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Bettyboy72 said: "Dave28282 said: "Wouldn't it be a good idea to hire someone that can actually really sing and therefore act through sung notes instead of in spite of sung notes?Note-avoiding bleats are not the same as acting through song."Have you watched any recent film musicals? No one can sing and it doesn’t stop them."I think it does stop a lot. Especially the level of longevity, the level of standing test of time and the flow of money it makes in the long run.True, the clap-cattle will...

Wouldn't it be a good idea to hire someone that can actually really sing and therefore act through sung notes instead of in spite of sung notes?Note-avoiding bleats are not the same as acting through song.

The music is fantastic but the scenes in between are very badly written. I wish it was sung through.Some of the scenes need serious rewriting at least.

Cats is a disaster because of Tom Hooper, a director who does not understand this artform on screen.Sunset Boulevard could actually be wonderful with the right director.Just because a director slaughters a complete project (twice), doesn't mean the genre is not popular anymore, even though it might not help for the general public opinion.

The Little shop of Horrors and JCS comparisons are not accurate, because those performers have sung that songs ever since the movies came out.Whoopi has nothing to do with the musical, scenes and songs as they are written. They are rewriting the entire show.I can understand people liking a movie, but what on earth does it have to do with the musical except the name?

Tom Hooper is completely clueless about this artform.The essence of this artform is to stay away from realistic norms, as the language is per definition a triumph of the fantasy.In Les Mis the biggest pitfall was to choose a too literal approach. Because this artform per definition is not. He fell into it.Result: 2,5 hours of cringe worthy bleating in eachother's face in a literal world.In Cats the biggest pitfall was to make the characters look too much like humans in a suit. Because there a...

I think the movie and the stage show are completely different projects and artforms, which basically have nothing to do with eachother. When I decide to watch the musical, I want a young Deloris, with an excellent singing voice, as that is what makes or breaks the scenes, the intention of the story, the material, the music, the chosen language and the chosen artform and the notes. Basically the way the scenes, the music, the show was written, intended and created and how it was sculpted and c...

Maybe it's time for a decent remake?With Kaley Ann Voorhees as Christine?

How on earth is being called out on hurtful and hateful behaviour "religious discrimination"?I don't care where your hate comes from, you are a person with responsibilities and your behaviour has consequences.This just shows how religion keeps people away from developing a healthy and stable world view. She clearly thinks the religion is her identity, while in fact, the real identity starts where religion ends.

qolbinau said: "Also, the UK core theatre audiences are in my opinion much, much less sophisticated than NYC."This is interesting. I agree that there is a difference, but it depends on how you would describe "sophisticated". Some might consider UK audiences more sophisticated. Some of them might look down on a show like this and vice versa. It's a bit of the "religious person versus the gay person problem", both can look down on eachother and hope the other will one day see the truth.My point...

SouthernCakes said: "I’ve never seen a show with such hype and such boring staging"I also wonder if the British audiences are really into the themes of the show "social anxiety" and "lying out of insecurity" and "happiness depends on the confirmation of others" at the moment. Especially in the last few years, society between the USA and the UK has changed immensely. In the USA it is common for teenagers to use this term all day (last week I was on a bus and 2 American girls were sitting behin...

I love this and am curious to see what kind of talent shows up.Especially in the tv/film world, but also in theatre (even though a little less bad) casting directors are so extremely arrogant and have tunnel vision and even preferred agents they only want to work with, that often the best talent is completely ignored.This is a great chance for that talent (unless it's just a marketing stunt and the 3 finalists will be people they already know).

I think the filming of for example Miss Saigon was a fantastic idea. Finally the show comes out of its hiding place. There were only 2 English cd's, a good one from the 80's and a bad one from the 90's. Then the show closed in London in 1999 and then there was a 15 year long silence. It wasn't until 2014 with the revival that the hype around the show started to live again. But for a whole new generation it was a new show that they had never heard of. The branding for, let's say, Les Miserable...

Fan123 said: "But I think it points to something we should all keep in mind: (teacher voice) if you advocate to silence 'offensive' discussions which you think shouldn't be happening, even with the best of intentions, then sooner or later those same considerations will be used by somebody else to silence discussions which you think should be happening. I think a lot of people (not here as such, but generally speaking) are going to be experiencing rude awakenings about that in the coming years...

FindingNamo said: "I wonder the same about undercover vice cops who grope their own crotches in restrooms and bust the men who do the same thing in response."Personally, I would never do such things in restrooms, but if a very attractive undercover cop would make advances like that and does what you describe above when I happen to be standing there, I might react in a way that is new to me, because the situation is not real. It is purposeful, unrealistic provocation with an agenda so I think ...

Horrible situation.It is interesting to see how the laws differ between the USA and Europe. In Europe this would not be prosecutable, because the 14 year old boy simply did not exist, so it would be conceived as provocation. It was not a real scenario and there is no way to tell if the interaction would have been the same with a real boy, giving the same answers, making the same plans, etc. The man only showed interest. I think it's used mainly to map information about pedophiles, etc. It bec...

This is actually the first live-action remake that I'm really curious about.The casting of Ariel is great, she does have this certain quality in her voice that reminds me of the old Disney classics (Snow white, Cinderella, Ariel), and her type/balance between the sweetness and rebellious teenager seems to be fitting too. All the previous options mentioned for the role didn't have any of that and sounded uninteresting to me.I'd take this relatively unknown (in the world), young, very well sing...

There was a great interview with Ivo van Hove (3 hours) on European tv, will try to find it with subtitles. He also talked about WSS.

Kad said: "I that as of now there is not a great way to reconcile differing cultural baggage in a diverse audience."I think this has nothing to do with cultural baggage or race or a diverse audience. It's about respect.

theatregeek6 said: "White gatekeeper/??seriouslanyway the answer is No, No, No, No. I did NOT pay to hear you sing. It is rude."I know right? That comment is really disgusting. I can't believe moderators don't delete it while they delete everything else.