TheScarletPimpernel wrote:Max Crumm & Laura Osnes already left. I didn't see them. It sold extremely well until about the summer, when they decided to change the leads.
I really like Derek Keeling (mostly because of his connection(s) with ATOTC), but I probably wouldn't pay $125 to see any production of Grease.
1) The movies better.
2) I could just go pay $5 at a local highschool to see it.
If you're from the UK, like I think, it's different I'm sure over there about Grease. Grease has been on Broadway three times, and twice in 10 years (sort of!). The movie is overally "popularized" and just about every high school and regional theatres, among tons fo tours, have done it 487584758478547 pushing it down the throat of myself! LOL.
I'm surprised the winners have already left, they weren't on for long were they, or have I lost track of time? 125$? Rip off!
Can imagine you must get pretty sick of it!
"My heart will be blessed, with the Sound of Music"
They were on the TV show I think from January - March (episode wise) in 2007, the show debuted in previews on July 28, 2007 (or something like that, maybe the 24 -- I was actually in NYC that day seeing other shows). They left this year, around July 22? I think that was Derek/Ashley's first show.
And yes, you all are extremely lucky in London with your theatre prices. What yours are like E50 or something? (Maybe I'm wrong). I know I was going to buy a E55 ticket to Gone with the Wind! But of course that closed . I would love to get over there and see something!
If I pay full price, plus my two train tickets, my night comes out to roughly $150. And I only live an hour/ish train-ride away!
In Philly we used to be luckier...we'd get National Tours that stopped for abotu a month, but not the case anymore . They usually stop for about a week now (like other places), and not all the shows come and I sometimes have to go to Delaware!
We actually now have 3(4? 5? 6? Soon) 'Reality'/competition show stars on B'way right now. Derek Keeling & Ashley Spencer (Grease, also from the TV show of that), Ace Young (Grease, American Idol), Clay Aiken is coming back to Spamalot (American Idol), and the wonderful Bailey Hanks, who is our new Elle Woods on Broadway whom is the only one out of that bunch that I saw/plan to see! She's terriffic.
WHat's going on with Legally Blonde over there? I thought it was coming Jan. 09 they said? Maybe not. I hear the movie/topic isn't too well-liked over there?
TheScarletPimpernel wrote:If I pay full price, plus my two train tickets, my night comes out to roughly $150. And I only live an hour/ish train-ride away!
In Philly we used to be luckier...we'd get National Tours that stopped for abotu a month, but not the case anymore . They usually stop for about a week now (like other places), and not all the shows come and I sometimes have to go to Delaware!
We actually now have 3(4? 5? 6? Soon) 'Reality'/competition show stars on B'way right now. Derek Keeling & Ashley Spencer (Grease, also from the TV show of that), Ace Young (Grease, American Idol), Clay Aiken is coming back to Spamalot (American Idol), and the wonderful Bailey Hanks, who is our new Elle Woods on Broadway whom is the only one out of that bunch that I saw/plan to see! She's terriffic.
WHat's going on with Legally Blonde over there? I thought it was coming Jan. 09 they said? Maybe not. I hear the movie/topic isn't too well-liked over there?
That is expensive for a night out seeing as you're local-ish. Legally Blonde as in the film? I've never seen all of it...is it going to be in theatre?
Did you watch I'd Do Anything?
"My heart will be blessed, with the Sound of Music"
Nah, "I'd Do Anything" is the Joseph one right? I'm not really a fan of Joseph (the only ALW I don't really like!) but it didn't even get shown over here. Our GREASE one was DIRECTLY taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's idea so some of the Sound of Music ones were shown over here.
We've only had 2 casting things. The GREASE and Legally Blonde one (which actually much more people watched, it was on MTV if you know what that is!).
Legally Blonde the movie with Reese Witherspoon was a huge, ginormous hit over here especially a few years ago, and is now a Broadway musical. Reportedly, it's been heading over there for a while, but I haven't hearda nything about it in a while! Try to pick up a CD of it or the song "So Much Better" is really great (among others, "Positive" LOL!).
