'Imagine This' No More

Not shocked at all, but best of luck to the cast and crew who had nothing but good intentions with this show

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"Wonder what's next for the New London... "

Somebody at WOS suggested War Horse.

i would scream if that show made it to the west end, it would make my year.

Parade at the New London with the GWTW set?
Inspired Weez...inspired :)

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Double Post!

Updated On: 12/7/08 at 04:00 PM

GWTW ran for about 80 performances.

I have read there will be a CD. Hell, if you go to the website, you get inundated with music, and it's by no means terrible.

I wanted to catch this one on the grounds of it being an original musical as well. Shame it's going so soon.

'King Lear' went down well. Let's just give the New London to the RSC. They'll never see success if they keep sticking subpar musicals in there.

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Disappointed but not surprised. It was a brave attempt at something original and only let down by the book and lyrics.

It was much, much better than Gone With The Wind and deserved a better fate.

The tracks on the website were originally of the concept recording but have now been changed to the London cast - it's definitely Peter P and the London orchestrations, and one of the new songs written for the London production is on there as well - so I assume it has been recorded, but whether it will be released I don't know.

^^"The New London seems to be cursed...
Only one musical can play there.. Cats..
and any other musical that attempts to sell is exterminated (not the correct word to use but hey!)"

It gives me great joy to think that only Cats can survive in a theatre that reminds me of a car park.

Gutted for the cast of Imagine This, who put on wonderful performances. Weez, there is great music in this show - not of the same ilk as Marguerite but great in a different way. Some serious schmaltz in the book, which was equally terrible as Marguerite (in that Greek tragedy way, of awe-inspiring as well as cringe-worthy). I have some hope Imagine This will re-appear after a [long?] respite to tinker around with the book and wait for the recession to pass (one of the bigger stumbling blocks to the production).

Kudos to the cast, who did a fabulous job with incredibly difficult themes.

Updated On: 12/7/08 at 06:55 PM

Mama needs to employ a fact checker. Rachel Weisz in A Day I The Life of Joe Egg (It was Victoria Hamilton)!?! and now this. GWTW played more shows.

keithp - GWTW played more shows so Imagine This has won as the shortest run.

Ok I get it - beaten as in shortest run as opposed to beaten by having more performances.
It was late when I read it!