La Cage Hits The Road

La Cage Is To Hit The Road and is going to plau bromley and milton keynes at the mo ! anyone know any other venues ?

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Do we know when the West End Production will close down yet?

I suspected Barrowman would extend his run to January or February (definitely through Christmas) and the West End production would then go on the road when he finished. But I heard at the weekend that he is finishing in November and going straight into rehearsals for Love Never Dies. I figured he was just doing ALW a favour doing the album and didn't think for a second he'd actually be in the show. But then again, it would make sense as Karimloo leaves Phantom only a couple of weeks before Barrowman is scheduled to leave La Cage. Oh, I don't know.

Oh my Lord, I completely forgot about panto! That explains his tiny little stint in the show... that'll pack them in for sure. Limited time only and that.

Yeah im pretty sure Barrowman was purely for the album, other actors have been mentioned for Phantom 2, but he hasnt been one of them.

Of course these things change! (although I hope not, really dont want Barrowman in Phantom 2)

I have to say I find it much harder these days to take John Barrowman seriously as a musical theatre actor. He is becoming more and more linked as a camp and loud tv personality, and he is in danger of over exposure (no not in THAT way! lol). And I know that im not alone in that.

As for Phantom 2 I still think this show could well surprise people.

I'm beginning to have second thoughts about Phantom 2. I still reckon I'll hate it, but I don't think it'll be half as sh*t as I thought it would be.

And Princeton, you are definitely not alone in that. Barrowman really gets on my tits.

He's like a parody of an irritating, smiley all-rounder. Like a male version of Katy Grin from Ab Fab.

He luuurves himself- I've watched him checking himself out in a mirror!

Maybe he'll join the circus???

He didn't go to Soho gym to work out either!

Chuckle

Shall we dredge up the Anything Goes stories...? boy were there some crowded dressing rooms...

^ It wouldn't be so bad if his "American" accent wasn't so horrid. I really hope he doesn't use that accent for Albin, that would be awful. Actually I don't care, because I'm not going to see him in this! I wonder how many of the current cast will stay on - their contracts end at the same time as Allam's and Quast's.

And putting all my personal biasses about him aside (that will take a while), he just LOOKS totally wrong for Albin. Too young, too "pretty", too botoxed, too modern.

Why have they cast him? No-one's going to see it before he starts (hence £15 "top price" tickets being available right through the summer) and my guess is no-one will go after he's left.

Updated On: 7/7/09 at 11:10 AM