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Post by LaLuPone on Jun 6, 2022 22:10:49 GMT
Their first performance in London is on the Sunday of West End Live weekend so it would probably be quite awkward for them amongst tech etc.
Although they did perform at the Oliviers the night before the first performance of the tour in Bristol to be fair.
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Post by angelcake on Jun 7, 2022 10:41:24 GMT
“Saw the show in Dublin with a friend and we both thought Nicole had good chemistry with Billy, was a fabulous dancer and had a nice presence/energy onstage. Her vocals were a little shakey at times though. She has a lovely voice when she's singing the correct note!”
Interesting! I do agree she is a wonderful dancer and has a great stage presence. She looks beautiful in the costumes and is very graceful.
I never saw it live but I’ve watched a bootleg of the Broadway 2011 revival and loved Laura Osnes as Hope.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 9, 2022 21:55:50 GMT
Well, that’s lost none of its charm for the tour. Kerry Ellis does a fantastic job as do the other new leads. Denis Lawson and Simon Callow put their own spin on it but I thought they were great. Bonnie is, well… Bonnie. Lily is still the weak link. There’s A Little Bit Of Gypsy In Me was even more funny than I recall at the Barbican. Unquestionably a five star tour. No mid show ovations (we don’t do that sort of thing in Manc) but the audience loved it.
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Post by Jonnyboy on Jun 9, 2022 22:13:02 GMT
Well, that’s lost none of its charm for the tour. Kerry Ellis does a fantastic job as do the other new leads. Denis Lawson and Simon Callow put their own spin on it but I thought they were great. Bonnie is, well… Bonnie. Lily is still the weak link. There’s A Little Bit Of Gypsy In Me was even more funny than I recall at the Barbican. Unquestionably a five star tour. No mid show ovations (we don’t do that sort of thing in Manc) but the audience loved it. I was there too! Front row! It’s all nonsense of course but brilliantly done and the big numbers are sensational! |
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Post by matilda1 on Jun 9, 2022 22:22:19 GMT
I was there too!!
Kerry Ellis looked as if she was really enjoying herself. Wasn’t keen on Dennis Lawson and the person playing Hope was weak vocally.
Bonnie Langford just overacts all the time and why did she have to do the high kick as she left the stage? Attention seeking and self indulgent.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 9, 2022 22:24:03 GMT
Awww Bonnie is a MT legend! Let her have a high kick!
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Post by inthenose on Jun 9, 2022 22:37:46 GMT
Coming soon - "immersive version"!
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Post by anthem on Jun 10, 2022 4:47:44 GMT
I was there too!! Kerry Ellis looked as if she was really enjoying herself. Wasn’t keen on Dennis Lawson and the person playing Hope was weak vocally. Bonnie Langford just overacts all the time and why did she have to do the high kick as she left the stage? Attention seeking and self indulgent. I liked Bonnie. If you can overact in anything, then you can in this show. The whole thing is extremely camp. |
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Post by richey on Jun 10, 2022 6:09:32 GMT
I was blown away by this last night. It was great to see a good old fashioned musical with brilliant singing, amazing dancing and fabulous costumes. The act one finale and Blow Gabriel Blow were incredible.
I loved Kerry as Reno, and afterwards I did something I've never done before and waited at stage door to tell her how much I enjoyed it. She was lovely!
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Post by LaLuPone on Jun 10, 2022 6:42:37 GMT
Sounds like Denis has come on a lot since Bristol then? Is he actually getting the laughs now?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 10, 2022 6:50:33 GMT
Sounds like Denis has come on a lot since Bristol then? Is he actually getting the laughs now? I have to say I wasn’t fully onboard with him at the start. It’s very different to Robert Lindsay’s bombastic take on the role. Denis plays the comedy a bit more low key/shambolic and yes he was getting the laughs. Carly was outstanding again. That bit where Erma says to Moonface “You’re public enemy number thirteen… Police. Help.” Cracked me up. |
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Post by richey on Jun 10, 2022 7:06:03 GMT
Sounds like Denis has come on a lot since Bristol then? Is he actually getting the laughs now? I have to say I wasn’t fully onboard with him at the start. It’s very different to Robert Lindsay’s bombastic take on the role. Denis plays up the comedy but a bit more low key/shambolic and yes he was getting the laughs. Carly was outstanding again. That bit where Erma says to Moonface “You’re public enemy number thirteen… Police. Help.” Cracked me up. Yes that line got me too....the way she said "help " made me laugh a little too loudly. Brilliant |
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Post by Jonnyboy on Jun 10, 2022 12:13:00 GMT
I was blown away by this last night. It was great to see a good old fashioned musical with brilliant singing, amazing dancing and fabulous costumes. The act one finale and Blow Gabriel Blow were incredible. I loved Kerry as Reno, and afterwards I did something I've never done before and waited at stage door to tell her how much I enjoyed it. She was lovely! I did Stage Door too! Wish I’d known there was another board member there! |
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Post by Jonnyboy on Jun 10, 2022 22:35:21 GMT
I was blown away by this last night. It was great to see a good old fashioned musical with brilliant singing, amazing dancing and fabulous costumes. The act one finale and Blow Gabriel Blow were incredible. I loved Kerry as Reno, and afterwards I did something I've never done before and waited at stage door to tell her how much I enjoyed it. She was lovely! Did I lend you my pen, by any chance? |
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Post by richey on Jun 11, 2022 7:32:38 GMT
I was blown away by this last night. It was great to see a good old fashioned musical with brilliant singing, amazing dancing and fabulous costumes. The act one finale and Blow Gabriel Blow were incredible. I loved Kerry as Reno, and afterwards I did something I've never done before and waited at stage door to tell her how much I enjoyed it. She was lovely! Did I lend you my pen, by any chance? No, but i wish you had as I was regretting not taking one with me! You were stood near me though as I saw someone giving it back to you |
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Post by benny20 on Jun 11, 2022 17:16:17 GMT
What time does it finish please??
