Donmar revival of Passion Nov 10
2024, 10:50:35 AM
This was the only production by Jamie Lloyd that I've truly liked. The cast was great too, especially Thaxton (who deserved his Olivier for the role) and Elena Roger. I ought to have gone more than once, in retrospect.
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SUNSET BLVD. Reviews Nov 10
2024, 10:22:56 AM
Seb28 said: "The Scorpion said: "Explain to me which laws since you said everything was corroborated by facts. You also said Britain was lost--again, explain."
Praying in the streets. Prohibited. Except for Muslims. Christians are actually being arrested for it. Slaughtering animals without anesthesia. Strictly forbidden by the constitution. Except for Muslims. Teaching in public buildings (mosques) and islamic primary schools that certain population groups must die (J
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SUNSET BLVD. Reviews Nov 10
2024, 10:22:36 AM
EDIT: Deleted this one because it mentioned pork.
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SUNSET BLVD. Reviews Nov 10
2024, 07:57:11 AM
Seb28 said: "The Scorpion said: "I would strongly suggest reviewing what media you are consuming."
I wasn't going to react anymore on this, but be careful with this kind of statements. I am consuming media from all sides and also neutral platforms. The fact that the left media hides so much is very dangerous, as people will live beside reality. Everything I say is substantiated with facts. The islamic hunt on Jews and homosexuals in Europe is real. Ye
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Nicole Scherzinger Nov 9
2024, 02:58:10 PM
BrodyFosse123 said: "Sadly many don’t live their lives following Tina Fey’s mantra: “silent luxury.” Keep your personal views to yourself and make changes as you seem fit. No need to announce it to the world. Let your actions make changes, not your mouth." I think that might have worked if Scherzinger hadn't just made a TikTok showing her walking to the polls with a tagline of "making the RIGHT choice".
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Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to Broadway? Nov 9
2024, 12:23:10 PM
blaxx said: "The production is wonderful, but I found him to be overshadowed by the leading ladies' performances. They were terrific.
Let's see if Broadway can appreciate Frecknall's style this time around." Agreed, their performances (particularly that of Anjana Vasan as Stella overshadowed his). I'm not sure how NYC would react to this production, though. I wasn't entirely sold by it, although the London critics were. I can't remember what i
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SUNSET BLVD. Reviews Nov 9
2024, 05:31:12 AM
Seb28 said: "Jonathan Cohen said: "I was watching the original Sunset Boulevard last night, and Gloria Swanson was giving one of the biggest, campiest performances I'd ever seen in a mainstream movie. Rather than being a bad actress, I think Nicole Scherzinger just understood the assignment.Desmond being ridiculous and larger than life was always part of the story."
I don't think this is a fair comparison. The text (lyrics) actually match
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Nicole Scherzinger Nov 8
2024, 01:07:08 PM
Lot666 said: "BETTY22 said: "ALW is as huge Trump fan tooo."
Where did you get that from?"
Yeah, that isn't true. He had an apartment in Trump Tower but that's long gone. I wouldn't be surprised if he's tight-lipped about in the States but in the UK media he has been less than complimentary about Mr Trump. He's right wing but his membership of the UK Conservative Party has been cancelled as they went more po
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SUNSET BLVD. Reviews Nov 8
2024, 10:44:27 AM
yahyahyah said: "Some of us didn’t think she deserved the Tony in the first place, so that amendment seems a bit over the top.
Thankfully, this indiscreet peek into her quiet political machinations has allowed the several many of us who did NOT enjoy her work as much as othersin SB to have space to express our thoughts. I hate raining on people’s parades when they enjoy a show, and if something truly excites folks, energizes others, I stay mum.. but since
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SUNSET BLVD. Reviews Nov 7
2024, 07:53:21 PM
Jay Lerner-Z said: "Offstage Nicole has plummeted dramatically in my estimation.
Onstage Nicole still has my respect." I dunno..."toDAAAHHH is the DAAAAAAHHH of closAAAAASTTTT conjuncSHAAAAN" was not a choice that was easy to respect. The Brit cast members' reaction to what half the US thinks are "political differences" but for the rest of the world (at least outside Putin's Russia) are clearly moral ones is going to be interesting to
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SUNSET BLVD. Reviews Nov 7
2024, 07:20:29 PM
Or better, backstage when Patti rocks up, given she didn't earlier this week. Would love to be a fly on the wall then...
