#Bill Deamer

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If there was a Inside Out 3, what would it be like?

(Poster Edit by Me/App on Android: PixelLab)

Like we already got how Sadness and Joy were lost in the first movie, than Anxiety taking control in the second film, I think I the third should be about Riley is ready to go to college next Thursday, and then, nine new emotions appear to take over Riley's mind, the names would be Love, Courage, Surprise, Pride, Trust, Suspicion, Frustration, Shaudenfreude, and the dark emotion himself, Spite. The nine emotions cannot handle it when Riley develops a new crush onto the new boy and that's where things get serious when Spite takes the eight new emotions in his control and uses Love to make Riley's crush into love madness.

As Spite gets rid of our nine heroic emotions out of their jobs, it's up to Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, Anger, Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment to save Headquarters and go through place to place in Riley's new developed mind, which is practically now a Mindtopia. And it means it'll be a lot more tricky.

Returning Voice Cast

Amy Poehler as Joy, Lewis Black as Anger, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Bill Hader as Fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust (YES YES YES! I'M BRINGING THEM BACK! RISE OF THE O.G.!), Maya Hawke as Anxiety, Ayo Edebiri as Envy, Adele Exarchopoulos as Ennui, Paul Walter Hauser as Embarrassment, Kensington Tallman as Riley Andersen, Diane Lane as Mom, Kyle MacLachlan as Dad, and Lilimar as Val Ortiz.

WHO WOULD CO-STAR IN INSIDE OUT 3?

Sophia Bush (Incredbles 2, Van Wilder) as Love, James Marsden (the X-Men, and Sonic The Hedgehog films) as Courage, Charlie Day, (The Super Mario Bros Movie, The LEGO Movie) as Surprise, Kristen Wiig (the Despicable Me and How To Train Your Dragon films, Bridesmaids) as Pride, Natasha Lyonne (Uncut Gems, DC League of Super Pets) as Frustration, Diego Luna (Andor, The Book of Life) as Trust, Aubrey Plaza (Scott Pilgrim VS The World, The To Do List) as Suspicion, Flula Borg (DCU's The Suicide Squad, Ralph Breaks The Internet) as Shaudenfreude, Nathan Fillion (DCU's Superman, Cars 3, Monsters University) as Spite,

Xolo Maridúena (DCU's Blue Beetle, Cobra Kai) as the new boy Riley has a crush on, Cameron Rivera, Dan Fogler (the Fantastic Beasts films, Fanboys) as Mind Councilman Mr. Chairman, J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Klaus) as The Mind Warden, Nicole Scherzinger (Moana, Men In Black 3) as Spite's Big Fan, Grey Griffin (Onward, Tuff Puppy) as Miss Leah, Edie McClurg (A Bug's Life, Planes Trains And Automobiles) as (the new voice of) Nostalgia, Yong Yea (Inside Out 2) as Lance Slashblade, Ron Funches (Trolls, Hoops, Noelle) as Bloofy, James Austin Johnson (Saturday Night Live) as Pouchy, Steve Purcell (Brave, Toy Story: That Time Forgot) as Deep Dark Secret, Jeff Pidgeon (Toy Story) as The Mind Receptionist, Eli Fucile (the Incredbles films) as Awe,

Paula Pell (Sisters, The Cat In The Hat) as Mom's Anger, Conrad Vernon (the Shrek, and Madagascar films) as the Mind Constructor, Flea (Toy Story 4, The Big Lebowski) as Mind Cop Jake, Sam Richardson (Werewolf Within, Ruby Gillman, Veep) as Mind Cop Sam, Frank Oz and Dave Goelz (The Muppets, Sesame Street) as Mind Cop Dave and Mind Cop Frank, John Ratzenberger (Toy Story, Cars, The Incredibles, Up, Coco) as Fritz, Paula Poundstone (Inside Out) as Forgetter Paula, Bobby Moynihan (IF, Hoppers, We Bare Bears) as Forgetter Bobby, and Angela Kinsey (The Office, Furry Vengence) as The College Advisor.

Crew

Directed by Kelsey Mann

Co-Directed by Bob Peterson

Screenplay by Josh Cooley, Meg LeFauve, and Andrew Stanton

Produced by Galyn Susman, p.g.a., & Jonas Rivera, p.g.a.

