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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 11, 2024 17:58:35 GMT
I loved Aaron but yeah - the screaming. I think it’s past time for theaters to include “and no SCREAMING” during their pre-show announcements. People screaming should be removed immediately. I’m aware that will leave about 14 people left watching Wicked and Six… but anyway.
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Post by mattnyc on Feb 11, 2024 18:54:54 GMT
There just needs to be a total cultural shift in what’s now considered acceptable theatre behavior.
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Post by karloscar on Feb 12, 2024 11:22:15 GMT
There's a two bar vamp that can be repeated at the start of "The Worst Pies in London" added to give time for the audience to react to Angela Lansbury's first entrance before she launched into "aah customer!" so it's not a new phenomenon. However, audiences, particularly American audiences, seem to get hysterical at the slightest thing nowadays and it's nothing to do with the performer and all about the screamers desperate for attention.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 15, 2024 3:09:57 GMT
Bet the producers are kicking themselves that they didn't wait to do a cast recording. I'd much prefer an Aaron, Sutton, Joe recording.
I saw a lovely interview just now with Joe Locke on American TV. He talks about making Patti LuPone stage door with him and her saying that no one would know who she was and then people screaming out Patti's name. He also said she is now one of his best friends. How sweet. It also talks about the fact that 2 years ago he was a schoolboy on the Isle Of Mann and now he is known around the world and on Broadway.
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Post by erik24601 on Feb 15, 2024 13:41:11 GMT
Bet the producers are kicking themselves that they didn't wait to do a cast recording. I'd much prefer an Aaron, Sutton, Joe recording. I saw a lovely interview just now with Joe Locke on American TV. He talks about making Patti LuPone stage door with him and her saying that no one would know who she was and then people screaming out Patti's name. He also said she is now one of his best friends. How sweet. It also talks about the fact that 2 years ago he was a schoolboy on the Isle Of Mann and now he is known around the world and on Broadway. Perhaps they could add some bonus tracks to a re-release like they have on other cast recordings.
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Post by NorthernAlien on Feb 22, 2024 10:04:22 GMT
Saw this on Saturday - the single most expensive theatre ticket I have bought in my life - and oh, wow, it was totally worth it!
I know there's been complaints about Aaron's singing, and Sutton's accent, but they're a couple of weeks into it now, and I honestly thought both of those things were fine. Also, Aaron's acting was great, and the two of them played into the humour at times in a way that really worked to lighten the mood of what could otherwise be very, very depressing. Sutton in particular has some very funny 'business' in act two. She's also quite definitely channeling Angela Lansbury at certain moments!
Overall the whole thing was more operatic than I had been expecting (I saw Merrily on the Thursday before, and that was stylistically very different). Some of the high notes were very high, but no-one seemed to be struggling.
And so, to Joe Locke as Tobias. Who for some reason is getting death threats and stalkers sending him cakes that the stage door security team have to throw out (yes, seriously - I spoke to them and they were very open about how much hate a **twenty-year old**, who is just trying to do his job and build his career is being subject to. They also check his post, and throw out most of it, for similar reasons). His performance is so good! I have always maintained that he'd be able to do the singing, but he does it whilst emoting so well, and being man-handled around the stage in what sometimes look like very awkward ways - I'm not sure I'd be able to speak, let alone sing at the same time!
The whole production is so well put together, from the choreography, and the way the leads and supporting roles have chosen to develop their characters, to the set, which is 'simple', but so well done, and very effective in the huge barn of a space that is the Lunt-Fontanne stage.
I also wish that they'd do a recording of this cast, but alas, as we move into what are almost certainly the final months of the show, some of the company are already moving on - and I do think it's the whole cast which makes this work as a production.
If you are local, and can get a ticket, then do so - AIUI, earlier in the week is cheaper. Front Mezzanine has excellent views!
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Post by magnificentdonkey on Feb 22, 2024 15:18:11 GMT
...how much hate a **twenty-year old**, who is just trying to do his job and build his career is being subject to. Why is that, may I ask?
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Post by NorthernAlien on Feb 22, 2024 17:17:04 GMT
...how much hate a **twenty-year old**, who is just trying to do his job and build his career is being subject to. Why is that, may I ask? I'm not sure, tbh. The security guy didn't say *why* Joe's getting all this, just that he is.
