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Post by crabtree on May 16, 2020 11:13:12 GMT
I have such fondness for this filmed stage version. Yes it's beautifully filmed and lit. You can tell video effects/CG were just coming in. But I like how they plant elaine P and John mills in among the cast before their big moments, and isn't the scene between John mills and Susan jane tanner, from the original cast, tender. I wish it had been a complete recording though. Talking of the original poems, does anyone in the know, know if Lloyd Webber ever set Pirate Morgan to music. It seems to be the only poem not included. Sorry he lost his cat this week.
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Post by TallPaul on May 16, 2020 11:37:19 GMT
Probably worth a few bob now, anita ! 🙂 A few years ago it was worth over £100. Now not so much. Hope you are well. 🙂 Timing is everything, isn't it? I'm sure it will rise in value again. If there is one thing I've learnt from listening to experts on the wireless it's that antiques and collectables come, go and come again.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 16, 2020 11:55:13 GMT
Well I gave Cats another go. Lasted 15 minutes 😐
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Post by anthony40 on May 16, 2020 12:22:24 GMT
Not enough to drag a bear to a Jellical Ball?
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Post by justsaying113 on May 16, 2020 12:38:51 GMT
No one delivers 'Memory' like Elaine Paige. End of...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 16, 2020 12:59:05 GMT
Not enough to drag a bear to a Jellical Ball? I’ve said enough about it in the past so won’t bore anyone with repetition. I suppose there’s the faintest possibility that Act 2 completely turns this thing around but I doubt it. I’ll leave well alone from now.
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Post by CG on the loose on May 16, 2020 18:09:37 GMT
My first 'Cats' was the recent Kilworth production, which I enjoyed more than I expected, so watched this afternoon alongside ALW's commentary - good combination
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Post by ncbears on May 16, 2020 18:57:51 GMT
I was able to put up two tabs - one for the Cats and one for the commentary - not too bad on the coordination. I wonder if they will leave up ALW's commentary on YouTube when Cats comes down.
Some notes on his commentary - some of which was new to me.
1. The Americans wanted Michael Bennett to re-choreograph the show for Broadway. Bennet came to London, watched the show and told ALW, et al that he wouldn't change the choreo (maybe a small bit here and there) and wrote a lovely letter of congratulation to Gillian Lynne. And the American producers wouldn't believe that Bennett had written the note!
2. ALW says a British author could not/would not have written the Eliot poems - at least in the way they were written
3. Eliot wrote Skimbleshanks to a 1930s song - and ALW thinks he knows which one - but he wouldn't disclose it! ALW's music is different.
4. John Mills did his scene in one take.
5. Others here knew - I did not - that Stoppard had written a screen treatment.
6. ALW dedicated this showing to his cat Mika that just died. I think he really loved that cat.
7. Mr. Mistoffeles was the first poem set to music.
8. I don't think ALW liked the Hooper film...…
9. I really enjoyed ALW singing along at the end.
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Post by danb on May 16, 2020 19:29:22 GMT
No one delivers 'Memory' like Elaine Paige. End of... Ey oop, Jane McDonald did. And Nicole Shirtswinger. Elaine is great at it but we’ve seen it, right down to the funny faces and sloppy mouth placement.
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Post by distantcousin on May 16, 2020 19:31:05 GMT
Well I gave Cats another go. Lasted 15 minutes 😐
Watching it again reminded me how magical the show is.
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Post by distantcousin on May 16, 2020 19:33:44 GMT
As has been mentioned recently, I think that's due to it being Universal putting on their back-catalogue of ALW shows as opposed to ALW himself! I guess Universal must be all out now. I'd love to see his private collections of films - Aspects of Love in London... Whistle Down the Wind.. Sydmonton concerts - I'd be there ever Friday night. But I'm sure it's about contracts with the actors, musicians, etc. Would hope in a global pandemic we'd look for ways to keep at this to keep people connected, but... I put a very similar suggestion in his comments!
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Post by ncbears on May 16, 2020 19:56:50 GMT
In his "live" commentary, he did hint that he might do something online with Cinderella.
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Post by anthony40 on May 17, 2020 10:25:17 GMT
By chance did anyone happen to download it when it was available on YouTube?
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Post by the_f_g_p on May 17, 2020 11:26:58 GMT
By chance did anyone happen to download it when it was available on YouTube? The Live-Commentar ist still available here:
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Post by ncbears on May 17, 2020 18:30:58 GMT
The live commentary has about fifteen minutes of introduction and background - so if you are just trying to match up the filmed version - start the filmed version when the commentary is at about fifteen minutes. There are various places in the commentary with a specific reference so you can coordinate.