Executive Producers Pete Docter, Mark Nielsen, and Ross Stevenson

Story by Josh Cooley & Meg LeFauve

Music by Mick Giacchino

Director of Photography by Kim White and Patrick Lin

Edited by Catherine Apple

Production Designer Jason Deamer

Animation Supervisors Jerome Ranft and Conrad Vernon

Visual Effects Supervisor David Ryu

Casting by Natalie Lyon & Kevin Reher

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What do you think about it?

It seems that I have creative ideas for it. And it also seems that director Kelsey Mann and Amy Poehler really want a third Inside Out, you guys can look up the new articles if you want. I'll see you soon.

[willstafford]

Band of Brothers

THE OSMONDS – A New Musical Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, Tuesday 15th March 2022 Some bands find their back catalogues turned into jukebox musicals.  Others have their life stories dramatized with their own music forming the score to the show.  This new musical about The Osmond Brothers falls into the latter category.  The rags-to-riches storyline is well and truly in place, and you know that…

[stageyrebecca]

Review: The Osmonds - A New Musical ★★★★★

Superstar 70s boyband The Osmonds are the focus of the latest biopic jukebox musical - and what a story they have to tell!

Written by former member Jay Osmond, The Osmonds musical follows the family's early taste of stardom right up to their reunion fifty years after they formed. Expertly narrated throughout by Jay, played by Alex Lodge, the show takes you through an impressive chain of success and incredible anecdotes, woven into complex dynamics behind the scenes and financial trouble that scratched the family's squeaky clean image.

Much like the group's variety show appearances, The Osmonds has everything: child stars, tap dancing and an enviable period-piece wardrobe (if there's any jumpsuits or flares going spare, I'll have them...). Bill Deamer's choreography is genius: it boasts perfect synchronisation expected of a disciplined Osmond brother.

The show is of course scored by a back catalogue of Osmonds hits (cast album, when?). All the lead actors have excellent vocals which blend beautifully together in the group numbers.

I have to say, the only songs of theirs I knew before going in were Puppy Love and Love Me For A Reason, and at that, I only knew them through S Club Juniors and Boyzone respectively having hits with those songs (90s baby problems...). But if, like me, you don't know the tunes, you'll still be cheering after each one, and captured in the emotion of the slower numbers.

Repeated throughout is "it doesn't matter who's up front, as long as it's an Osmond" and how true it is. Each member of the Osmonds, including Marie played by Georgia Lennon whose vocals are bound to charm you, gets their time to shine. My stand out moment was Donny, played by Joseph Peacock, singing Puppy Love to (what seemed like) a Donny fan club reunion, as a woman on the front row came equipped with her Donny Osmond scarf ready to wave for this number.

Although I felt the show came to an abrupt end, as I wanted more time to linger on the journey we'd been taken on, it was quickly atoned with a lengthy encore and bows which had everyone on their feet. I was lucky enough to meet a couple of cast members after the show, and Jay Osmond himself, who signed my ticket.

The Osmonds musical really is a love letter to nostalgia and long lost teenage years. Even though it's not an era I remember, the party atmosphere throws you straight back into the 70s and I can't wait to go back and relive it. I look forward to seeing the future of this show.

I saw The Osmonds - A New Musical at New Theatre, Oxford.

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SOLD 🎭 The Sound Of Music @ New Wimbledon Theatre 2015 (#152)

Title: The Sound Of Music

Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre

Year: 2015

With ticket for 30th March 2015

Condition: Good condition

Author: Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Director: Martin Connor

Choreographer: Bill Deamer

Cast: Danielle Hope, Jan Hartley, Jessica Sherman, Zoe Ann Bown, Grace Gardner, Steven Houghton, Philip Day, Kate Milner-Evans, Grace Chapman, Cole Emsley, William Keeler, Zach Loizou, Ava Merson-O'Brien, Isabella Taylor, Liberty Wilson, Joshua Warden, Lewis Jamieson, Noah Key, Ellie Botterill, Isabelle Methven, Libby Griffiths, Zaiya Omamori, Madeline Banbury, Tillie Murray, Elena Cervesi, Hanna Zienkiewicz, Mia Long, Luke George, Sarah Soetaert, Katie Sherman, Howard Samuels, Lynden Edwards, Colin Burnicle, Jessica Daley, Martin Dickinson, Lewis Barnshaw

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Νational Theatre Live | «Follies» 

To θρυλικό μιούζικαλ του Stephen Sondheim

για πρώτη φορά στο Εθνικό Θέατρο της Αγγλίας!

