Company London
Company London
kofler22
Featured Actor Joined: 9/1/14
#1Company London
Posted: 9/26/18 at 6:27pmNo reports yet from the first preview? Can’ t wait to hear something!!!
JBC3
Broadway Star Joined: 4/9/17
#2Company London
Posted: 9/26/18 at 6:29pmhttp://theatreboard.co.uk/thread/1950/company?page=43&scrollTo=233229
#3Company London
Posted: 9/29/18 at 2:22pm
https://twitter.com/companywestend/status/1046091187726299142?s=21
#5Company London
Posted: 9/29/18 at 2:51pm
It’s seems from early reports that “ Not Getting Married “ is the single showstopper and a tour de force
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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#6Company London
Posted: 9/29/18 at 2:54pmWow. That’s such an amazing shot of Patti in character. WOW.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#7Company London
Posted: 9/29/18 at 6:32pm
rosscoe(au) said: "It’s seems from early reports that “ Not Getting Married “ is the single showstopper and a tour de force"
more than that stopped the show actually...tonight the audience gave extended applause to Patti's Ladies Who Lunch, which was more than well deserved...also the young man who sang Not Getting Married did stop the show, but also the very first number Company got the evening off to a roaring start!...i forgot how much fun this show is...the Neil Patrick Harris version that was screened in movie theatres a few years back was trying to hard to be "sophisticated"...this cast was having fun and so was the audience...i also believe if this transfers to Broadway someone like Sutton Foster would make a great Bobbie...Rosalie Craig was good but i think there is room for her to grow in this role...everyone else was letter perfect in my book...
one thing as someone who actually saw the original production in the Summer of 1970, i still remember the Boris Aronson sets...this production was on a smaller scale in many respects...not a bad thing but my memory is of this amazing mutli level set...
overall a terrific show and i am glad i flew to London to see it!!
#8Company London
Posted: 9/30/18 at 7:23am
So, I was at the first preview last Wednesday, and I really enjoyed it. For the purists, you won't find this production that different from any other revival of the show, because at the end of the day all the changings are pretty superficial. If on the one hand this production is not nearly as brave and groundbreaking as it could have been (or as it claims it is), on the other it preserves the meaning and dynamics of this beautifully written show withouth the cringiness often associated with the retelling of classics. A part from a couple of scenes still too focused on Bobbie not being married at the venerable age of 35, the show works well with its 21st century setting, so well that you can mostly forget it was written in the 70s. As others have pointed out, Elliott recycled a few elements from Angels in America and - I agree - they worked better here than in Kushner's epic.
Rosalie Craig is a very solid Bobbie, she might not be a vocal powerhouse, but she found a lot of emotions in scenes that might otherwise be a bit of a chore. Her bench scene with Theo (aka Kathy) was intense and moving, and her Being Alive was deeply felt without being suicidal. Besides, she looks terrific in red and has great chemistry with the whole cast. Speaking of Theo, Matthew Seadon-Young was very good and underused; the best of the gentleman callers was Richard Fleeshman's Andy/April, who makes a great impression with and without his clothes in the bedroom scene and Barcellona. George Blagden's PJ (Martha) was by far the weak link (of the whole cast), partly because *she doesn't have the range* for Another Hundred People, and partly because he was trying to make some accent but God knows what it was. Still, the three of them work really well together and their "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" was brilliant.
The highlight of the evening was, imho, Getting Married Today: Jonathan Bailey is fantastic, but the whole scene is hysterical. It got the biggest ovation on the first preview (except for a few people standing after Being Alive), and it was truly marvellous. But the production is really full of great momoments and gems, both in the book scenes and the songs, with other highlights being Side By Side and Marry Me A Little.