TheScarletPimpernel wrote:Nah, "I'd Do Anything" is the Joseph one right? I'm not really a fan of Joseph (the only ALW I don't really like!) but it didn't even get shown over here. Our GREASE one was DIRECTLY taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's idea so some of the Sound of Music ones were shown over here.
We've only had 2 casting things. The GREASE and Legally Blonde one (which actually much more people watched, it was on MTV if you know what that is!).
Legally Blonde the movie with Reese Witherspoon was a huge, ginormous hit over here especially a few years ago, and is now a Broadway musical. Reportedly, it's been heading over there for a while, but I haven't hearda nything about it in a while! Try to pick up a CD of it or the song "So Much Better" is really great (among others, "Positive" LOL!).
No, Any Dream Will Do is the Joseph one, I'd Do Anything is Nancy and Oliver casting for Oliver. I know what MTV is! Does Legally Blonde have much storyline?
"My heart will be blessed, with the Sound of Music"
I didn't know about an Oliver one! I'm guessing Cameron Mackintosh????? LOL
Legally Blonde does have a story. It's actually a rather good one. The musical has been called "empty calories," "Cotton candy," "fluff," etc. though!
Overall story:
Elle Woods (title character) is a senior at UCLA (a university here in California) who "hass everything she wants" whatever with a boyfriend that is going to Harvard Law School in the fall (in Boston..I'm guessing you know that one!), and she believes that he is going to propose to him. When he ends up breaking up with her like 15 minutes into the play (same sort of for the movie), Elle decides "what she wants" is to follow him to Harvard. Fast forward when she gets in, she finds out Warner has a girlfriend, who is nasty to Elle (Vivienne). After this it differs from the movie & musical! But in short of Act 1, no one takes her seriously (thus Legally BLONDE), except Emmet a teacher-aide/person-like who then after she is mocked by Viviienne at a party that she tells Elle is a costume party; Elle decides to actually show up Warner to try to win him back still. After a victiourous classroom victory against him, four people are selected for the internship of their teacher. Vivienne, Warner, Enid (Vivienne's friend/a Lesbian [LOL ranodm plot detail????]), and ... ELLE! (So Much Better).
Act II opens with a suspected murderess Brooke Wyndam, who is actually a Delta Nu (Elle's sorioty back at UCLA) and the only one she trusts is Elle with her embarassing aliby, which would threaten her business (workout tapes). Bunch of random plot twists/what not as much as Act II is the trial, Elle actually becomes the lawyer in charge as opposed to intern!, more plot, then ends at graduation.
I tried to eliminate most of the spoilers/not a complete synopsis. Just about 95% of the people over ehre have seen the movie! Like there's a main character named Paulette who owns a beauty Salon that Elle is frequently at. Heard of the "Bend & Snap"? LOL
It's really catchy/jumpy but not in a bad way (Honestly, I'm just about NEVER a fan of these type of musicals...I'm into like EVITA, Woman in White, A Tale of Two Cities (new one over here that doenst look like itll last!), Les Mis, Jekyll & HYDE, The Scarlet Pimpernel (although the latter two are a little pop-y!), and most of ALW's works! The lyrics aren't anything that great, but there just kind of funny and it's all-around one of those "feel-good" shows. I suprisingly haven't ran into too many peopel who haven't liked it. Most (somewhat like me) recognize it for what it is!, and some of the awful stuff to it (mostly lyric wise...OMIGOD You Guys is one of the songs!), but it really is a nice, care-free piece that will really have you forget your worries for those 2.5 hours!
It's actually just about all on YouTube.com. It was filmed, "live" for MTV showing around this time last year...while the show was(& still is right now) on Broadway. First time (and probably the last) that that EVER happened, while the show was still on. My fav: Jekyll & HYDE was filmed with David Hasselhoff but like most are released AFTER they closed. (LB is NOT on DVD, just illegally recorded/whatnot from the MTV showing and others!).
TheScarletPimpernel wrote:I didn't know about an Oliver one! I'm guessing Cameron Mackintosh????? LOL
Cameron indeed. Three Oliver's were cast, as well as Jodie Prenger as Nancy, who's wonderful. Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) will be playing Fagin and the ever lovely Burn Gorman will be Bill Sykes. I haven't heard Rowan sing since he was in Lion King, and I love Burn, so I hope I can get tickets
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