 Ένα φαντασμαγορικό υπερθέαμα με ένα λαμπερό καστ

σε απευθείας μετάδοση από το Olivier Theatre του Λονδίνου

 Πέμπτη 16 Νοεμβρίου, ώρα 21:00

Αίθουσα Αλεξάνδρα Τριάντη

Με αγγλικούς υπότιτλους

*****

«Μην το χάσετε! Πανδαιμόνιο, ένταση

και τραγούδια που κάνουν πάταγο.»

Daily Telegraph

 *****

«Καταπληκτικό. Ένα γλυκόπικρο μιούζικαλ

που εξακολουθεί να προκαλεί αίσθηση.»

Observer

 *****

«Θεαματικό. Έξοχο.»

Financial Times

 *****

«Η παραγωγή αυτή θα μεταδοθεί σε θεατρικές και κινηματογραφικές αίθουσες. Πρέπει να τη δείτε.»

Independent

 Τα καλλίγραμμα κορίτσια του «Follies» ανεβαίνουν για πρώτη φορά στη σκηνή του Εθνικού Θεάτρου της Αγγλίας φορώντας αστραφτερά κοστούμια στολισμένα με στρας και μακιγιάζ με γκλίτερ! Το θρυλικό μιούζικαλ του Αμε��ικανού Stephen Sondheim [Στήβεν Σόντχαϊμ], ο οποίος έχει βραβευτεί με Όσκαρ, Τόνυ, Γκράμμυ και Ολιβιέ,  επιστρέφει στη βρετανική πρωτεύουσα ύστερα από 15 χρόνια, σε μια φαντασμαγορική παραγωγή που έχει αποσπάσει πέντε αστέρια από τους βρετανούς κριτικούς και είναι ήδη sold out! Η καλύτερη μουσικοθεατρική παράσταση του φθινοπωρινού Λονδίνου από έναν θίασο 37 καλλιτεχνών με πρωταγωνίστρια την εκπληκτική Imelda Staunton [Ιμέλντα Στώντον] (Ποιος φοβάται τη Βιρτζίνια Γουλφ;) και τους Peter Forbes [Πήτερ Φορμπς], Philip Quast [Φίλιπ Κουάστ] και Janie Dee [Τζέηνι Ντη] στους κεντρικούς ρόλους. Μαζί τους, 20μελής ορχήστρα. Μια εμπνευσμένη σκηνοθεσία από τον επίσης πολυβραβευμένο Dominic Cooke [Ντόμινικ Κουκ] (The Comedy of Errors) που αποδίδει πιστά τη λάμψη της χρυσής εποχής του μιούζικ χολ και του καμπαρέ. «Follies», το μπλόκμπαστερ του παγκόσμιου μουσικού θεάτρου με τα 7 βραβεία Τόνυ, σε απευθείας μετάδοση από το Olivier Theatre την Πέμπτη 16 Νοεμβρίου στις 9:00 το βράδυ. Η δορυφορική προβολή στην Αίθουσα Αλεξάνδρα Τριάντη (με αγγλικούς υπότιτλους) πραγματοποιείται σε συνεργασία με τη Βρετανική Πρεσβεία και το British Council στο πλαίσιο της σειράς National Theatre Live.

 «Follies»

Νέα Υόρκη, 1971. Στο θέατρο Βάισμαν, που την επομένη θα κατεδαφιστεί, έχει στηθεί ένα  πάρτι. Τριάντα χρόνια μετά την τελευταία τους εμφάνιση εκεί, τα ηλικιωμένα πλέον μέλη  του γυναικείου συγκροτήματος Follies πίνουν, τραγουδούν κι αραδιάζουν ψέματα.

