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Post by theatremadness on Mar 22, 2018 15:16:51 GMT
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Post by Jon on Mar 22, 2018 16:09:41 GMT
Will Cam Mac allow it? As far as I know he owns the UK rights and has his own production that he'd probably want to remount one day. I wouldn't rule it out and it's possible he could be involved in any transfer.
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Post by ali973 on Mar 22, 2018 20:08:49 GMT
Always a possibility.
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Post by ali973 on Mar 22, 2018 20:20:54 GMT
Okay I had my doubts...But Lauren Ambrose sounds GOOD. I'm very pleasantly surprised. This cast recording will be great.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2018 13:42:06 GMT
Excited yet? I know I am!
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Post by ali973 on Apr 16, 2018 19:11:28 GMT
A lot of this looks great. I just hate the way the video is mixed. The sound is awful. It sounds like the orchestra is made of a trumpet, a violin and cymbal, where in reality it's a huge orchestra. I was also hoping to hear them SING.
Otherwise I look forward to seeing it in June!
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 16, 2018 19:41:38 GMT
Excited to have a new cast recording of this show but I *really* hope the accents are OK.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 12:27:04 GMT
I see a lot of whinging over the approach taken by the production on our American equivalents, similar things for the Carousel revival too.
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Post by ali973 on Apr 17, 2018 15:05:58 GMT
I see a lot of whinging over the approach taken by the production on our American equivalents, similar things for the Carousel revival too. I think people's biggest gripe seems to be with the ending.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 16:08:41 GMT
I see a lot of whinging over the approach taken by the production on our American equivalents, similar things for the Carousel revival too. I think people's biggest gripe seems to be with the ending. The ending sounds a great idea to me and hardly revolutionary. The lack of age difference also seems to have annoyed some plus the faction who are ranting about political correctness in everything.
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Post by harrietcraig on Apr 17, 2018 22:31:52 GMT
As someone who has seen the show, I thought I would chime in to say that I have no whinging to do about the ending. It might not have been exactly the way I would have staged the ending had I been directing the show, but I thought it was a perfectly valid interpretation.
What I would like to whinge about is the OTT staging of "Get Me to to the Church on Time", complete with can-can "girls". Just so we're clear, I have no objection per se to men in drag dancing the can can -- in the right circumstances, I find it quite enjoyable -- I'm just not sure they belong in "Get Me to the Church on Time".
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Post by Jon on May 11, 2018 15:58:15 GMT
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Post by squidward on May 12, 2018 12:11:02 GMT
I see a lot of whinging over the approach taken by the production on our American equivalents, similar things for the Carousel revival too. I think people's biggest gripe seems to be with the ending. How is the ending different from the original ? I’m very curious to know .
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Post by squidward on May 12, 2018 12:17:21 GMT
As someone who has seen the show, I thought I would chime in to say that I have no whinging to do about the ending. It might not have been exactly the way I would have staged the ending had I been directing the show, but I thought it was a perfectly valid interpretation. What I would like to whinge about is the OTT staging of "Get Me to to the Church on Time", complete with can-can "girls". Just so we're clear, I have no objection per se to men in drag dancing the can can -- in the right circumstances, I find it quite enjoyable -- I'm just not sure they belong in "Get Me to the Church on Time". Can-Can girls in ‘Get me to the church on time’?. Seriously? That is SO wrong and funny for all the wrong reasons. Whatever next? Some strippers in the wedding scene in Fiddler on the Roof ?
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Post by harrietcraig on May 16, 2018 2:44:14 GMT
Can-Can girls in ‘Get me to the church on time’?. Seriously? You can see the can-can girls in "Get Me to the Church on Time" very briefly at the 13-second mark, and again at the 24-second mark, of this TV commercial for My Fair Lady:
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2018 2:47:35 GMT
Well Lauren sounds amazing
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2018 9:25:32 GMT
I think people's biggest gripe seems to be with the ending. How is the ending different from the original ? I’m very curious to know . Quite a bit of discussion on it in the link below (along with critiques of Shaw's and Lerner's versions) -
www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1108085
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 9:55:47 GMT
I really hope Lauren gets the tony.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 10:00:50 GMT
She certainly deserves it.
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Post by ali973 on Jun 8, 2018 3:02:59 GMT
This was utterly fantastic. I had a dumb ass grin on my face throughout the first act, and was in tears by the time she cracks it and gets "the rain in Spain..." Lauren and Harry are sensational. I was cheering for Katrina Link for the Tony, but they might as well just hand it over to Lauren. Her singing is marvelous, although it could use a bit more amplification and a boost. I Could Have Danced All Night was so delightful. Harry is splendid as well, and is heart breaking in Act 2. The set is magnificent, and I've never seen an interior as splendid as John Napier's Norma Desmond's mansion.
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Post by Jon on Jun 8, 2018 4:08:24 GMT
This was utterly fantastic. I had a dumb ass grin on my face throughout the first act, and was in tears by the time she cracks it and gets "the rain in Spain..." Lauren and Harry are sensational. I was cheering for Katrina Link for the Tony, but they might as well just hand it over to Lauren. Her singing is marvelous, although it could use a bit more amplification and a boost. I Could Have Danced All Night was so delightful. Harry is splendid as well, and is heart breaking in Act 2. The set is magnificent, and I've never seen an interior as splendid as John Napier's Norma Desmond's mansion. I really hope this follows other Lincoln Center Productions like South Pacific and The King and I and transfer to London.
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Post by Jon on Jun 8, 2018 19:19:51 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 9, 2018 0:06:45 GMT
Harry H-P is similarly impressive. He isn't just doing a Rex Harrison impression - which many have done in the role. He is able to hold a tune with some nice tone. But he is also acts it very distinctively. I think this is one to add to the collection
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Post by mrbluesky on Jun 9, 2018 9:19:52 GMT
Just got the album via ITunes and WOW Lauren’s voice is incredible! Transfer please!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 10:31:34 GMT
Australian Producers take not this is how a revival should sound. Lauren Ambrose sounds beyond terrific.
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