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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 4, 2022 19:13:22 GMT
Only six more standing ovations in the second half.
Alisa barely made the end of Seventeen. Ben was pushing so hard, I’m surprised he had any voice left.
There was no time on the timer.
Barely a dry eye in the house (on stage or off) by the end.
Mhairi finally got clapped using her mobility chair rather than laughed at.
Alisa gave a really nice speech naming all the cast members she’s worked with prior to graduation.
The stage was full of scrunchies by the end.
What a show! Don’t think I’ve felt energy like it since the closure of 42nd Street (but this wasn’t a closing night).
I didn’t join the stage door queue, which was already down the street by the time I got out.
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Post by stuartmcd on Sept 7, 2022 15:21:05 GMT
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Post by christya on Sept 7, 2022 17:20:10 GMT
I feel a bit mean saying it, but bits of that do not look great. I'd have preferred it with a different Heather Chandler.
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Post by oxydrive on Sept 7, 2022 19:48:40 GMT
I would have def preferred a different JD, I think Simon was the weakest one. Absolutely itching to see the new cast but will probably be a few weeks time.
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Post by danb on Sept 8, 2022 15:55:16 GMT
Anyone know how to access the Roku channel? Is it just online streaming or can you access it via sky?
Edit: you appear to need to buy a stick, which is just another streaming deal; however you do get a free trial of Paramount+ which may come in handy if the new series of ‘Yellowjackets’ goes straight to Para.
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Post by tonylony on Sept 8, 2022 16:05:36 GMT
Anyone know how to access the Roku channel? Is it just online streaming or can you access it via sky? Edit: you appear to need to buy a stick, which is just another streaming deal; however you do get a free trial of Paramount+ which may come in handy if the new series of ‘Yellowjackets’ goes straight to Para. It's streaming for free and you can watch it on the web platform. But it's only streaming in the US for now (=use VPN). How to Stream Heathers the Musical for Free: All You Need to Know
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Post by jacob on Sept 8, 2022 16:44:14 GMT
Anyone know how to access the Roku channel? Is it just online streaming or can you access it via sky? Edit: you appear to need to buy a stick, which is just another streaming deal; however you do get a free trial of Paramount+ which may come in handy if the new series of ‘Yellowjackets’ goes straight to Para. It's streaming for free and you can watch it on the web platform. But it's only streaming in the US for now (=use VPN). How to Stream Heathers the Musical for Free: All You Need to Knowvery easily transferable to google drive or another storage platform as well.. I’m sure someone will post to YT too. However not sure why it the US gets it first!! Fingers crossed for a cinema screening too at some point
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Post by oxydrive on Sept 10, 2022 19:39:38 GMT
Anybody seen the new cast yet? Thoughts?
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 11, 2022 9:45:42 GMT
Anybody seen the new cast yet? Thoughts? Not yet, hopefully next week. They've moved the 1pm performance to 1:15pm, so I can no longer quite fit in a Sunday 1pm Heathers and Sunday 4pm Jersey Boys, otherwise I would have been there today.
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Post by FJ on Sept 11, 2022 15:26:58 GMT
Was at the matinee this afternoon. Whilst the new cast are very talented, I think for me it’s just really exaggerated how great some of the previous cast members have been.
I mean absolutely zero disrespect to the current cast members in these roles, but I think Ailsa Davidson as Veronica, Inez Budd as Heather Duke, Ben Karran as JD and Vicki Lee Taylor as Miss Fleming were absolute outstanding, and I just didn’t same get the buzz today.
The audience lacked a bit of the usual Heathers ‘buzz’ this afternoon I think, and whilst I actually thought that was a nice break for once, I wonder if they maybe contributed a bit to a bit of a mediocre performance I thought. Don’t think I’ll be rushing back for a while but will be interesting to hear what others think of the current cast.
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Post by oxydrive on Sept 11, 2022 18:15:40 GMT
I think sometimes they need a bit of time to settle in- hopefully. Have to say I love Vivian as Duke. AIlsa and Ben are a very tough act to follow.
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Post by tonylony on Sept 16, 2022 10:32:59 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 17, 2022 20:33:22 GMT
In a comment that couldn't possibly be related to this show in any way, I would just like to say that I love YouTube.
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Post by danb on Sept 17, 2022 21:06:57 GMT
Well, I’m up to ‘Fight for Me’ and practically squealing on the sofa. It’s clear that Andy Fickmans hands are all over this. It’s perfect, damn, the crowd noise is exciting. Even the Lego & Fuzzy Felt set is well lit.