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Phantom of the Opera Returns! Nov 1
2024, 08:42:37 AM
Phantom4ever said: "You're right, it is not the original Hal/Maria production, but it is based on it and it does have a lot of similar scenic elements.
We have to accept that the original 1986/1988 Hal Prince/Maria Bjornson productions are gone forever. This updated tour, which is what the London production really is, is better than the Lawrence Conner mess of a tour we had to endure.
My big question is what sets will be used? They could use the old 3NT
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Phantom of the Opera Returns! Nov 1
2024, 08:39:09 AM
Dylan Smith4 said: "The current West End production is NOT the original Hal Prince production. That version is now a thing of history." Indeed, and it's really sad. While it is "based" on it, it is not the same and reflects our times (not in a good way). No matter what ALW tries to tell you, Cameron Mackintosh is clear that this is a new version. No proscenium statues, reduced fog/candles, cheaper and less elaborate costumes, painted flats instead of
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SUNSET BOULEVARD 2024 West End Cast Recording Thread Oct 27
2024, 07:32:03 AM
binau said: ""I wouldn't mind so much if this had a rewrite to set in the era Jamie Lloyd wanted it set in and Lloyd didn't have '1949' appear on the screen at the beginning. "
I do feel this discussion has been had - I completely get why people can't buy the show if they can't suspend disbelief of the time period. It's an abstract representation and Norma's character is more like faded pop star vibes than a literal silent film star. If you are tr
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Future of the Museum of Broadway Oct 26
2024, 03:16:28 PM
BrodyFosse123 said: "I agree. That Harold Prince Exhibit at the NYPL was crazy insane. They had actual set pieces from SWEENEY TODD and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA along with the original model sets for the original Broadway productions of COMPANY, FOLLIES, and other shows. Heck, even Patti LuPone’s “Buenos Aires” dress from EVITA. This exhibit should be the template for how a Broadway museum needs to be. If you had the time, you could spend a day or two going thru the scripts and images from all his work as producer and director.
https://playbill.com/article/8-highlights-from-the-new-hal-prince-exhibition-at-the-new-york-public-library-for-the-performing-arts" I enjoyed both attractions but you're right, the Hal Prince exhibit was stunning. I'm sad they didn't publish a catalogue to accompany it. There was so much material in it I went back 2-3 times.
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SUNSET BOULEVARD 2024 West End Cast Recording Thread Oct 26
2024, 09:09:45 AM
binau said: "I actually saw those moments that you describe as camp more like Norma’s desperation to hold onto behaving like her youth as if she was young and famous, so there is a subtext of almost patheticness which is very Norma. Your description of it makes it sound like you don’t see any subtext and Norma is just saying that to make the audience laugh, which is in my opinion a pretty shallow read of the character and production." The reaction fr
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SUNSET BOULEVARD 2024 West End Cast Recording Thread Oct 26
2024, 08:51:44 AM
I am finally listening to this now. I saw the first performance of this production and had mixed reactions, but generally didn't like it. The hype both in London, as intensified in New York, is bewildering to me. I thought listening to this might explain to me what I was missing, with Jamie Lloyd's visuals taken away. I was all set and enjoying it until Nicole came on. She's talented. But she isn't Norma and this is either misdirection, miscasting, or both. How does s
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Nicole Scherzinger to star in West End Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Sep 30
2023, 10:37:27 AM
Listener said: " I hate this feeling I keep having that none of us will ever see the Real Sunset Boulevard again, or something equivalent. Something with a grand production design that is happy to be a period piece."
The best production I've seen of the show wasn't the original at the Adelphi, but actually a revival circa 2011 in Gothenburg. The set design was heavily influenced by the aesthetic of the Wilder movie with incredible attention to detail, an
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Nicole Scherzinger to star in West End Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Sep 21
2023, 07:54:45 PM
I needed to ramble about this so here my incoherent thoughts at 1am. WARNING: there are spoilers, so I've put everything in the spoiler box below. Click Here To Toggle Spoiler Content First thing’s first, since this is what has elicited the most comments on social media, this Norma is not fifty. She’s forty. The line has been changed. So now
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Is Ramin Returning To PHANTOM???? May 14
2023, 09:14:25 AM
Agree 100% with the previous post. I was there in person for the RAH event and it was painful to my ears. The post-production work fixed some of the pitch issues, but not the weird breathing issues which you can still hear (listen, for example, to the opening of 'Down Once More' ) and which take me out of it entirely...so I find it unlistenable/unwatchable. It's true, though, that he has improved a lot in the decade since then. But I don't think this role, even if it inspired him, was once th
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