 NT LIVE – «Follies»

Moυσική – στίχοι: Stephen Sondheim (γενν. 1930)

Kείμενο: James Goldman

Συνολική διάρκεια: 2 ώρες και 10 λεπτά χωρίς διάλειμμα

                                                Σκηνοθεσία                                                     Dominic Cooke

Σκηνικά, κοστούμια                                        Vicki Mortimer            

Χορογραφία                                                   Bill Deamer

Μουσική επιμέλεια                                           Nicholas Skilbeck

Ενορχηστρώσεις                                              Jonathan Tunick

Μουσική διεύθυνση                                         Nigel Lilley

Σχεδιασμός φωτισμών                                     Paule Constable

Σχεδιασμός ήχου                                             Paul Groothuis

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He who won't be advised, can't be helped

scientist Chris McKay

of Martin Marietta

Vice President Al Gore

chief John Rummel

to Chris Romanek

with Gilbert Levin

the Allan Hills

chief Michael Meyen

of Carl Sagan's

meeting; Richard Kerr

geochemist Harry McSween

geochemist Robert Clayton

geochemist Ralph Harvey

knew Chris Romanek's

geochemist Everett Gibson's

contacted Simon Clemett

Senator Richard Bryan

by Clinton was

than David Black

the Clinton Administration

and Harry McSween

Britain Colin Pillinger

Chronicle Carlos Byars

to Robert Clayton's

NASA administrator Dan Goldin

chief Richard Young

with Bob Dole's

Mexico biologist Antonio Lazcano

and David McKay

Texas geologist Robert Folk

Bill Clinton to

geochemist Michael Drake

1982 Donald Bogard

the grant applications

Bill Clinton took

was William Borucki

by Roger Angel

When Dan Goldin

geologist David McKay

to Everett Gibson's

in Bob Folk's

new grant specifically

Bill Clinton himself

from Al Gore

under Richard Zare

chief Michael Meyer

supervisor Doug Blanchard

expert Andrew Knoll

Lockheed Martin Corporation

said 'Chris we

San Antonio Texas

Hey Chris do

J. William Schopf

to Dave McKay

with Ronald Bracewell

postdoc Chris Romanek

specialist David Deamer

geochemist Everett Gibson

right: Everett Gibson

the grantbased

1993 David Mittlefehldt

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Evita  - Malvern Festival Theatre          

★ ★ ★ ★ 

‘I will rise again’

Stunning visuals, highly polished choreography and powerful vocal performances define Bill Kenwright’s latest incarnation of Evita at the Malvern Festival Theatre. Famously brought to celluloid my Madonna in 1996, Evita tells the story of Maria Eva Duarte’s meteoric rise from humble beginnings to international prominence as Argentina’s first lady in 1946.

A much loved demagogue, she saw herself as ‘not just the spouse of the president of the Republic...I am Eva Peron, the wife of the president...I am also Evita, the wife of the leader of a people who have deposited in him all their faith, hope and love.”

Lucy O’Bryne’s transformation from small town girl to post-war saviour is credibly presented, while Glenn Carter plays Che with a certain avuncular ruggedness. Mike Sterling’s Peron is appropriately carried with a statesman like solemnity and gravitas. Performed against a set of magisterial arches, the staging is never less than opulent. Honey voiced Cristina Hoey puts in a strong supporting performance as the mistress.

Moments of quiet modulation are thin on the ground in this larger than life production, but then this is all a piece with a narrative that is touched by both magic and majesty.

Principle performers: Lucy O’Byrne (Eva), Glen Carter (Che), Mike Sterling (Person)

Creatives: Andrew Lloyd Webber, (Composer) Bob Tomson (Director), Bill Deamer (Choreography)

TO BOOK TICKETS

https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/evita/

until 8th September 2018

On tour until November

http://www.kenwright.com/microsite/evita/#booktickets

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Tommy Steele to return to the London Coliseum

Arthur Kipps himself, Tommy Steele will return to the London Coliseum 60 years after he made his stage debut there 60 years ago in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

For a strictly limited period of seven weeks Tommy will star appear in The Glenn Miller Show. This production tells the story of Glenn Miller and his journey to fame as the big band leader. 

From 1939 to 1943 Glenn Miller was the best selling recording artist in the world and scored 23 number one hits. 

This production will open at the London Coliseum on 6th July and will be directed by Bob Tomson and Bill Kenwright and will be choreographed by Bill Deamer.

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

Image courtesy of Google Images.

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'Hamilton' Earns Record Number of Olivier Award Nominations

https://styleveryday.com/2018/03/06/hamilton-earns-record-number-of-olivier-award-nominations/

'Hamilton' Earns Record Number of Olivier Award Nominations

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical has 13 nominations, more than any other production in the Olivier’s history.

