Posted: 4/7/24 at 12:44pm
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is coming overseas with the production as well, so I hear.
Posted: 4/7/24 at 12:47pm
(double post)
Posted: 4/7/24 at 12:49pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "DramaTeach said: "Kind of assumed, no? It’ll sell out in 5 seconds here too."
Easy to assume, tougher to make a reality considering Holland's schedule.
Plenty of other high-profile things have not moved to Broadway (Cumberbatch Hamlet, Blanchett or Anderson's Streetcar, etc) despite rumors that they would.
Maybe they'll REALLY make tickets tough to get and put it at the Shed or the Armory.
Patiently awaiting Tom Holland and Tom Hollander to do a two-hander."
Yup I remember when I heard rumors Maggie Smith in "A German Life" would come to Broadway as well.
Posted: 4/7/24 at 2:44pm
I didn’t mean it’ll definitely happen, but I assumed they want it to, so I wouldn’t be shocked. We’ll see.
Posted: 5/10/24 at 1:27pm
https://x.com/mrcarl_woodward/status/1788973914556702897
tomorrows first preview of Romeo & Juliet starring Tom Holland will not go ahead due to technical aspects of the production needing further preparation
Posted: 5/11/24 at 2:38am
Maybe Uline was sold out of the right colour gaffers tape they wanted to use to lay out the non-existent set? It's pretty hard for movie stars to hit their marks otherwise.
Posted: 5/11/24 at 7:29am
He was a stage kid first
Posted: 5/11/24 at 10:59am
Someone on Reddit said he starts the show on the roof (lol, Jamie….) and they are running into complications there with city regulations.
Posted: 5/11/24 at 11:31am
Did they not have a dress rehearsal?
Posted: 5/11/24 at 2:20pm
The roof bit and it’s issues were discussed a couple weeks ago, I can’t imagine they’ve gotten to this point and not worked that out still.
Posted: 5/13/24 at 5:13pm
The set and the photos of the leads are giving Ivo Van Hove’s West Side Story…not a bad thing necessarily but it brought that back to my memory
Posted: 5/13/24 at 5:15pm
God, I mean between that and the production photos released - I am the biggest Jamie Lloyd Sunset Boulevard fan there is on this forum - but he is starting to feel a LITTLE like a parody or cliche of himself, isn't he? I will try and reserve judgement before seeing the show because I already make the same mistake before seeing Sunset and Nicole, but it is striking how little variation there is in the design of his shows.
Posted: 5/13/24 at 6:28pm
Here is Tom leaving the theatre. Massive crowds. Really hope security can keep him safe every night.
Posted: 5/13/24 at 6:40pm
Posted: 5/13/24 at 6:55pm
binau said: "God, I mean between that and the production photos released - I am the biggest Jamie Lloyd Sunset Boulevard fan there is on this forum - but he is starting to feel a LITTLE like a parody or cliche of himself, isn't he? I will try and reserve judgement before seeing the show because I already make the same mistake before seeing Sunset and Nicole, but it is striking how little variation there is in the design of his shows."
I get what you and others are saying, but I happen to love artists with very distinct styles. Lloyd loves dark, modern, minimalistic sets and costumes. I would take a director with a clear point of view and style over a middle-of-the-road production any day. The recent Sweeney Todd production is a great example of staging something in a very safe but bland way and it just seemed to have no point of view.
Updated On: 5/13/24 at 06:55 PM
Posted: 5/13/24 at 7:26pm
There's having a signature style and aesthetic, and then there's... every production looking the same. If you had told me the productions photos were from his Cyrano, I likely would've believed it.
Updated On: 5/13/24 at 07:26 PM
Posted: 5/13/24 at 8:57pm
Kad said: "There's having a signature style and aesthetic, and then there's... every production looking the same. If you had told me the productions photos were from his Cyrano, I likely would've believed it."
Cyrano was exactly what I thought first, from the costumes to the head mics
Posted: 5/14/24 at 2:06am
FANtomFollies said: "binau said: "God, I mean between that and the production photos released - I am the biggest Jamie Lloyd Sunset Boulevard fan there is on this forum - but he is starting to feel a LITTLE like a parody or cliche of himself, isn't he? I will try and reserve judgement before seeing the show because I already make the same mistake before seeing Sunset and Nicole, but it is striking how little variation there is in the design of his shows."
I get what you and others are saying, but I happen to love artists with very distinct styles. Lloyd loves dark, modern, minimalistic sets and costumes. I would take a director with a clear point of view and style over a middle-of-the-road production any day. The recent Sweeney Todd production is a great example of staging something in a very safe but bland way and it just seemed to have no point of view."
Definitely agree with this too. Surely he can at least use a little more colour though. If I recall from seeing Jamie Lloyd’s Evita he does know how to do it haha.
The reason Sunset Boulevard works in greyscale is because it’s from a black and white film. Despite being minimalist the design and concept is stunning.
Anyway I’ll wait and see. It is stupid of me to judge without seeing.
Posted: 5/15/24 at 5:58pm
Any reports out of London on this production yet? Curious to hear from anyone who’s seen it.
Posted: 5/23/24 at 7:39pm
https://variety.com/2024/legit/reviews/romeo-and-juliet-review-tom-holland-1236014743/
‘Romeo and Juliet’ Review: Tom Holland-Led Production Is Hobbled by Director Jamie Lloyd’s Extreme Stylization
Posted: 5/23/24 at 7:42pm
Romeo & Juliet review – Tom Holland enters to whoops as Francesca Amewudah-Rivers shows a steely cool | Stage | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/23/romeo-juliet-review-tom-holland-spider-man-francesca-amewudah-rivers
Posted: 5/23/24 at 7:43pm
Romeo & Juliet review: This Romeo may be monochrome and mannered... but grab the chance to see Spider-Man do The Bard at all costs, writes PATRICK MARMION
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13453543/Romeo-Juliet-review-Spider-Man-PATRICK-MARMION.html
Posted: 5/23/24 at 7:45pm
Tom Holland in Romeo and Juliet review: The star is not to blame, but this production-cum-global-event is lifeless
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240523-tom-holland-in-romeo-and-juliet-review-the-star-is-not-to-blame-but-this-production-cum-global-event-is-lifeless
Posted: 5/23/24 at 7:48pm
Romeo and Juliet review: Tom Holland flops - this is absolute drivel. Jamie Lloyds Romeo and Juliet features a charisma-free Tom Holland, a clichéd production and unexplored themes.
https://search.app/XveZ3w4T9y5b5Qcr7
OUCH!
