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Post by tlppi on Apr 19, 2024 18:14:38 GMT
Oh my! :swoon: But also - what I wouldn't do to have a production where the emcee clambers/spider-crawls/whatever that was around the auditorium with people actually in it. Truly, we the cabaret audience have missed out!
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Post by andrew on Apr 19, 2024 20:38:21 GMT
Imagine Freddie Fox Emcee and Patsy Ferran as Sally. It will be perfection.
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Post by curiouskc on Apr 26, 2024 6:18:50 GMT
According to Insta, Cabaret London celebrated its 1000th show last night but according to the comments Cara was a no show and apparently has had a few unscheduled absences this week. I don't think she and Luke will be extending. Any news / rumours on the next takeover cast?
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Post by osdtdg on Apr 26, 2024 7:14:36 GMT
I too am keen to hear any rumours about the next cast; I enjoyed this back in November and have a return trip planned for early in the new cast's run. Sad to hear Cara is missing a few shows though, given how many she was scheduled to be absent from too
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 26, 2024 9:42:17 GMT
Imagine Freddie Fox Emcee and Patsy Ferran as Sally. It will be perfection. This would be spectacular but don't get your hopes up
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 7, 2024 9:15:10 GMT
Isn't it about time we got the next can't announced?
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Post by osdtdg on May 7, 2024 11:13:47 GMT
Isn't it about time we got the next can't announced? I would've thought so! But, apparently its coming around this time (Mon/Tues) next week!
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Post by Being Alive on May 7, 2024 11:18:19 GMT
Prepare to be...unenthused
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Post by thistimetomorrow on May 7, 2024 11:24:59 GMT
If what I've heard is correct, I am not excited for the new emcee at all. New Sally could be interesting maybe? Seems young though.
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Post by osdtdg on May 7, 2024 11:25:07 GMT
Prepare to be...unenthused To be fair - people were saying the same about Cara. Can we please give people a chance before at least? (This is not directed specifically at you, Being Alive, I just think some people tend to not give a chance when as Cara has shown the casting can surprise us with great perfromances!)
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 7, 2024 11:27:18 GMT
Prepare to be...unenthused I've felt that way for most of the casting 🤣 so maybe now is my time 🤣
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Post by unseaworthy on May 7, 2024 12:23:59 GMT
Any hints? People off the telly? Popstars? Actual musical theatre performers?
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Post by Being Alive on May 7, 2024 13:02:52 GMT
Layton Williams and Rhea Norwood - just announced by WOS
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Post by theatrenerd on May 7, 2024 13:03:11 GMT
Layton Williams as the Emcee and Rhea Norwood as Sally Bowles just announced from 3 June to 21 September
Sally Ann Triplett and Fenton Gray as Frauline Schneider and Herr Shlutz also.
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Post by blamerobots on May 7, 2024 13:03:20 GMT
Very excited!!
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Post by Being Alive on May 7, 2024 13:03:34 GMT
Sally Ann Triplett goes in as Schneider, but will need to wait for the next pairing to be able to see her...!
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Post by A.Ham on May 7, 2024 13:16:13 GMT
Hmmmm! I had Layton pencilled in to take over from Johannes in Kinky Boots at some point but no harm in doing a few months in this first.
In the nicest possible way though (and I say this as someone who liked him in Jamie and loved him on Strictly), this new casting is quite the comedown from where this production started isn’t it…
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Post by shambles on May 7, 2024 13:16:41 GMT
How will they make Layton work with the Emcee arc here? And I feel like I have already seen what he will do with it.
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Post by WireHangers on May 7, 2024 13:19:30 GMT
Sally Ann Triplett goes in as Schneider, but will need to wait for the next pairing to be able to see her...! I wondered when Sally would take on the role. I saw her as Schneider in Paris and she was wonderful. The other casting though… it’s a steep decline.
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Post by bigredapple on May 7, 2024 13:20:56 GMT
Christ they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. Surely this show can’t last much longer?
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Post by bigredapple on May 7, 2024 13:22:18 GMT
Christ they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. Surely this show can’t last much longer? Although I l love SAT, just not the leads
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 7, 2024 13:22:54 GMT
OK I'm with Being Alive. No way can I stomach Layton. Rhea I didn't recognise until I read the Heartstopper connection. She could be good to be fair, but roll on the next cast lol
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Post by Being Alive on May 7, 2024 13:29:19 GMT
Will be in attendance in October (or one of the alternate Emcee dates if Rhea gets good word of mouth)
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Post by shambles on May 7, 2024 13:33:15 GMT
Christ they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. Surely this show can’t last much longer? The show still sells very well on the days people like Cara are out, but just be rough observation, she helps shift seats at higher pricing. I think the demand for the show in audience numbers is still there.
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Post by mrbluesky on May 7, 2024 14:00:28 GMT
Very intrigued by Rhea - she is younger than I would have expected for Sally, but I really like her in Heartstopper, so hoping she’ll be a good Sally.
Layton, I’m afraid, I don’t see as the Emcee - in everything I’ve seen him in, he plays a version of himself - hopefully he’ll prove me wrong and I’ll be eating my words, but this is the first Emcee casting that has left me decidedly unenthusiastic.
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Post by distantcousin on May 7, 2024 14:01:15 GMT
Sally Ann Triplett goes in as Schneider, but will need to wait for the next pairing to be able to see her...! Same. No way I would pay money to see Williams. I absolutely can't stand him. (And no, I didn't even watch Strictly)
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 7, 2024 14:17:37 GMT
As awful as Layton may be, I actually think he stands a chance of being a big hit at the box office. He and Nikita have a crazy loyal and quite big following after strictly.
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Post by curiouskc on May 7, 2024 14:32:55 GMT
I'll be seeing this again in August and am delighted with the new casting, especially Layton (who I loved in both Jamie and on Strictly). Great to see an actual musical theatre performer back as one of the leads and also good that they have also (finally) broken away from the #Cabaret-leads-so-white thing (limiting actors of colour to the Cliff role was feeling tokenist).
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Post by andrew on May 7, 2024 14:37:43 GMT
Layton is atrocious casting. First time this production gets it so wrong. Sounds like Frecknall was too busy opening the show in NYC to sign this one off…
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Post by dillan on May 7, 2024 15:13:04 GMT
Can't stand Layton so maybe I'm done with this show until September..
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