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Post by Oleanna on Oct 18, 2017 9:59:21 GMT
Jennifer Saunders?
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Post by Oleanna on Oct 9, 2017 22:59:49 GMT
I’m hoping for “On And On And On” and “Rock Me”!
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Post by Oleanna on Oct 7, 2017 1:41:56 GMT
Current Vs Proposed. Stalls definitely looks intersting... not sure if legroom is gained or lost. Is anybody else concerned by the proposed modifications to the boxes? I find the original 3/2/3 design to be iconic and visually striking and remarkable. I think that the proposed redesigned version will distill this effect, and also potentially not be in keeping with the aesthetic of the rest of the auditorium. The idea of those slips for example, would work in many other theatres, but in this grand old lady, it seems out of place.
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Post by Oleanna on Oct 4, 2017 23:26:07 GMT
Perhaps holding the final week back as an extension?
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Post by Oleanna on Oct 4, 2017 9:40:45 GMT
It's doing 12 weeks. Runs until 31st March. Correct! Apologies.
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Post by Oleanna on Oct 4, 2017 9:13:21 GMT
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 25, 2017 23:28:32 GMT
She wore a blonde curly poodle wig though, IIRC Edit: Posted my response before seeing further comments upthread!
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 25, 2017 23:25:50 GMT
Apart from thread star Patti LuPone...? 😉 She wore a blonde curly poodle wig though, IIRC It looks more red in photos, but I see what you mean!
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 25, 2017 12:14:15 GMT
Agree! I remember loving this at the southwark playhouse, then a few moths after I was very impressed with the Sheffield production, set in the 70's like the original and with a second to none cast, but in a bigger space, and it's not like the Crucible is massive, it didn't feel quite the same I loved that production too. I was inches away from Siobhan McCarthy which made my evening! (I love your avatar by the way... I remember seeing Les Mis in Madrid years and years ago. The first non-blonde Fantine, I think!) Apart from thread star Patti LuPone...? 😉
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 4, 2017 15:26:48 GMT
I started travelling to London and seeing shows on my own (or with friends of the same age) when I was 15. It's an important education, especially for people who may end up spending their lives in the theatre anyway.
Theatres and box offices will never ask your age or for proof of age unless you're buying an age-restricted ticket (under 25 etc.).
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 3, 2017 23:56:53 GMT
That Australian production looks pretty bad, but at least it was an original score!
So they've done away with that altogether and replaced it with 80's hits? Do we know that it's definitely the same book?
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 2, 2017 14:35:45 GMT
Congratulations on your 100th posting, Oleanna. Thank you! Looks like I didn't waste it...!
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 1, 2017 22:10:20 GMT
Done. Now the people who are listing to recordings of movie musicals can complain. Haha, thank you! The grammar police might complain about the use of "what" instead of "which", but I'm not one of those... SaveSave
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 1, 2017 19:42:08 GMT
Currently: The New Starlight Express and the remastered Jesus Chris Superstar.
Sorry to be *that* person, but any chance we could change "soundtracks" to "cast recordings" please?
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 1, 2017 19:39:59 GMT
Worth mentioning that Jay Records is releasing a double title Evita/Sunset Boulevard studio cast recording with Ria Jones as Norma, Matt Bogart as Joe, and Laura Pitt-Bulford as Betty. Not sure who is singing Max. Not sure who is in the Evita tracks. End of September. Fab! Surely it'd be a crime to not record Ria Jones' Eva Peron? Matt Bogart as Che, Laura Pitt-Pulford as The Mistress and whoever is singing Max as Peron?
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 1, 2017 0:16:35 GMT
Not a nutter at all, I find the history of Starlight Express very confusing! Have you ever got round to seeing it in Bochum? I have indeed - I first started going when the 1st UK tour (which went on 3.5 years with two major and one minor cast changes) finished as Bochum then became the only production in the world. Never looked back and have been going once a year plus of minus for the last decade. Really couldn't recommend it highly enough. Is Starlight in a purpose built theatre, exactly as the original team imagined it! Would love to make the trip one day, especially as the 30th anniversary is coming up! Will be happy to make do with The Other Palace in the meantime!
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 31, 2017 23:52:54 GMT
Likewise a hardcore fan but I still come across things I knew nothing of! Usually abroad, but occasionally at home. (Call me a nutter but I have a spreadsheet for Starlight Express so I can keep track lol). Not a nutter at all, I find the history of Starlight Express very confusing! Have you ever got round to seeing it in Bochum?
