West End Gossip #5

[Ghanag]

I booked dracula for last month, it was cancelled as cynthia was sick so rebooked for this weekend. It was cancelled again.

Only to see Cynthia erivo bloody running the marathon today!

 

[KINGAA]

I saw on TT that Legally Blonde did a concert version today because so many cast are out.

The theatre is NOT allowing refunds despite the fact that this was not a full show, the covers were reading the script as they obviously didn’t know it, no props etc. I’m sorry but they should’ve offered something, if you’ve paid to see a show then they should’ve cancelled.

 

[Tangerine Dream]

I'm feeling very sympathetic to anyone who works in theatre in this heat. Many of those buildings still don't/can't have air conditioning. Being in costume under lights right now? I hope they are drinking lots of water and taking what breaks they can!

 

[ShinyEspeon]

Apparently the Les Mis cast, on their way to West End Live yesterday, witnessed something really horrible - it sounds like one of them was attacked, by a bigot. Apparently they’re all really shaken.

One of them got bottled on the way to Trafalgar Square. I don’t know all the details but that’s what I heard through the theatre grapevine

 

[Realitybites]

Though have seen some comments from some theater fans they would have intentionally bought tickets to see Jodie Steele and Grace Mouat

The replies to people who wanted some form of refund are nuts. ‘You saw theatre ROYALTY!!11! With 0.3 seconds of prep. You don’t know how lucky you are’. Not everyone has that mindset and I’d be pissed if I paid £70 odd for a concert version, good cast or not.

 

[bracrumbs]

Carousel is a cluster of a musical. “He beats me but I love him”

Dear Evan Hansen I cannot get on side with.

I love the music from Six but I hate the premise. They made Anne Boleyn look stupid when we know she likely wasn’t. And the fact little girls come out of that show wanting to be like “the pink one” picks me out so bad.

I have an irrational hatred of Heathers, but the songs are cool for the most part.

I will die on the hill that “we’re putting on a concert!” isn’t a plot and Six is no more musical theatre than when I saw a reformed 911 play a throw-back gig at my local park. Fun music, cool moves (they still back flip!) and we all understand the background.

it’s fun music but it is not a musical!

 

[kev1974]

I know Carrie HF and Joel have their own thread however he was talking about sickness as WE Performed and said, When he goes on stage he thinks oh god is someone going to be filming this as if you aren’t feeling great it’s on the internet forever and I sat and thought…. So it’s ok for you to perform poorly for a theatre crowd who’ve paid HUNDREDS to watch you but go forbid someone puts it on the internet… like sometimes this be kind world is a bit like, give your head a wobble when they moan about valid comments.

those two have both used other people’s bootlegs of their performances to promote themselves, especially her, so they can do one on any concerns about being recorded. You can’t have it both ways and use extracts from recordings but then whine about them when they aren’t so good.

 

[KINGAA]

I know Carrie HF and Joel have their own thread however he was talking about sickness as WE Performed and said, When he goes on stage he thinks oh god is someone going to be filming this as if you aren’t feeling great it’s on the internet forever and I sat and thought…. So it’s ok for you to perform poorly for a theatre crowd who’ve paid HUNDREDS to watch you but go forbid someone puts it on the internet… like sometimes this be kind world is a bit like, give your head a wobble when they moan about valid comments.

 

[kev1974]

We watched a bit of the Big Night of Musicals, but I didn’t like how it felt like one big marketing campaign, with the extortions to ‘catch this on tour’, ‘showing in the West End until xxx’, etc. after every single performance.

But that's kind of it's brief now, the whole thing along with West End Live and the Olivier Awards show, the whole point is to be one big advert. The shows send their casts, in return they want people to be reminded that they can buy tickets for the full show somewhere.

I don't mind, the more of the public get persuaded to go and see any kind of theatre, ultimately means more theatre being put on, for all of us.

 

[filthycop]

dont forget the techs nd front of house, they're melting too - some areas f the theatres arent very well aircondiioned - if at all! - and not
FoH still have to wear all black and long sleeved shirts

 

[kev1974]

And the Burlesque drama about the set not being delivered because they haven't paid for it from the last tour or something.

Always a drama with that show.

 

[ohnomyhat]

I booked dracula for last month, it was cancelled as cynthia was sick so rebooked for this weekend. It was cancelled again.

Only to see Cynthia erivo bloody running the marathon today!

Oh this would wind me up. It's not like she decided to run it on a whim, they could have had no show scheduled for yesterday to accommodate her.

Her behaviour is frequently rude and diva-ish and I think she's lucky she's a good singer because she would rightly be consigned to the dustbin otherwise.

 

[Tangerine Dream]

You can hear the sigh of relief as the Beetlejuice UK casting announcement is made... and it is not Joel Montagewewewew. What a relief, I can go and see it now.

 

[emmer_moans]

Yeah, like someone having a go because they said Jodie kept messing her lines up… like totally understandable, she had hours to learn the role but people paid like £70+ to see a musical not Jodie…. it’s not right. I would be fuming!

It puts the cover actors' reputations at risk, because even if they only had hours to rehearse, people will remember and talk about them messing up...what is worth it for the paycheck? Better to cancel a show and cite illness which is understandable, than put on a half-concert thing that is not worth the ticket price. Allow people to rebook. And it's the cast getting the flack on socials, the production team get to hide.

 

[Tangerine Dream]

Trainspotting is going to be a musical.

Shows the utter desperation of the powers that be to rely on any recongisible IP to adapt, how depressing.

 

[filthycop]

Are people allowed to say that they dont like Hamilton? I don't either!

 

[historyobliterates]

Cynthia is exceptionally talented imho but sadly also arrogant to the core.

It's sad, she really has so much going for her but the ego ruins it.

She may be talented, but she needs to put the ego away. Having a look at tickets, if I decided to pay £185 for one of the best seats (plus train and hotel costs, and London isn't exactly cheap for either of those things) I'm not going to be happy if the show is cancelled because she decided to take a day off.

There are hundreds of exceptionally talented performers performing in the West End every day, she specifically is pulling in an audience because of her name. Her name and talent doesn't really excuse her for being able to just do what she wants.

 

[Libbylulu]

She looks unwell and hopefully has taken the right decision and will focus on her health!

 

[kev1974]

Thread #4 was here

West End Gossip #4

This is very true. I’ve got tickets because (for me), it’s very special he’s coming over. Yeah unfortunately for me it's the additional costs e.g. train, hotel etc as it's not easy to get to London and back from where I live.

tattle.life

Paddington is open and getting loads of awards
Cynthia Erivo is open as Dracula
Leslie Odom Jr is doing a stint in Hamilton and tickets are like hot cakes
Kinky Boots has arrived at the Coliseum for about four months
Hercules is still Hercules-ing at Drury Lane
Greatest Showman is probably turning up there afterwards, but we still don't officially know for sure, or when
Beetlejuice opens at the Prince Edward soon but don't know who's in it
Back To The Future closes next month at the Adelphi, Spies in there in August but then Billy Elliot next Feb
Jesus Christ Superstar with every man and his dog taking turns in it, at the Palladium over the summer.
Amber's temporarily out of the Legally Blonde tour but looks like Hannah is stepping up - they both have their own threads
10 year anniversary UK tour of Waitress kicks off soon, starting the tour with Carrie Hope Fletcher - she also has her own thread

Curtain up folks

 

[filthycop]

they should put it out of it's misery and stop messing people around... cast and crew have been messed around but also the audience, who spend more than just the money on a ticket, time off work, booking meals, travel, hotels etc