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Post by matilda1 on Jun 11, 2022 17:55:59 GMT
Just after 10
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 11, 2022 18:21:36 GMT
It was about 10.10
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Post by filendile on Jun 26, 2022 10:44:58 GMT
I caught the first show at the Barbican last night. Loved it! House seemed almost full from where I was sitting but not sure about the stalls. There was no show stop but the curtain was about 15 minutes late going up, they announced that they were having technical issues with the Fly system but luckily they fixed it in a couple minutes. The only negative I have is that sound levels in the Gallery should have been louder. Kerry Ellis was great, nice to see her do a big show again and the applause after Blow Gabriel Blow was never ending, she seemed taken aback. (The real star of the show is Sam Edwards' arms though). Looking forward to going back.
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Post by ceebee on Jun 27, 2022 20:06:21 GMT
Woah - half time on a Monday evening in a Barbican that is probably 90% full and this cast is killing it. Kerry Ellis is sensational as Reno - vocally brilliant, nailing the tap and just a little less "starry" than Sutton Foster. Simon Callow is superb as Whitney, brilliantly almost walking off stage into the audience without his glasses on - he's worth the ticket alone. Denis Lawson has big shoes to fill as Moonface Martin but does so with aplomb. Pleasant voice and adding his own flavour to the role. No Bonnie tonight sadly. Rest of the cast as good as last year, and thus show has the same infectious joy and silliness as last year. Happy audience, buoyant cast, superb orchestra. Happy Days. Book, book, book - well worth seeing again, andvtgats just after the first half!
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Post by amp09 on Jun 27, 2022 21:08:21 GMT
Woah - half time on a Monday evening in a Barbican that is probably 90% full and this cast is killing it. Kerry Ellis is sensational as Reno - vocally brilliant, nailing the tap and just a little less "starry" than Sutton Foster. Simon Callow is superb as Whitney, brilliantly almost walking off stage into the audience without his glasses on - he's worth the ticket alone. Denis Kawson has big shoes to fill as Moonface Martin but does so with aplomb. Pleasant voice and adding his own flavour to the role. No Bonnie tonight sadly. Rest of the cast as good as last year, and thus show has the same infectious joy and silliness as last year. Happy audience, buoyant cast, superb orchestra. Happy Days. Book, book, book - well worth seeing again, andvtgats just after the first half! Glad to hear Denis has settled into the role. He was shockingly bad when I saw it in Bristol. Looking forward to seeing this again soon for a 3rd time. |
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Post by ceebee on Jun 27, 2022 22:59:56 GMT
Second half was every bit as good as the first half. I'm a fan of Denis Lawson and think following Robert Lindsay is a tough gig, but he did it well. The bluebird song was good - played differently to last time. Blow Gabriel Blow was well received and the choreography was fantastic, especially from above (I was in a slip seat). Forgive me if I'm istaken, but I don't recall a musical stop in last year's production where BGB choreography and music frozen for a second before kicking back in slightly faster - if it happened, it wasn't as good as tonight! I've run out of positive words for Kerry Ellis - she's THAT good that she made the part look easy. She also has a wonderful connection with the audience, instinctively knowing what works without labouring her craft or being stagey. She's every bit as good as Sutton Foster, in my view. Simon Callow was an utter delight - so convincing was he as the bumbling Whitney, I genuinely wondered if it was acting or real. His comic timing is fantastic. The roles carried over by last year's cast are like old friends,but Carly Mercedes Dyer pretty much blew the roof off the Barbican with her performance, and she got a hell of a roar at the end, and rightly so.
This show is such a delight and the cast seemed taken back by the reception of the audience. The theatre had a few spare seats but I was surprised how full it was for a Monday.
Go see it - I've got hot pants for this show.
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Post by barrowside on Jun 28, 2022 9:22:00 GMT
Delighed to hear it's going down well at The Barbican. I thought the show and this tour cast were glorious and deserved better audiences (numbers wise) on tour.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jul 6, 2022 7:26:12 GMT
Saw this on Monday with a Stalls rush seat. There were lots of Stalls seats available at the start of the day, but by the evening, they'd closed the upper level and the Stalls were full, so make of that what you will if you're buying tickets.
This did lead to a pretty horrible audience, especially due to talking. Managed to get some people behind me to finally shut up, then an usher came over during the interval to say there had been a report of someone sitting in the same seat taking photographs. Typical.
The show is just as spectacular as last year. Quite a bit of restaging, especially during Blow Gabriel Blow, which I thought worked really well. I did miss Gary Wilmot though. Nicole-Lily Baisden's voice was rather strained. Bonnie Langford was away, so I will have to go back and see here, but enjoyed Anna McGarahan as the cover. And spotted Josh Barnett on stage as well, which is always a bonus.
Will be back later in the run.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 6, 2022 22:50:32 GMT
Does anyone know if they’ve kept the change in Bluebird from the tour? Always wondered if it was a tour constraint or artistic choice. What was the difference? You sure it wasn’t something that was because of a different actor playing the role? |
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