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I'm watching Six at the cinema on Sunday. I have already decided I hate it because of how they ripped off Ugly Heart (and how smug it seems) so I wouldn't see it live but happy to watch it in the cinema for free and see if it changes my mind.
 
NAR: I just booked two tickets to Burlesque based on HEARSAY and WILD SPECULATION and I'm going to be fuming when they inevitably announce Gemma Collins and Baga Chips as the leads.
 
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GNL said:
NAR: I just booked two tickets to Burlesque based on HEARSAY and WILD SPECULATION and I'm going to be fuming when they inevitably announce Gemma Collins and Baga Chips as the leads.
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I REALLY want to see it, but the prices are ridiculous! Again, ATG are the worst.
 
I've discovered the joy of going to London with a wheelchair. Shows and trains are always a saving.
 
Last minute great price drop seats for Oliver! on TodayTix for tomorrow. Couldn’t resist to see it a second time.

My mum went yesterday with her friend and we didn’t realise it was the Olivier Awards on the same day when I booked it for them. She hasn’t commented but I think she may have got a Fagin understudy so was not entirely happy :(
 
Right, loves, in London for the weekend and thinking of grabbing a show Saturday night, maybe Sunday matinee, but will literally decide last minute.

Is TodayTix still the best idea for last minute? Anything else worth it?
 
And does TodayTix still do that thing where you buy a shit ticket and if it's available, they upgrade you anyway?
 
Now That’s What I Call A Musical is on its final night on Saturday in Wimbledon :disco:

I mean it was trash, but fun, and goes for £13 for cheap tickets :D
 
I agree that's BLATANTLY my usual style, but I was aiming a LITTLE more WEST END than OUR SIN :D
 
Sheena said:
Right, loves, in London for the weekend and thinking of grabbing a show Saturday night, maybe Sunday matinee, but will literally decide last minute.

Is TodayTix still the best idea for last minute? Anything else worth it?
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TodayTix is good for certain shows depending on whatever deals they have at the time, and the Rush seats are never guaranteed.

They also have their Price Drops offers for anything in the next 0-2 days, which is where I got the amazing Oliver! deal, but I think you need to be at least a Silver member to unlock that.

TKTS is still the best for last minute on the day.

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Ooh THANKS! I'll report back (should we actually get there!)
 
Anyway, I DID get the Fagin understudy on Tuesday, and could not have been more thrilled. My fav actor in Oliver! is Oscar Conlon-Morrey who plays Mr. Bumble. I was a little disappointed when he didn’t arrive on stage for the opening song, and then he turned up as Fagin instead :disco:

Midnight Cowboy wasn’t good :( Another one that should have been a play. Terrible songs.
 
I do LOVE Oliver! generally, so it's on my list of potentials, but depends on Mr Sheena, who isn't the BIGGEST theatre fan generally.
 
Sheena said:
I do LOVE Oliver! generally, so it's on my list of potentials, but depends on Mr Sheena, who isn't the BIGGEST theatre fan generally.
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It is a THRILL. I raved about it at work and a few people were dubious about how good it is, since it’s such a well known score and film version. Then two more people went and confirmed my review.
 
After enduring that PIECE OF SHIT I Should Be So Lucky musical last year, no way was i going to touch Now That's What I Call A Musical, even with tickets reduced to a tenner. It looked utterly horrific, even with Sonia and Nina Wadia.

& Juliet also only served to underline the fact that I'm done with jukebox musicals, unless there's a compelling reason otherwise.
 
I'm not massively a fan of Oliver! after seeing a few different productions of it over the years. I imagine it will tour, and may reconsider if my mother wants to see it.

My next trip at the start of May is for the tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Ore Oduba, Charlie Brooks and someone from Emmerdale.
 
lolly said:
After enduring that PIECE OF SHIT I Should Be So Lucky musical last year, no way was i going to touch Now That's What I Call A Musical, even with tickets reduced to a tenner. It looked utterly horrific, even with Sonia and Nina Wadia.

& Juliet also only served to underline the fact that I'm done with jukebox musicals, unless there's a compelling reason otherwise.
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And with that I've just had an email offering me cheap tickets for the Cruel Intentions musical. Hopefully their appeal is wearing thin for a lot of people.
 
lolly said:
And with that I've just had an email offering me cheap tickets for the Cruel Intentions musical. Hopefully their appeal is wearing thin for a lot of people.
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I rather liked Cruel Intentions. I generally dislike jukebox musicals, but they really picked the songs well.
 
Suomi said:
It was fantastic - I saw it three times !

You can’t deny those songs and the plot was very sweet. It just felt like one big safe space.
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YES!

For me, it was also the “what’s next” element- I know all the songs but not enough like I would with Mamma Mia. Every song was a surprise.
 
