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Post by jess173 on Aug 16, 2017 16:35:52 GMT
That sounds a little like AirBerlin... They almost ruined my USA vacation in May. But they went bankrupt yesterday. Can't say I care...  I just did a serious calculation because I just couldn't get the idea of attending the last show out of my head. I came up with way more than 1000€ for a weekend trip (with 3 shows, flights, Airbnb, transport and food), so that's a clear no go for me... Oh well. So I really hope it won't take too long to bring the show back to the uk. It will be easier for me to visit for a weekend and a lot cheaper.  |
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Post by daniel on Aug 16, 2017 21:40:37 GMT
Thanks both- I think it's a case of weighing the initial savings against the higher price of the others. I'm considering using KLM or Aer Lingus anyway to fly from Cardiff and save myself the Heathrow trek anyway. I flew to the US with KLM back in May (via Amsterdam, I assume this would be the same for you too) and they were great  |
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Post by kathryn on Aug 17, 2017 17:30:39 GMT
From Cardiff it'd be easier to go via Dublin, wouldn't it? You can usually pre-clear US immigration in Dublin.
Not sure if you've ever collected Avios, Emi, but if you have some then Dublin to New York is 26000 avios plus £183 in tax for economy, and you can hop from Cardiff to Dublin relatively cheaply on Flybe.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 19:38:49 GMT
How are they as an airline? I'm considering them for my next trip but don't know anyone who has used them... Used them into Gatwick coming back from last NYC trip and they were great - I picked the option which included baggage and meals and it still worked out cheapest. New Dreamliner plane, perfectly adequate entertainment for an overnight flight and flight was on time, no problems. Definitely worth considering. I did exactly the same for my last visit in April. I genuinely couldn't fault them and I'd certainly use them again. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 18, 2017 21:15:05 GMT
I wonder if visitor numbers to the US being down has had an effect? You'd normally expect a recognisable show name to pull the tourists, even if the Broadway afficiandos were going for Dear Evan Hansen. Is it really a recognisable name though? The film was released 24 years ago and there's a huge audience who would have no idea about it (I have a feeling it's one of those films that critics think of as a classic but the average person wouldn't). Even Andy Karl admitted that there were lots of people he met who'd seen the show (and loved it) but had never heard of or seen the film. He also didn't think the audiences in New York or London were that different. Nearly everyone I've talked to at work or socially has seen it, even if it hadn't been since they were a kid. No one had not heard of it. (Almost everyone at work is under 30, for what it's worth.) |
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Post by bellboard27 on Aug 18, 2017 21:58:35 GMT
Used them into Gatwick coming back from last NYC trip and they were great - I picked the option which included baggage and meals and it still worked out cheapest. New Dreamliner plane, perfectly adequate entertainment for an overnight flight and flight was on time, no problems. Definitely worth considering. I did exactly the same for my last visit in April. I genuinely couldn't fault them and I'd certainly use them again. Last time I flew with Norwegian they were delayed. I claimed compensation. They refused citing case law. I argued their legal interpretation was wrong and appealed to the CAA. I won. |
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Post by charliec on Aug 19, 2017 10:03:14 GMT
I'm going to the final show. I was going to New York that day anyway but was going to see something else. Just booked a ticket for the final GHD show because I was at the last Old Vic performance and I'm a completist who loves this show so much!
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Post by daniel on Sept 7, 2017 23:01:31 GMT
Sure, Tim isn't a producer, but he seems quite sure that the show will return to London.
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Post by Jon on Sept 8, 2017 1:50:37 GMT
The Phoenix seems like the only viable option for Groundhog Day as Strictly Ballroom has the Piccadilly and Tina's most likely for the Aldwych
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Post by charliec on Sept 18, 2017 9:34:53 GMT
I was at the last show yesterday. So glad I went and it was such a treat to see the show and hear the music live again. There were standing O's after Nobody Cares, Hope and if I Had My Time Again... and at the end obviously, the cast had a snow fight on stage at the end. It was all pretty emotional, lots of people really sobbing at the end. This show means a lot to a small group of people here.
Andy Karl's performance has got really slick and strong and funnier. It's fairly similar to the Old Vic version music wise, large amounts of staging is the same but there are some differences, Hope has an extra sequence and If I had My Time Again is a bit more static which I felt was a shame, though the Twirl a Whirl sequence is lovely.
