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Post by denada on Jun 5, 2020 7:10:56 GMT
I didn't get a chance to see this production, but I'd always liked elements of the Broadway cast recording and thought that it was a shame it didn't do better.
This recording is transformative, though. I don't know what other international productions of the show have done with the score and book (there seems to be some new material here, alongside some shuffling of songs), but the revamped orchestration and faster tempi in particular makes the whole thing so much brighter and livelier. While it might not be fair to say, it's also revelatory having such a great actress playing Amelie; Stay's always been a great song, but Audrey Brisson's performance of it is simply superb, like she's actually speaking rather than singing if that makes sense. Even things I wasn't originally sure about are clearly far better (the massively lowered key for Thin Air, for instance).
Beautiful recording. Worth listening to for Brisson alone, but hopefully gives the show a great life in English-speaking amateur/smaller pro markets.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 5, 2020 7:43:54 GMT
Excited to listen to this. I will never forget feeling a little unmotivated to go, walking into a pretty much empty Haymarket Theatre in Leicester with basically only the cast of The Color Purple, which was playing down the road at Curve, for company, and wondering if this whole thing was going to be a damp squib. Well it turned out to be one of the highlights of the year and just one of the most intimate and magical shows I've watched. Certainly the music and the talented cast performing it, both vocally and of course, as musicians, were a massive part of that and it was gorgeous. I feel like as time has gone on I've only appreciated it more.
You know, i'm hoping that this does get a nod at the Oliviers.
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Post by ABr on Jun 5, 2020 8:13:57 GMT
You know, i'm hoping that this does get a nod at the Oliviers. I would assume that the original nominations are still valid, if so it was nominated for 3 awards!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 5, 2020 9:54:24 GMT
denada ta for the heads up. I've downloaded it for when I'm queuing up at the post office this lunch time. Hopefully it should soak up the misery!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 8, 2020 8:25:45 GMT
I've been listening to it over the last few days and it's brilliant. Though I have to say I prefer Danny Macs voice compared to the actor on the recording.
This is better than the Broadway recording for sure. It has much more personality and the accents with the folk orchestrations make it beautiful to listen to.
It just makes you feel warm and happy.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jun 9, 2020 18:51:06 GMT
I just noticed they lowered the key of Times are Hard for a dreamers on the recording, at least compared to a preview video on the Whatsonstage YouTube channel. Anyone noticed any other key changes? Was this a change while the show was running or just for the recording?
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Post by jampot on Feb 17, 2021 21:58:22 GMT
Cd available April 2nd..
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 15:34:45 GMT
I just noticed they lowered the key of Times are Hard for a dreamers on the recording, at least compared to a preview video on the Whatsonstage YouTube channel. Anyone noticed any other key changes? Was this a change while the show was running or just for the recording? I'm pretty sure it was sung it in the higher key when I saw the tour in Birmingham. However in this preview for The Other Palace run, it is lowered; So it must've been in between the tour and London they lowered it - which I can't say surprises me as the song reaches some pretty high notes! But in both versions, Audrey sings it beautifully. :-)
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Post by Theatre Fan on Mar 25, 2021 17:12:04 GMT
I think we have some good news to celebrate soon 🤞 Also updated their Twitter description to "Where do we go from here?".
I personally think the previously mooted West End transfer to the Criterion is back on the cards x
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Post by fiyero on Mar 25, 2021 17:19:46 GMT
I think we have some good news to celebrate soon 🤞 Also updated their Twitter description to "Where do we go from here?". I personally think the previously mooted West End transfer to the Criterion is back on the cards x Take all my money!!!!
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Post by JJShaw on Mar 25, 2021 17:19:54 GMT
I think we have some good news to celebrate soon 🤞 Also updated their Twitter description to "Where do we go from here?". I personally think the previously mooted West End transfer to the Criterion is back on the cards x Ooh I hope that's true! Loved this production and the Criterion is absolutely the perfect venue for it
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Mar 25, 2021 18:59:33 GMT
I think this venue would really suit it - in my opinion New Wimbledon swamped it.
