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Post by 49thand8th on Mar 13, 2019 15:52:35 GMT
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Post by danb on Mar 13, 2019 20:23:49 GMT
I am shocked Boy from Oz has not do London. Hugh has been on West End Oklahoma! at the NT between 1998-99. Did ‘Oklahoma’ transfer to the Lyceum for a bit after JCS or am I imagining it? |
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Post by alece10 on Mar 13, 2019 20:47:24 GMT
Oklahoma! at the NT between 1998-99. Did ‘Oklahoma’ transfer to the Lyceum for a bit after JCS or am I imagining it? Yes it did as far as I remember as that's where I remember seeing it. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 20:50:43 GMT
Did ‘Oklahoma’ transfer to the Lyceum for a bit after JCS or am I imagining it? Yes it did as far as I remember as that's where I remember seeing it. It did indeed. Just done a quick search, ran there from 20 January 1999 and closedd 26 June 1999 at the Lyceum Theatre. I must say, I never saw it live, but that Oklahoma filmed release with Hugh is amazing, that production is just beautiful. I still watch that performance amazed. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 14, 2019 7:15:34 GMT
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Post by n1david on Mar 14, 2019 10:24:41 GMT
Listen, if you don’t mind I’d like you all to shut up about Hugh Jackman.
In 2003 I was in NY on business and had an evening free. A bit of internet searching showed I could get tickets for that night for Thoroughly Modern Millie with Sutton Foster or The Boy from Oz.
I don’t recall why I made the wrong choice, but I’ve regretted it ever since.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 13:37:55 GMT
Listen, if you don’t mind I’d like you all to shut up about Hugh Jackman. In 2003 I was in NY on business and had an evening free. A bit of internet searching showed I could get tickets for that night for Thoroughly Modern Millie with Sutton Foster or The Boy from Oz. I don’t recall why I made the wrong choice, but I’ve regretted it ever since. I love me some Sutton Foster, but I think we can all agree that was the theatrical mistake of a lifetime. |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 24, 2019 17:44:46 GMT
POTENTIALLY TOUR SPOILERS... On what to expect from the show: I just keep writing new stuff. Different stories— which I want to tell in the show, which I probably didn’t have the guts to tell a few years ago. Maybe this is my midlife crisis. They’re going to hear songs from Greatest Showman, they’re also going to hear things from Les Miz, standards from Irving Berlin or Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. I want to sing stuff from Dear Evan Hansen—I will never get cast as Evan Hansen no matter how good I think I am [laughs]. That’s going to be a really sad 50-year-old student still in high school. But it’s just stuff that means something to me that illustrates part of my life. A little throwback to Gaston, maybe the tankard dance. I love the tankard dance from ‘Gaston.’ Whenever we did it, we did it 400 times, and it always brought the house down. When Susan Stroman choreographed Oklahoma! I did the ‘Dream Ballet’ with Josefina [Gabrielle] who played Laurey. My director [of this tour] was the [assistant choreographer] of Oklahoma!, Warren Carlyle, and I said, ‘Warren, what if one night Josefina and I just do the ‘Dream Ballet’?’ And he said, ‘That’d be great if you can still do it.’ But my show at the moment is about four-and-a-half hours long so it’s all about cutting down. But I go up as Hugh, and then I will switch characters during the whole act. So when I perform Les Miz, I’ll be Jean Valjean. These are all characters that I’ve probably done 400 times. So if you asked me to be Peter Allen [from The Boy From Oz], I could probably just switch into Peter Allen, which I’ll do in the show. It’s a state of mind and a commitment and I think the audiences really enjoy the transformation. On possible surprise guests: Keala [Settle] is going to come and do a bunch of them. I want to ask Sting. I just texted James Corden the other day I was like, ‘Dude, when are you coming to the Hollywood Bowl with me?’ I hope [to have guests like] Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster or Laura Benanti or Audra McDonald. I did Carousel the first time I sang in America. By the way I haven’t asked any of them yet! I would love if Pink and her daughter came on and sang ‘A Million Dreams’ one night. www.playbill.com/article/hugh-jackman-divulges-key-details-about-his-world-arena-tour-hugh-jackman-the-show |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 24, 2019 19:03:22 GMT
POTENTIALLY TOUR SPOILERS... On what to expect from the show: I just keep writing new stuff. Different stories— which I want to tell in the show, which I probably didn’t have the guts to tell a few years ago. Maybe this is my midlife crisis. They’re going to hear songs from Greatest Showman, they’re also going to hear things from Les Miz, standards from Irving Berlin or Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. I want to sing stuff from Dear Evan Hansen—I will never get cast as Evan Hansen no matter how good I think I am [laughs]. That’s going to be a really sad 50-year-old student still in high school. But it’s just stuff that means something to me that illustrates part of my life. A little throwback to Gaston, maybe the tankard dance. I love the tankard dance from ‘Gaston.’ Whenever we did it, we did it 400 times, and it always brought the house down. When Susan Stroman choreographed Oklahoma! I did the ‘Dream Ballet’ with Josefina [Gabrielle] who played Laurey. My director [of this tour] was the [assistant choreographer] of Oklahoma!, Warren Carlyle, and I said, ‘Warren, what if one night Josefina and I just do the ‘Dream Ballet’?’ And he said, ‘That’d be great if you can still do it.’ But my show at the moment is about four-and-a-half hours long so it’s all about cutting down. But I go up as Hugh, and then I will switch characters during the whole act. So when I perform Les Miz, I’ll be Jean Valjean. These are all characters that I’ve probably done 400 times. So if you asked me to be Peter Allen [from The Boy From Oz], I could probably just switch into Peter Allen, which I’ll do in the show. It’s a state of mind and a commitment and I think the audiences really enjoy the transformation. On possible surprise guests: Keala [Settle] is going to come and do a bunch of them. I want to ask Sting. I just texted James Corden the other day I was like, ‘Dude, when are you coming to the Hollywood Bowl with me?’ I hope [to have guests like] Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster or Laura Benanti or Audra McDonald. I did Carousel the first time I sang in America. By the way I haven’t asked any of them yet! I would love if Pink and her daughter came on and sang ‘A Million Dreams’ one night. www.playbill.com/article/hugh-jackman-divulges-key-details-about-his-world-arena-tour-hugh-jackman-the-showJust sounds like a lot of random ramblings and says you can expect absolutely anything. As long as there is lots of MT and not too much pop music I'll be happy. There is also the rumour of Robbie Williams with him in London. |
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 24, 2019 21:12:33 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Apr 26, 2019 7:05:37 GMT
E tickets arrived in my in box this morning. Oh how I hate e tickets. So much prefer the real thing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 9:08:23 GMT
There is also the rumour of Robbie Williams with him in London. Ticket returned if that turns out to be true. |
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Post by shady23 on Apr 26, 2019 16:56:36 GMT
There is also the rumour of Robbie Williams with him in London. Ticket returned if that turns out to be true. He appeared onstage at Taylor Swift's Wembley Stadium gig so anything is possible! |
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Post by latefortheoverture on Apr 27, 2019 10:32:22 GMT
Did anyone see the picture on Hugh's insta story, or may have someone in the tours instagram?
Kayleigh McKinght (Tina, Les Mis, Regent's JCS) who is already confirmed to be going on tour as a vocalist with him, posing alongside Alice Fearn and Rebecca Trehearn with a caption about a great time recording songs and clips for the tour.
It might be that they're just recording a song for it- but they could very well be joining him on tour!
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Post by LaLuPone on Apr 27, 2019 10:53:31 GMT
Did anyone see the picture on Hugh's insta story, or may have someone in the tours instagram? Kayleigh McKinght (Tina, Les Mis, Regent's JCS) who is already confirmed to be going on tour as a vocalist with him, posing alongside Alice Fearn and Rebecca Trehearn with a caption about a great time recording songs and clips for the tour. It might be that they're just recording a song for it- but they could very well be joining him on tour! Aren’t all the UK dates in May? Alice will still be in Wicked! |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 27, 2019 15:40:32 GMT
Did anyone see the picture on Hugh's insta story, or may have someone in the tours instagram? Kayleigh McKinght (Tina, Les Mis, Regent's JCS) who is already confirmed to be going on tour as a vocalist with him, posing alongside Alice Fearn and Rebecca Trehearn with a caption about a great time recording songs and clips for the tour. It might be that they're just recording a song for it- but they could very well be joining him on tour! Aren’t all the UK dates in May? Alice will still be in Wicked! London dates are 31st May then into the first week of June. |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on May 2, 2019 15:04:43 GMT
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Post by ruby on May 3, 2019 17:09:11 GMT
2 weeks today, hannechalk and I will be in the arena waiting for Mr Jackman. Am just a little bit excited!! |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on May 5, 2019 10:14:48 GMT
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Post by alece10 on May 5, 2019 10:23:57 GMT
His website is saying Keala Settle at the o2
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Post by danieljohnson14 on May 5, 2019 11:48:35 GMT
His website is saying Keala Settle at the o2 I think she's doing all the England shows I read somewhere? So Manchester, Birmingham and London? |
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Post by alece10 on May 5, 2019 14:47:45 GMT
His website is saying Keala Settle at the o2 I think she's doing all the England shows I read somewhere? So Manchester, Birmingham and London? Could well be. I just saw her name against the London dates on the ticketing page of the website. |
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Post by mistressjojo on May 6, 2019 2:28:42 GMT
I think she's doing all the England shows I read somewhere? So Manchester, Birmingham and London? Could well be. I just saw her name against the London dates on the ticketing page of the website. Well she's definitely doing the Australian shows as her name is on the tickets. |
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on May 6, 2019 22:31:14 GMT
Seeing this on Wednesday in Glasgow. No clue who our 'special guest' is since Keala isn't doing Scotland.
Editing this post to say .... well I was misinformed, Keala was the special guest in Glasgow after all.
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Post by alece10 on May 8, 2019 16:57:46 GMT
Looking at some of the you tube vids from last night this does look rather spectacular.
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