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Post by stuart on Aug 8, 2016 21:42:28 GMT
Hmmmm, I took screenshots of the confirmation page with booking number etc so will give ATG a ring tomorrow.
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Post by stuart on Aug 8, 2016 21:26:59 GMT
Can someone post when they get a confirmation email? I haven't got one yet and I'm starting to get a bit anxious.
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Post by stuart on Aug 8, 2016 20:59:51 GMT
2 tickets - Saturday 8th July in the balcony sorted. Thanks to the person who posted that link.
Was offered Row B in the Stalls for a Thursday/Friday performance in June but then remembered it was the small matter of my sister's wedding (abroad) on the Saturday. Oops.
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Post by stuart on Aug 8, 2016 18:49:50 GMT
At the Edinburgh Fringe on Saturday, seeing Set List (a show where comedians have to improvise a full routine on the basis of a few words). It was a late night show so a lot of the audience had a few/lot of drinks beforehand (myself included). During the first act, a woman in the middle of the audience felt obliged to start shouting punchlines and make the show about her. The comedian brushed it off but made the point that a normal heckle would be fine but in an environment where they have to think on their feet, it's not ideal. The compere told her off for it too but the second the next act hit the stage she continued. Cheering at the mention of anything, ensuring she was noticed by the comedian and at one point stood up and held her drink to the ceiling as a way of appreciation. Thankfully, that comedian well and truly shut her down which managed to keep her at bay for the rest of the show but what would make you think that was acceptable?!
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Post by stuart on Aug 4, 2016 21:27:39 GMT
I'm surprised there hasn't been an arena tour of Starlight Express in recent years. I imagine health and safety these days would mean insurance premiums would cost a lot.
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Post by stuart on Aug 4, 2016 10:17:40 GMT
137,523rd in line with ATG.
See you at the Palace in November 2023!
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Post by stuart on Aug 3, 2016 17:41:41 GMT
The surprise when also in the foyer/lobby was also brilliant!!!! It will run forever!! Can you elaborate on this?!
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Post by stuart on Aug 2, 2016 17:48:20 GMT
Finally have an overnight in London coming up for work and was desperate to book tickets for this. Of course, the one night I could go i Press Night and I can't find a ticket anywhere. Typical.
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Post by stuart on Jul 29, 2016 16:39:48 GMT
Imagine if they opened another production in another theatre on the West End due to demand. That WOULD be a first!!! I'm still surprised they didn't put Part 1 and Part 2 in different theatres. Would've allowed them to run 8 performances a week of both shows. Imagine this might happen further down the line.
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Post by stuart on Jul 22, 2016 16:50:12 GMT
Just stumbled across this thread and have to say I'm shocked at some of the reactions.
I loved every second of The Formation World Tour. The stage set up was insane, her vocals were on point, her and her dancers didn't stop for 2hrs and the atmosphere was electric. What more would you want or expect from a stadium act?
When I saw her at The Mrs Carter Show, I really didn't enjoy it. The atmosphere was terrible, the crowd remained seated for the majority of the show and she spent more time off stage getting changed than she did on it. Formation could not have been more different. Every person knew every word to every song. I'll never forget 60,000 people singing acapella to Love on Top including all 7 key changes. Goosebumps just thinking about it.
I have seen Madonna live and you CANNOT drag Beyonce for cutting songs short when you don't hear any proper hits at Madonna shows. Instead you get remixed versions of the big songs. She's been booed every time I've seen her for these dreadful remixes. If she came on and sang the hits alongside the new album stuff, the place would go nuts. Nobody is here for a jazz version of Music, a rock version of Hung Up or a waltz Like A Virgin. I can only imagine what you'd be saying if Beyoncé did a Polka version of Crazy in Love at her show.
Oh, and in reference to something else said earlier in this thread, I'm a twenty something, I earn a lot more than minimum wage, my parents did not buy my ticket for me and I'm on the property ladder. No need to be so patronising to younger people.
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Post by stuart on Jul 22, 2016 15:41:11 GMT
Martin Lewis mentioned the Friday Forty on his GMTV (or whatever they call it now) slot the other morning as "a cheap way to see the show". I imagine that might've boosted demand today?
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Post by stuart on Jun 19, 2016 12:27:23 GMT
I wonder what arrangement ALW had with the BBC. If he helped develop the format and has some form of ownership over it, they might not be able to do a carbon copy.
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Post by stuart on May 23, 2016 17:55:28 GMT
Julian clary, Paul zerdin and Lee mead Weren't those three names mentioned on this board back when it was first announced? It could just be someone reading gossip and taking it as fact?
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Post by stuart on May 15, 2016 12:05:59 GMT
Not really a theatre show but I went to see Busted's reunion tour last night (don't judge me, I know someone working on the production) and ended up with 2nd row seats. There was a group of 3 people sat in front of me who were right in front of the group a number of times during the show. Yet, they remained seated and still. Didn't flinch during the show, didn't singalong once and when the show ended, simply got up and left without uttering a word. Not exactly bad behaviour, just a bit odd.
