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Post by lolasangel on May 26, 2016 22:27:09 GMT
I hear Billy Elliot is going into the Piccadilly after their UK tour ends with the majority of their cast.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 22:30:11 GMT
I hear Billy Elliot is going into the Piccadilly after their UK tour ends with the majority of their cast. Will love to see this back in London.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 22:30:47 GMT
I hear Billy Elliot is going into the Piccadilly after their UK tour ends with the majority of their cast. After all the final show fuss, will they really bring it back that soon?! I love the show a lot but I wouldn't imagine they will bring it back quite so soon.
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Post by Jon on May 26, 2016 22:32:53 GMT
I hear Billy Elliot is going into the Piccadilly after their UK tour ends with the majority of their cast. After all the final show fuss, will they really bring it back that soon?! Given that its running costs were very high at the VP, I doubt it will return so soon.
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Post by firefingers on May 26, 2016 22:35:08 GMT
I hear Billy Elliot is going into the Piccadilly after their UK tour ends with the majority of their cast. After all the final show fuss, will they really bring it back that soon?! I love the show a lot but I wouldn't imagine they will bring it back quite so soon. I was told a couple of years ago that if Billy were to close completely it would never come back due to the cost and time for training the Billys. So if it doesn't go back to the West End or extend the tour, a "proper" production may never be seen again.
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Post by Michael on Aug 19, 2016 17:49:59 GMT
Crap. The one season I wanted to see is off. Nothing wrong with Ben Wheeler (in fact, I think his Tommy DeVito is terrific), but I so wanted to see Simon Bailey's take on the role. Need to return over New Year's then...
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 19, 2016 19:01:57 GMT
Michael Watson was recently back as emergency cover as they were down to one Frankie on Tuesday (Matt was ill, Dayle on holiday and Ben on paternity leave).
I have to say, while this cast is good, I'm not quite as impressed as I was with the previous 2 casts - possibly because I don't think Matt is as good as either Michael or Sandy.
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Post by Steffi on Aug 19, 2016 20:45:04 GMT
Crap. The one season I wanted to see is off. Nothing wrong with Ben Wheeler (in fact, I think his Tommy DeVito is terrific), but I so wanted to see Simon Bailey's take on the role. Need to return over New Year's then... I'll swap with you! ;-) I need to see Ben's Tommy again. And Mark Isherwood is on too. That's my kind of cast. Simon is on holidays as far as I know.
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Post by Michael on Aug 19, 2016 22:08:02 GMT
Michael Watson was recently back as emergency cover as they were down to one Frankie on Tuesday (Matt was ill, Dayle on holiday and Ben on paternity leave). I have to say, while this cast is good, I'm not quite as impressed as I was with the previous 2 casts - possibly because I don't think Matt is as good as either Michael or Sandy. Tbh, I prefer this cast over the last. Matt is a great Frankie and he looks as I imagine Frankie Valli to look like. Standout for me was Declan Egan - what an amazing Bob Gaudio he is. Really liked his character development from young, inexperienced and over-enthusiastic Bobby to cool and mature Bob. Not quite as good as Stephen Ashfield, but very close. Audience however was awful. Phone checking, talking, singing and (wrongly) clapping along. What's wrong with some people? I'll swap with you! ;-) I need to see Ben's Tommy again. And Mark Isherwood is on too. That's my kind of cast. Does he at least announce his dates early enough? As I said, Ben Wheeler's Tommy is terrific, but when you're there to see one specific person... Simon is on holidays as far as I know. He had to be better luck next time then. And I've just seen that Leanne Garretty is a Swing. Haven't seen her since Rock of Ages, so hopefully she'll be also on then.
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 20, 2016 2:26:43 GMT
Crap. The one season I wanted to see is off. Nothing wrong with Ben Wheeler (in fact, I think his Tommy DeVito is terrific), but I so wanted to see Simon Bailey's take on the role. Need to return over New Year's then... I'll swap with you! ;-) I need to see Ben's Tommy again. And Mark Isherwood is on too. That's my kind of cast. Simon is on holidays as far as I know. I can't believe he's still in the show! I saw him during my first trip to London in 2009! (He's great.)
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Post by Michael on Aug 20, 2016 7:11:26 GMT
I'll swap with you! ;-) I need to see Ben's Tommy again. And Mark Isherwood is on too. That's my kind of cast. Simon is on holidays as far as I know. I can't believe he's still in the show! I saw him during my first trip to London in 2009! (He's great.) According to the programme, it's his 9th year in Jersey Boys. Doubt he'll ever leave...
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Post by justafan on Aug 20, 2016 7:42:00 GMT
Same goes for Mark Isherwood - the show has a top notch swing #superswing
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Post by Steffi on Aug 20, 2016 8:22:30 GMT
Ben will never leave. He's a swing and dance captain so he has a good variety of roles to play plus a bit of responsibility. He still enjoys being in the show. Him and Mark are indeed superswings - they've both played the majority of male roles in the show.