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Post by 49thand8th on May 18, 2020 2:29:59 GMT
8. I don't think ALW liked the Hooper film...… I will say my twitter feed had never discussed James Corden as much as they did the afternoon this was on.
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Post by ceebee on May 19, 2020 20:44:25 GMT
So, more shows coming apparently (according to the video released tonight)...
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Post by 49thand8th on May 19, 2020 20:55:18 GMT
Said video
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Post by danb on May 19, 2020 21:10:28 GMT
How exciting! What could it be? There is the Glenn Carter JCS that was released on vhs...the erm...film of JCS? Hopefully something juicy.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2020 23:32:52 GMT
I’ve said it before, but I’d love the archive recording of Stephen Ward and that Unmasked workshop they did at The Other Palace. Both with little to no commercial value so hopefully they’ll appear.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2020 5:53:34 GMT
So DVD releases that are left I guess are the Gale Edwards Jesus Christ Superstar (same series and era as Cats and Joseph really) and that concert in China.
Then the feature films Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Phantom, Cats (out of those I can only really see it being Evita and/or Phantom).
Expect it will be from the above but I would love to be proved wrong and for it to be something new :-)
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Post by danb on May 20, 2020 6:54:38 GMT
I wonder if they’ve looked into who was watching them? If he truly wants to use it as promo for his existing works he wants to gather his cast members and do a sort of Online West End live shenanigan, including some Cinderella stuff. Otherwise I guess there’s the BBC ‘Tell Me On A Sunday’ that they could negotiate, and that series that Elaine Paige did for ITV many moons ago. That was mostly AlW content, with a bit of Tim Rice. Are they on speaking terms this week?
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Post by zak97 on May 20, 2020 16:12:52 GMT
It’s the Carrie Underwood Sound of Music this week (shown as premiering on Friday on the YouTube channel)
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Post by crabtree on May 20, 2020 16:47:52 GMT
In a clip I've seen somewhere on my travels corden said his involvement with Cats was just six days. That surprises me - yep I'm with Lloyd Webber in not wanting those crass vulgar improvised remarks when you have the superbly wittily and brilliantly constructed lines from Eliot.
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Post by theatremadness on May 20, 2020 17:07:06 GMT
It’s the Carrie Underwood Sound of Music this week (shown as premiering on Friday on the YouTube channel) I will offer up a further year of personal lockdown for them not to show this
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Post by richey on May 20, 2020 17:08:28 GMT
It’s the Carrie Underwood Sound of Music this week (shown as premiering on Friday on the YouTube channel) oh good lord. That should never see the light of day again
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Post by Jon on May 20, 2020 19:01:05 GMT
It was made by Universal so I’m too surprised it’s been chosen.
I wonder if Miss Saigon and Les Miserables might be shown? The latter has two concert versions and the former is the 2014 production. There’s also Billy Elliot the Musical.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 7:22:00 GMT
It’s the Carrie Underwood Sound of Music this week (shown as premiering on Friday on the YouTube channel) Never heard of it. Different from the Kara Tointen thing I assume. So has this got anything to do with Andrew Lloyd Webber or has the channel moved on from him now?
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 7:24:09 GMT
I wonder if they’ve looked into who was watching them? If he truly wants to use it as promo for his existing works he wants to gather his cast members and do a sort of Online West End live shenanigan, including some Cinderella stuff. Otherwise I guess there’s the BBC ‘Tell Me On A Sunday’ that they could negotiate, and that series that Elaine Paige did for ITV many moons ago. That was mostly AlW content, with a bit of Tim Rice. Are they on speaking terms this week? Ahhh forgot about Tell Me. Would love to see that as have never seen it! Also, watched the Sarah Brightman Song and Dance on YouTube early in lockdown. Quality suboptimal though so be great to see a cleaned up version of that. Seems the channel may have moved on from ALW though now. And sadly becoming increasingly clear (not that was ever really in doubt) that will all be previous DVD stuff.
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Post by zak97 on May 21, 2020 8:27:13 GMT
It’s the Carrie Underwood Sound of Music this week (shown as premiering on Friday on the YouTube channel) Never heard of it. Different from the Kara Tointen thing I assume. So has this got anything to do with Andrew Lloyd Webber or has the channel moved on from him now? It’s essentially the US equivalent I believe, and was done prior to the Kara Tointon version.
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