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Post by danb on Aug 10, 2018 20:32:03 GMT
As we get to the end of another week, a week full of dishonest politicians and Brexit woes, we can escape back to the real world created by Dame Jane McDonald at least for just one hour of homely, honest Yorkshire entertainment. Always remember, "if it's not from Yorkshire, it'shi*e". 1. ‘Tell Him” - sounded ace, looked like a pair of drag queens trying to outsing each other. 2. Russel Watson - so sad 3. Kind of afraid what’s up next Update- How many times can one man wink in the space of a song? |
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Post by theatreian on Aug 10, 2018 21:16:38 GMT
Not sure why Russell Watson sounded so different. Loved Tell Him. That's it for now for us Jane Fans on a Friday. Friday nights won't be the same.
I see Jane is doing an Arena show in Leeds in December.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 11, 2018 15:36:48 GMT
Russell Watson sounded like he was on helium.
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Post by danb on Aug 11, 2018 20:14:52 GMT
Russell Watson sounded like he was on helium. He sounded like Paul Shane on that clip they show from Pebble Mill singing ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’. |
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Post by hulmeman on Aug 12, 2018 10:06:26 GMT
Affairs of state prevented me from watching St Jane as live on Friday. However, I have put it right this morning and held Sunday devotions. I loved the duo with Claire Sweeney, very good and there is something about Summer Holiday which engages me and whilst I am not a fan, Ray Quinn seems to suit the part of Don. I am tempted to visit a performance!
Now, don't get me wrong, because I realise Russell Watson has had his health issues and I am pleased he appears to be recovered, but why was he singing like Kermit?
Then the treat that is "Let it go". Show me a gay man who doesn't know the lyrics top to bottom and I'll show you a fibber.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 12, 2018 10:21:59 GMT
Isnt it amazing too what stage make up can do. Ray Quinn has heavily tattoed arms and yet all covered up when he sang.
I could do with some of that for the bags under my eyes.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 12, 2018 12:31:51 GMT
Russell Watson sounded like he was on helium. He sounded like Paul Shane on that clip they show from Pebble Mill singing ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’. Thanks. I’d forgotten that 😐 |
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Post by danb on Aug 12, 2018 15:55:23 GMT
He sounded like Paul Shane on that clip they show from Pebble Mill singing ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’. Thanks. I’d forgotten that 😐 You’re very welcome...I do feel for him. He’s had a really rough five or so years, is still performing and doesn’t seem to mind where. We appear to have recently welcomed him to our seaside town playhouse at about £50 a ticket!!!! I haven’t heard any reports so don’t know how it went down but can only imagine the noise the blue rinses would have been making. |
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Post by Scswp on Aug 17, 2018 14:39:24 GMT
Isnt it amazing too what stage make up can do. Ray Quinn has heavily tattoed arms and yet all covered up when he sang. I could do with some of that for the bags under my eyes. Not sure it was make-up as such. I would guess he was wearing a very thin skin-coloured sleeve which was then blended in with make up to conceal the sleeve itself. Lighting would also help to disguise the fact he was wearing it. |
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 18, 2018 17:24:30 GMT
I agree, I thought it was sleeves as well. When you looked closely his hands were a completely different colour!
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Post by danb on Sept 22, 2018 22:20:33 GMT
A rather subdued evening with Ms Mcdonald tonight. The usual jokes, a good mix of songs but to me the first half felt really flat. It wasn’t until she opened the second half with ‘This Is Me’ and blew the roof off our little Playhouse that things got going. An Abba medley and some of her classic slowies led up the her having a crack at ‘Never Enough’ that wasn’t quite as successful. It was mostly great but rather than cheating those big notes she went into her thinner head voice. Loren Allred sings ‘Mehhh’ instead of ‘me’ for a reason, and it just showed that her voice does actually have limits. It didn’t help that she kept bursting into tears; proper ones, not insincere showbiz ones. I do hope our Jane off of Wakefield is ok?!?