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 21, 2016 16:14:10 GMT
Isherwood was an excellent Nick. I just didn't realize he had been in it for 9 years without leaving!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2016 16:33:27 GMT
I wonder if the rumours are true and this could either close or downsize to a smaller theatre. It's one of ATG's bigger theatres so I presume they might want to get a new show in? I still think it would do really well at the Playhouse and could be a good runner for them
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Post by Jon on Sept 6, 2016 22:52:42 GMT
With Jersey Boys closing on Broadway in January, I wonder if the West End production might follow suit in 2017,
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 23:33:04 GMT
With Jersey Boys closing on Broadway in January, I wonder if the West End production might follow suit in 2017, Hmmm I guess chances are likely, but you never know. I can't believe that it's closing after 11 years! I've only seen it on tour, but it is still an excellent show! Just goes to show that nothing is really safe, even the long-runners. But if it does close, 8+ years in London is still an excellent run, and no doubt it would live on, on tour or a revival.
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Post by Jon on Sept 6, 2016 23:44:59 GMT
With Jersey Boys closing on Broadway in January, I wonder if the West End production might follow suit in 2017, Hmmm I guess chances are likely, but you never know. I can't believe that it's closing after 11 years! I've only seen it on tour, but it is still an excellent show! Just goes to show that nothing is really safe, even the long-runners. But if it does close, 8+ years in London is still an excellent run, and no doubt it would live on, on tour or a revival. Eventually even long runners run out of steams and it's a good thing as it means new shows in the theatres they once occupied.
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Post by greeny11 on Sept 7, 2016 6:03:15 GMT
I love this show, but every time I've been since cast change - the theatre has been, at best, 60-70% full. I wouldn't be surprised if the show closes in the West End soon.
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Post by thebearofwestend on Sept 7, 2016 6:58:26 GMT
Has the cast been terrible since the originals left?
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Post by Steffi on Sept 7, 2016 6:59:27 GMT
The theatre was quite empty when I saw the show on Broadway in June (orchestra maybe 60% full). It was a Wednesday matinee though. Not too surprised it is closing. And 11 years is a great run.
I've only seen the West End production once since cast change. It was about 80% full then (Saturday matinee). But I've heard weekdays can be really quiet.
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Post by thebearofwestend on Sept 7, 2016 7:01:13 GMT
Has the cast been terrible since the originals left? I am only asking because I saw it and loved it. And its based on a big name catalog
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Post by Steffi on Sept 7, 2016 7:05:56 GMT
Has the cast been terrible since the originals left? I am only asking because I saw it and loved it. And its based on a big name catalog No it hasn't. I still think the original 4 were the best but that's personal opinion. With few exceptions I have liked the replacements. There are always people you enjoy watching a little more or a little less. But all in all I think Jersey Boys has done a good job with its cast over the years.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 7:19:37 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if this closes. It's done very well to have played to good houses in two huge theatres for many years. If they don't want to close it, I think they would atleast move it to say Playhouse or Harold Pinter. The Picadilly is probably really wanted at the moment for transfers and new musicals so ATG probably want to use one of their bigger theatres and move JB out
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 7, 2016 12:27:30 GMT
Has the cast been terrible since the originals left? No. I saw the OBC and have seen it at least 6 or 7 times since I moved here 5 years ago. The OBC was dried-out and struggling by the time they'd been in it for a year. Subsequent replacements have been mostly good to excellent. If you look at JB's grosses, I kind of figured this would last until the 10th anniversary (last November) and then anything after that was fair game. www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/JERSEY-BOYS
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 7, 2016 13:06:40 GMT
I saw the penultimate performance of Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward at the last minute, and it was one of the best experiences I've had in the West End - and a great audience.
Haven't seen it since the transfer.
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Post by Jon on Sept 7, 2016 13:32:30 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if this closes. It's done very well to have played to good houses in two huge theatres for many years. If they don't want to close it, I think they would atleast move it to say Playhouse or Harold Pinter. The Picadilly is probably really wanted at the moment for transfers and new musicals so ATG probably want to use one of their bigger theatres and move JB out The risk with moving it to a smaller theatre is that if you're not selling well then you're going to end up losing money. Both Chicago and Rock of Ages ended up closing within a year of moving to a smaller theatre and I suspect that would happen to JB as well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 15:29:57 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if this closes. It's done very well to have played to good houses in two huge theatres for many years. If they don't want to close it, I think they would atleast move it to say Playhouse or Harold Pinter. The Picadilly is probably really wanted at the moment for transfers and new musicals so ATG probably want to use one of their bigger theatres and move JB out The risk with moving it to a smaller theatre is that if you're not selling well then you're going to end up losing money. Both Chicago and Rock of Ages ended up closing within a year of moving to a smaller theatre and I suspect that would happen to JB as well. Yeah that does make sense. It has done well in London and I presume it will tour again in the next few years if it does close but it's better to go out on a high then move to a smaller theatre and lose more money
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2016 21:29:32 GMT
set to close 26th March
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Sept 28, 2016 21:36:33 GMT
I know there was talk about this, but didn't actually think it would announce it's closure. I saw the show April 2015 and quite liked it. This would be the perfect theatre for Waitress!
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