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Post by bobbievanhusen on Nov 30, 2022 3:34:21 GMT
The only song i think they often drop is 'More I Cannot Wish You' (which i actually listened to today, but from the musical episode in The Flash.)
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 30, 2022 10:02:19 GMT
It's one of the best musicals ever written (for my money anyway) - the material is so strong that it lands kinda regardless how you do it (and to an extent who's delivering it). There's real heart in a lot of it though (particularly Sky and Sarah's stuff so I hope they bring that to the front) Hytner evidently has a vision which, if it's anything like his Shakespeare's at the Bridge, will be exciting whatever happens, and we at least know we've got people who can sing the material. What songs are typically in and out? Having played various wind band/orchestral arrangements, and having only seen the film and am-dram versions, I have no idea which songs they're likely to have. A Women in Love? I've Never Been In Love Before? Act I "Runyonland" – Orchestra "Fugue for Tinhorns" – Nicely, Benny, Rusty "Follow the Fold" – Sarah, Mission Band "The Oldest Established" – Nathan, Nicely, Benny, Guys "I'll Know" – Sarah, Sky "A Bushel and a Peck" – Adelaide, Hot Box Girls "Adelaide's Lament" – Adelaide "Guys and Dolls" – Nicely, Benny "Havana" – Orchestra "If I Were a Bell" – Sarah "My Time of Day/I've Never Been in Love Before" – Sky, Sarah Act II "Take Back Your Mink" – Adelaide, Hot Box Girls "Adelaide's Second Lament" – Adelaide "More I Cannot Wish You" – Arvide "Crapshooters Ballet" – Orchestra "Luck Be a Lady" – Sky, Guys "Sue Me" – Adelaide, Nathan "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" – Nicely, Company "Marry the Man Today" – Adelaide, Sarah "Guys and Dolls (Reprise)" – Company |
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Post by stagedoorsally on Dec 18, 2022 11:01:39 GMT
I’ve just booked for this for one of the Saturday matinees in May - seated, as I’m not great with mingling in crowds, which is a shame as I’d have been interested in the immersive element. Still look to be a lot of tickets left for most performances at all price levels, so perhaps others are finding the casting a bit underwhelming as well.
I haven’t actually seen the show on stage before (seen the film, of course), although many years ago was in the chorus of an am-dram performance so know it reasonably well!
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Post by Fleance on Dec 20, 2022 9:27:52 GMT
The only song i think they often drop is 'More I Cannot Wish You' (which i actually listened to today, but from the musical episode in The Flash.) I hope they don't cut it, it's a lovely song. It has never been cut from any of the Broadway productions. In the original (1950-1953) production, it was sung by Pat Rooney, Sr., who had been performing on Broadway since 1898. |
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Post by digne on Feb 14, 2023 10:13:02 GMT
It's an immersive production, as their previous immersive productions of Julius Caesar and Midsummer Night's Dream. Personally I can't see why anyone would want to sit in one of those, but fortunately these productions cater to all tastes.  We've talked about their immersive productions on the last page; I also recommend checking out the trailers they have on Youtube for their other immersive productions to get an idea of how they look/how the rising platforms in the pit work.
I'm pretty sure I've never paid more than £25 for pit tickets so I'm going to wait - they might do them as rush again, too.
Quoting myself to say to say that 8 months later, Todaytix has now indeed put on a sale for £25 immersive standing tickets. I'm glad I waited! |
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Post by stagey on Feb 15, 2023 10:11:15 GMT
Interested in getting a £25 TodayTix standing ticket but would be going alone. Has anyone done this before? Usually no issue going theatre alone when seated and watching a show but would it be awkward to be part of the immersive standing element as a single party?