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Post by ncbears on Sept 19, 2022 19:16:28 GMT
I'm in the States so was able to watch the Roku proshot. The filming is excellent - a pretty seamless blend of the two performances with audiences and no-audience performances (which were not necessarily filmed in order). I think it captures what it is like to see the show live - and my daughter who saw this in June confirms this. Note: there are breaks for commercials with graphics to break off - and some of the graphics are .... interesting and also laughable.
I like some of the songs - some of the performances - but the musical is not for me. Glad to have seen the proshot - don't need to see it again.
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Post by anthony on Sept 19, 2022 20:56:54 GMT
The way it is edited is awful.
It's a shame they didn't record it when it was at Haymarket. A much better cast, in my opinion.
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Post by andrew on Sept 19, 2022 23:30:51 GMT
The way it is edited is awful. It's a shame they didn't record it when it was at Haymarket. A much better cast, in my opinion. I really hope you mean the original cast cause the Bennington - Gage one was dreadful.
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Post by keekio2 on Sept 20, 2022 7:57:07 GMT
The way it is edited is awful. It's a shame they didn't record it when it was at Haymarket. A much better cast, in my opinion. I agree
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 20, 2022 12:43:16 GMT
I did finally get to see the new cast last week and thought they did a great job.
There does seem to be a lot of determination to play the roles differently to the previously cast, so that will take a bit of getting used to. I always appreciated Ailsa's generally toned back performance.
They have gone for an exceptionally good looking cast this time around, which is always a bonus.
The continuing cast is there as well, of course, and they are all excellent in their roles. I was also lucky enough to see Georgia Gagen on as Heather Chandler. She was perfect too.
It was so nice to be in the theatre where the audience respected the opening silence (and it is the only one I've been to which has played the National Anthem - quite an odd transition then to Westerberg for the start of the show).
I'm keeping my eye open in case Elliot David Parkes gets to make his JD debut. I have high expectations for him. Otherwise, I'm sure I'll be back before too long.
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Post by oxydrive on Sept 25, 2022 10:03:28 GMT
Went to see yesterday. I liked Erin’s Veronica - thought she played it well. I saw Elliot as JD and thought he was phenomenal. Kirk and Ram ( who was also played the understudy) were possibly my favourites to play that role thought they really upped the idiot boy roles and I enjoyed their performances. The dads were good and I enjoyed the new amiss Fleming. I have to say, for me, some of the ensemble -May and Eleanor particularly looked a bit bored and I kind of wish we could have a new Chandler - I don’t dislike Maddie but would like to see the role freshened up by someone else. Looking forward to returning at the end of October to see Nathaniel ( hopefully) . Was slightly concerned say the entry seats yesterday. Most of the back section was empty and my rush tickets were row E which though fab seats spews it wasn’t selling well.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 25, 2022 12:14:12 GMT
Three cover Heathers today, Elliot as JD, three returning cast members! Yes, Hannah Lowther is back! Excited!
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Post by oxydrive on Sept 25, 2022 16:52:50 GMT
Very jealous! Wonder if covid has reared it's head!
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 25, 2022 18:39:44 GMT
Got to say it was a near perfect show. Erin and Elliot have a natural chemistry together as the two leads. I thought Erin sounded fantastic and was really on this performance and she came across as a much more natural Veronica to when I saw her last time (I also saw some tweets which suggested she'd had a bad day before, which happens to all of us). Elliot is now my 10th JD and he played this slow and deliberate. Great voice too. As has so often happened during this run, I've preferred the Beleaguered Geek cover take on JD to the main lead (but I'd really need to see Nathanael more settled in to make a fair assessment).
There are only two male and two female ensemble members, so it was back like the old days.
Rory was back unexpectedly as Ram, paired with Tobias as Kurt, another great pairing.
We had Christopher Parkinson back in the male ensemble, on form again (the other male ensemble being Lewis Asquith).
Female ensemble were May Tether and Bayley Hart. May did her usual excellent job of keeping all the performances tight (and even the few times where people were inventing dance moves didn't look out of place).
This show was really about the Heathers, led by the returning Hannah Lowther as Heather Chandler. She can do no wrong! Eleanor Morrison-Halliday was on as Heather Duke. I've seen her cover this role a few times and she is also perfect. Then there was Billie Bowman making her (second cover) debut as Heather McNamara. I doubt she could have had much of an opportunity to rehearse. Great job, she had people cheering her and people standing after Lifeboat, plus lots of applause and centre stage bowing at the end of the show.
As I say, excellent all around and I would very happily watch this combination of cast again. But let's see who is available for shows for this coming week! A lot of shows are pulling in emergency covers, so there must be bugs going around.