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Post by alece10 on Dec 7, 2018 19:28:44 GMT
She is on The One Show next week.
Don't know what day I'm afraid.
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Post by drowseychap on Dec 11, 2018 1:31:30 GMT
A rather subdued evening with Ms Mcdonald tonight. The usual jokes, a good mix of songs but to me the first half felt really flat. It wasn’t until she opened the second half with ‘This Is Me’ and blew the roof off our little Playhouse that things got going. An Abba medley and some of her classic slowies led up the her having a crack at ‘Never Enough’ that wasn’t quite as successful. It was mostly great but rather than cheating those big notes she went into her thinner head voice. Loren Allred sings ‘Mehhh’ instead of ‘me’ for a reason, and it just showed that her voice does actually have limits. It didn’t help that she kept bursting into tears; proper ones, not insincere showbiz ones. I do hope our Jane off of Wakefield is ok?!? Read on her f book tonight that her mum had passed away 😢 maybe she had been ill for a while ? I’m sure we all send lots of love to our Jane 😘 |
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Post by danb on Dec 11, 2018 7:23:03 GMT
A rather subdued evening with Ms Mcdonald tonight. The usual jokes, a good mix of songs but to me the first half felt really flat. It wasn’t until she opened the second half with ‘This Is Me’ and blew the roof off our little Playhouse that things got going. An Abba medley and some of her classic slowies led up the her having a crack at ‘Never Enough’ that wasn’t quite as successful. It was mostly great but rather than cheating those big notes she went into her thinner head voice. Loren Allred sings ‘Mehhh’ instead of ‘me’ for a reason, and it just showed that her voice does actually have limits. It didn’t help that she kept bursting into tears; proper ones, not insincere showbiz ones. I do hope our Jane off of Wakefield is ok?!? Read on her f book tonight that her mum had passed away 😢 maybe she had been ill for a while ? I’m sure we all send lots of love to our Jane 😘 Yes, I saw that last night bless her. |
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Post by theatreian on Dec 22, 2018 22:35:27 GMT
Saw her Christmas show tonight. A great start to Christmas with some great Christmas songs. New Years Eve too. It certainly isn't a Jane free Christmas and a new series of Cruising down Under in early January too!!
Sending lots of love though to Jane this Christmas with the loss of her Mum Jean. She always spoke of her at concerts and I am sure she is devastated.
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Post by christya on Jan 3, 2019 12:48:14 GMT
Years ago I was involved in one of Jane's tours, and she always talked during shows about her Mum and how we'd find her 'selling the CDs in the foyer'. For ages I thought it was a joke, until I finally had reason to GO to the foyer, and sure enough, there she was. Such a shame to hear what's happened - must be difficult to perform (especially during shows when she would have mentioned her Mum).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 19:10:29 GMT
Oh @ryan, those costumes! 😍😍
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Post by theatreian on Mar 8, 2019 22:21:18 GMT
You always get glamour with our Jane! Oh yes glamour is not confined to London you know!!
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Post by theatreian on Apr 5, 2019 16:13:04 GMT
Jane has got a book out on her story called Unsinkable in the autumn. Aimed at the Christmas market I am sure.
Here is a clip advertising her upcoming tour. It was taken from her big Christmas show last December, which is also coming out on dvd at some point.
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 7, 2019 13:23:39 GMT
Jane has got a book out on her story called Unsinkable in the autumn. Aimed at the Christmas market I am sure. Of course it would be called Unsinkable 😆😍 |
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Post by theatreian on Apr 9, 2019 14:47:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 14:54:21 GMT
Please let Jane do a Bollywood number for the end of the show number.
Please
Please
Please
Please
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 9, 2019 15:02:40 GMT
Or even better - a Bombay Dreams number
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 15:11:47 GMT
Or even better - a Bombay Dreams number Oooh faboo, she could do "Shakalaka Baby"! |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 9, 2019 16:39:00 GMT
Funnily enough, i actually saw Bombay Dreams for my Birthday because Romeo and Juliet The Musical closed early... Jane was the Nurse!
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