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Post by shady23 on Oct 4, 2017 16:09:54 GMT
Michelle Gayle? Jeez.... there's stunt casting and then there is this!
She was in Eastenders and a pop star twenty years ago!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 4, 2017 17:42:34 GMT
One good thing came out of seeing this, Spooky is a fabulous little number that I don’t think I was aware of before. It was played with much gusto on the guitar by the bloke who played the gay, accompanied by a bird on a sax who was from a shop or something? No idea, the plot had become irrelevant by this point. It was the most enjoyable moment for me though, they were both dead into it.
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Post by djp on Nov 22, 2017 0:06:19 GMT
Saw this again in Wimbledon . Its got better with practice - as the cast have mastered it, tweaked it, and got it flowing better - with a better sound balance and fewer distractions from the wandering minstrels and deafening brass. The story is still weak,and odd, the choreography very odd, and some singers are notably stronger than others. The first week look of embarrassment though has gone, and the cast seem to have worked it into something they can play with confidence.
Miss Vickers is still singing really well, and she's now mastered stage combat so her blows really hurt, and looking pretty good in the dance moves. Someone should give her a stronger role to get her acting teeth into again next.
I am still struck by the Viva Forever phenomena , which applies here too.The less aware members of the Preacherman audience spent much of act one,moaning that they were in some wierd story, not a Dusty life story. Some talked about going. But then they started clapping the singers. Then we get to the end where there's a lively Dusty montage by the complete cast - the audience then really into it, and the cast get a standing ovation. There's a lesson there somewhere how to wtite a musical, and how not to.
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Post by paulbrownsey on Nov 22, 2017 10:51:17 GMT
"the cast get a standing ovation"
Oh dear, how selfish; forcing those behind to stand if they want to see the finale.
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Post by djp on Nov 23, 2017 2:53:38 GMT
"the cast get a standing ovation" Oh dear, how selfish; forcing those behind to stand if they want to see the finale. I think uk audiences are Ok at this - they tend not to stand when there's lots of kids in the audience. The problem , more often , including with with Preacherman, is that the lead is there on stage building to nailing the most sensational note of the day- and what do the audience do , they start clapping and cheering well before the singer gets there . They might as well have cut the money note out. Thats been a pet peeve since Stars was ruined on successive Le Mis visits by the audience drowning out the last notes.
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Post by paulbrownsey on Nov 23, 2017 9:16:57 GMT
"the cast get a standing ovation" Oh dear, how selfish; forcing those behind to stand if they want to see the finale. I think uk audiences are Ok at this - they tend not to stand when there's lots of kids in the audience. It's still selfish, even if there aren't children in the audience.
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 23, 2017 9:24:55 GMT
Let’s not have the standing ovation debate again here in this thread. It was done to death on another thread dedicated to the subject.
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Post by showgirl on Jan 25, 2018 4:47:41 GMT
This interested me in principle but the comments here weren't encouraging, though I see djp thought it had improved somewhat during the tour - but that was 2 months ago and it has since gone a bit quiet so far as views here are concerned. I've just seen a 4-star online review (The Public Reviews site) from the Plymouth stop and though it does cover the plot issue in some detail, from the rating it's obviously enthusiastic overall, so has anyone else seen it recently, please? Having left it this long I've missed the chance to see it at the venue closest to me but could still catch it in Brighton or Woking and for £20 at a midweek matinee - just wondering whether it's worth booking.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 8:48:54 GMT
Is this still dragging its arse round the country?
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