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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 10:58:19 GMT
Well I finally saw the show on Friday night...I think it has gotten to the stage where its been so overhyped that I was actually expecting more.
I did enjoy it, but I didnt love it. The cast were all amazing, but please dont hate me, but there were parts of it where I was just bored.
Am I glad I've finally seen it, yes...will I be rushing back to see it, no.
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Post by danb on Jun 24, 2018 11:42:50 GMT
I’ve only been once and am taking the whole Ham loving fam in August. Given that my wife tears up watching the Olivier awards clip, my stagey daughter knew it all before us but is a poor student who couldn’t possibly afford it, my stagey emo son has already been with me and had a practically religious experience, my ‘normal’ son still loves it and sits in the car ‘spitting rhymes’ when it’s on (now who’s street Emi!!!) and I just want to see their collective wondrous faces watching it; I’d say it’s still a big deal! I suspect that the board community have just all been.
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Post by poster J on Jun 24, 2018 12:06:58 GMT
I've been 3 times, going for the 4th visit in a couple of weeks and have another booked for towards the end of the year.
I post about it when I've been, but otherwise don't really feel the need to keep posting in here if there isn't much to talk about - I didn't think this was ever going to become the Wicked thread, where people seem sometimes to post for the sake of posting and rehash the same conversation over and over and over again...!
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Post by foxa on Jun 24, 2018 12:54:37 GMT
Going for the second time on Monday - this time bringing my husband - who knows nothing pretty much about the musical - rather than my daughter who had memorised the soundtrack - so will be a different experience. Wonder if there will be cast changes (we saw all the original London cast except Eliza when we went back in January.)
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Post by poster J on Jun 24, 2018 13:43:35 GMT
Going for the second time on Monday - this time bringing my husband - who knows nothing pretty much about the musical - rather than my daughter who had memorised the soundtrack - so will be a different experience. Wonder if there will be cast changes (we saw all the original London cast except Eliza when we went back in January.) I think Monday is the scheduled alternate Hamilton night, so you'll have Ash Hunter rather than Jamael.
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Post by squidward on Jun 24, 2018 14:06:17 GMT
I've been 3 times, going for the 4th visit in a couple of weeks and have another booked for towards the end of the year. I post about it when I've been, but otherwise don't really feel the need to keep posting in here if there isn't much to talk about - I didn't think this was ever going to become the Wicked thread, where people seem sometimes to post for the sake of posting and rehash the same conversation over and over and over again...! I think you have misinterpreted my post. I didn’t infer that people who have seen the show multiple times should keep re-posting in the style of ‘who played the midwife tonight’ syndrome on the Wicked thread ( although I don’t see a problem with the Wicked super-fans doing that). What I meant was that the majority of the thread over the last couple of months has been about practical issues with seating rather than the show itself and I wondered why that was. So sue me...
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Post by sf on Jun 24, 2018 14:16:32 GMT
Going for the second time on Monday - this time bringing my husband - who knows nothing pretty much about the musical - rather than my daughter who had memorised the soundtrack - so will be a different experience. Wonder if there will be cast changes (we saw all the original London cast except Eliza when we went back in January.)
I'm going again on Thursday. Really looking forward to it.
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Post by squidward on Jun 24, 2018 14:33:36 GMT
Interesting that this thread seems to mainly be about tickets and seating these days. Not a lot of posts about the show itself. I wonder if that’s because it’s almost become a given that the show is a masterpiece or because there’s an element of worry that any other view might be very unpopular here on the board? I was one of the underwhelmed. I think that was partially to do with having booked a year in advance, I had Ham-fatigue by the time I actually got to siee it. Also I couldn’t see past the mystery casting of Jamael Weston who I thought sucked a lot of the oxygen out of the show with his lack of charisma and chemistry with the rest of the cast. It would be good to hear some other opinions alongside the ticketing and seating issues though. Just a thought... I’ve seen Hamilton 8 times so far. I think it is one of the biggest and the most amazing theatre experiences I ever had. But I don’t feel a need