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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 12, 2018 21:58:12 GMT
Ugh I groaned out loud when I read that casting news
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 9, 2018 22:05:14 GMT
Watching the trailer I noticed one of the girls doesn't pop up as an older version later on, does she die or move away or something?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 8, 2018 15:28:19 GMT
I recall reading about a production in the US where Audrey II was played by a drag queen who lip synced to another actor singing backstage
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 5, 2018 23:43:41 GMT
I'm surprised she put Burn on her album considering how much of a tantrum she threw when one person questioned whether she should sing it on her channel
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 26, 2018 20:44:48 GMT
It’s a bit annoying isn’t it, but can’t deny “broadway version” sounds better than “the one Gareth Gates did in Milton Keynes”. How did the broadway version actually switch to the UK version? Did they take it off for a break and come back with the new design? Les Mis hasn't run on Broadway non-stop like it has in London, the original production closed in 2003 with a revival with the same staging 2006-08, then it was revived again with the new sets/costumes/etc in 2014
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Feb 9, 2018 0:11:26 GMT
There's 5 songs on the Brisol Old Vic soundcloud, was the CD just those or more?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Dec 21, 2017 11:46:37 GMT
£18 front row rush seats from TodayTix a few days ago - can't complain! A few thoughts on the show: This is Carolyn's show, through and through, despite how much the advertising hypes up Anna O'Byrne. CHILLS during both All For Laura's. Chris Peluso also a highlight, very believably villainous but also charming, with a near-perfect accent. Diction a little sloppy on his maybe 2 spoken lines, but I've always found it's easier to sing in a different accent than to speak in it. In general, a fantastic cast. The main issue is the material. It's very over-dramatic in a "classic ALW" way, basically trying to be another Phantom but the story doesn't really lend itself to that kind of musical. Phantom worked with its bombasic music and melodrama because of the characters and setting, the character of the Phantom himself is basically the definition of over-dramatic. TWIW however would do better as a Sondheim type show. The lyrics are amusingly cringy at times, there were a lot of points where I'd think "oh I know what they're going to rhyme this with" and the lyricist really needs lessons in subtlety. I had to laugh at the lead up to Glyde's introduction, Walter asks Anne who wronged her and she says "Sir Percival Glyde" twice and Walter repeat it, then there's the revelation that Laura is engaged to him, then when he finally enters "Sir Percival Glyde" is sung over and over just to really hammer the point home that THIS IS THE BAD GUY COMING IN. I did enjoy the clever rhymes in some parts, they worked well for Marian and the uncle, one an intelligent young woman whose mind probaly runs a hundred miles an hour, the other a sarcastic old man. The show starts very oddly and abruptly with Walter just singing "hello there", I feel it needs an overture or opening song to properly lead the audience into a sung-through musical format. {Spoiler - click to view} The ending is a little contrived: why did Glyde go to the trouble of killing Anne and having her switch places with Laura instead of killing both? If he wanted the fortune it would be in his best interest to ensure Laura couldn't stop him getting it or reveal he was in debt and had motive to fake her death that way. Especially with the asylum apparently had such lax security that Anne escape several times. It just meant that Laura and Marian could be reuinted while Anne webt through a horrible experience and was just killed when she was more useful dead than alive.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Dec 14, 2017 2:14:07 GMT
Saw this last night in Brighton (the final stop as far as I'm aware) Thoughts: Odd staging with handheld microphones for some of the songs, it worked well for Those Magic Changes because it's whats-his-name's fantasy of being adulated, but for Greased Lightning & YTOTIW it got in the way. Danielle Hope is perfect for this role, some lovely high notes hit. I could swear I heard some audience members singing along from Hopelessly Devoted onwards, if that was the case they deserved a slap. Tom Parker acted well as Danny, especially considering this is his first stage role. Good comedic timing on the drive-in scene. Not quite vocally up to it & cut some high notes short in Sandy. Unfortunately Danny is written as a complete arsehole and can't really be anything else no matter how he's played. Very upset they cut Freddy My Love, one of my favourites, meaning Marty had nothing to do. She, Frenchy and Jan along with the interchangable T-Birds made the most of thankless roles. Louisa Lytton's acting felt like a watered-down version from the film, she could have gone a lot further especially with mocking Sandy. Vocally not quite up to it either, notes cut short in TAWTICD when that song's supposed to be the most powerful of the show. Ensemble outstanding, as is often the case with these shows. Charlotte Coggin, Callum Evans & George Olney were particular standouts with George hitting some crazy notes as Teen Angel.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Nov 26, 2017 21:19:10 GMT
She has a good stretch of time to play Candy Crush, after The Confrontation she doesn’t come back on until One Day More.
I read somewhere that this was the case because during the original production rehearsals Patti LuPone made herself scarce when they were rehearsing those scenes until the director cracked down and put her in ODM 😄
Must be quite entertaining to watch internationally acclaimed greats like Lea Salonga, Rachelle Ann Go & Judy Kuhn play bullet boys!