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 31, 2017 23:46:17 GMT
What a great picture, Dom, thank you! So yes, it seems Andrew Lloyd Webber had six shows 2 years before I estimated (although he did then too)! I found this programme for that production of Superstar on eBay: m.ebay.co.uk/itm/JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTAR-Souvenir-Prog-JAPANESE-LANGUAGE-KABUKI-STYLE-London-1991-/321665265087It says: This Shiki Theatrical Company Of Tokyo production was part of the Japan Festival and ran from 09/24/91 - 09/28/91. Inside are production photos, headshot photos, bios and a history of the company. The cast includes Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Jun Swaki, Chizu Hosaka, Morimasa Sagawa, Akira Aoki, Goro Matusmiya, Akio Yoshiya, Takao Okamoto, Kiyomichi Shiba, Masayuki Sano, Akihiko Mitsueda and Takanori Shimomura. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Translation by Tokiko Iwatani and Keita Asari. Directed by Keita Asari and choreographed by Takashi Yamada. If the postage wasn't so expensive, I'd buy it! Funny, I consider myself to be a hardcore ALW fan, and I never knew about that production up until now!
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 31, 2017 23:29:51 GMT
Brilliant era for John Napier!
The Aspects of Love I referred to was the limited run of the UK tour which came into the Prince of Wales in December of '93. Didn't know anything about that Jesus Christ Superstar at the Dominion though, have you any more memories of that?
Also, please do go on forever!
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 31, 2017 23:04:09 GMT
Thanks Horton, very impressive! Also interesting that many of these were very different types of shows (from family-friendly spectaculars like Joseph and Starlight Express, chamber dramas like Aspects of Love and Sunset Boulevard (underneath that set), and high romance like The Phantom of the Opera) but all managed to fit into the "mega-musicals" trend (a term I personally don't like), and perhaps provided the dying breath of this movement into the 90's (subsequent shows didn't do as well, audience taste for that type of production seemed to diminish, and most shows would never get done on that scale nowadays). P.S Great display picture Horton!
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 31, 2017 22:36:22 GMT
Have been reading Dom's posts in the Starlight Express thread, and re-reading some of the articles written about Andrew Lloyd Webber this year being the first composer to have 4 shows running on Broadway concurrently since Richard Rodgers.
It got me thinking about the record in the West End (surely also held by Andrew Lloyd Webber?).
Since there is less information out there about historic West End runs (unlike Broadway's IBDB for example), I'm just using my own memory. Would I be correct in saying that in December 1993, you could have seen:
Aspects of Love at the Prince of Wales Cats at the New London Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Starlight Express at the Apollo Victoria Sunset Boulevard at the Adelphi
Equalling 6 shows running concurrently?
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 11, 2017 10:52:18 GMT
Goodness, can we get that in London please!? A shame really, if Kenwright hadn't brought this tour in twice in the past few years, it would have been a wonderful opportunity to have the Hal Prince production play the ENO for a limited season. Now, sadly, I wonder whether there'd be the appetite for it...?
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Post by Oleanna on May 31, 2017 22:19:26 GMT
Cannot tell a lie, I'd love a version of Baz' Romeo & Juliet, which is one of my favourite films from the first time we watched it in school! So fabulous and dramatic, its great! They already did a musical of that. It's called West Side Story.
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Post by Oleanna on May 31, 2017 5:39:33 GMT
Here you go, Oleanna. Why the hideous new logo so close to the end of the run? Just, no. Thank you!
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Post by Oleanna on May 27, 2017 10:10:21 GMT
The new artwork is dreadful. There's a problem when you can't even read the title of the show easily. Could you provide a link please?
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Post by Oleanna on May 26, 2017 0:14:35 GMT
I think the American Premiere Recording is the definitive recording of this score (as it appears onstage. The original concept album is great for other reasons).
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Post by Oleanna on Apr 26, 2017 22:27:29 GMT
^Not on a regular basis, and certainly not at weekends. Great seat, though, if you can get them at the price. I've had those £15 side stalls day seats on a Friday night and Saturday night. Had to specifically ask for them though, as they weren't keen to sell anything less than full price.
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Post by Oleanna on Apr 22, 2017 0:33:06 GMT
Sorry if that has already been brought up, but I'm still finding it difficult to believe that Michael Esper (who I think is giving a remarkable performance every night at The Duke of York's) was the only actor in this play to NOT be nominated for an Olivier Award.
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Post by Oleanna on Apr 22, 2017 0:19:57 GMT
Ah yes, I forgot Richard Rodgers wrote Oklahoma! all on his own...
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Post by Oleanna on Apr 20, 2017 23:51:22 GMT
Why does Forster sing with an American accent?
And he clearly hasn't a clue what to do with his voice in this role. All over the place, with different vocal qualities in every phrase.
Superficial interpretation displaying lack of basic understanding of character, story and physical and vocal communication.
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