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 15, 2023 10:19:55 GMT
Interested in getting a £25 TodayTix standing ticket but would be going alone. Has anyone done this before? Usually no issue going theatre alone when seated and watching a show but would it be awkward to be part of the immersive standing element as a single party? I was alone when I went to see 'Julius Caesar' there and it was perfectly fine. You are part of the crowd and you can move around freely so you should not feel uneasy to go alone. I will go and see 'Guys and dolls' on my own too and I am just excited. |
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Post by Dave B on Feb 15, 2023 11:30:59 GMT
Interested in getting a £25 TodayTix standing ticket but would be going alone. Has anyone done this before? Usually no issue going theatre alone when seated and watching a show but would it be awkward to be part of the immersive standing element as a single party? I was alone when I went to see 'Julius Caesar' there and it was perfectly fine. You are part of the crowd and you can move around freely so you should not feel uneasy to go alone. I will go and see 'Guys and dolls' on my own too and I am just excited. Same experience for me but at A Midsummer Night's Dream. It might even lend itself to a solo visit as you can move around as you like, get closer to whatever piece that you like and just wander freely. |
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Post by digne on Feb 15, 2023 13:59:52 GMT
While you can probably stick together as a couple if you try, I always ditch the friend I go with as soon as the action starts. With the various platforms rising and going back down and the ushers making space for actors in the crowd, you get split up anyway, and I like being close to the platforms, which means making use of the flow of people and space without constantly having to figure out where my friend might be. They get a smile and a nod if we encounter each other in the crowd during the show, and then we meet up again during the interval.
As someone who goes to 90% of the shows I see on my own, I think these are probably the least awkward to see alone, because you're even spared awkward conversation from a neighbour or the constant crinkling of bags from people next to you whom you can't escape for the next two hours.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2023 21:54:35 GMT
Just gave this a look for the first time since I will now be in London again during the run. Feels like a "wait and see" until there are some reports back about sight lines and quality of the production.
But $150 for Guys and Dolls? Sky Masterson would have to come home with me post-performance before I'd pay that for any production of this chestnut, entertaining as it can be.
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Post by ruthieh on Feb 24, 2023 19:40:03 GMT
Marisha Wallace and Daniel Mays just on The One Show….looked and sounded pretty good tbf….
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Post by theatremiss on Feb 24, 2023 20:13:56 GMT
Marisha Wallace and Daniel Mays just on The One Show….looked and sounded pretty good tbf…. I love Daniel Mays, one of my favourite actors who never fails to deliver. I quite like his take on Nathan and I think on stage it will be even better |
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Post by alece10 on Feb 24, 2023 22:00:00 GMT
Have to say I thought it was awful. But we can't all like the same things.
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Post by longinthetooth on Feb 24, 2023 22:04:42 GMT
Have to say I thought it was awful. But we can't all like the same things. So did I - but then, I really don't like Guys & Dolls! |
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 25, 2023 1:06:53 GMT
Oh I thought he was delightful!!
Marisha is entirely what I expected and I'm not sure how that's going to work for Adelaide, but I'm looking forward to seeing it next week
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Post by benny20 on Feb 25, 2023 10:05:13 GMT
Dan was good...I'd go and see it with him in it. Marisha seems a bit if an odd choice for the part. I love her voice but not sure about how the rest will go...Fingers crossed it goes down well. Don't think I'd sit in the immersive seats though!!
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Post by alece10 on Feb 25, 2023 10:39:49 GMT
Dan was good...I'd go and see it with him in it. Marisha seems a bit if an odd choice for the part. I love her voice but not sure about how the rest will go...Fingers crossed it goes down well. Don't think I'd sit in the immersive seats though!! The immersive bit is standing so if you are seated you will be around the sides. |
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Post by Marwood on Mar 1, 2023 11:10:15 GMT
Running time will be 2 hours 40 minutes, according to the email I received from the Bridge today.
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Post by ceebee on Mar 3, 2023 22:39:27 GMT
Get your wallets out, this show is going to be a hot ticket!
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Post by mattnyc on Mar 3, 2023 22:41:31 GMT
The show ran right around 3 hours tonight. 3 glorious hours. 3 of the best hours I’ve spent in a theatre in a while. I sat in the gallery and I’m so glad I did. The “immersive” part is, in my opinion, something I’d never want to do. Everyone is crammed together shoulder to shoulder and shuffled around to accommodate the set moving and I’d rather sit and watch a 3 hour show than stand in a pit with a few hundred other people. But that aside - seriously, this revival is just so so good.
