#101
Posted: 11/21/21 at 5:58am
Thanks guys for your details. Also think that not being very explicit with it is also the better approach.
Updated On: 3/4/22 at 05:58 AM
West End CABARET with Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne — Page 5
#102
Posted: 11/21/21 at 6:57am
A great article with John Kander and director Rebecca Frecknall. Brief talk of Hal Prince's contribution, the original production, the film version, the Sam Mendes production, this production and Judi Dench in the original London production.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/nov/20/we-were-a-little-naive-staging-cabaret-in-the-60s-and-now
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#103
Posted: 11/21/21 at 11:15am
Dying to see this!
Wonder if they brought this production over where it could potentially land? Park Ave Armory?
EDIT: Just bought tickets. Looks like I’m heading to the UK this winter.
Updated On: 11/21/21 at 11:15 AM
#104
Posted: 11/22/21 at 1:59pm
Circle in the Square maybe?
#105
Posted: 11/22/21 at 7:44pm
Wick3 said: "Circle in the Square maybe?"
I'm sure they could make that work!
#106
Posted: 2/12/22 at 6:40am
Managed to see the show again since the first preview. The show and performances do not seem to have changed much. Eddie is still sounding strong vocally and not tired at all, which I find impressive for someone I didn’t even know could sing. Jessie Buckley might have slightly toned down her performance and is singing more but only slightly - it still overall feels a little overwrought to me but I will say it’s never boring and I’d actually be interested for it to be seen in NYC just to see what people think. Her ‘Maybe This Time’ for me is absolute perfection. Liza Sadovy’s performance of ‘What would you do’ is haunting and maybe the best I’ve ever heard vocally.
Has there been any word of a cast recording? Some impressive vocal work and choices here that warrant capturing in my opinion.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#107
Posted: 2/12/22 at 8:41am
Thank you binau! I saw the second preview and will be in London in early March but to see other shows. I do have one slot open but it looks like Cabaret is well sold out. Good for them!
I remember Eddie Redmayne as Marius in the Les Mis film ten years ago but singing live for 6 days a week in the emcee role is definitely not easy!
#108
Posted: 2/12/22 at 10:01am
"Liza Sadovy’s performance of ‘What would you do’ is haunting and maybe the best I’ve ever heard vocally."
Polly Bergen's version of that song, late into the run of the first Mendes revival in NY, still gives me chills when I recall it. I wish her performance had been recorded .
#109
Posted: 2/12/22 at 10:17am
I hope they make an announcement soon regarding replacement casting. I’ll be in the UK in May and want to get tix locked in asap but really want to know who I’d be seeing, first.
#110
Posted: 2/12/22 at 4:14pm
Updated On: 3/1/22 at 04:14 PM
#111
Posted: 2/12/22 at 4:16pm
binau said:
Has there been any word of a cast recording? Some impressive vocal work and choices here that warrant capturing in my opinion."
I think the producers would be looking to not record actually, which is a shame. They want to show to run for a while, and recording the big names from the get go might be detrimental.
#112
Posted: 3/3/22 at 7:39pm
Eddie Redmayne delivers in every way, but it is Jessie Buckley who gives the best performance I have ever seen. The whole evening was nothing short of magic, and certainly worth the trip to the UK.
I truly cannot stop thinking about this production.
#113
Posted: 3/3/22 at 7:39pm
Eddie Redmayne delivers in every way, but it is Jessie Buckley who gives the best performance I have ever seen. The whole evening was nothing short of magic, and certainly worth the trip to the UK.
I truly cannot stop thinking about this production.
#114
Posted: 3/6/22 at 2:09pm
Nearly a week later, and I cannot stop thinking about this production!
#115
Posted: 3/7/22 at 2:42pm
Is the production still worth spending a gazillion pounds per ticket even without the original leads?
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#116
Posted: 3/7/22 at 2:49pm
It’s a great production but no show is worth the top price they’re selling. You can get great seats for £80 or so in the dress circle that are worth it.
#117
Posted: 3/7/22 at 3:00pm
Jordan Catalano said: "It’s a great production but no show is worth the top price they’re selling. You can get great seats for £80 or so in the dress circle that are worth it."
That's good to know, thanks. I really couldn't believe the prices when I was looking at tickets.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#118
Posted: 3/8/22 at 10:49pm
Jordan Catalano said: "It’s a great production but no show is worth the top price they’re selling. You can get great seats for £80 or so in the dress circle that are worth it."
Also, is the production in itself revolutionary? Does it elevate the Mendes staging? I saw that a million times and curious if it shines a brand new light on the musical.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#119
Posted: 3/8/22 at 11:05pm
Revolutionary? No. Elevate the staging? Not.....really....? Worth seeing? 100% yes.
It's different than the Mendes staging which is really about all I can say about it. It's different enough that I was never thinking "Oh, I liked 'that part' better in the last revival" and so on. It's just very well done. I can't say it shines a new light on anything, though.
#120
Posted: 3/8/22 at 11:23pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Revolutionary? No. Elevate the staging? Not.....really....? Worth seeing? 100% yes.
It's different than the Mendes staging which is really about all I can say about it. It's different enough that I was never thinking "Oh, I liked 'that part' better in the last revival" and so on. It's just very well done. I can't say it shines a new light on anything, though."
That's really honest, thanks!
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#121
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:35am
Tonight is the final performance of Eddie, Jessie and many of the primary cast members. Such a magical experience seeing those artists perform the greatest (and my favorite) musical. Thank you for the memories!
Also, thank you to the board members here who alerted me to this production being something worth traveling to see. I wouldn’t have gone without your endorsements, so thank you. It was the evening of a lifetime for my partner and I, not to mention a fabulous excuse to dash across the Atlantic to visit London for the the first time.
Updated On: 3/19/22 at 10:35 AM
#122
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:43am
Curious if Jessie is going to show up to her final show tonight.
#123
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:55am
Jordan Catalano said: "Curious if Jessie is going to show up to her final show tonight."
Emily Benjamin did both matinees this week, Wednesday and today.
#124
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:56am
Her attendance is atrocious, and at those prices, outrageous.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#125
Posted: 3/19/22 at 10:58am
I also believe they don’t exchange or refund in typical west end style either.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
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