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Post by forevercolours on Sept 25, 2022 18:49:38 GMT
Got to say it was a near perfect show. Erin and Elliot have a natural chemistry together as the two leads. I thought Erin sounded fantastic and was really on this performance and she came across as a much more natural Veronica to when I saw her last time (I also saw some tweets which suggested she'd had a bad day before, which happens to all of us). Elliot is now my 10th JD and he played this slow and deliberate. Great voice too. As has so often happened during this run, I've preferred the Beleaguered Geek cover take on JD to the main lead (but I'd really need to see Nathanael more settled in to make a fair assessment). There are only two male and two female ensemble members, so it was back like the old days. Rory was back unexpectedly as Ram, paired with Tobias as Kurt, another great pairing. We had Christopher Parkinson back in the male ensemble, on form again (the other male ensemble being Lewis Asquith). Female ensemble were May Tether and Bayley Hart. May did her usual excellent job of keeping all the performances tight (and even the few times where people were inventing dance moves didn't look out of place). This show was really about the Heathers, led by the returning Hannah Lowther as Heather Chandler. She can do no wrong! Eleanor Morrison-Halliday was on as Heather Duke. I've seen her cover this role a few times and she is also perfect. Then there was Billie Bowman making her (second cover) debut as Heather McNamara. I doubt she could have had much of an opportunity to rehearse. Great job, she had people cheering her and people standing after Lifeboat, plus lots of applause and centre stage bowing at the end of the show. As I say, excellent all around and I would very happily watch this combination of cast again. But let's see who is available for shows for this coming week! A lot of shows are pulling in emergency covers, so there must be bugs going around. I was also there this afternoon and I am sadly feeling the complete opposite as you. My 23rd time seeing the show and probably my least favourite visit yet. While vocals were generally good, the acting was incredibly mediocre. Elliot definitely did not convince me as JD. An less that stellar accent and just fine renditions of Freeze Your Brain and MTBY. Hannah being back was the only real highlight in my opinion. Billie had a good start as Mac and I’m sure she’ll grow into the role more but Eleanor as Duke is very lacklustre. This just fell very flat for me. Don’t think I’ll be making many trips to see this cast which is a real shame as it has been my favourite show for quite some time but the magic is lost with this cast in my opinion.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 25, 2022 19:18:28 GMT
Forgot to add, I had a very narrow escape today as Steve was sat right behind me. He was nice and enthusiastic so he got a lot more applause than usual.
I did hear the woman he was with apologising to him after the show.
The recent JD accent choices have been rather odd. I guess the idea is JD has travelled widely so could have picked up an accent from anywhere.
I also nipped into Waitrose after the show and emerged to nearly walk into one of the cast who was trying (I presume) to find a quiet place away from the fans for a chat and a smoke. I wouldn't dream of bothering them. Having seen the excited queues by the stage door, I always get away from that area as quickly as I can, so I'm not surprised at cast members wanting to do the same.
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Post by danb on Sept 25, 2022 20:20:23 GMT
All considerations for why TOP really isn’t suitable for a long runner. The cast deserve enough space to comfortably relax between shows and escape the madness that this show seems to breed. I hear that Dr Tom is actually quite the nuisance; getting things signed every visit, giving the cast microwaves…that kinda stuff 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 1, 2022 13:39:18 GMT
Things must really be bad today as they're doing Heathers in a concert version (not there, but please report back if you are)!
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Post by johnie21 on Oct 22, 2022 13:07:32 GMT
From a rumour post by TheatreFan and remark made by Paul Taylor-Mills at MusicalCon, it sounds like this is going back out on tour next year. also heard speculation of west end transfer for Heathers in the summer of next year.
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 22, 2022 16:04:33 GMT
This transferring to the West End is financial suicide (as was proven by the original Haymarket in 2018)
If the show couldn't maintain a West End run with the original cast of theatre names, there's absolutely no way it can do it with the cast it has now. It only worked at the Haymarket in the summer of 2021 because...there was basically nothing else to see.
If it must still be playing - TOP is the only place that makes sense, but I'd much rather have TOP back for a different show...
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Post by oxydrive on Oct 24, 2022 18:28:30 GMT
Well I hope they get some swings! Went on Sunday, barely any ensemble. Understudy both dads/ Duke and Martha. NOt sure if Bailey wasn't 100% bit Kindergarten boyfriend was cut and she didn't sing at the end either. May disappeared for a while- I'm guessing to so some emergency blocking. It def effected the show- hopefully with a bit more space they will have a couple of swings.
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