Posted: 7/8/15 at 5:23pm
"Pinto telling the truth will happen the same day Rex Re..., I mean, After Eight begins being positive about anything."
LOL
Posted: 7/8/15 at 5:44pm
LOL isn't he just so hilarious im laughing my ass off right now Jordan that was really great keep it up!
Posted: 7/8/15 at 5:54pm
My LOL was all about the Rex Reed reference, and not you, Philly
Posted: 7/8/15 at 6:02pm
Actually, knowing ALW's track record in the things he says, I don't have a hard time believing Philly this time. ALW has a strange habit of praising whatever is the ~newest~ aspect of his shows, a la Sierra Boggess and Nicole Scherzinger and Gerard Butler, so it's not too far-fetched to think that he would be uptalking Broadway productions of his London shows.
Posted: 7/8/15 at 6:08pm
Some here will see a show over and over again or will see a revival because someone they like is in it. The only way I would ever see Gypsy again is if Merman came back from the dead and did . Enough is enough with constantly reviving it.
I happen to agree. While I adored the Patti Lupone revival and liked (but didn't love) The Imelda revival, I do feel that the show needs to take a bit of a break from the West End and Broadway. Imelda is wonderful in the role, but she alone is not reason enough to transfer the show to States.
Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:01am
Can I just say Bonniebanks is not speaking for all brits.
If Brits didn't love Cats or CATS why did it sell out the Palladium last year and is doing so again this year and could have sustained a longer run (regardless of grizabella). It also does very well on tour. And whilst, yes, seeing it for the first time was special, people knew what they were getting for decades afterwards so that argument doesn't hold up.
Also, Sierra Boggess is held in no special regard over here, sure she has her fans within the small theatre world but outside of that no one cares or has any idea who she is. Personally I'd never say she was a 'great actress' anyway, all she's done in london is generic doe eyed acting
And that School Of Rock logo is ugly
And Gypsy needs to take a break from the West End, the show that hasn't been seen in 40 years? Seriously?!
Updated On: 7/9/15 at 01:01 AM
Posted: 7/9/15 at 9:35am
"Laurence Conner. Who shouldn't be allowed to direct traffic, never mind musical theatre."
This is one of the best quotes I have ever read on BWW!
Posted: 7/9/15 at 10:32am
For some NY theatergoers, Gypsy should be constantly revived no matter who is in it. We have a ton of quality shows that are never revived while a group of 10 or 15 are revived ad nauseaum.
Posted: 7/9/15 at 10:32am
For some NY theatergoers, Gypsy should be constantly revived no matter who is in it. We have a ton of quality shows that are never revived while a group of 10 or 15 are revived ad nauseaum.
Posted: 7/9/15 at 10:32am
For some NY theatergoers, Gypsy should be constantly revived no matter who is in it. We have a ton of quality shows that are never revived while a group of 10 or 15 are revived ad nauseaum.
Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:15pm
You are more than willing to sit through the 3 or 4 revivals of the same show. In the West End, I can't say it's the same thing.
I can. Because the West End certainly has its share of revival favorites. Grease? Joseph? Oliver? The first ever revivals of Sunset Boulevard, Cats, Miss Saigon, Aspects of Love, Merrily We Roll Along... And the West End has far more revival tours that stop for a limited run in the West End than Broadway.
But the copy of something is almost never quite as jaw-dropping. The horizon of expectation is completely different in a replica production.
So...you're saying that I felt entirely different than I did when I saw the Broadway productions of Les Miz, Phantom, Miss Saigon and War Horse? What was my "horizon of expectation"? Did the millions who had never seen Cats and marveled at the Broadway (or any other foreign) production simply manufacture their response in order to compare it to a production they have never seen? A subsequent production has ZERO relation to the original when discussing the reaction of those who have only ever seen the subsequent production and no means of comparison. How you feel about subsequent productions and/or replacement casts is completely irrelevant to the experience of those seeing any production or cast for the first time.
Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:27pm
"Also, Sierra Boggess is held in no special regard over here, sure she has her fans within the small theatre world but outside of that no one cares or has any idea who she is. Personally I'd never say she was a 'great actress' anyway, all she's done in london is generic doe eyed acting"
People really overestimate Sierra Boggess' "star power." The only ones who really know or care about her work are those familiar with her ~Oh So Amazing Christine~, AKA her Phangirls. (Yeah yeah yeah, she's done a few other things, but a majority of those roles weren't really reaching too far out of her comfort zone, a la Les Mis, and she always seems to wind up going back to Phantom.)
I was thrilled when I heard that she was doing It Shoulda Been You, because at last it gave her the chance to kind of break through the "ALW's Darling" mold she had let encrust around her persona (because she is, after all, pretty talented, just not the best Christine despite what ALW likes to say), but then I heard that she was doing School of Rock and sighed and went, "Oh, look...another ALW show. Of course."
Updated On: 7/9/15 at 01:27 PM
Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:38pm
I would think she'd be more well-known in the US for The Little Mermaid than as the Vegas Christine in Phantom or as Christine in Love Never Dies in the West End. And why begrudge her being cast as her second ALW character in her third ALW show? I saw her in Love Never Dies and she was actually quite wonderful. Far better than anyone I'd seen as the same character in Phantom.
Updated On: 7/9/15 at 01:38 PM
Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:42pm
Everyone's entitled to their opinion.
Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:53pm
Don't most composers have their "go to" actress (or actor) when they write musicals?
Sondheim = Peters
Kander/Ebb = Rivera
Herman = Lansbury
Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:58pm
They do, I just think that Sierra has more potential to be doing things other than ALW shows. (Of course, maybe I'm misjudging. Maybe this could be a good breaking-the-mold performance for her despite being an ALW show, but only time will tell.)
Posted: 7/9/15 at 2:05pm
Everyone's entitled to their opinion.
Posted: 7/9/15 at 2:07pm
Exactly!
Posted: 7/9/15 at 3:01pm
Precisely!
Posted: 7/9/15 at 4:31pm
I can't get the songs out of my head!! I love Stick it to the Man, and You're in the Band!
Posted: 12/22/16 at 10:56pm
Sorry to bump this thread but wasn't sure where else to post about this. Took this picture as I walked by tonight- when did they change the marquee to white? (Sorry if this was already discussed and I missed it!)
Posted: 12/23/16 at 12:01am
I am guessing because it's more Christmas-ish?
Posted: 12/23/16 at 12:06am
I think they changed it to white because it's more eye popping and grabs your attention better
