:45 GMT
Well that’s them put in their place Hypocrite says what? 😘😘😘
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 23, 2022 13:10:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 13:17:17 GMT
Interesting that they have made such a large age difference between Fosca and Giorgio, but Dean-John Wilson is all kinds of wrong for Giorgio.
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 23, 2022 13:22:14 GMT
Interesting that they have made such a large age difference between Fosca and Giorgio, but Dean-John Wilson is all kinds of wrong for Giorgio. Looking at the casts of previous productions it seems reasonably common to cast Fosca around 5-10 years older than Giorgio (and Clara), but having almost 10 years between Giorgio and Clara and more than 20 between Giorgio and Fosca does seem unusual. Both of the women will of course play much younger on stage (unless the director doesn't want that!) so I wonder if they'll want Dean playing up a bit or if it's a conscious decision to have the age gap.
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Post by danb on Feb 23, 2022 13:22:33 GMT
Hi I’m new but have been reading for a bit. I’m a big, American, Ruthie fan. I’m curious I’d love to see some examples of her shot voice. I saw her in Billy Elliot at least five years ago and it was a little croaky for a lot of the time. I’d consider that a pop score rather than a musical score though which could make the difference.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Feb 23, 2022 13:29:18 GMT
Well that livestream didn't inspire much confidence in me tbh. Obviously it's early in the process so none of them are too confident in the roles but none of them sang incredibly well and the age difference seemed very apparent, which isn't necessarily bad but it does feel odd since I'm so used to the original cast. And as I feared, Ruthie's voice wasn't very good. She can't seem to help but go flat on notes held longer than a second unfortunately.
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 23, 2022 14:07:04 GMT
God what an absolute snore Dean will be
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Post by princeton on Feb 23, 2022 14:35:08 GMT
I'm quite surprised by the casting, however one of my favourite productions of Passion was at Classic Stage Company (a 200 seater in NYC) which had a Fosca who was about 20 years older than Giorgio with Clara somewhere midway between - and it worked well. That said, it was certainly helped that in Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico and Ryan Silverman it had three very good actors with very good voices.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 23, 2022 16:03:28 GMT
Dean John Wilson? There aren't any riffs in Passion are there?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 17:32:21 GMT
Interesting that they have made such a large age difference between Fosca and Giorgio, but Dean-John Wilson is all kinds of wrong for Giorgio. Looking at the casts of previous productions it seems reasonably common to cast Fosca around 5-10 years older than Giorgio (and Clara), but having almost 10 years between Giorgio and Clara and more than 20 between Giorgio and Fosca does seem unusual. Both of the women will of course play much younger on stage (unless the director doesn't want that!) so I wonder if they'll want Dean playing up a bit or if it's a conscious decision to have the age gap. If they're doing it at the 02, and you're in the cheap seats, Ruthie might just get away with it... None of the launch performances made me want to go to Manchester for it. Where was Clara's usual gorgeous soprano? Why cast Dean John wilson and what role is Ray Shell playing? I like the show alot but not that much.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 23, 2022 17:40:54 GMT
There’s a clip on YouTube of RH singing I Dreamed A Dream at the Lytham Festival a couple of years ago. I’ll not post it because it’s not very complimentary and apart from that there are some comments which suggest it was just an off night. It’s not great though.
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 23, 2022 17:49:22 GMT
No disrespect to Ruthie but Fosca is a hard role- both vocally and emotionally.
Whilst I'm sure she can do it- (I mean she's an experienced actress and I'm if she couldn't she wouldn't have been cast) but it's gonna be a challenge!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 23, 2022 18:28:48 GMT
The casting is a worry .
Dean John Wilson- absolutely not. He’ll probably be off all the time anyway.
Kelly Price- love her but she’s not a soprano is she?
Ruthie may act it okay, but that voice is done. A huge shame.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 24, 2022 7:25:30 GMT
Does Ray Shell play the train to Milan?
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Post by pomegranate on May 6, 2022 12:05:48 GMT
Was anyone at the first preview last night?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 7, 2022 9:52:52 GMT
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Post by tal on May 7, 2022 10:55:31 GMT
I’m seeing it this afternoon (double bill with Hedwig in the evening). I really enjoy the score and it’s my first time seeing it live, so I’m looking forward to it.
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Post by og on May 7, 2022 11:01:56 GMT
Looking forward to hearing reports. It looks reminiscent of their production of Aspects (minus a few specials) which fills me with some dread.
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 7, 2022 13:34:08 GMT
It looks so cheap.
And no attempt to make Ruthie look a bit uglier?
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Post by nottobe on May 7, 2022 13:44:23 GMT
Considering most of the tickets are £40 you would expect a bit much. Yes it is fringe but that much for a fringe show is very steep!
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Post by jaggy on May 7, 2022 19:49:52 GMT
I’m seeing it this afternoon (double bill with Hedwig in the evening). I really enjoy the score and it’s my first time seeing it live, so I’m looking forward to it. By any chance could you please let me know how the seating is structured. I’ve never been to this theatre before and I’m worried about what the view will be like. Is the seating on a slant or on one level?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 7, 2022 19:54:58 GMT
I’m seeing it this afternoon (double bill with Hedwig in the evening). I really enjoy the score and it’s my first time seeing it live, so I’m looking forward to it. By any chance could you please let me know how the seating is structured. I’ve never been to this theatre before and I’m worried about what the view will be like. Is the seating on a slant or on one level? It’s a tiny theatre. The first 4 rows are ground level so I would avoid, after that it’s tiered. Even if you choose the very back row you are ridiculously close to the action.
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Post by jaggy on May 7, 2022 21:54:26 GMT
By any chance could you please let me know how the seating is structured. I’ve never been to this theatre before and I’m worried about what the view will be like. Is the seating on a slant or on one level? It’s a tiny theatre. The first 4 rows are ground level so I would avoid, after that it’s tiered. Even if you choose the very back row you are ridiculously close to the action. Thank you!
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Post by joeyk713 on May 8, 2022 5:41:46 GMT
How’s my wifey? My friends call her that cause I love Ruthie.
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Post by anniel on May 8, 2022 6:24:02 GMT
Thought this was stunning last night. Really simple staging but it only added to the intensity of the story. It reminded me of a Whistler painting - it is quite light but it is ethereal and so made it all seem quite fragile.
Stunning performances all round. Dean John Wilson was a revelation - he sang beautifully. Kelly Price (apart from a horrible costume) was really first rate and Ruthie Henshall was also very very good. It is such difficult music to sing but she was utterly convincing - a very calm madness I felt. Really understated which suited the set and the small venue. Of course she is not ‘homely’ looking but you did see her initial repression open up into this forceful love.
I was in a group of Sondheim sceptics and we were all gripped. The orchestra was great too.
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