Posted: 8/14/20 at 11:28am
Starting tomorrow, 8/15/20, (or 15/8/20 for my UK friends), the govt has allowed indoor performances to resume. Crossing my fingers for the best for them because like is, God knows they need this.
Posted: 8/14/20 at 12:01pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Starting tomorrow, 8/15/20, (or 15/8/20 for my UK friends), the govt has allowed indoor performances to resume. Crossing my fingers for the best for them because like is, God knows they need this."
What this provides is an opportunity for super-creative and well-funded (i.e., rich benefactors or parents) artists to make something great work within largely unworkable constraints. As has been rehearsed, this should not be viewed as an opportunity for many if any conventional theatres, certainly not West End ones. Think of it as zoom readings 2.0 (and I agree with your post the other day that we have mostly grown weary of the zoom phenomenon that we eagerly embraced a few months ago. And as always, everything is subject to change without notice (hopefully soon enough in both directions instead of just one).
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with social distancing I don't see how... but hope springs eternal 
Posted: 8/14/20 at 12:24pm
Well, ALW will single-handedly cure COVID, praise be.
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Posted: 8/14/20 at 12:34pm
Jordan Catalano said: "ALW’s new bio-Musical “Covid Christ Superstar” is gonna be amazing."
My only concern is that I don't know if he has the stamina to do 8 shows a week. (And of course there is no substitute for him playing the title role.)
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Posted: 8/14/20 at 1:25pm
Oh stop it, it's called a joke.
Posted: 8/14/20 at 1:36pm
iluvtheatertrash said: "So, now we’re mocking Lloyd Webber for trying to help our industry? Cool. Makes sense."
Yes we are.
What he is doing is hurting our industry in multiple ways. What he wants to do with theatres is what the governor of Georgia did with his state. You think that would be good? He is also hurting by creating false expectations that ultimately lead to disgusted theatregoers. No thanks.
And yes it does make sense to mock him and his safety be damned perversion.
Posted: 8/14/20 at 1:46pm
FYI: here is how Southwark Playhouse is getting people in and out for its (resumed) production of The Last Five Years.
https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/the-large/the-last-five-years/#covidfaqs
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