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Post by cheesy116 on Apr 9, 2018 1:19:26 GMT
I wish they still did the performances in Covent Garden, that was more exciting that the ceremony itself. The audience award nominees would perform on This Morning throughout the previous week too.
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Post by sf on Apr 9, 2018 1:23:26 GMT
The Joseph tribute was very nice - even though I have no idea who any of the all-stars were! (Yes, I'm a provincial Yankee living in the States) Well, one of those all-stars created the title role in a notorious Broadway flop. Linzi Hateley - the first woman to sing in the prologue - was the original Carrie White, and she is still wonderful. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 2:24:20 GMT
I'm thrilled for Shirley Henderson! Also glad to see a nice mix of winners, and Hamilton match Matilda's record. I imagined it would win around 7 or 8 so glad to see it didn't win any less but also glad it didn't win more purely for the sake of a decent awards ceremony. Also glad to see An American in Paris remembered with its set!  But, Andrew Garfield was robbed. 42nd Street was also robbed of Costume Design, especially as it lost to Follies! Like what?! Performance wise, Clare Halse owned the stage and really slapped every, single person who didn't put her in that catagory. I think and hope that has become universally accepted now. Yes, I am bitter and will be for a while (I hope grudges, Emma Williams and Victoria Hanilton Barritt should og won the past two years, still bitter!). I love Tracie Bennett, shes just nuts but I'm here for it. I thought the Hamilton performance was fine, if a tad dull. It wasn't very exciting but vocally it was great. |
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Post by ncbears on Apr 9, 2018 4:01:21 GMT
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Post by loureviews on Apr 9, 2018 6:33:05 GMT
Network’s technical wizardry made Cranston’s performance. On its own it was perfectly solid but aimed more at the screen than the back of the auditorium. It didn’t really fill the space when needed, maybe it looked better in the front stalls. I disagree. Saw it from the circle and he was terrific in a difficult role. A well-deserved win. |
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Post by loureviews on Apr 9, 2018 6:37:37 GMT
So glad Jamie got nothing What a horrid thing to write. Don't give him the satisfaction. It's a great show with hard-working young performers I'm sure we will see winning awards in the future. |
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Post by loureviews on Apr 9, 2018 6:39:54 GMT
Really pleased for Shirley Henderson. She was fantastic in GFTNC.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 7:05:33 GMT
So glad Jamie got nothing What a horrid thing to write. Indeed. It is possible to celebrate those you like winning without resorting to rudeness about others. |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 9, 2018 7:10:16 GMT
Mixed bag as always. Can't comment on the plays as didn't see any of them apart from Labour of Love.
The one that does surprise me is 42nd Street not getting best costume design should have won just on basis of how many costumes there are and the amount of seamstresses it gave employment to.
Granted the Follies ghost costumes were great but the rest of the cast were just in evening dress. Nothing that spectacular.
Looking forward to watching it on TV tonight. Hope they show the musical numbers too
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 7:47:55 GMT
Well that was an entertaining evening being sat right by the ensemble cast of Hamilton, who got louder with every award they won! Though it wasn't annoying in the slightest, aside from their frequent trips out to the bar being a slight distraction in the corner of my eye. I was surprised to see even Rachelle Ann Go and Christine Allado being stuck in the far corner of the top row of the circle - only the nominees got to sit with the creative team downstairs.
I was struck by how emotional all of the Hamilton cast got when they won - not just the main award but all the awards for their cast and creative team as well, it was really lovely to see how supportive they were. Their performance was fantastic as well. And glad Hamilton got a decent haul, and especially pleased for Giles Terera, though I think it's a bit ridiculous that they cut his speech on the broadcast - it wasn't that long! The speech Lin-Manuel Miranda sent was almost up there with the Tonys one, it was brilliantly creative. Disappointed Rachel John did't win as she deserves that level of recognition (thought glad she got to speak in their main acceptance speech instead, very eloquently put), but Sheila Atim brought the house down - she got by far the loudest reception and in my opinion her win was thoroughly deserved. Delighted for Shirley Henderson as well - I thought she was fantastic.
