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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 28, 2021 20:12:33 GMT
And part of what saddens me about that is that means there will be no one in the cast who will ever have worked with Hal Prince. Or Gillian Lynne. Didn't Gillian Lynne come in & work with each new cast until near the end of her life? If I'm remembering that correctly then at least 2 members of cast, Killian Donnelly & Tim Morgan, would have worked with her during their previous stints in Phantom. (In yet another instance of slightly dodgy press release comments, the statement from ALW that "I am thrilled to announce our first entirely new cast" isn't quite accurate given at least 4 people in the new cast have been in Phantom previously.)
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Post by matilda1 on Apr 28, 2021 20:55:57 GMT
Just wondering what happened to Holly Anne Hull? I know she is the alternate, but it seems that she was cast as C and then didn’t really get to play the part. Killian is still there though.
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Post by musicalmarge on Apr 28, 2021 21:23:07 GMT
What set will it be using?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 28, 2021 21:34:48 GMT
What set will it be using? There will be no set. They can’t afford it. Some dry ice and 3 candles is all you will get.
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Post by Theatrefan48 on Apr 29, 2021 6:00:53 GMT
Is anyone in the cast over 35? By-and-large Band A recruits I see. I suppose that's in keeping with the age of the characters back at the turn of that century. Nothing wrong with it, but CMLs obsession with graduates is a little unhealthy. There's alot to be said for seasoned professionals, but CML is intent on penny pinching so the juniors get the gig. Hopefully they don't look as awkwardly made up, aged and stuffed as they do in Les Mis. Would be interested to know the average age of the cast on Broadway vs London. You just have to look at the photos on the website cast page. There are clearly plenty of people over 35 and a lot of experience. I think the difference from the pre-covid company is there is nobody over 70!
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Post by sleepflower on Apr 29, 2021 8:39:08 GMT
Just wondering what happened to Holly Anne Hull? I know she is the alternate, but it seems that she was cast as C and then didn’t really get to play the part. Killian is still there though. She's alternate Christine! Glad she gets a good go at it now
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Post by ceebee on Apr 29, 2021 9:36:33 GMT
So, looking at the latest email this afternoon, it looks like those who booked tickets for POTO prior to 27 July will be invited to a priority booking bunfight on 30 April rather than have their seats reassigned. I may be wrong, but am reading between the lines as there has been no other communication regarding prebooked tickets. Any other first-nighters heard anything, or are you in limbo too? I took it that today’s email was a wider one and not linked to our booking. Hopefully we’ll hear soon! Hopefully "soon" will be today though, right? If they're going to priority booking tomorrow then surely those of us with tickets already should be told what our new dates are beforehand so we can switch if necessary ahead of those who have yet to book...
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Post by fiyero on Apr 29, 2021 9:38:55 GMT
I took it that today’s email was a wider one and not linked to our booking. Hopefully we’ll hear soon! Hopefully "soon" will be today though, right? If they're going to priority booking tomorrow then surely those of us with tickets already should be told what our new dates are beforehand so we can switch if necessary ahead of those who have yet to book... I hope so but recall it hasn’t happened like that before. I still have June 5th officially! It’s been back on sale since we knew that wasn’t happening. I think similar happened with other LW shows too
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Post by inthenose on Apr 29, 2021 12:03:57 GMT
Cameron's in-house PR team, RawPR have been caught hiding negative replies from the public on Twitter. It hasn't been very successful though, as there are now even more complaints about this.
"There is no West End without Phantom" - love the humility.
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Post by dazzlair on Apr 29, 2021 14:43:27 GMT
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Post by 141920grm on Apr 29, 2021 15:15:38 GMT
What set will it be using? There will be no set. They can’t afford it. Some dry ice and 3 candles is all you will get. Candles are a splurge only for the end-of-week evening shows, tough luck if you're at the matinee- use your imagination and some rapid blinking of the eyes for the flicker/strobe effect Phantom's makeup: i.ytimg.com/vi/TcjIfDX-RZQ/mqdefault.jpg (it's real- 2019 Portuguese concert)
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Post by inthenose on Apr 29, 2021 15:21:22 GMT
There will be no set. They can’t afford it. Some dry ice and 3 candles is all you will get. Candles are a splurge only for the end-of-week evening shows, tough luck if you're at the matinee- use your imagination and some rapid blinking of the eyes for the flicker/strobe effect Phantom's makeup: i.ytimg.com/vi/TcjIfDX-RZQ/mqdefault.jpg (it's real- 2019 Portuguese concert) Where does Andy Rees's bottom fit into all this though?