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Post by stuart on May 10, 2016 21:22:43 GMT
On the topic of Grey Gardens earlier in the forum, Jinkx Monsoon (from RuPaul's Drag Race) confirmed on Jonathan Ross' Radio 2 show last week that she is bringing her production of Grey Gardens to London for a limited run later in the year. She did mention the theatre and it was a fringe one (not the Soho which she's been performing in for the last month) but I can't remember which.
Would they risk 2 productions of Grey Gardens at the same time in London though?
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Post by stuart on Apr 24, 2016 12:16:56 GMT
I'd have thought Drury Lane would be too big for this but I can't see them letting Charlie close if they didn't have something else lined up. Look at the Dominion and Palladium both struggling to get long runners. Drury Lane wouldn't risk it too. Be it they offered Charie reduced rates or something else, I don't think they'd let it close unless it was literally empty night after night.
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Post by stuart on Apr 17, 2016 17:21:39 GMT
Finding Neverland to Drury Lane. The Girls to Phoenix. An American In Paris to Dominion for a limited season.
My predictions.
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Post by stuart on Apr 16, 2016 7:48:06 GMT
They could always get Derrick Barry in. She's free. Oops! Derrick Barry has all the charisma of a wet flannel. Ugh. Can't stand him. Makes me want to like Magnolia Crawford In all seriousness, Bianca Del Rio as The Wicked Stepmother could be all sorts of amazing.
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Post by stuart on Apr 15, 2016 22:09:38 GMT
It appears that Rihanna is having cinema style credits roll on big screens at the end of her current world tour. Never seen that done before. Maybe something we'll see in theatre in the near future?
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Post by stuart on Apr 11, 2016 21:20:41 GMT
The London Palladium has long been one of London's most prestigious theatres but has laid dormant for the last few years. Short seasons and one-off performances have kept it but what would solve the Palladium's problems? School of Rock was pencilled in to start early next year but there are now whispers that it too will go elsewhere.
Personally, I think it needs to become a residency house for musicians and entertainers. The Palladium is famous for variety. Give us that back again! Get big named comedians to do 3mth runs rather than 5 nights at The O2. Fly Britney Spears or Celine Dion over from Vegas and put their Caesars show on for 6wks at a time. Heck, even get Ant & Dec in the door for 6mths! If the Palladium got a really strong list of rostered entertainers with high performance values it could become the entertainment capital of the city. Much like people ask "Who's on at Caesar's?" when visiting Vegas, folk should be asking "Who's on at the Palladium" when in London.
What are your thoughts? It kills me every time I walk past this glorious theatre and the marquee is blank.
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Post by stuart on Apr 11, 2016 21:11:46 GMT
Whatever happened to We Will Rock Two? It was workshopped and rumoured for the Palace but it's all gone quiet. Not that I'd be keen to see it, I'm just intrigued as to how a sequel to a jukebox musical would actually work.
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Post by stuart on Apr 11, 2016 21:08:29 GMT
Really surprised that this is touring actually. It's become the one show that all of my friends (none of whom are interested in theatre) are aware of and are really keen to see. I know a fair few who have paid over the odds for tickets too just because they assumed that was how exclusive it was. For it to tour might damage that somewhat. (And yes, I know it has toured in the States but it's a bigger place than the UK! Someone from Aberdeen could fly to London in just over an hour! Los Angeles or Seattle to New York is a completely different story!
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Post by stuart on Apr 10, 2016 10:29:30 GMT
I heard Olly Murs was approached for this too?
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Post by stuart on Apr 1, 2016 8:29:46 GMT
They're going to need a big headline name to fill the Palladium with a panto for a few months. Any idea who's in the frame?
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Post by stuart on Mar 27, 2016 15:32:59 GMT
I walked past Russell Tovey walking his dog on Holborn. Does that count?
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Post by stuart on Mar 7, 2016 22:00:37 GMT
Reckon this could be Phoenix bound after Guys & Dolls. Small enough theatre to sustain demand for a while and maintain the intimatcy of the piece.
If we get Michael C Hall over for this, could he just stay for an extra 3mths and launch Hedwig?
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Post by stuart on Feb 1, 2016 18:37:37 GMT
I'm in Watford on business tomorrow night and seriously considering a trip into London to see this. What do you think the chances are of picking up a cheap ticket before curtain?
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Post by stuart on Jan 30, 2016 9:53:41 GMT
Is there day seats?
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Post by stuart on Jan 25, 2016 22:22:59 GMT
My funniest moment is still sitting in Kara's (Maria on the recent 'The Sound of Music Live' ITV production) seat by mistake at 'Rent Remixed'. She was still in 'Eastenders' as 'Dawn' I believe at the time!! Funny that, she was sitting in my (extra legroom) seat on a flight once and made a real fuss about moving (to her normal legroom seat).
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