Patti is very Patti, but she found some moving depth in the scene before Ladies Who Lunch and her offering up Larry to Bobbie (a potentially cringy moment in this gender-swapped reading) came across as Joanne giving voice to her fear of being left. Patti looked fabulous, but she has sounded better. Oh, and the "And here's to the girls who just watch-- Aren't they the best?" suddenly became very poignant and aimed at Bobbie.
On the whole, it's a hugely enjoyable production, with a fantastic cast and that balanced mixture of novelties and conservativism that will satify both innovators and purists. It's not as brave as you would expect, but still a shiny, fun, moving and thrilling night at the theatre.
****
#9Company London
Posted: 9/30/18 at 9:26amDoes the production include Tik Tock?
“I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.”
JBC3
Broadway Star Joined: 4/9/17
#10Company London
Posted: 9/30/18 at 9:50amQueenAlice said: "Does the production include Tik Tock?"
Likely now Tock Tik to honor the gender switching.
jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#11Company London
Posted: 9/30/18 at 10:36am
QueenAlice said: "Does the production include Tik Tock?"
I never really cared for this piece. It's a nice composition, but always feels out of place when it is included. I know it was written to show off Donna's talent, and I am sure it was thrilling to watch her dance to it, but now it seems like a throwaway.
Skywalker3
Stand-by Joined: 5/4/08
#12Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 6:54am
Jordan Roth is listed as one of the producers! So a Broadway transfer seems likely.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#13Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 8:36am
I'm seeing it this weekend! I'm so excited. Also not a weekend goes by when I don't have to tell someone to put their phone away in the theatre here so I'm eager for Patti to take over that job for me for one show :P
#14Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 10:19am
Skywalker3 said: "Jordan Roth is listed as one of the producers! So a Broadway transfer seems likely."
Cool! I'm curious --- who makes the decisions on which cast members goes with the transfer. Is it the director or producer? I can see Patti definitely transferring but I am curious whether Rosalie would. I understand with revivals a big name tends to be needed in order for the show to recoup.
Sondheimite
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/14
kade.ivy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#16Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 2:59pmWick3, I’d imagine a give and take with both producer and director, with Equity also playing a part. Equity seems to have gotten pretty open over the past few years, allowing entire casts to transfer from London. Would LOVE for this to come over! With Roth involved, maybe the Kerr if North Country doesn’t happen, or a very limited engagement at the Hirschfeld pre-Moulin Rouge?
Sondheimite
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/14
#17Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 5:05pm
I'd be SHOCKED if this didn't transfer, honestly.
It won't be this season.
But I think we'll be seeing this come in Spring 2020.
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Updated On: 10/1/18 at 05:05 PM
#18Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 6:35pmI so want to hear Bailey's Not Getting Married Today ugh. His Last Five Years audition video is on my work playlist.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
#19Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 6:35pmI so want to hear Bailey's Not Getting Married Today ugh. His Last Five Years audition video is on my work playlist.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
#20Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 6:38pm
Sondheimite said: "I'd be SHOCKED if this didn't transfer, honestly.
It won't be this season.
But I think we'll be seeing this come in Spring 2019."
So...this season.
#21Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 7:07pm
LesWickedly said: "Sondheimite said: "I'd be SHOCKED if this didn't transfer, honestly.
It won't be this season.
But I think we'll be seeing this come in Spring 2019."
So...this season."
lol!
#22Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 7:44pm
This would be a great season for it to come in... since right now, the only confirmed musical revival is Kiss Me, Kate. The optics alone of those two revivals competing against each other all but assures a win for Company.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#23Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 7:52pmI agree, I think a spring (2019) transfer is pretty likely.
BPfan81
Understudy Joined: 4/12/18
#24Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 10:31pm
Great shot, indeed. How long is LuPone in this English production of Company?
#25Company London
Posted: 10/1/18 at 10:45pm
Unless it gets extended the show is in West End until December 22nd.
Normally on Broadway the holiday season is one of the busiest (and most expensive) time to see theater. I wonder if it's the same case in London. Do you guys think this show will have an extension or two?
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