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Post by drew on Sept 5, 2007 12:00:31 GMT
Thanks Stephany. Where did the cutting come from?
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Post by drew on Sept 6, 2006 9:03:41 GMT
I see that the latest map on the visitors page displays ip contact in "French Polynesia", or is this Hayley on her way back to Blightey coming round the other way (against the clock)?
Who is our member in Tahiti? (Or on holiday in Tahiti).
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Post by drew on Sept 29, 2006 4:47:13 GMT
28th September 2006 - WOS TV
WOS TV: Menzel & Garcia Share Wicked Thoughts
Broadway blockbuster musical Wicked received its UK premiere last night (27 September 2006, previews from 7 September) in grand style at the West End’s Apollo Victoria theatre, where, rather than the usual red carpet, a special green carpet was rolled out for the star-studded first night audience (See News, 16 Dec 2005).
Wicked tells the “untold story” of the Witches of Oz - popular blonde Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, and her spin-victim friend Elphaba, the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West – who were both immortalised in the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz. The show has a book by Winnie Holzman, based on Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.
American Idina Menzel makes her West End debut reprising her Tony Award-winning Broadway performance as Elphaba, while Australian Helen Dallimore plays “good witch” Glinda. Adam Garcia (Fiyero), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), Miriam Margolyes (Madame Morrible), Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond), James Gillan (Boq) and Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose) also feature. The London production reunites the New York creative team, led by director Joe Mantello and designer Eugene Lee.
For Whatsonstage.com TV, we were on hand at the theatre for the Wicked curtain call and at the grand post-show party at the Royal Courts of Justice to hear what people had to say on opening night. Our TV interviewees include: stars Idina Menzel, Helen Dallimore, Adam Garcia, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Planer, Martin Ball, Katie Rowley Jones and costume designer Susan Hilferty.
Amongst the first night celebrity guests were: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?’s Helena Blackman, Tonya Pinkins, Ben Chaplin, Megan Dodds, Alan Cumming, Nicola Hughes, Rhashan Stone, Bonnie Langford, Christopher Biggins, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Arlene Phillips, Patricia Hodge, Lee Hall, Nicola Stephenson, New Zealander singer Hayley Westenra, Imogen Lloyd Webber, Leon Cooke and the three original Billy Elliot stars Liam Mower, James Lomas and George Maguire.
- by Terri Paddock
www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=greenroom&story=E8821159439520Copyright 1997-2006 Whatsonstage, all rights reserved I said she would be in the West End!
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Post by drew on Sept 21, 2006 19:01:04 GMT
You are only as old as you feel Richard. And Hayley makes us all feel young(er).
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Post by drew on Sept 21, 2006 9:05:49 GMT
HWI in West End Musical.
'Lord of the Rings' musical in London
London | September 19, 2006 12:01:13 AM IST
The $24 million Lord of the Rings musical -- described as dull by Toronto critics -- is moving to London's Theatre Royal in 2007.
Auditions are under way for the cast of 50 at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, the BBC reported Monday.
Hobbit hopefuls must be shorter than 5 foot 7 inches and between the ages of 16-35. Hairy toes and feet are a distinct advantage the producers said.
Construction, including the installation of 17 hydraulic lifts, will have the Theatre Royal closed for four months, after which rehearsals for the show will run for 11 weeks.
The dull script is expected to undergo an overhaul, the BBC said.
(UPI)
All HWI members will be asked to remove their shoes and socks for inspection at Cadogan Hall. You never know, there might be a star amongst us!
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Post by drew on Aug 24, 2006 8:33:01 GMT
You can rule them all out, Drew. She won't be appearing in a West End show. Roger But I guess that that doesn't rule out appearing in the West End for a very specific purpose when it gets colder. After all fellow Kiwi Daniel Bedingfield has done it and so have Hayley's Big Brothers. Am I getting warmer Roger? |
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Post by drew on Aug 20, 2006 17:18:58 GMT
So that just leaves Coronation Street!
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Post by drew on Aug 20, 2006 10:55:15 GMT
Now she was talking with Patrick Swayze on Heaven and Earth. We went to see "A Tribute to Dirty Dancing" at Twickenham's Marble Hill last night. www.picnicconcerts.com/artist_detail_marble.asp?ev=55This gave the stage cast a chance to stretch their legs and their voices in the moist Thameside air before they start at the Aldwych Theatre in October. www.dirtydancinglondon.com/As we were right in front of the stage we had an opportunity to speak with a number of the understudies. Whilst one of the crew had dropped out before the West End commences, 75 girls had been auditioned on Saturday morning to make up the place. Hayley had not been amongst them so that is another West End show that we can rule out. |
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Post by drew on Aug 20, 2006 10:40:05 GMT
Apart from "The Sound of Music" which Hayley missed out on, there are three musicals due to commence in London later this year which, as yet, do not list any casting. Porgy and Bess - a number of soprano parts but you have to be black to play them. Lord of the Rings - we know at least one of the numbers from that one. Cabaret - the part of Sally Bowles. Now this musical is described as decadent and I remember another event (Cadogan Hall) being described as decadent. Is there a connection here? Cabaret is due to start on 22nd September, but Cadogan Hall is on 23rd September. She wouldn't let us all down for that one. Anyone any brighter ideas for "Something big is coming up"? Now she was talking with Patrick Swayze on Heaven and Earth. She does enjoy Coronation Street. Just stitching up a few loose ends (I had given myself enough rope to hang myself). This is one option that we can now rule out. Perhaps Hayley couldn't put up with the decadence after all. The cast of Cabaret is announced: www.theatre.com/story/id/3003356 |
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Post by drew on Aug 13, 2006 15:48:09 GMT
Following on Richard and Drew (and 'thank you' Richard for polishing off my attempt to apply thread disciplined) we never mentioned who should write the music? Would she have time?!!  Peter S. Peter, What else can she do whilst she is waiting to check in for an Air New Zealand flight back home? (Apart from busking at Terminal 3!) |
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Post by drew on Aug 13, 2006 15:30:49 GMT
Apologies Hayley and Jill.
I was not aware of this interpretation.
Let us stick to Gawsworth Hall and a sensible red dress.
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Post by drew on Aug 12, 2006 10:00:27 GMT
And finally there is:
Gawsworth Hall - a Musical in Three Parts.
Script by Postscript.
Excerpts to be repeated in the London South West End on September 23rd, but without the scenery and the fairy lights.
Congratulations Peter, it was one one of those novels that you don't want to put down until you finish it (but you made us put it down each night). You kept us in suspense until the end. And we all want to relive your experience.
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Post by drew on Aug 12, 2006 9:24:41 GMT
And then of course there is the new musical version of Dracula.
She could always play the part of Miss Westenra. (Lucy Westenra is 19 years old.)
(And Jill could play the part of Mrs Westenra.)
However, I should not wish Hayley to be eaten by a wolf and I can't image Hayley as a vampire.
And she certainly would not appreciate having a steak through the heart as she is a pesco-vegetarian.
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Post by drew on Aug 12, 2006 9:08:31 GMT
Here's another thought. After Hayley's performance of ABBA's SOS on 20th December 2005, do you think that she might have been invited to join the cast of Mamma Mia either for this temporary event or perhaps something more long term? See link to special Kid's Week performances: www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/1395I know some HWI members would like to see her more upbeat. After all, she did have a special dinner with her record company and Mamma Mia uses the same record label. Mamma's the word. (Sorry Jill.) |
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Post by drew on Aug 8, 2006 21:19:24 GMT
I bet she has been singing the part in the bath since Julie Andrews first climbed a mountain.
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