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If I'm not wrong he controversially cut the epilogue, among other things

VintageSnarker said: "ellieptical said: "I didn't like David Thaxton when I saw him in Les Mis but he was an absolute wonder in this production."

Bumping this old thread because I was curious if anyone else saw this production and had opinions. Even with the Olivier win, there doesn't seem to be any promotional footage online. After seeing him in Sunset Boulevard, I'm very curious about Thaxton's take though, of course, he looks very different as Max than he did in 2010 playing Giorgio."

Sondheim was a HUGE fan of this production. In "Look, I Made a Hat" he wrote that he "had never seen Passion come properly into focus until its 2010 revival at the Donmar Warehouse", adding that "what made the eye-opening difference was the presence of the leading actor, David Thaxton". He praised at length the innocence he brought to the role and said "not many performances refocus a work the way David Thaxton's did in Passion". A pro-shot is available at the Victorian & Album museums, and some audio clips can be found online (No One Has Ever Loved Me, Trio).

Does anyone know more about him? There's not much I can find online, apart from the fact that he was South-African, he played Mary Sunshine in several productions of Chicago from the Broadway premiere to the Long Beach revival (1992) and that during the 70s he used to sing in cabaret venues with his partner Anne Ault. 

I assumed it was about her very recent widowhood. 

What a voice he had, he sang my favorite "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat". What a terrible September

Does he enjoy it when his shows flop on Broadway? There's no other explanation 

Confirmed London run at the National Theatre Lyttleton, 23 April-28 June 2025. Tracie Bennet & Denis O'Hare returning, joined by Rory Kinnear (Bishop? Max?)

Yeah awful people doing theatre is unheard of

I haven't seen it, but you should check TheatreBoard (London equivalent of this board), where people seem to like it https://theatreboard.co.uk/thread/10981/why-single-garrick

http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/kiss-me-kate-with-stephanie-j-block-and-adrian-dunbar-set-for-cinema-release_1626351/

Cinema screenings announced 

 

Berthe in Pippin? Especially for Irene Ryan, who did much less on stage than Andrea Martin in the revival (and Martin also appeared in the opening number)

What I look forward to the most is The Invention of Love at Hampstead, starting in early Dec 

I suspect The Artist should aim for a limited season at the Sadler's Wells rather than a West End run

BorisTomashevsky said: "This sounds like another case of something being a smash in the UK but perplexing in the US."

Not sure doing well in a tiny regional theatre counts as being a smash in the UK

Mmm she claims to be the first Latina playing the role but didn't Rita Moreno do it in London almost 30 years ago?

Actually I don't think any Fabrizio sounded (or looked) better than David Burnham

The UK premiere of Dave Malloy’s musical Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 has been announced, running at the Donmar from 7 December 2024 to 8 February 2025.

Directed by Tim Sheader as part of his first season, with choreography by Ellen Kane and musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, this production features set design by Leslie Travers, costume design by Evie Gurney.

 

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/natasha-pierre-and-the-great-comet-of-1812-to-have-uk-premiere-this-winter_1608944/

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jun/21/jonathan-bailey-richard-ii-nicholas-hytner-bridge-theatre-bridgerton?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Nick Hytner directs, Bridge Theatre, from 10th Feb until 10th May 2025.