Disappointed for Andrew Garfield and James McArdle, but at least Angels won Best Revival and Denise Gough's win was thoroughly deserved.
The performances were a bit of a mixed bag - Hamilton was good, Girl From The North Country was excellent. Clare Halse's dancing in the 42nd Street number was as fabulous as always, but I thought she was a bit pitchy at the start and the ensemble aren't as tight as the original cast. Tracie Bennett was ok, but I'm afraid from their performance I don't get the fuss about Jamie at all - I could barely understand a word that was being sung, and it wasn't overly tuneful either from where I was sitting. Nothing special. I don't like Young Frankenstein but their performance was funny in parts, though the tap was nothing compared to 42nd Street. Chita Rivera is great for her age, but though it almost seems like sacrilege to say it, I was wishing they had someone else who could hit those soaring top notes in Somewhere - the choir didn't really cut it.
A fantastic night overall - Catherine Tate was very funny in the hall, particularly when she kept messing up! The finale was a little underwhelming, but it had gone on long enough by then anyway so it hardly mattered. And a very good quality programme included which would probably cost half of my £30 ticket in any other circumstances, so overall a very good value evening!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 7:49:19 GMT
All I have to say is Bat out of Hell sounded infinitely better than Hamilton. They achieved some incredible results with the Sound Design at BOOH, so it's a shame the great big popularity contest swept up in this area.
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Post by partytentdown on Apr 9, 2018 7:49:51 GMT
Much consternation on Twitter as it seems Peter Hall was missed off the In Memoriam section...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 8:14:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 8:23:28 GMT
How did Michael Jibson win ? It is such a small character, not even worthy of being a supporting actor. He plays the role well, but the role shouldn't even be nominated, never mind winning. The actor who played George Washington should have been nominated instead in my opinion. And yet he manages to wipe the floor with the rest of the cast in those few minutes . . . |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 8:30:04 GMT
Well. John McCrea was robbed. And Patti LuPone stole the show.
The less said about 'Yawnilton' the better.
'nuff said.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 8:45:17 GMT
Honestly, I think it's been too good a year for homegrown theatre to go loopy over an import. Any other year, sure, absolutely, go wild, you're only up against Love Never Dies or Dreamboats and Petticoats, but the panel clearly loved Girl From The North Country, and the best musical I saw all year was Romantics Anonymous, which didn't get *any* nominations despite being eligible. Jamie should've taken best musical at least.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 9:01:04 GMT
Honestly, I think it's been too good a year for homegrown theatre to go loopy over an import. Any other year, sure, absolutely, go wild, you're only up against Love Never Dies or Dreamboats and Petticoats, but the panel clearly loved Girl From The North Country, and the best musical I saw all year was Romantics Anonymous, which didn't get *any* nominations despite being eligible. Jamie should've taken best musical at least. Sorry, I don't agree with that logic at all, that completely defeats the purpose of the awards. The whole point is to celebrate the best theatre put on in London the previous year. If that is an import, then so be it, and home grown shows need to pull their socks up if they want to win. It's the same for the Tonys, only less likely to occur there because they have even more home grown shows so inevitably there are more likely to be good ones. Any kind of positive bias towards "British" shows just because of the nationality of their composer/playwright doesn't sit comfortably with me - they're all employing local actors in any event, and local front of house and backstage staff, so they're all contributing to the London theatre scene. The awards should be on merit no matter where the show comes from, and in that respect I think Hamilton's wins are entirely justified, though it was a very strong year and in most other years Girl From the North Country would probably have won more. |
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Post by anita on Apr 9, 2018 9:29:06 GMT
Anyone got links to "Young Frankenstein" or "Everybody's talking about Jamie" performance please?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 9:49:22 GMT