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Post by 141920grm on Apr 29, 2021 15:46:40 GMT
I believe on Broadway they had a Filipino Christine. Yes, Ali Ewoldt (mixed Filipino-Caucasian). Erica Wong (Asian-American) has been Broadway's Meg understudy for a couple years. Someone mentioned Christine Allado earlier in this thread- I would really love to see her join the cast someday! She has a very sweet, smooth tone- I'm very much a fan of that (her Think of Me youtube.com/watch?v=GZ6GE6hp_pE)
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Post by fiyero on Apr 29, 2021 16:30:37 GMT
Hopefully "soon" will be today though, right? If they're going to priority booking tomorrow then surely those of us with tickets already should be told what our new dates are beforehand so we can switch if necessary ahead of those who have yet to book... I hope so but recall it hasn’t happened like that before. I still have June 5th officially! It’s been back on sale since we knew that wasn’t happening. I think similar happened with other LW shows too No email yet but now showing a new date (27/07) in my booking history. EDIT: just got my email
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Apr 29, 2021 16:35:28 GMT
I believe on Broadway they had a Filipino Christine. Yes, Ali Ewoldt (mixed Filipino-Caucasian). Erica Wong (Asian-American) has been Broadway's Meg understudy for a couple years. Someone mentioned Christine Allado earlier in this thread- I would really love to see her join the cast someday! She has a very sweet, smooth tone- I'm very much a fan of that (her Think of Me youtube.com/watch?v=GZ6GE6hp_pE) Yes Ali! She has some great vlogs too. I can't remember if it was Ali whom I saw onstage in New York - but in my opinion, the Broadway production put the West End to shame.
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Post by ceebee on Apr 29, 2021 17:27:19 GMT
I hope so but recall it hasn’t happened like that before. I still have June 5th officially! It’s been back on sale since we knew that wasn’t happening. I think similar happened with other LW shows too No email yet but now showing a new date (27/07) in my booking history. EDIT: just got my email Just got mine too - 27/7, same seats. Absolutely delighted! Can't wait to see the new version!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 29, 2021 17:28:56 GMT
No email yet but now showing a new date (27/07) in my booking history. EDIT: just got my email Just got mine too - 27/7, same seats. Absolutely delighted! Can't wait to see the new version! I want you back on this bloody forum at the interval ceebee telling us what you’ve seen!
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Post by danb on Apr 29, 2021 17:32:44 GMT
Just got mine too - 27/7, same seats. Absolutely delighted! Can't wait to see the new version! I want you back on this bloody forum at the interval ceebee telling us what you’ve seen! WITH PICTURES!!! 😂
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Post by ceebee on Apr 29, 2021 17:48:33 GMT
Just got mine too - 27/7, same seats. Absolutely delighted! Can't wait to see the new version! I want you back on this bloody forum at the interval ceebee telling us what you’ve seen! I'm going to be paying particular attention to the orchestraband and will report back. If it's rubbish, I'll be sure to eat my slice of humble pie.
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Post by ceebee on Apr 29, 2021 17:49:18 GMT
I want you back on this bloody forum at the interval ceebee telling us what you’ve seen! WITH PICTURES!!! 😂 I could try filming it, I guess...
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Post by fiyero on Apr 29, 2021 18:11:57 GMT
I could try filming it, I guess... At this point I assumed they were just showing the movie version anyway
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Apr 29, 2021 19:51:05 GMT
I want you back on this bloody forum at the interval ceebee telling us what you’ve seen! I'm going to be paying particular attention to the orchestraband and will report back. If it's rubbish, I'll be sure to eat my slice of humble pie. I am invested. A TheatreBoard exclusive ;-)
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Post by danb on Apr 29, 2021 20:09:26 GMT
By rights it should be filmed on an old vhs camcorder in the spirit of not moving forward, on a tape you’ve used 200 times before.
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Post by fiyero on Apr 29, 2021 20:13:35 GMT
By rights it should be filmed on an old vhs camcorder in the spirit of not moving forward, on a tape you’ve used 200 times before. No, no, no. A cheap digital video recorder from Wish.
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Post by musicalmarge on Apr 29, 2021 20:21:05 GMT
Hahahaha
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Post by TheatreTwittic on Apr 29, 2021 20:32:28 GMT
I hear some people on Twitter with August and September tickets have had their tickets cancelled....I wonder what's going on 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
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Post by ceebee on Apr 29, 2021 21:08:32 GMT
I hear some people on Twitter with August and September tickets have had their tickets cancelled....I wonder what's going on 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Looks like they bounced everybody forward (e.g. I booked for 5 June, am now booked for 27 July).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2021 7:10:30 GMT
Well this page is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Apr 30, 2021 7:20:47 GMT
Amazing that people find these fake Twitter accounts so hilarious...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2021 7:26:32 GMT
Amazing that people find these fake Twitter accounts so hilarious... Amazing that people don't get satire...
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