Posted: 12/21/23 at 2:54pm
FANtomFollies said: "WldKingdomHM said: "More important who will be the Tuesday evening Norma…"
It would never happen but I'd kill to see Sherie Rene Scott in this production."
THIS.
Posted: 12/21/23 at 3:20pm
Lot666 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Or Anne Hathaway."
Please, not Anne Hathaway. She didn't sing in Les Miserables; she recited lines over background music."
This gets the biggest eyeroll of the day.
We all get that Tom Hooper is a lousy director of musicals, and that he had a poor vision for the film. The ridiculous close-ups and live singing take-after-take did no favors to anyone in the cast. Her performance was great despite her voice clearly being worn out, and despite being directed by someone who didn't understand how to film a musical.
Anne Hathaway has done a ton of singing outside of Les Misérables, and most of it quite well. Your opinion of her performance in Les Miz is valid, but let's not pretend that she has done nothing else of merit from which we can clearly see that she has a very capable instrument.
Posted: 12/21/23 at 3:21pm
I’d kill to see Sherie Rene Scott in anything at this point.
Posted: 12/21/23 at 6:12pm
ALW returns to the Majestic theater - back where he was born to beeeeeeeeeee
Posted: 12/21/23 at 6:17pm
Agree
Posted: 12/21/23 at 6:27pm
I can only imagine whoever plays Joe putting one hand over half his face when he’s outside by the marquee during the title number.
Posted: 12/21/23 at 8:55pm
I could see this going into the Hudson and ATG making money with high ticket prices like Merrily.
Posted: 12/21/23 at 9:27pm
It seems more suited for the Hudson also an ATG theater and similar to the Savoy's intimacy. I doubt this will go to the Majestic as that's huge and seats 1681.
Posted: 12/21/23 at 9:35pm
Obviously this won’t be the only factor, but if they want to get as much distance in as possible for the title song, the Sondheim would work well. It’s quite deep underground like the Savoy, so plenty of flights of stairs for Joe to descend, and it’s in a part of the city that would have the least potential for “interruptions” from people nearby while the cameras are rolling.
Posted: 12/22/23 at 8:36am
“similar to the Savoy's intimacy”
The Savoy is anything but intimate.
Posted: 12/22/23 at 8:55am
BroadwayNYC2 said: "“similar to the Savoy's intimacy”
The Savoy is anything but intimate."
Savoy is barely over 1000 seats, how could it not be intimate at least compared to the Majestic?
Posted: 12/22/23 at 9:17am
That rear dress circle and balcony are miles away from the stage. Medium sized house? Sure. But I would never use the word intimate to describe it.
Posted: 12/22/23 at 2:26pm
Nicole Scherzinger just posted an article about the rumored transfer on her Instagram stories. Aside from an official announcement, that's about as close to confirmation as you can get.
Posted: 12/24/23 at 12:40am
Yes, it’s coming, has a house, and always has (cue the threads!).
Posted: 12/24/23 at 12:38pm
I just saw this yesterday and wow, it was truly a spectacular rendition. The entire cast was amazing. The intensity was dialed up to a 10 throughout the show with the close up camera shots.
There was no staging at all, just a tilting screen for projection. I usually hate interpretive dances or dream sequence during musicals (such as Oklahoma), but this is the first time, I could feel and relate to the emotion of the dancers on stage. This is a master class on lighting and camera work.
I would’ve gone back and see it again but it’s now completely sold out.
Posted: 2/22/24 at 8:38am
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"The team will reconvene to do it all again this autumn when Sunset Boulevard opens on Broadway. Mum’s the word on which theatre it will take, but we’d bet an Isotta Fraschini Tipo that Francis will make his way through Times Square, a route that’s bound to have its own unique set of challenges."
I still can't imagine they'll try to get him through Times Square or any lengthy avenue stretch. The Strand may be a bustling area, but Times Square is a completely different animal.