to post it here time after time mostly because of such posts as yours. The “omg I am underwelmed and I will keep telling people here instead of discussing the show I really liked in some other thread” rhetorics seems to me quite common here. And I see posts of such kind even more than I see “if you do not appreciate the greatness of Hamilton, you are a stupid loser” kind of posts. It’s ok to like or not like any shows. To feel overwhelmed or underwhelmed. But I don’t see a point in chewing one gum for so long especially if you didn’t like it taste from the beginning. (Just in case my English is struggling these days, I am trying to say that it is perfectly fine to post your opinions on any shows. But I personally don’t see any point in repeating the same “omg I’m underwhelmed” thing a few times. Also “people are not posti g smth because they aftaid of the reaction” is a very fresh idea!) If anyone needs more Hamilton related posts in your loves, there is a Hamilton West End group on Facevook with 10k+ subscribers. Overwhelmed/underwhelmed posts, repeat visits, castboards and stagedoor selfies for eceryone who is into this. And about 5 “it’s my turn to be in the room where it happens”-posts per day! Your English is absolutely fine, but I have no idea what you mean about you not re-posting about the show because of ‘posts like yours’. Please don’t let posts like mine hamper you from posting every day about the show if it makes you happy. Firstly, my post was about the observation that the thread has recently been heavily weighted by ticket and seating discussions rather than about the show itself. My assumption is not that everyone who posts on here has seen the show multiple times and I am genuinely keen to hear the thoughts of people coming fresh to the show. Why is that a problem? Secondly I stand by what I said about some Hamilton fans finding it difficult to hear anything other than positive thoughts about the show. Sorry, we’ll have to agree to disagree about that one. Thirdly I certainly do post about shows that I love,but why should that stop me posting in other threads as well? I don’t understand your point about that. Finally, you have jumped to the conclusion that I didn’t like ‘the piece of gum’ in the first place but carried on chewing it anyway. I’m afraid you’ve got that one wrong. I loved the show and was fortunate enough to see it on Broadway with Javier Munoz in the lead,so my disappointment in Jamael Weston is not because he isn’t LMM. There were other aspects of the UK production that I found disappointing too. I still listen to the soundtrack a lot and have great admiration for the production in general. If you think I’m a Ham-hater who wants to constantly be at odds with all the Ham-lovers, you’ve completely got the wrong end of the stick ( or gum). I don’t much like finger pointing as in the ‘posts like yours’ attitude. To me that’s not in the spirit of the board as I understand it.
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Post by danb on Jun 24, 2018 16:46:44 GMT
I think there are bound to be more practical posts and requests for information surrounding a show that doesn’t operate by the same rules as others. Shared experience of ‘what happens if...’ is really useful. I’m not sure how long it will need to do so, but fair play.
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Post by ellie1981 on Jun 24, 2018 17:46:32 GMT
I’m really not seeing the criticisms about the second act, although everyone’s entitled to their say - I’m figuratively biting my lip looking at the Heathers topic with all of the praise that one is getting so I understand. Any half of a show that contains What’d I Miss, Eliza beatboxing, Say No To This, One Last Time and The Room Where It Happens is generally of higher quality than most good/great shows.
I was initially worried that the Cabinet Battles wouldn’t stage well, despite being so well written, however Tarrin’s comedic turn as James Madison is an absolute highlight during those.
I’ve only seen Jamael as Hamilton so far but also only sat in the front stalls - actually back stalls once. Will be sat at the front of the Royal Circle at the end of July so we’ll see.
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Post by danb on Jun 24, 2018 18:15:47 GMT
I’m really not seeing the criticisms about the second act, although everyone’s entitled to their say - I’m figuratively biting my lip looking at the Heathers topic with all of the praise that one is getting so I understand. Any half of a show that contains What’d I Miss, Eliza beatboxing, Say No To This, One Last Time and The Room Where It Happens is generally of higher quality than most good/great shows. I was initially worried that the Cabinet Battles wouldn’t stage well, despite being so well written, however Tarrin’s comedic turn as James Madison is an absolute highlight during those. I’ve only seen Jamael as Hamilton so far but also only sat in the front stalls - actually back stalls once. Will be sat at the front of the Royal Circle at the end of July so we’ll see. By the end of ‘One Last Time’ I would happily have given them the ticket price again for an encore.
