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Back from a Xmas Day "singalong" showing. Only about 20 people or so, but the young ladies sang out - although not as loud as you might have expected.  I did not reach for any of the high notes. 

The graphics for the singalong were very good - readable and timely. And the Erivo/Grande pre-show "warm-up" was helpful!

(Note: film was better on second viewing). 

I'm not surprised given the prices for the production. We considered buying tickets as we will be in the area for Thanksgiving - and decided the ticket prices were too high. 

Oops.  maybe the animal orgy scene from the book is in the film? [US Dolls based on movie have p*rn site link on the package]  https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/business/wicked-movie-dolls-packaging-intl-hnk?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2024-11-11T19:11:07

songanddanceman2 said: "It's a UK tour."

Not clear how reimagined this tour is going to be, but it is unlikely to have a helicopter - just the projections used in prior tours.  Also, not a very extensive tour schedule for the moment - only six locations between October 4, 2025 and January 3, 2026

Miss Saigon UK Tour

 

It probably is about the status of a new UK tour or the recent Sheffield production transferring to the West End. 

fashionguru_23 said: "Fine. I'll say it...

I gues Andrew couldn't get the rights to "The Prestige""

The Illusionist is a better film to adapt to the stage. It is, at its heart, a love story. And it has fewer visual effects. The Prestige is a film more about hate and revenge and cruelty and has more difficult visual effects for a stage production. 

 

What to wear to Wicked opening https://x.com/s0ckspuppet/status/1847838810593210717?s=46&t=c8AYn9o3ZHkn-imSWQVGxA
 

any discounts other than TodayTix 60$ lottery?

More here: https://www.americantheatre.org/2024/10/11/cal-shakess-revels-are-now-ended/

 

 

https://x.com/hesherman/status/1844550084341457181?s=46&t=c8AYn9o3ZHkn-imSWQVGxA

Sigh. They did get their emergency funding over the summer, but I guess things looked bleak and the curtain is falling on 50 years of productions. And their theatre venue is likely to close as a theatre venue as well - although that is not yet certain. 

SF Chron Article (may have a paywall)

blaxx said: "Oedipus was the best from all I saw.

Adrien Brody is very charming in the touching The Fear of 13."

I think Fear of 13 is "sold out" - but as with Giant, there is "sold out" and then there is "sold out"

 

Button definitely is in a more "intimate" space! 405 total seats. Note: the stage there is always high for the first few rows of the stalls. 

Dr. Strangelove and Oedipus just started previews. 

Lehman Trilogy is at Gillian Lynne. 

John Lithgow is in a new play about Roald Dahl, but it is "sold out" - of course, there is "sold out" and there is "sold out"

Hadestown has a new cast that looks pretty exciting. 

LuckyDipster said: "I have tickets for this. I thought Ncuti was wonderful inDoctor Whoand I have never seen this play before so I am looking forward to what seems like a very fun show."

it can be a treat and has my (probably) favorite line in a play - 

pablitonizer said: "First time I heard of this musical I thought it was a musical adaptation of Madonna & Guy Ritchie's atrocious movie 'Swept Away' lol



Not on my list of musicals to see this fall though"

It's been a long time since I saw it, and maybe it does not hold up, but my memory of  the original version by Wertmuller is that her film was/is excellent. Didn't see the remake. 

 

Matthew Broderick was just in "Plaza Suite" (Sweet)

I guess Dylan and Cole Sprouse are too young - Suite Life

Dick Van Dyke invented Toot Sweets in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Timothee Chalamet is known as "Sweet Tea"