Posted: 2/22/24 at 9:00am
Lot666 said: "I still can't imagine they'll try to get him through Times Square or any lengthy avenue stretch. The Strand may be a bustling area, but Times Square is a completely different animal."
Seeing as it's a British article, I would take it with a grain of salt. Don't many foreigners (or even non native NYers) refer to the whole theater district as Times Square?
I thought many folks here had all but confirmed it's booked at the St. James?
Posted: 2/22/24 at 9:04am
Lot666 said: "I still can't imagine they'll try to get him through Times Square or any lengthy avenue stretch. The Strand may be a bustling area, but Times Square is a completely different animal."
I think the strength of this show is the great writing. All the lyrics in the show are about the beautiful silent film era, the fact that microphones did not exist, "We didn't need words, we had faces", and then the terrible invention of sound came in, "words, words, only words", described as terrible by Norma. Also the big numbers "No words can tell, the story my eyes tell", "With one look I put words to shame", etc, etc. A great addition to these wonderful lyrics and very specific basis of the story is the great sets that matches these lyrics. The specific era, her wealth, yet solitude is wonderfully supported by this.
My point is that a show with such strong specific writing and beautiful melodies does not need these cheap gimmicks like walking outdoors and seeing cardboard cut-outs of Andrew Lloyd webber and cast members taking the piss, while holding laptops with microphones, MC hammer twerk jokes, "can't touch this", etc. That is not inspiring and does nothing but make people holler and laugh. Does the director actually think that Nicole needs this? That is not a compliment.
Posted: 2/22/24 at 9:12am
I still think they could make this work if it goes to the Majestic. The stage door is on 45th Street. Tom Francis could walk down 45th, cut through Shubert Alley, and re-enter the Majestic on 44th.
Posted: 2/22/24 at 10:29am
Dylan Smith4 said: "I still think they could make this work if it goes to the Majestic. The stage door is on 45th Street. Tom Francis could walk down 45th, cut through Shubert Alley, and re-enter the Majestic on 44th."
had the same theory as well, he would just need to walk really fast.
Curious how would they make it work at St James?
Posted: 2/22/24 at 1:23pm
You guys ARE aware it’s not just him and the camera person out there on the street. Prior to them doing the walk, the path is cleared and security is clearing people ahead of him and the camera. Even lights are set up throughout the path of the walk. Due to this, this effect can be accomplished at any location.
Posted: 2/22/24 at 1:55pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "You guys ARE aware it’s not just him and the camera person out there on the street. Prior to them doing the walk, the path is cleared and security is clearing people ahead of him and the camera. Even lights are set up throughout the path of the walk. Due to this, this effect can be accomplished at any location.
Posted: 2/22/24 at 2:09pm
Yes, of course we're aware of that. The point is, wrangling people in Times Square is no small feat and they have to do this eight times per week.
Can easily be achieved as it’s been done countless times before for other live TV stuff. Just takes more security people and yes, you’ll have the tourists gawking on the sidelines, but it can be achieved 8 times a week. Even if barricades need to be setup an hour prior.
Posted: 2/22/24 at 4:48pm
spicemonkey said: "Dylan Smith4 said: "I still think they could make this work if it goes to the Majestic. The stage door is on 45th Street. Tom Francis could walk down 45th, cut through Shubert Alley, and re-enter the Majestic on 44th."
had the same theoryas well, he would just need to walk really fast."
They could also go outside sooner, instead of using the first half of the song filming the cardboard cut out of Andrew Lloyd webber indoors in the dressing room and the ensemble get-togethers backstage for so long. But they could also trust the material and add good direction and have him perform it on stage.
Updated On: 2/22/24 at 04:48 PM
Posted: 2/22/24 at 5:20pm
It's a bit of fluff that adds nothing much, but gets a huge reaction, and has now generated a lot of hype and interest, so they'll definitely be doing it, even though it is going to be hell for all involved, especially when people start angling to get in the shot, as they did in London