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 25, 2021 19:02:36 GMT
I think this venue would really suit it - in my opinion New Wimbledon swamped it. You shoulda seen it in the New Theatre in Oxford - 1800 seats! It looks like a postage stamp on the stage!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2021 19:18:10 GMT
Maybe Baz has an announcement tonight? From what I've seen of the Criterion, it looks like an ideal theatre for this show.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 25, 2021 22:15:04 GMT
Yes it’s going to the Criterion.. and quite early in summer I gather. Pretty risky!
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Mar 25, 2021 23:12:50 GMT
Yes it’s going to the Criterion.. and quite early in summer I gather. Pretty risky! I'd heard differently... Other Palace wanting it back for an xmas 2021 run?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 25, 2021 23:51:02 GMT
Yes it’s going to the Criterion.. and quite early in summer I gather. Pretty risky! I'd heard differently... Other Palace wanting it back for an xmas 2021 run? No, it’s the Criterion
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Mar 26, 2021 7:46:23 GMT
I'd heard differently... Other Palace wanting it back for an xmas 2021 run? No, it’s the Criterion Guess we’ll have to wait and see!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 26, 2021 8:52:08 GMT
I like the Criterion, and I like the Other Palace, but which one’s best? Only one way to find out … … … fight!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 26, 2021 10:13:22 GMT
Guess we’ll have to wait and see! We will and I shall be VICTORIOUS! 🤣
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Mar 26, 2021 11:02:44 GMT
Guess we’ll have to wait and see! We will and I shall be VICTORIOUS! 🤣 aha! I'd heard the Criterion rumour but also heard there were nightmares working out the venue fees post-Covid (everyone feeling the pinch etc). So going back to The Other Palace and a more cautious timespan was a safer bet.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Mar 26, 2021 14:03:19 GMT
Yes it’s going to the Criterion.. and quite early in summer I gather. Pretty risky! 100%. It's such an obscure show. I was so disappointed by it. The cast felt too big and it was quite mismatched. Danny Mac is in Pretty Woman...although Audrey Brisson is talented and she was brilliant casting. I just don't see this being a hit. (famous last words)
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 26, 2021 14:26:18 GMT
Yes it’s going to the Criterion.. and quite early in summer I gather. Pretty risky! 100%. It's such an obscure show. I was so disappointed by it. The cast felt too big and it was quite mismatched. Danny Mac is in Pretty Woman...although Audrey Brisson is talented and she was brilliant casting. I just don't see this being a hit. (famous last words) Danny only did the tour - they didn't use him at TOP so the show can survive on its own without him. I'd imagine a limited run though, no?
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Post by jampot on Mar 26, 2021 14:45:09 GMT
Wonderful..Wonderful show..bring it on for visit number 4 and the cd release next month..
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Post by blobble84 on Mar 26, 2021 14:50:18 GMT
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Mar 26, 2021 15:01:33 GMT
Wouldn't trust that site... it also says 101 Dalmatians is still set for the OAP so likely old info.
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Mar 26, 2021 15:44:21 GMT
Four raspberries in the new profile pic of Audrey Brisson on the Amelie twitter account today!
Is this a countdown to an announcement about the Criterion on Tuesday?!
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Post by mrnutz on Mar 26, 2021 16:10:22 GMT
I can't wait to see this again! Absolutely loved it at TOP and been listening to the soundtrack ever since.
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Post by showtoones on Mar 26, 2021 16:35:42 GMT
I only saw the show on Broadway with Phillipa Soo but I found it mediocre at best. Not sure why it would return when big name shows are going to have trouble filling seats post Covid.
I am all for full employment of actors, especially these days so I hope its a success for them, but it does seem like a tough sell.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2021 16:38:35 GMT
I get so confused between this show, Once and Romantics Anonymous.
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