Performance wise, Clare Halse owned the stage and really slapped every, single person who didn't put her in that catagory. I think and hope that has become universally accepted now. Yes, I am bitter and will be for a while (I hope grudges, Emma Williams and Victoria Hanilton Barritt should og won the past two years, still bitter!). I love Tracie Bennett, shes just nuts but I'm here for it. I thought the Hamilton performance was fine, if a tad dull. It wasn't very exciting but vocally it was great. No, the direction of 42nd Street gave no room for good acting performances. They aimed for something mannered and that will never beat performances of emotional truth like Dee or Henderson. 42nd Street aimed for spectacle and relegated book and story completely, they could have trusted the matrial but they decided to keep an ironic distance. No nominations for acting tells the whole story. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 9:51:40 GMT
Network’s technical wizardry made Cranston’s performance. On its own it was perfectly solid but aimed more at the screen than the back of the auditorium. It didn’t really fill the space when needed, maybe it looked better in the front stalls. I disagree. Saw it from the circle and he was terrific in a difficult role. A well-deserved win. Compared to Garfield and Scott it wasn’t, the screens gave him the lift that he needed. Considine I would put alongside Cranston, also a performance which didn’t fill the space as much as it could but, in comparison, he didn’t have any screens to help him. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 10:00:45 GMT
I disagree. Saw it from the circle and he was terrific in a difficult role. A well-deserved win. Compared to Garfield and Scott it wasn’t, the screens gave him the lift that he needed. Considine I would put alongside Cranston, also a performance which didn’t fill the space as much as it could but, in comparison, he didn’t have any screens to help him. Plus, don't forget that Bryan Cranston is a bigger star than Considine and Scott. And he turned up to the show (in a nice brown tux btw) which Garfield didn't (couldn't). |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 10:01:34 GMT
He'll always be "the dad from Malcolm in the Middle" to me.
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Post by ellie1981 on Apr 9, 2018 10:12:11 GMT
Compared to Garfield and Scott it wasn’t, the screens gave him the lift that he needed. Considine I would put alongside Cranston, also a performance which didn’t fill the space as much as it could but, in comparison, he didn’t have any screens to help him. Plus, don't forget that Bryan Cranston is a bigger star than Considine and Scott. And he turned up to the show (in a nice brown tux btw) which Garfield didn't (couldn't). It does appear to be getting a bit like the Brit Awards, in that the panel is likely to award whomever is most likely to turn up to the ceremony. |
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Post by ellie1981 on Apr 9, 2018 10:16:56 GMT
For those of you who were there talking about sound issues, I don’t think it came across that way on the broadcast. I’m going to see Jamie later this week and hadn’t heard any of the songs before last night. It sounded great to me on the TV so am looking forward to it.
I’ve always found the Royal Albert Hall to be quite rubbish for sound for anything other than Classical music. I’ve been to whole pop concerts there and not heard a word the artist said or sang. Always had similar issues with the acoustics in the old Earls Court arena too so I just don’t bother with the RAH any more.
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Post by johartuk on Apr 9, 2018 10:18:55 GMT
The Joseph tribute was very nice - even though I have no idea who any of the all-stars were! (Yes, I'm a provincial Yankee living in the States) The first narrator to sing was Linzi Hately (narrator in the 1991 West End revival) The second narrator was Preeya Kalidas (narrator in the 2007 West End revival) The third narrator was Danielle Hope (a former narrator on the tour - discovered via a TV show casting Dorothy in a West End production of The Wizard Of Oz ) The first Joseph to sing, and wearing the coat, was Joe McElderry (current Touring Joseph - a former XFactor winner) The second Joseph to sing (curly haired) was Lee Mead (played Joseph in the 2007 West End revival - he was famously cast via a TV show, though was already a jobbing musical theatre performer prior to that) The third Joseph was Jason Donovan (Aussie actor and singer, who played Joseph in the 1991 revival) |
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