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Post by danb on Dec 16, 2018 21:46:23 GMT
So does Joe not winning Strictly mean we can all breathe a sigh of relief? I wouldn’t bank on it.
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Post by carmella1 on Dec 16, 2018 22:06:02 GMT
Noooooo Joe
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Post by happytobehere on Dec 16, 2018 22:34:54 GMT
I do wish they’d just go for a West End name for Joseph. The show has a huge enough brand name, it’ll sell regardless of who they have in the role- I just want someone who will sing & act brilliantly- that shouldn’t be too much to ask from a West End production.
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Post by showtoones on Dec 17, 2018 4:14:24 GMT
I do wish they’d just go for a West End name for Joseph. The show has a huge enough brand name, it’ll sell regardless of who they have in the role- I just want someone who will sing & act brilliantly- that shouldn’t be too much to ask from a West End production. My vote is for Raza Jaffrey! He’s hot and what a voice
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Post by anita on Dec 17, 2018 10:08:40 GMT
I do wish they’d just go for a West End name for Joseph. The show has a huge enough brand name, it’ll sell regardless of who they have in the role- I just want someone who will sing & act brilliantly- that shouldn’t be too much to ask from a West End production. My vote is for Raza Jaffrey! He’s hot and what a voice He was great in "Bombay Dreams".
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2018 11:03:06 GMT
Raza Jaffrey is definitely easy on the eye, but about 20 years too old for Joseph.
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Post by showtoones on Dec 18, 2018 17:22:05 GMT
DVO as the Narrator....
Sorted.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 17:26:36 GMT
And to make it a family affair, Raza could convince Lara Pulver to play the Narrator.
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Post by carmella1 on Dec 18, 2018 17:27:47 GMT
DVO is too old and too busy with her Matalan commercials. She dropped out of Chicago because of the "foot" but notice she never went back into it. So not sorted.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 17:32:52 GMT
DVO is too old and too busy with her Matalan commercials. She dropped out of Chicago because of the "foot" but notice she never went back into it. So not sorted. Really?? How old do you have to be to play the Narrator?
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Post by showtoones on Dec 18, 2018 18:39:08 GMT
Maria Friedman was the Narrator in the Joseph video with Donnie Osmond back in 1999 making her 38 when she did that role.
Denise is now 44 so 6 years older. It really doesn't make that much of a difference
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Post by carmella1 on Dec 18, 2018 19:47:46 GMT
Probably not but I just do not see her in the role.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 22:42:38 GMT
I don't see Liam from 1D doing it, he is too keen to be seen as edgy. If anyone from the band I'd say either Niall or the one who has gone into acting. Even then have their fan base moved on?
If CHF IS the narrator maybe her brother as Joseph? He still looks youthful and it would be a full circle thing him back at the Palladium. He has a large social media following, and is wife has a growing profile too
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Post by musicallady on Dec 19, 2018 17:57:43 GMT
DVO as the Narrator.... Sorted. Was planning on seeing this but not if DVO is in it. Sorry.
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Post by richey on Dec 19, 2018 19:30:09 GMT
Totally left field, but wouldn't it be amazing to have Dame Judi Dench as the kindly "grandmother" narrator? Bring a whole new dimension to the show. She could totally rock "Go Go Go Joseph"!
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Post by Scswp on Dec 19, 2018 19:38:28 GMT
DVO as the Narrator.... Sorted. The Narrator is actually a very challenging sing; the musical is considered light-weight, but the Narrator role is vocally demanding if sung as written for a woman (it was originally written for a man and was comparatively easy at the time). The Narrator must have a strong belt (and mix) to add excitement to the score in my opinion. DVO would in no way be able to sing this score unless much of it is transposed (considerably) down.
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Post by showtoones on Dec 19, 2018 23:00:56 GMT
DVO was said with tongue in cheek. Of course she couldn't sing it but she is a name. Andrew likes Alexandra Burke or Beverely. Maybe they could do it? Or Nicole Scherzinger?
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Post by zak97 on Dec 19, 2018 23:05:15 GMT
Nah just get Sarah Harding in.
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Post by happytobehere on Dec 19, 2018 23:07:07 GMT
DVO was said with tongue in cheek. Of course she couldn't sing it but she is a name. Andrew likes Alexandra Burke or Beverely. Maybe they could do it? Or Nicole Scherzinger? I actually wouldn’t mind Nicole Scherzinger. She seems to be someone who divides opinions but I really like her & there’s no denying she has an incredible voice.