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Post by Marwood on Mar 3, 2023 22:58:32 GMT
I was also there tonight, in the immersive space and apart from the two women drinking red wine who went into one because I had to move backwards when it started (I told them I didn’t have a choice and left it at that, and didn’t see them again after) and I had an excellent view of proceedings throughout, only a couple of feet away from the actors throughout. I have only seen the film once many years ago and only knew two of the songs but I thoroughly enjoyed it (much more than some of the big name musicals that have been going for years in the West End and charge a fortune for tickets)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2023 23:02:23 GMT
Any suggestions for which side(s) of the theatre might be better for seating or does it not matter given the staging?
Glad to hear the early positive praise. I think Guys and Dolls is a hard show to screw up, but incredible productions of it also seem to be a bit rare.
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Post by marob on Mar 3, 2023 23:03:32 GMT
How does this work? Presumably it’s like the 2 Shakespeare plays they did with the platforms rising out of the floor? Though those weren’t that big so not sure how that lends itself to people dancing on them. Was mention on the one show of the audience being part of the club scenes.
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Post by Marwood on Mar 3, 2023 23:05:44 GMT
Any suggestions for which side(s) of the theatre might be better for seating or does it not matter given the staging? Glad to hear the early positive praise. I think Guys and Dolls is a hard show to screw up, but incredible productions of it also seem to be a bit rare. The right hand side as you go into the main space seemed to get more of the action directed at it |
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 3, 2023 23:23:02 GMT
Exhausting! And so many people in the pit who think they are entitled to push to the front, or just have no spatial awareness at all. The many staff in the pit have a horribly difficult job.
The show is excellent and sounds fantastic. Don’t stray far in the interval. There are added bonuses.
I managed to rush today and got a standing space. A very good view for some parts, jostling for others, plenty of being moved. Still, can’t complain for £25, but it is a very long show. You have to check in coats etc too (no charge) and that is a slow process, so allow 20 minutes at the end.
I think I will go for a seat next time!
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Post by mattnyc on Mar 3, 2023 23:35:37 GMT
While the ENTIRE cast is fabulous, initial thoughts are I need to single out Marisha (of course) who made her Adelaide so relatable and fun, and Andrew Richardson who gave one of the sexiest Sky Masterson’s I’ve ever seen and was also brilliant in the role. Hope to see him in more musicals!
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Post by ceebee on Mar 3, 2023 23:40:58 GMT
Any suggestions for which side(s) of the theatre might be better for seating or does it not matter given the staging? Glad to hear the early positive praise. I think Guys and Dolls is a hard show to screw up, but incredible productions of it also seem to be a bit rare. Band side is where a lot of the action plays out too. It's a glorious show - even after first preview. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Marisha is just fantastic - as is Cedric Neale. What a show! I'm going to stick my neck out and say this beats the Clive Rowe/NT version way back in the day. |
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Post by ceebee on Mar 3, 2023 23:43:38 GMT
While the ENTIRE cast is fabulous, initial thoughts are I need to single out Marisha (of course) who made her Adelaide so relatable and fun, and Andrew Richardson who gave one of the sexiest Sky Masterson’s I’ve ever seen and was also brilliant in the role. Hope to see him in more musicals! I agree though Andrew Richardson's diction needs some work - the sibilance was a distraction to an otherwise fine performance. Marisha is on another level. Such a strong cast - that's most of the 2024 awards taken care of. |
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Post by mattnyc on Mar 3, 2023 23:48:47 GMT
Funny - someone mentioned his diction to me during the interval so I listened carefully during act two and he just sounded like a regular New Yorker to me.
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Post by emmy on Mar 3, 2023 23:55:59 GMT
Great to see early positive reports! Is it the sort of show where you can stand right at the edge of the pit, leaning against the wall and avoid the worst of the scrum (as in Julius Caesar)? Don’t need the best view, just want to see and not be pushed
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