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Musical Theatre meme 2023

↳ [8/10] Shows → Only Fools and Horses The Musical

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One Goose To Rule Them All

MOTHER GOOSE Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, Wednesday 22nd February 2023 National treasure, acting phenomenon and well-established octogenarian, Sir Ian McKellen treats us to his pantomime dame skills in this touring production.  Never mind that Christmas is almost a year away, this is the panto to see. The script is by Jonathan Harvey (Gimme Gimme Gimme, Beautiful Thing) and is full to…

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Westway announce release schedule including John Barrowman, Ramin Karimloo and My Son's A Queer

Westway announce release schedule including John Barrowman, Ramin Karimloo and My Son’s A Queer

Westway are the UK’s only musical theatre label releasing music and films and as Christmas and New Year approaches, they have announced a great schedule of music releases and live shows – from their first original cast recording to one of their most ambitious projects to date recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They are also launching series three of Westway Sessions at one of the…

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Only Fools and Horses the Musical Discord

Join our Only Fools and Horses musical discord, and talk about this amazing West End show!

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Hannah supporting her dear friend, Jenna Russell, at the opening night of her musical, “Flowers for Mrs. Harris”.

📷: Oscar Conlon-Morrey (bottom right); Valentine d’Sides (top right)

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when your favourite musical actor calls you darling:

*cries for the rest of the day

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The Toxic Avenger: The Musical: The Movie – As Awesome as it Sounds

The Toxic Avenger: The Musical: The Movie – As Awesome as it Sounds Nothing I can say can make this better. This is a musical experience that neuters Cats and tells Oklahoma! it can't spell. #TheToxicAvenger #ToxicAvengerTheMusical

Let us take a fun trip back in time to the year 1984. Reagan got re-elected, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek made his debut, Purple Rain blew the world’s collective mind, George Orwell was proven only kinda right about his predictions, and the world was introduced to the first superhero from New Jersey, the Toxic Avenger.

First shown in the movie that gave him his name, the Toxic Avenger was a…

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SOLD 🎭 Only Fools And Horses @ Theatre Royal Haymarket 2019 (#110)

Title: Only Fools And Horses

Venue: Theatre Royal Haymarket

Year: 2019

Condition: Good condition

Author: Book, Lyrics and Original Score by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan. Based on the programme written by John Sullivan. Additional music by John Sullivan and Chas Hodges

Director: Caroline Jay Ranger

Choreographer: Caroline Jay Ranger

Cast: Paul Whitehouse, Tom Bennett, Ryan Hutton, Dianne Pilkington, Pippa Duffy, Jeff Nicholson, Samantha Seager, Peter Baker, Oscar Conlon-Morrey, Adrian Irvine, Pete Gallagher, Chris Kiely, Andy Mace, Melanie Marshall, Adam Venus, Chris Bennett, Lisa Bridge, Lee Van Geleen, Andrew Bryant, Bradley John, Samantha Lane

FIND ON EBAY HERE

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Danny Dyer and Jo Brand to Join Nativity! the Musical

It has been announced that Danny Dyer and Jo Brand will join the UK touring production of Nativity! the Musical for it’s run at London’s the Eventim Apollo. 

Danny is set to play the Hollywood producer whilst Jo will play The Critic. 

They will join the previously announced Simon Lipkin will reprise his role as Mr Poppy with Adam Thomas staring as The Hollywood Producer, Scott Garnham as Mr Madden and Ashleigh Gray as Jennifer Lore.

The cast will be completed by Andy Barke, Andy Brady, Jamie Chapman, Jemma Churchill, Gary Davis, Kate Ferraiolo, Ashleigh Graham, Helena Pipe and Oscar Conlon-Morrey.

The children roles will be filled by school pupils from local school at each venue.

The  production is set to open in Coventry Belgrade in October before touring to Liverpool, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Edinburgh and will run in London from 19th - 31st December.

For more information or to book tickets head to the official Nativity website.

Image courtesy of Google Images. 

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A Toxic goodbye as superfans assemble and get #inTOXICated one last time

Today was the final two shows of The Toxic Avenger The Musical. Sam, Zoe and I were booked in to see both the matinee and final evening performance. We were NOT disappointed! The matinee performance had us returning to the front row again for some close up action. Props were on standby and we had a great show. It was nice to see the backstage crew adding a little Xmas pizazz to things. It was a quick changeover between shows so we grabbed a bite to eat and then we started distributing additional props to the superfans that were around us to make sure that things went out with a bang! It was an amazing final show. The cast were on fire, the crowd were on fire and you could feel the love throughout the theatre. After the show the superfans gathered for photos, autographs and to thank the cast and crew for all the enjoyment they had brought us. It's been an incredible ride and we've all had so much fun. Sam walked away the record holder with 14 visits, Mr Ian Day had 12, I had 10 and Zoe had a very respectable 5 by the end. So much joy was brought to us by an amazingly talented cast. A BIG THANK YOU to the cast Ben Irish, Natalie Hope, Emma Salvo, Oscar Conlon-Morrey, Ché Francis, Peter Bindloss and Sophie Lawrence.... and Mark Anderson. A BIG THANK YOU to director Benji Sperring and Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment and to Alex Beetschen and all the musicians plus every member of the crew without whom this would not have been possible! http://dlvr.it/Q4WRBn

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Tom Bennett and Oscar Conlon Morrey Singing A Bit of a Sort at West End Live 2022

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I hadn’t seen The Toxic Avenger The Musical at either Southwark Playhouse or the Edinburgh Fringe, but I can see why it’s been given another new lease of life. The words ‘the musical’ only suffix the main title to distinguish this stage production from the 1984 motion picture. Either way, the opening night crowd’s response to the show was evidence enough that the show already has something of a cult following. It is essentially critic-proof: there are significant holes in the plotline, but a) the show is intelligent enough to recognise these, and indulge in self-parody on multiple occasions, b) to go through all the said holes would involve too many plot spoilers and c) to knock a fictional musical comedy for not having a watertight plot would, let’s be honest, be indicative of a lack of a good sense of humour.