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Post by ellie1981 on Jun 24, 2018 20:31:45 GMT
I’m really not seeing the criticisms about the second act, although everyone’s entitled to their say - I’m figuratively biting my lip looking at the Heathers topic with all of the praise that one is getting so I understand. Any half of a show that contains What’d I Miss, Eliza beatboxing, Say No To This, One Last Time and The Room Where It Happens is generally of higher quality than most good/great shows. I was initially worried that the Cabinet Battles wouldn’t stage well, despite being so well written, however Tarrin’s comedic turn as James Madison is an absolute highlight during those. I’ve only seen Jamael as Hamilton so far but also only sat in the front stalls - actually back stalls once. Will be sat at the front of the Royal Circle at the end of July so we’ll see. By the end of ‘One Last Time’ I would happily have given them the ticket price again for an encore. Oh same. Yet to see the understudy, but both a Chris Jackson and Obioma’s voices make me melt at the end of the song. I didn’t even mention the staging of The Reynolds Pamphlet which may have the most entertaining minute of the whole show for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 20:45:45 GMT
For me the show loses its steam towards the end. Its not as musically interesting as most of it is. I feel the same when i listen to the score. I removed The 10 Duel Commandments from the playlist. Not sure why but its annoying. Or maybe its because it always came up when i had my ipod on shuffle. Thousands of songs and it kept coming on repeatedly! Also i'm not keen on Hurricane. Lin isn't the greatest singer which doesnt help, but the whole 'life flashing before you' before you die has been done so many times. And ALW did it much better in Sunset
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Post by squidward on Jun 24, 2018 23:39:04 GMT
For me the show loses its steam towards the end. Its not as musically interesting as most of it is. I feel the same when i listen to the score. I removed The 10 Duel Commandments from the playlist. Not sure why but its annoying. Or maybe its because it always came up when i had my ipod on shuffle. Thousands of songs and it kept coming on repeatedly! Also i'm not keen on Hurricane. Lin isn't the greatest singer which doesnt help, but the whole 'life flashing before you' before you die has been done so many times. And ALW did it much better in Sunset I had qualms about the very end where Eliza reaches her hand out and looks into the middle-distance, followed by a black-out. In my humble opinion, it just felt a bit corny.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 6:31:47 GMT
So, if we're wanting some serious Hamilton discussion, how about this one?
Has anyone else clocked the really pedantic continuity error in the first act of the show? After Hamilton & Eliza get married, during 'Satisfied' they 'rewind' and present a time pre-marriage where Angelica describes her feelings for Hamilton. During this scene both Hamilton and Eliza kept their wedding rings on, despite technically not being married. Really minute detail but really quite annoying considering the level of detail they've gone to throughout the rest of the production.
Or can anyone correct me as so why they may have done this?
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Jun 25, 2018 9:15:16 GMT
Going for the second time on Monday - this time bringing my husband - who knows nothing pretty much about the musical - rather than my daughter who had memorised the soundtrack - so will be a different experience. Wonder if there will be cast changes (we saw all the original London cast except Eliza when we went back in January.)
According to twitter Sifiso Mazibuko will be Hamilton tonight
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Post by foxa on Jun 25, 2018 9:22:09 GMT
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Post by galinda on Jun 25, 2018 10:39:01 GMT
I had qualms about the very end where Eliza reaches her hand out and looks into the middle-distance, followed by a black-out. In my humble opinion, it just felt a bit corny.
That bit made me and my friend laugh out loud yet everyone else around us were sobbing!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 10:50:51 GMT
I nearly cringed myself inside out the first time I saw that in the London production. It was much more subtly done when I saw it on Broadway, just a simple gentle gasp from Eliza, and the audience might not have realised right away what the implication was, but the full-on massive inhalation of breath with the out-flung arm in the West End was far too much and REALLY ruined the beauty of the moment. Less is more, folks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 11:04:07 GMT
Ha yes. Glad its not just me that really didn't get the execution of Eliza's gasp'n'grasp at the end. Such a strange way to wrap the show up.
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Post by squidward on Jun 25, 2018 14:13:50 GMT
Ha yes. Glad its not just me that really didn't get the execution of Eliza's gasp'n'grasp at the end. Such a strange way to wrap the show up. Thank goodness it wasn't just me either! I agree that Philippa Soo's final gesture was very different to Rachel Ann Go's version of the reach 'n' gasp (isn't that a song from 'Legally Blonde?).
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Post by Snciole on Jun 25, 2018 14:39:18 GMT
Going for the second time on Monday - this time bringing my husband - who knows nothing pretty much about the musical - rather than my daughter who had memorised the soundtrack - so will be a different experience. Wonder if there will be cast changes (we saw all the original London cast except Eliza when we went back in January.) #jealousofMrFoxa I came to it fresh and really enjoyed but I am not sure I am in a rush to see it with the current cast, despite enjoying Giles Terrera's performance. Maybe again 2019/2020
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Post by ceebee on Jun 25, 2018 15:54:08 GMT
Judging by the likes, theatremonkey, I would say many people found your reply quite whelming.
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Post by mb23 on Jun 26, 2018 9:48:27 GMT
Am looking to get a ticket in the middle of August. Only Premium tickets are available. Just wondered how likely people think cheaper tickets might get returned at this time of year? Thanks in advance.
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Post by ellie1981 on Jun 26, 2018 10:10:18 GMT
I was looking for a friend yesterday and did see a couple of dates with singles in the Grand Circle still at £37.50
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