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Post by Jon on Sept 21, 2022 13:31:36 GMT
Menier announcement due in the next week or so from what I've heard About blooming time! Do we think they've been given a reprieve or a new home? |
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Post by og on Sept 21, 2022 14:24:36 GMT
Oh nice! I smell a nice long London visit brewing. Pacific Overtures matinee, Into the Woods evening. Suddenly the West End got a whole heap more interesting again.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Sept 21, 2022 17:58:46 GMT
I have a LP of this yet have never listened... Very intrigued as to what's happening with the Menier location too.
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 22, 2022 12:52:41 GMT
Very happy about this
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Post by tal on Sept 22, 2022 13:32:34 GMT
Oh nice! I smell a nice long London visit brewing. Pacific Overtures matinee, Into the Woods evening. Suddenly the West End got a whole heap more interesting again. I know, right? All that’s left is an announcement of a transfer for the wonderful Opera North/ Leeds Playhouse production of A Little Night Music, and then we’d have it all. Here’s to hoping. |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 22, 2022 13:47:06 GMT
Someone else has London rights to ALNM so that won't be coming in...
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 22, 2022 14:50:33 GMT
Someone else has London rights to ALNM so that won't be coming in... Ohhh! Tell me more please #perpetualanticipation |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 22, 2022 14:51:39 GMT
I honestly can't remember who but I know a London producing house does have the rights
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Post by alece10 on Sept 22, 2022 16:16:30 GMT
I honestly can't remember who but I know a London producing house does have the rights Would it be the Menier? As they produced it at the Menier, transfer to west end and then to Broadway. Mond you Alex Parker has also done concert versions of it. |
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Post by nottobe on Sept 22, 2022 16:44:51 GMT
I would love to see ALNM at the Regents Park theatre. And they are a London Producing house and I can easily see it being their big summer show.
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Post by jaggy on Sept 22, 2022 17:06:06 GMT
If someone is going to do ALNM please have it be at the National with Cate Blanchett.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 22, 2022 17:07:47 GMT
I honestly can't remember who but I know a London producing house does have the rights Almeida I think |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 23, 2022 0:03:24 GMT
Almeida sounds familiar... Desperate for someone to do it with Ruth Wilson as Desiree
But yes, I'd also enjoy a Cate Blanchett version
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Post by tal on Sept 25, 2022 23:55:19 GMT
Almeida sounds familiar... Desperate for someone to do it with Ruth Wilson as Desiree But yes, I'd also enjoy a Cate Blanchett version You guys are getting me too excited with a project that probably does not even exist yet! |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 26, 2022 5:49:24 GMT
Almeida sounds familiar... Desperate for someone to do it with Ruth Wilson as Desiree But yes, I'd also enjoy a Cate Blanchett version You guys are getting me too excited with a project that probably does not even exist yet! If you loom at previous posts you will see it really dies exist, even casting announced (for Japan). |
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Post by abitoftap on Sept 26, 2022 10:28:01 GMT
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 26, 2022 16:22:17 GMT
Maybe the Menier's email should have mentioned it then! Although personally, while I've never seen Pacific Overtures, from what I've read about it I don't think I wish to see it.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 26, 2022 17:24:37 GMT
Maybe the Menier's email should have mentioned it then! Although personally, while I've never seen Pacific Overtures, from what I've read about it I don't think I wish to see it. Mic drop! BOOM! |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 26, 2022 19:07:12 GMT
Maybe the Menier's email should have mentioned it then! Although personally, while I've never seen Pacific Overtures, from what I've read about it I don't think I wish to see it. Gasp! It is one of my faves. What is it about it that does not appeal ? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 26, 2022 19:31:04 GMT
I'm afraid I don't understand this reply. Gasp! It is one of my faves. What is it about it that does not appeal ? The plot, the all male cast, the Kabuki-style production, and I've not heard of any of the cast let alone seen any of them in anything else before. Basically there isn't anything about it that does appeal to me. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2022 19:52:51 GMT
On paper, Pacific Overtures indeed comes across unappealing to many people, but having seen it twice, I think it ranks among Sondheim's best work with a compelling story and some gorgeous songs. It is not for everybody, but I always encourage Sondheim fans to give it a try.
I believe a video of the original Broadway production is online and Someone in A Tree (one of my favorite Sondheim songs) was nicely performed in the virtual Sondheim production, Take Me to the World, during the pandemic.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 27, 2022 6:58:07 GMT
I am not sure how Kabuki this will be. Matthew Wright is known for directing and appearing in musicals. Most PO's give a nod to Kabuki while not being faithful to the art. Also, as the evening progresses the entire thing becomes more westernised with echoes of Gilbert and Sulivan and Puccini.
I find the whole show incredibly moving and beautiful.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 27, 2022 10:13:32 GMT
I wonder if they might bring the cast over from Japan. Even just to avoid having another almost all-white production of the show.
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Post by tmesis on Sept 27, 2022 10:38:56 GMT
Another enthusiastic vote for Pacific Overtures from me. I absolutely adore everything about it. And the songs are exquisitely subtle - even by Sondheim’s high standards.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 27, 2022 12:31:20 GMT
I wonder if they might bring the cast over from Japan. Even just to avoid having another almost all-white production of the show. I really hope the casting won't be white. I would also like for females to be cast like the recent Studio 54 and Classic Stage productions |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 27, 2022 12:39:08 GMT
They must have had a reprieve with the building being taken off them! Hurrah.
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Post by inthenose on Sept 27, 2022 13:37:50 GMT
I wonder if they might bring the cast over from Japan. Even just to avoid having another almost all-white production of the show. I really hope the casting won't be white. I would also like for females to be cast like the recent Studio 54 and Classic Stage productions I assume you mean you “hope the casting is diverse”? |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 27, 2022 13:43:15 GMT
I really hope the casting won't be white. I would also like for females to be cast like the recent Studio 54 and Classic Stage productions I assume you mean you “hope the casting is diverse”? I hope it's an all Asian cast like in all its New York productions |
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Post by inthenose on Sept 27, 2022 13:50:06 GMT
I assume you mean you “hope the casting is diverse”? I hope it's an all Asian cast like in all its New York productions I’d personally like a cast of mixed backgrounds where the characters origins are appropriately represented within the setting in which this show takes place. I think limiting casting by making it all white, or all black, or all Asian is actually limiting the possibility of finding the best cast of auditionees for each individual role. |
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 30, 2022 10:47:48 GMT
Also very excited. Never seen it or heard more than that one song.
Can someone recommend the best recording?
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