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Nov 21, 2017 18:05:09 GMT
When I went I just said "can I have one ticket for tonight's show?" then showed my Student Equity ID & said I knew I could get a discount for it, they'll normally just take it from there and get you the best deal. My ticket was reduced from £69.50 so they won't give you premium seats but the next ones down, still pretty good (I was centre stalls).
Enjoy your show!
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Nov 3, 2017 19:32:14 GMT
Going from Brennyn's instagram it doesn't look like she's joined rehearsals yet?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Aug 14, 2017 17:41:48 GMT
I imagine "personally chosen" just means ALW & co. had the final say in it
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Aug 10, 2017 15:07:08 GMT
Live: ***Hannah Grover*** (cannot stress this enough, she was incredible) Emma Hatton
Bootlegs: Christina DeCicco Caroline Bowman
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Aug 9, 2017 19:10:08 GMT
Liisi might be leaving too, there was a casting call for Deena posted on Spotlight to start in November.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Aug 3, 2017 21:55:42 GMT
Layton Williams is a bit of a show off isn't he. Oh look at how flexible I am. To be fair, if I was as flexible as that I'd be split-leaping all over the place
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Jul 22, 2017 22:27:00 GMT
The heroine who receives a mortal injury but stays alive just long enough to sing a heartbreaking reprise with the hero.
Also, dead prostitutes.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Jun 20, 2017 15:49:50 GMT
When I saw it about a month ago (with the old cast) the ensemble were all very guilty of over-singing their lines: too much vibrato, holding the note beyond what the music dictated etc. Have they reigned that in with the new cast?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Jun 12, 2017 19:05:05 GMT
I actually really enjoyed Jessamy as Elphaba, she had a few off-notes but I felt she acted it really well
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Jun 9, 2017 17:37:35 GMT
I felt Louise did very well acting-wise in Side Show, which brings me to another contender: how about Laura Pitt-Pulford?
Also if Carolyn Maitland isn't standby Anna I will revolt.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Jun 9, 2017 17:25:47 GMT
Bought a ticket earlier (£69 reduced to £29 with equity discount!), kind of sad to be missing Willemijn and Suzie but very excited with their replacements tonight, will report back!
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on May 26, 2017 0:34:17 GMT
I think maybe what happened with the understudy situation is that understudies for each role were assigned but not the heirachy (so 1st cover, 2nd cover etc) so when Liisi was off and each girl got to perform as Deena that was their "audition" for what cover position they'd take. Just a guess, though I know a similar thing happened at London's Aladdin.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on May 20, 2017 21:04:18 GMT
I can understand why standbys/understudies often get bumped up over new cast members taking the lead. Elphaba is a notoriously difficult role, and auditions might show an actress is capable of singing it a few times over in a small studio but give no indication of whether they can sustain it for a year. Standbys & understudies get several days in a row, sometimes a full week, sometimes even more in cases of sickness and injury to prove they have the stamina needed. It's far less risky to give an actress the standby position and see how she manages it than to throw her in at the deep end with the principle position and risk damaging her voice permanently on a role too demanding for her vocal range.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on May 19, 2017 21:17:03 GMT
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on May 4, 2017 10:45:06 GMT
She left her panto she was doing at Christmas early as well, but that was definitely not under any medical advice
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 27, 2017 11:41:43 GMT
Hope Liam Doyle is Emmett and not Warner...not a very big sing. Liam's just tweeted that he's Warner, I think Emmett's casting was announced by his agent a while ago
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 25, 2017 13:10:53 GMT
Just had an odd thought when I saw this.. might she be playing the Narrator in Joseph? I know they're bringing it to an arena in Newcastle at Christmas and there's talks of it coming back to London with some boybander as Joseph.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 15, 2017 20:01:31 GMT
The beauty of modern technology means if you're confused about a show's plot you can pull your phone out at the interval and google it
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 11, 2017 23:44:56 GMT
Just out of curiosity where in Germany is this going? MUNICH Deutsches Theater - 11-23 April ZURICH Theater 11 - 25-30 April Further UK dates 9 May-24 JuneHANNOVER Opernhaus - 27 June-9 July BASEL Musical Theater - 11-16 July DÜSSELDORF Opération am Rhein 19-23 July www.bb-promotion.com/veranstaltungen/evita/Feels odd for them to be going Germany->Switzerland->UK->Germany->Switzerland->Germany, would it not make more sense to lump all their German dates and Swiss dates together rather than switching between countries 5 times?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 5, 2017 16:40:23 GMT
Fantine seems the most likely as I can't remember ever seeing a black woman playing the role but correct me if I'm wrong. A few black actresses have played Fantine, mostly on Broadway but Allyson Brown played the role in London a while back.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Apr 4, 2017 16:50:32 GMT
Found a video of the cast performing Summer Nights on Blue Peter; Danielle sounds great as Sandy, I would actually like to see her in the role. Tom sounds so weak in comparison. Tom's mouth is saying "wonder what she's doing now" but his face is saying "wonder what's for dinner tonight"
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