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Post by invisiblegirl on Feb 22, 2024 17:53:46 GMT
...how much hate a **twenty-year old**, who is just trying to do his job and build his career is being subject to. Why is that, may I ask? Joe has been the victim of pretty intense online hate for years now. For some reason his casting in Sweeney seemed to push some of the worst trolls to escalate, throughout January they were spamming Twitter and Instagram with petitions to get him fired and threats to come to the theater and attack him, complete with hate speech, doctored photos, all very disturbing, probably hundreds if not thousands of tweets. Very sad to hear they’re still at it and have potentially been sending things directly to the theater. The Lunt-Fontanne’s security have apparently been speaking about this a lot and repeatedly telling people Joe won’t stage door because he’s feeling so anxious.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 22, 2024 19:06:52 GMT
Send him back to England, we will look after him.
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Post by magnificentdonkey on Feb 23, 2024 3:07:24 GMT
Joe has been the victim of pretty intense online hate for years now. For some reason his casting in Sweeney seemed to push some of the worst trolls to escalate, throughout January they were spamming Twitter and Instagram with petitions to get him fired and threats to come to the theater and attack him, complete with hate speech, doctored photos, all very disturbing, probably hundreds if not thousands of tweets. Very sad to hear they’re still at it and have potentially been sending things directly to the theater. The Lunt-Fontanne’s security have apparently been speaking about this a lot and repeatedly telling people Joe won’t stage door because he’s feeling so anxious. But what exactly is the reason behind all of this mayhem?
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Post by invisiblegirl on Feb 23, 2024 3:57:14 GMT
Joe has been the victim of pretty intense online hate for years now. For some reason his casting in Sweeney seemed to push some of the worst trolls to escalate, throughout January they were spamming Twitter and Instagram with petitions to get him fired and threats to come to the theater and attack him, complete with hate speech, doctored photos, all very disturbing, probably hundreds if not thousands of tweets. Very sad to hear they’re still at it and have potentially been sending things directly to the theater. The Lunt-Fontanne’s security have apparently been speaking about this a lot and repeatedly telling people Joe won’t stage door because he’s feeling so anxious. But what exactly is the reason behind all of this mayhem? I don’t think there is a logical reason for targeted harassment and threats. The online threats have been peppered with homophobia and insults related to his appearance (he’s received a lot of that online, sans threats, for a while now). Whoever is behind this escalation just seems unhinged and obsessed with him generally.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 23, 2024 8:29:36 GMT
It sounds like homophobia. Absolutely disgusting
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Post by thebroadwayboy on Feb 23, 2024 9:29:44 GMT
It sounds like homophobia. Absolutely disgusting no place for it
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Post by thebroadwayboy on Feb 24, 2024 4:58:23 GMT
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 26, 2024 7:30:47 GMT
I've just seen a bootleg clip on Instagram of Joe singing Not While I'm Around and woe, what a voice. I can see why he is getting raves. Acting seemed good too from the little you see.
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Post by erik24601 on Mar 12, 2024 15:54:59 GMT
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Post by danb on Mar 12, 2024 17:26:47 GMT
“Sweet affectionate child” does nobody any favours as a phrase to try & cockernee does it? Sutton sounds slightly better than Ashford but still…Locke sounds great. If a proper bargain came up I might venture.
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Post by erik24601 on Mar 13, 2024 14:21:56 GMT
Anybody remember when it was originally booking until?
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Post by apubleed on Mar 14, 2024 20:14:36 GMT
Anybody remember when it was originally booking until? Yes, May the 5th. It's not closing 'early'. At least officially (maybe behind the scenes they had hoped for an extension but who knows - some rumours online suggested they tried to get Sutton/Aaron to extend but they didn't).
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Post by erik24601 on Mar 14, 2024 22:00:28 GMT
Anybody remember when it was originally booking until? Yes, May the 5th. It's not closing 'early'. At least officially (maybe behind the scenes they had hoped for an extension but who knows - some rumours online suggested they tried to get Sutton/Aaron to extend but they didn't). Oh I see. Thank you for this.
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