I feel like the London production felt a lot more characterful and quirky. It feels like it's all been flattened a bit for Broadway (possibly to make it appeal more broadly) but I loved the show in London because of its quirkiness and real sense of character. If it comes back to London I hope it can bring that sense back with it because that really is the magic that made it feel so alive in London.
I'm so glad I went, the audience were quite mad and loved the show, it was just quite sad for everyone there because it was a room full of people who dearly love the show.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 18:07:38 GMT
Aw I'm glad you were there charliec and have reported back. I got a bit emotional at Andy Karl's instagram post so I imagine I'd have been a MESS if I was there. If nothing else it's nice to hear it went out with an audience who loved the old 'Hog. Fingers crossed it makes it's way back 'home' where there's an audience who loves it. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2017 9:53:27 GMT
I want to know what happened to all the cute Groundhogs on the souvenir stand. Were they released into the wild or New York sewer system? Simply 86'd and left to ring handbells dressed as Santa on the corner? Packed in crates for export to London when the show moves again? Or quietly taken downstream on the Hudson with a sack and a brick? We need to know. I will give them all a good home. I will be crazy-Groundhog-Lady. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2017 10:08:15 GMT
^I've always admired your sense of driving ambition, @emicardiff . Well I say never aim for the easy option. Anyone can be a crazy cat lady, I've got my sights on bigger things. Crazy-is-it-a-squirrel-is-it-a-beaver-kinda-both-but-not-quite-either-lady has quite the ring to it don't you think? |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 20, 2017 11:12:10 GMT
I want to know what happened to all the cute Groundhogs on the souvenir stand. Were they released into the wild or New York sewer system? Simply 86'd and left to ring handbells dressed as Santa on the corner? Packed in crates for export to London when the show moves again? Or quietly taken downstream on the Hudson with a sack and a brick? We need to know. They all went to loving homes - I know as I tried to buy one in August and they had already sold out! Hopefully they'll produce more for when the show comes back to London! |
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Post by charliec on Sept 20, 2017 11:27:57 GMT
I want to know what happened to all the cute Groundhogs on the souvenir stand. Were they released into the wild or New York sewer system? Simply 86'd and left to ring handbells dressed as Santa on the corner? Packed in crates for export to London when the show moves again? Or quietly taken downstream on the Hudson with a sack and a brick? We need to know. I desperately wanted one but they were totally sold out of everything. I think all those little Groundhogs have homes  |
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Post by firefingers on Sept 20, 2017 23:09:55 GMT
The Phoenix seems like the only viable option for Groundhog Day as Strictly Ballroom has the Piccadilly and Tina's most likely for the Aldwych I understand ATG is putting money behind a new British musical to take the Phoenix. Not a done deal, show needs work but if it goes well Groundhog Day will have to go elsewhere. |
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Post by d'James on Sept 21, 2017 11:50:11 GMT
^Stand by for "Bend It Like The Girls." A bunch of senior Sikh ladies form a football team to raise money for a sofa at a local hospital. Music and Lyrics Barlow / Goodall. Main investor: Parsley. I would so go and see that! |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 21, 2017 13:05:44 GMT
I enjoyed both, especially BILB, so I'm in too, especially if Natalie Dew is involved. Those eyes!!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 13:54:25 GMT
^Stand by for "Bend It Like The Girls." A bunch of senior Sikh ladies form a football team to raise money for a sofa at a local hospital. Music and Lyrics Barlow / Goodall. Main investor: Parsley. After every line there's a pause where another line could go. |
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Post by d'James on Sept 21, 2017 14:11:47 GMT
^Stand by for "Bend It Like The Girls." A bunch of senior Sikh ladies form a football team to raise money for a sofa at a local hospital. Music and Lyrics Barlow / Goodall. Main investor: Parsley. After every line there's a pause where another line could go. That's a great lyric! |
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Post by d'James on Sept 21, 2017 14:18:56 GMT
^Stand by for "Bend It Like The Girls." A bunch of senior Sikh ladies form a football team to raise money for a sofa at a local hospital. Music and Lyrics Barlow / Goodall. Main investor: Parsley. After every line there's a pause where another line could go. . . . and the missing lines show what the show is missing. Yo! (You've got to make sure the lyrics are hip and happening you see!) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 22:10:35 GMT
Didn't realise, on February 2nd (of course!), a lot of the Broadway cast reunited at 54 Below in NY for a reunion gig (called Humans of Punxsutawney). Videos of the songs from the show and more are up on www.youtube.com/channel/UCJMr3uP1R180VD50g4nADMg |
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