The songs were why I didn’t see & Juliet. I very much can and do deny them. If you want some nice surprises as they’re not restricted to a band/producers or general theme, then Cruel Intentions is the one to see.
 
Ellie said:
Sounds like me when I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Whole audience up on their feet.

Me:

:doublechin:
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I saw this this week and struggled with it a bit. My friend really wanted to see it, but I think it's just that the music is SO boring to me (and the story tbh). I saw why people like it, but it was not for me at all.
 
cwej said:
I saw this this week and struggled with it a bit. My friend really wanted to see it, but I think it's just that the music is SO boring to me (and the story tbh). I saw why people like it, but it was not for me at all.
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So glad I’m not the only one! I felt the choice to set it in Cornwall and use that type of music was just an excuse to get rid of an orchestra which made it cheap to stage. The original story is set in Jazz age New Orleans - how much amazing potential could there have been with the music if they stuck to that? Every song sounded exactly the same and I instantly forgot them all.

The sense of time passing by never came and as the character “aged”, I didn’t feel like anything changed at any rate because I don’t remember the set or costumes, or other characters progressing at all. They relied far too much on boring, overly long narration over the music to get around it all.

The fact that he was born a fully grown speaking man in a 3-piece suit and hat - really? Did that happen in the original story? It just felt like every creative choice made to change it from the original text made it worse.
 
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I saw Cruel Intentions on tour and found it to be fairly enjoyable in a trashy way but a bit on the cheap side, and the songs really felt shoe-horned in. & Juliet is far superior.

Also saw Six at the cinema and it really is a six. Mind-boggling that people pay top price in the West End and on Broadway for what is essentially a good fringe show but HEY HO.
 
I saw Six years back when it first started and it was only a tenner and I loved it. But it was in a small theatre and definitely not West End type stuff - not sure if it’s any more grand now?
 
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Devil said:
I saw Six years back when it first started and it was only a tenner and I loved it. But it was in a small theatre and definitely not West End type stuff - not sure if it’s any more grand now?
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I think compared to its early days it just has some flashy lights behind it and... that's probably it? I'd have enjoyed it for a tenner!
 
SMASH on Broadway has managed to get some positive reviews, including from the New York Times :o

Another one called it "rancid" though :D
 
lolly said:
After enduring that PIECE OF SHIT I Should Be So Lucky musical last year, no way was i going to touch Now That's What I Call A Musical, even with tickets reduced to a tenner. It looked utterly horrific, even with Sonia and Nina Wadia.

& Juliet also only served to underline the fact that I'm done with jukebox musicals, unless there's a compelling reason otherwise.
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I’m not a fan of jukebox musicals either, but they seem to pack in the crowds so it looks like they’re here to stay

Joe Public is so BASIC
 
To be fair, the Now one was half full, if that, and tickets were available on all nights bar the first at bargain basement prices.

It does seem to work better in miserable winter time, but it is feeling like the trend may be done.
 
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So glad I’m not the only one! I felt the choice to set it in Cornwall and use that type of music was just an excuse to get rid of an orchestra which made it cheap to stage. The original story is set in Jazz age New Orleans - how much amazing potential could there have been with the music if they stuck to that? Every song sounded exactly the same and I instantly forgot them all.

The sense of time passing by never came and as the character “aged”, I didn’t feel like anything changed at any rate because I don’t remember the set or costumes, or other characters progressing at all. They relied far too much on boring, overly long narration over the music to get around it all.

The fact that he was born a fully grown speaking man in a 3-piece suit and hat - really? Did that happen in the original story? It just felt like every creative choice made to change it from the original text made it worse.
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Interesting - I assumed it was Hollywood that had changed it from the original story and this was going back to the original version….

Yeah - I said to my friend I hated the fact he came out as a fully grown man.. I mean the story is ridiculous anyway of course, but even more so that he is supposed to have come out of her vagina that way… and my friend said well how else would they have done it? I think that’s understating what really inventive good theatre can do.

I was impressed with the musicianship of the cast though. Many of them played multiple instruments really well.
 
dUb said:
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Also saw Six at the cinema and it really is a six. Mind-boggling that people pay top price in the West End and on Broadway for what is essentially a good fringe show but HEY HO.
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Six is genuinely great! A bit short for a West End show but I think the music is great and the performances are excellent - and it’s lovely seeing an all-female cast up there (including the band).
 
cwej said:
Six is genuinely great! A bit short for a West End show but I think the music is great and the performances are excellent - and it’s lovely seeing an all-female cast up there (including the band).
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Well yeah, clearly lots of people enjoy it. It's a no from me.
 
I like a good chunk of the Six cast recording (and fucking love the title song) but I've no urge to go and see it coz it's just that sung through concert style, right?
 
I don’t think @dUb likes Six :(

But I assume he still loves the Irish popstars of the same name :disco:
 
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