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Post by lonlad on Dec 19, 2018 23:52:31 GMT
Lots of JOSEPH questions in the annual NT Quiz tonight at the Olivier and almost none of the panellists seemed to know anything about it whatsoever. Rather dumb panel, I have to say, but Carey Mulligan was a very game scorekeeper.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 9:09:06 GMT
Not going to lie, more than a little bit disappointed in Ashley Zhangazha for not realising that Bonnie Langford is the Strallens' aunt and not their mum.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 14:38:12 GMT
DVO was said with tongue in cheek. Of course she couldn't sing it but she is a name. Andrew likes Alexandra Burke or Beverely. Maybe they could do it? Or Nicole Scherzinger? I actually wouldn’t mind Nicole Scherzinger. She seems to be someone who divides opinions but I really like her & there’s no denying she has an incredible voice. I wouldn't say that she has an "incredible" voice. It's not a bad voice by any stretch but it's also no better or worse than many of the ten-a-penny sub-Whitney trillers who think "why give you one note when you can have ten?". She opens a yoghurt pot beautifully though. I'll give her that.
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Post by christya on Dec 20, 2018 15:05:01 GMT
DVO was said with tongue in cheek. Of course she couldn't sing it but she is a name. Andrew likes Alexandra Burke or Beverely. Maybe they could do it? Or Nicole Scherzinger? Not Alexandra Burke, please. Saw her in Sister Act and couldn't understand a word she was mumbling. Not great if you're the one telling the whole story!
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Post by showtoones on Dec 20, 2018 17:41:37 GMT
I actually wouldn’t mind Nicole Scherzinger. She seems to be someone who divides opinions but I really like her & there’s no denying she has an incredible voice. I wouldn't say that she has an "incredible" voice. It's not a bad voice by any stretch but it's also no better or worse than many of the ten-a-penny sub-Whitney trillers who think "why give you one note when you can have ten?". She opens a yoghurt pot beautifully though. I'll give her that. Ryan - I hear they wanted you to be play Potiphar's wife but I know at this point in your career you only create roles...I feel the same. I am offer only (I refuse to audition) and don't replace either ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 18:06:41 GMT
I wouldn't say that she has an "incredible" voice. It's not a bad voice by any stretch but it's also no better or worse than many of the ten-a-penny sub-Whitney trillers who think "why give you one note when you can have ten?". She opens a yoghurt pot beautifully though. I'll give her that. Ryan - I hear they wanted you to be play Potiphar's wife but I know at this point in your career you only create roles...I feel the same. I am offer only (I refuse to audition) and don't replace either ;-) i thought @ryan liked a bigger part than that.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 9:58:41 GMT
I'm happy to consider all parts. I'm like Maggie Smith in that way. She once told me over a couple of gins, "RyRy", she said (she always calls me RyRy when she's drunk), "f*ck 'em, it don't matter how f*ckin' small the part is, I'll always steal the whole f*cking thing from under their fat f*cking noses". We're like peas in a pod Maggie and I. Except for the wonky eye. And the bad language.
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Post by sf on Dec 21, 2018 16:28:15 GMT
I actually wouldn’t mind Nicole Scherzinger. She seems to be someone who divides opinions but I really like her & there’s no denying she has an incredible voice. I wouldn't say that she has an "incredible" voice. It's not a bad voice by any stretch but it's also no better or worse than many of the ten-a-penny sub-Whitney trillers who think "why give you one note when you can have ten?". She opens a yoghurt pot beautifully though. I'll give her that.
I saw Ms. Scherzinger in 'Rent' at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago. If the place had a roof, she and Tracie Thoms would have blown it off - their 'Take Me Or Leave Me' was by far the evening's biggest highlight. Granted, you could take that as faint praise given that the evening also included the train wreck that was Vanessa Hudgens's assault on 'Out Tonight', but I don't mean it as such. They were thrilling, and they were worth the cost of the ticket on their own. Not a fan of the sub-Whitney riffing either, but I do think Ms. Scherzinger has a spectacular voice.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2019 12:49:25 GMT
What about Stewart Clarke? I saw him in the Rink and I believe he’s in Fiddler at the moment. I see Jospeh more with dark features than fair.
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Post by showtoones on Jan 7, 2019 5:44:00 GMT
I think they’ll aim to get a bigger name, esp as it’s a limited run
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Post by singularsensation10 on Jan 7, 2019 8:47:34 GMT
They could get a pop-star name for the Narrator and properly cast Joseph. Amelia Lily could be good (albeit not a huge pop star name). They’ll prob stunt cast the whole thing though let’s be honest.
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