Twice during proceedings, once in each act, the Mayor (Natalie Hope) orders White Dude (Oscar Conlon-Morrey) to hurry up and finish the musical number in question. On both occasions, the song does indeed become dull and repetitive after too many iterations of the same lyrics. Why was this allowed to happen in the first place, except to set up the same joke twice over? It seemed to me to be a poor pay-off for a punchline that is itself repeated. White Dude is only called White Dude to distinguish from Black Dude (Ché Francis), but on many occasions, this distinction was negligible, if existent at all – the choreography (Lucie Pankhurst) is the same, and there’s never any evidence of preferential treatment either way based on race, or indeed of any personal characteristics.

Which is just as well, given that the central character, Melvin (Mark Anderson), who also becomes known as Toxie for reasons explained in the narrative, becomes, through no fault of his own, as green as Elphaba in Wicked. And Wicked is one of several musical productions referenced in a (deliberately) bizarre plot. Some were more subtly cited than others – Mary Poppins may not have been spotted by everyone, while The Phantom of the Opera couldn’t have been more obvious. Maximum enjoyment, then, comes to those who already have an affection for the stage.

That said, bringing someone who might not recognise, for example, a parody of The Lion King in the final seconds of the show proper (before the curtain call and playout), will still enjoy the show for what it is: a hilarious superhero story. With his new found confidence, which he attributes to Sarah (Emma Salvo), a blind librarian (don’t ask), Toxie goes from being too reticent and nerdy to not looking before he leaps. It all works out in the end, however, and in all the hilarity, Toxie’s pure (or, at least, non-malicious) motives more than makeup for his fallibility in acting too soon. In the end, good does triumph over evil, allowing for a suitably celebratory musical ending.

This show may, refreshingly, have thrown political correctness to the wind, but I would not go so far as to agree with those who consider it offensive, because to do so would mean being offended by a little seduction and flirtation here and there, and what the show itself calls “indeterminate accents” elsewhere. Some light is made, for instance, of Sarah’s inability to see, but I wouldn’t say it crosses the proverbial line of common decency.

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  Not very many songs progress the story forward, which does mean, particularly for those who like the shows they see to be at least fairly plot-heavy, some waiting for a musical number to finish so the plot can resume. Nonetheless, this is a watertight cast who rise to the considerable demands and challenges that performing this show hurls at them with seeming ease and relative effortlessness. Look out for Natalie Hope playing two characters at once – it’s the sort of simple but effective device used in the play Perfect Nonsense by David and Robert Goodale. ‘Perfect nonsense’, mind you, pretty much sums up this ludicrous and appealingly hysterical production.

Review by Chris Omaweng

Toxie is a seven-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a supersized heart to match. He’s out to save New Jersey, end global warming, win the heart of the prettiest (blindest) librarian in town and get home in time for dinner in this toxic love story with an environmental twist.

Based on the 1984 cult classic, The Toxic Avenger tells the story of the citizens of Tromaville who are crying out for a hero. Enter Melvin Ferd the Third, an aspiring earth scientist determined to clean up the toxic waste problem. When a corrupt Mayor and her government goons get wind of his plans, they vow to stop this heroic feat, Melvin is tossed into a vat of toxic waste, and transformed into The Toxic Avenger, New Jersey’s first superhero! Prepare to laugh, scream and sing as ‘Toxie’ rocks the house and saves the day.

The Toxic Avenger Booking Period: 28th September to 3rd December 2017 Age Restriction: 12+ – Swearing and Adult Humour

Arts Theatre 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JB

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Happy Holidays! Enjoy a fun panto and Ian McKellen singing I'm too sexy by Right Said Fred!

Mother Goose | Duke of York Theatre, London | December 21, 2022 | Matinee CAST: Ian McKellen (Mother Goose), John Bishop (Vic Goose), Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Jack Goose), Anna-Jane Casey (Cilla the Goose), Simbi Akande (Jill), Sharron Ballard (Encanta), Karen Mavundukure (Maligna), Genevieve Nicole (Puss in Boots), Adam Brown (Goat/King Goose), Mairi Barclay (Monkey), Gabriel Fleary (Bear), Becca Francis (Penguin), Shailan Gohil (Tortoise), Richard Leeming (Bat), Laura Tyrer (Cricket) NOTES: Its-all-green's master. A fantastic panto, a really talented cast and genuinely funny. If you can go and see the tour I would recommend! Tracked

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Only Fools and Horses The Musical at West End Live 2019

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So the official press release is out today for Frozen West End even though we knew it was coming. Here is my dreamcast

Michelle Pentecost as Elsa

Natalie Mcqueen as Anna

Jeremy Taylor as Hans

Ash Hunter as Kristoff

Shaun Escoffery as Pabbie

Sharon D Clarke as Bulda

Oscar Conlon-Morrey as Olaf

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Cause where it all comes from is a mystery,

It's like the changing of the seasons

And the tides of the sea

But here's the one that's driving me berserk:

Why do only fools and horses work?

(part 3)