According to West End Understudies (@WestEndCovers on X), there were 8 understudies on during Sunday’s performance! Is that normal? Or is there something bigger going on?
I saw Joy Woods in the West End production of Cabaret recently, and she was pretty good.
However, my dream is to see Jenn Collella live (IYKYk!). I know that she’s a huge Broadway star, but the trip is unaffordable for me right now… What are the chances she’ll do the West End at some point?
Anyone seen this or planning to?
It looks decent so I’m considering seeing it when it comes to my city.
I’m just curious!
To those who work in theatres, especially West End where the shows are static, do you ever get sick of the show?
Do you still get excited when you walk through the doors?
Do you get to explore backstage?
I’ve never seen Heathers live, only the pro-shot.
However, I like a few of the songs. Is the new iteration worth seeing?
Did anyone go to the Trainspotting opening night last night?
I’m in London in two weeks and was wondering if it’s worth seeing!
I’ve got really into West End theatre recently. So much so that I’d like to read more about the history of it all.
Does anyone have any recommendations on books, documentaries, and so on?
Does anyone have any insights on how Rush tickets actually work behind the scenes?
For example, I’ve never managed to get Hadestown but then the show rarely seems sold out. So I guess that the production only releases a small amount each day?
For less popular shows, like Hercules or Avenue Q, seem to have the Rush tickets available for a few hours? Are they just putting everything on there?
I am considering seeing Hunger Games as I do love the books/films. However, I’m in London a lot for work, so other than the ticket, it won’t be an extra expense for me. I definitely wouldn’t head in just to see it given the reviews!
Everytime I check for tickets, the theatre seems to have sold at least 60% of the seats! Given the terrible reviews and inconvenient location of the theatre, I am wondering how? Is it school groups? Tourist buses? I’m genuinely curious!
Same goes for Hercules and perhaps even TDWP!
I’ve noticed that in quite a few West End productions I’ve seen recently that the performers wear “forehead mics” rather than the traditional side mouth microphones.
Personally, I find the forehead ones a bit uncanny looking but then maybe because I’m just used to the sides ones!
Does anyone know the reason for this? I’m curious!
BTW, I am in the Uk, so this observation relates to professional West End productions. Not sure what’s happening in Broadway or elsewhere?
I watched the pro shot of “Next to Normal” recently. Amazing! After finishing it, I realized that I needed to watch it again to fully understand it (IYKYK!).
Just curious, are there any other musicals that have this factor?
Hello! I’ll be seeing a BSL interpreted version of a show shortly. I’ve never experienced this before so curious as to how it will look! Has anyone seen a show with this before??
In the Uk, charity shops (I.e. thrift shops) are great for finding secondhand Lego sets. However, the way it’s sold is sometimes amusing! I’ve seen full boxes of Lego sold for £5, and then very unrare sets labelled for £200+
Yesterday, I saw a shop trying to sell a set as individual bags! Not sure what the set was, possibly Harry Potter? But yeah, I couldn’t work out if it was good value or not!
I saw Avenue Q for the first time last night. It was great! The cast were spot on and I loved the set!
My only gripe is with the portrayal of Gary Coleman… I thought his character a bit mean-spirited given how Coleman’s life sadly turned out. Upon further reading, it seems that he didn’t like the show and wished to sue, making the situation all the worse…
Personally, I think you could easily change the character to someone else (I.e. someone who consents!) and have just as good a show! Am I right?
I’ve got really into West End theatre recently. I now want to see every show there is! I have a free day next week, so I was considering going into the city for both the matinee and the evening performance slots… Has anyone done this for two different shows? Was it hugely overwhelming? Did you get enough time inbetween?
That they don’t want?
I’m hoping for Thursday 21st but didn’t get a lottery code!
How do we think they’ll sell tickets for “Sunday in the Park with George” with Ariana Grande? Will they do a Taylor Swift and lottery it or make it a free for all?
Also, there are rumours that the run will be two months. If so, I presume Ariana will have an understudy? Will those dates be clearly stated when tickets go on sale?
How will they manage the stage door?!?
For me, it’s SIX…
I’ve seen a lot of West End shows recently, and whilst most of them have exceeded expectations (Into the Woods, Paddington…), SIX just didn’t work for me.
Firstly, I disagreed with the feminist angle given that it was six highly talented and privileged women in their underwear… That strip scene with Anne of Cleves particularly riled me up!
Secondly, the lack of staging, special effects, and props took away some of the West End magic for me. With West End, I think go big or go home!
To be clear, I enjoyed the show for what it was. I just didn’t think it deserved the hype and wouldn’t see it again.
I’ve only ever seen patrons not return after the interval, but I’ve never seen anyone leave during the show. However, on here, people seem to mention it sometimes?
To me, I don’t think I could ever leave no matter how bad or offensive the show! Plus, given the costs of theatre, you must lose a lot of money in tickets/ trains etc.
If you’ve done it, why?