Finding Neverland now on sale, and does The Curve have the worst artwork ever?

[Princeton Returns]

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and

Hello Dolly
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Entertaining Mr Sloane
http://www.curveonline.co.uk/curve.php?view=showinfo.php&showid=376

[MamasDoin'Fine]

So Dolly is now a sun bed addict!

[FrontRowDress]

Thanks so much for the heads-up. Tickets booked. What about the Gwynneth Paltrow rumours?

[AnythingGoes2]

The design for Finding Neverland was by dewynters... I think it's alright, doesn't look really theatrical though, more like a design for a book.

[MamasDoin'Fine]

Mr Sloane looks like an Action Man figure that a kid has accidentally thrown on the fire!

Very poor, all of them.

[devonian.t]

I know someone who's been at call-backs. There are big guns behind 'Neverland'.

[Princeton Returns]

A rent boy Action Man. Hello Dolly is horrific, I mean, who the hell thought that was good enough to publish. The previous text would have been better.

Im surprised thats the best Dewynters can come up with for Finding Neverland. It sort of reminds me of the Sunday in the Park with George artwork. I hope they change it though in time.

I just can't see Gwyneth in Leicester, unless they helicopter her in nightly

[wealllovechicken]

I went through one of the songs for a friend of mine who was auditioning, and I've got to say it sounds quite good!

But, I guess that's just one song...

[abitoftap]

It could be just like Smash...watch out for the smoothies Gwyneth.

[devonian.t]

Those designs are like "My First Little Photoshop". Nasty.

[AddisonMizner]

I do not know anything about Scott Franket or Michael Korie. Has anyone seen/heard anything else by them? What was it like? Do you think "Finding Neverland" will be worth catching?

[abitoftap]

Grey Gardens....never seen, but the cast recording I have is great.

[AddisonMizner]

Great, thanks. I'll look into "Grey Gardens". How would you describe Franket's musical style? Is it a fairly traditional musical?

[MamasDoin'Fine]

'Grey gardens' is beautiful, 'Finding Neverland' is a bit of a plodding bore.

[abitoftap]

Has it been tried out already? I thought it was new new.

[MamasDoin'Fine]

it's been workshopped.

[abitoftap]

Ah. Ever the outsider..

[devonian.t]

I think Mama might be too pessimistic. I've heard promising reports from several sources.

[abitoftap]

We've booked tickets whatever..so we're hoping.

[MamasDoin'Fine]

I meant the movie Dev, can the musical liven it up a bit, I hope so!

[Princeton Returns]

One of my all time favourite movies, beautiful film. However it's never called out for the musical treatment so I'm worried a bit

[bob8rich]

The movie bored me to tears and I've never been a fan of Frankel and Korrie to be honest. But - Julian Ovendon! His presence alone makes me intersted in seeing this.

So I hope it makes the West End transfer - coz it's too much of a trek for me to get to Leicester! lol

[Scripps2]

How come this, with what seems like an entirely American production team, has ended up at a subsidised theatre in Leicester?

[abitoftap]

We had a (absolutely appalling/can't remember the name, but it died a death in London) try out in Norwich some years ago. Basically they paid a pretty healthy guarantee to the theatre which took a chance on it being decent. I'm guessing this is the same.
This at least has some more than decent names associated with it.

[Princeton Returns]

It is such a random try out venue

[abitoftap]

I don't know whether you've been to Leicester, but the Curve is a new building with a great main proscenium theatre. (You may not like the bits around (sort of a curve), I do!). As a producing theatre I think the technical/back stage facilities are pretty good.