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Post by danb on Feb 27, 2017 12:33:26 GMT
Completely agree - he was most disparaging about musical theatre throughout the series saying things such as "too musical theatre" and "I don't want that sound in this show at all". Yet, happily promoting THE MUSICAL The Girls at every opportunity. I simply did not understand where he was coming from. People keep saying things like this and I can't quite get my head around it. The Girls score is fairly standard contemporary musical theatre, and this is a jukebox musical of pop songs, where the people chosen will sing in the style of a pop group. With that in mind I think it's sensible that Gary Barlow wants to steer clear of a musical theatre sound. Just because that sound Isn't right for the band doesn't mean he hates it and can't like it in a different setting. It's all about context. The Band quite clearly isn't going to conform to a traditional musical theatre structure. Whether that's a good or bad thing remains to be seen. You wouldn't deny people a good reactionary rant would you? This appears to be the home of it these days. People that like something. People that don't like something. The reason why they like it. The reason why they don't like it. "You must be deficient in some way not to have the same opinion as me" "No, you must be" "but, because" "yeah but". Time for a respect referendum methinks.
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Post by infofreako on Feb 27, 2017 12:44:19 GMT
The musical theatre versus contemporary pop thing is an interesting debate in this. Contemporary pop acts will perform usually 3 nights on 1 night off for 2-3 weeks where the requirement for these performers will be 8 shows in 6 days then 1 night off for months on end. That's a big difference and even if Barlow doesn't want the musical theatre sound he needs musical theatre voices that can cope with the strains of that schedule.
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Post by steve10086 on Feb 27, 2017 15:06:40 GMT
Actually watching the final of Let It Shine now, and it's more musical theatre friendly than the audition rounds had been.
Still finding the whole process, and the actual place the boys will have in the stage show, to be rather strange.
Ooh, the Les Mis medley was a little all over the place (the backup singers seemed out of time), but wow that gave me goosebumps!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 15:58:12 GMT
Tickets don't go on sale til April?! What's the point!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 27, 2017 15:58:39 GMT
One minute it's a musical, next minute it's not a musical. They just switch it round at will. It's a load of old cobblers.
As for 8 shows a week, that band will be plagued with illness and injury. That one who looks about 8 couldn't even get through Saturday without crying after every number. No mettle! I'd send the lot of them to boot camp with Bonnie Langford for a couple of weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 16:51:04 GMT
One minute it's a musical, next minute it's not a musical. They just switch it round at will. It's a load of old cobblers. As for 8 shows a week, that band will be plagued with illness and injury. That one who looks about 8 couldn't even get through Saturday without crying after every number. No mettle! I'd send the lot of them to boot camp with Bonnie Langford for a couple of weeks. Can you put me forward for this as well please! I would happily spend a few weeks with Dame Langford!
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Post by bellboard27 on Feb 27, 2017 16:54:03 GMT
It's a load of old cobblers. Aren't you getting confused with Hobson's Choice?
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Post by shady23 on Feb 27, 2017 17:05:14 GMT
Who the hell is going to see a musical about 16 yr old girls? Other than it being about 16 yr old boys I can't think of anything more boring. I'm assuming they r trying to go for the teenage audience but forgot GB/TT are/is so crushingly uncool. I bet my left bollock it doesn't go into west end and quietly dies a death Not at all, they're going for the middle age ladies market and below. As a female who was once 16 (!) I spent most of that year obsessing about a boyband. Ask any 16 year old girl and they will say the same. If it isn't a boy band it's a bloke off the telly, an actor, someone down the road etc. We have all been there. It's actually quite a good idea that, if executed well, could do well. Much better than if those largely charisma free five to five boys were leading it... The only thing that puts me off is the audience. The bad behaviour at a show thread is going to be swamped!
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Post by shady23 on Feb 27, 2017 17:11:06 GMT
Tickets don't go on sale til April?! What's the point! They should have gone on sale the very next day. A bizarre decision.
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Post by shady23 on Feb 27, 2017 17:15:16 GMT
Faye Christall has also been cast, as "Young Rachel" They had a cast night out at the final!
Sounds very much like a coming of age story then.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Feb 27, 2017 17:33:40 GMT
As a female who was once 16 (!) I spent most of that year obsessing about a boyband. Ask any 16 year old girl and they will say the same. If it isn't a boy band it's a bloke off the telly, an actor, someone down the road etc. We have all been there. I'm still chasing Donny Osmond willy nilly around the country ... and other countries, actually. I can honestly say I wouldn't have gone to New York if Donny hadn't been at BB Kings, or Las Vegas numerous times if he and that pesky sister of his weren't always there.
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Post by theatremadness on Feb 27, 2017 17:40:22 GMT
Five To Five won't even have any speaking lines in the show according to What's On Stage, no wonder acting took a back seat!!
