| It was at the Gielgud. |
| Posted by: portenopete 06:51 pm EST 02/15/22 |
| In reply to: The choices made - peter3053 05:30 pm EST 02/15/22 |
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I saw it at the Gielgud, which has 986 seats in the traditional West End configuration of stalls, dress circle and balcony. I saw it from the back half of the stalls behind the overhang line (which is usually much closer to the stage than in Broadway theatres).
The Gielgud is not usually occupied by musicals but it is still a large theatre and the point of the design seemed to be to create airless and suffocating spaces for the ensemble to surround Bobbie.
I didn't love it in London (I saw it late in previews) but I enjoyed it more than any clip I've seen of the New York iteration. I don't really think the concept makes much sense of the original idea of the show (one man's inability to connect emotionally with a lover) ad it turns into a show about a woman who is worried about getting too old to have a baby (at least that's what I took away from it).
But what this clip is putting on display is pretty much unwatchable. And while Rosalie Craig didn't wow me, she was miles ahead of what I'm hearing from Katrina Link (whom I loved in The Band's Visit).
And I can't imagine anyone bettering Bridgerton's Jonny Bailey singing "Getting married today", which was the undoubted show stopper. |
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