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Post by shady23 on Feb 27, 2017 17:43:53 GMT
As a female who was once 16 (!) I spent most of that year obsessing about a boyband. Ask any 16 year old girl and they will say the same. If it isn't a boy band it's a bloke off the telly, an actor, someone down the road etc. We have all been there. I'm still chasing Donny Osmond willy nilly around the country ... and other countries, actually. I can honestly say I wouldn't have gone to New York if Donny hadn't been at BB Kings, or Las Vegas numerous times if he and that pesky sister of his weren't always there. I am still the same with Robbie Williams 😍
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 18:14:50 GMT
Five To Five won't even have any speaking lines in the show according to What's On Stage, no wonder acting took a back seat!! So will the girls who act not sing then?
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Post by theatreliker on Feb 27, 2017 18:16:32 GMT
Well having had the plot concept explained to me a couple of times and having had a good chuckle at it, I can say I'm glad it's not coming to a theatre that near me. I imagine it will do quite well though, I would like David Pugh and Daffyd Rogers to go back to producing new plays for a bit though.
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Post by stageyninja83 on Feb 27, 2017 18:40:38 GMT
Heard Carolyn Maitland has been cast in this too. Although she pulled out of Wonderland for a better offer so I guess time will tell.
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Post by Musicality21 on Feb 27, 2017 19:32:40 GMT
I'm not sure on this one. I'm sure it will do well and fair play to them but I don't think I'll be rushing to see it. I like a bit of Take That but seeing as they are still going I'd rather just go and see the real thing. I'm sorry if that sounds a bit harsh!
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Post by Honoured Guest on Feb 28, 2017 10:53:23 GMT
Tickets don't go on sale til April?! What's the point! They should have gone on sale the very next day. A bizarre decision. I expect there is a good reason why the tickets didn't go on sale the very next day. Just like there was a good reason why acting ability wasn't one of the assessment criteria. I would guess that it's because, in your scenario, the BBC could be in breach of its charter by directly promoting a commercial company. Sonia Friedman has already gone on record to say that, in Let It Shine, the BBC was improperly advertising commercial musicals. www.thestage.co.uk/news/2017/sonia-friedman-slams-let-shine-bbc-not-fund-commercial-musicals/
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Post by Honoured Guest on Feb 28, 2017 11:26:48 GMT
I don't recall an eight-week BBC Saturday night peak-time entertainment casting show in which either Benedict Cumberbatch or any of the Cursed Child cast won their roles as a result of public votes. And Sonia Friedman didn't put her tickets onsale the very next day after either of those BBC series which have slipped my memory.
The BBC Entertainment correspondents have to be free to report on what they consider to be the most newsworthy events. It's quite different from Let It Shine. Although I'm sure that BBC lawyers are satisfied that there is sufficient distance from the tour that the BBC hasn't acted outside the terms of its charter.
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Post by shady23 on Feb 28, 2017 12:00:04 GMT
The whole program is one big advert!
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 28, 2017 12:12:40 GMT
Heard Carolyn Maitland has been cast in this too. Although she pulled out of Wonderland for a better offer so I guess time will tell. Not quite what happened. If she's been cast in this he contract in Ghost will have ended, she wont just pull out.
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Post by galinda on Feb 28, 2017 12:27:11 GMT
When I read about the show being about 5 girls etc the first thing I thought of was Viva Forever!
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Post by stageyninja83 on Feb 28, 2017 12:45:11 GMT
Heard Carolyn Maitland has been cast in this too. Although she pulled out of Wonderland for a better offer so I guess time will tell. Not quite what happened. If she's been cast in this he contract in Ghost will have ended, she wont just pull out. Except she was announced in the show, promoted it on her website, gave dates for people when she'd be on and encouraged people to come and see her and then didn't go into it because she got offered a lead......I guess if she's already a lead in The Band she won't need to do that
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Post by shady23 on Mar 9, 2017 21:27:51 GMT
Harry from Iron Sun is going to be the understudy in this show, apparently.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 31, 2017 13:14:07 GMT
New promo
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Post by shady23 on Mar 31, 2017 13:31:26 GMT
There's a workshop with Take That, the band, producers and guests happening in Manchester on Sunday.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 13:50:22 GMT
What's the betting it's all just a set up to start a new boy band for GB? He's had his own record company (that flopped) before....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 13:55:04 GMT
Is there any excitement at all about this? I hafe heard zero buzz since the tv show ended and even then, the hype over the actual musical wasn't much. How is it selling?
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Post by stageyninja83 on Mar 31, 2017 14:00:25 GMT
Is there any excitement at all about this? I hafe heard zero buzz since the tv show ended and even then, the hype over the actual musical wasn't much. How is it selling? According to Twitter they are putting on a 'secret' show in Manchester on Sunday. I lost any small amount of excitement I had when I realised it wasn't coming anywhere close to London
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 14:03:40 GMT
I imagine they are slightly hesitant in bringing it to London considering Never Forget (the first Take That musical) only ran 6 months at the Savoy and didn't make its money back.
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