Hamilton‘s record-breaking has continued across the Atlantic, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s revolutionary musical on Tuesday earning 13 nominations for the U.K.’s Olivier Awards, the most for any production in the awards’ history.  

The production – currently running at London’s Victoria Palace Theater – came away with best actor nods for both Jamael Westman and Giles Terera, alongside best original score and best musical, with Miranda himself getting a nomination in the outstanding achievement in music category. 

Hamilton was followed by Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, which earned seven nominations, including best direction for Sam Mendes and best actor for Paddy Considine. 

Other notable nominations included Bryan Cranston (Network), Andrew Scott (Hamlet) and Andrew Garfield (Angels in America), who join Considine in the best actor category, plus recent Oscar-nominee Lesley Manville (Long Day’s Journey into Night), nominated for best actress alongside Laura Donnelly (The Ferryman), Imelda Staunton (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) and Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill). 

The Olivier Awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Albert Hall on April 8. 

See the full list of nominations below. 

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Music

Michael Jibson for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Ross Noble for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Cleve September for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Sheila Atim for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic Tracie Bennett for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier Rachel John for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Lesley Joseph for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Music

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – music and orchestrations by Dan Gillespie Sells, his debut as a musical theatre composer and orchestrator at Apollo Theatre Follies – the orchestra, under the music supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and Music Director Nigel Lilley at National Theatre – Olivier Girl From The North Country – music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, original orchestrations and arrangements by Simon Hale at The Old Vic Hamilton – composer-lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda at Victoria Palace Theatre

Best New Dance Production

Flight Pattern by Crystal Pite at Royal Opera House Goat by Ben Duke for Rambert Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells Grand Finale by Hofesh Shechter at Sadler’s Wells Tree Of Codes by Wayne McGregor and The Paris Opera Ballet at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Rocío Molina for pushing the boundary of flamenco in Fallen From Heaven (Caída Del Cielo) at Barbican Theatre Francesca Velicu for her performance in English National Ballet’s production of Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre Du Printemps at Sadler’s Wells Zenaida Yanowsky for her performance in Liam Scarlett’s Symphonic Dances at Royal Opera House

Best Entertainment and Family

David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny at Garrick Theatre Derren Brown: Underground at Playhouse Theatre Dick Whittington at London Palladium Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch Theatre

Best Theater Choreographer

Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Bill Deamer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier Kate Prince for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre Randy Skinner for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Christopher Wheeldon for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre

Best Musical Revival

42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Follies at National Theatre – Olivier On The Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical

Ciarán Hinds for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic John McCrea for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre Giles Terera for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Jamael Westman for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

Janie Dee for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier Shirley Henderson for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic Imelda Staunton for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier Josie Walker for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre

Best Revival

Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton Hamlet at Almeida Theatre Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall

Best New Comedy

Dry Powder at Hampstead Theatre Labour Of Love at Noël Coward Theatre Mischief Movie Night at Arts Theatre The Miser at Garrick Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theater

The B*easts at Bush Theatre Killology at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios 2 The Revlon Girl at Park Theatre

Best Lighting Design 

Howell Binkley for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Paule Constable for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton Paule Constable for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier Jan Versweyveld for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton

Best Sound Design

Tom Gibbons for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre Gareth Owen for Bat Out Of Hell The Musical at London Coliseum Eric Sleichim for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton Nevin Steinberg for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

Best Costume Design

Hugh Durrant for Dick Whittington at London Palladium Roger Kirk for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier Paul Tazewell for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

Best Set Design

Bunny Christie for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York’s Theatre Bob Crowley and 59 Productions for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre Rob Howell for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Bertie Carvel for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York’s Theatre John Hodgkinson for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre James McArdle for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton Peter Polycarpou for Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Bríd Brennan for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Denise Gough for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton Dearbhla Molloy for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Imogen Poots for Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best New Opera Production

La Bohème at Trafalgar Studios 2 The Exterminating Angel at Royal Opera House Semiramide at Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Paul Brown for his set and costume designs for Iolanthe at London Coliseum Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona for their performances in Semiramide at Royal Opera House Roderick Williams for his performance in The Royal Opera’s The Return Of Ulysses at the Roundhouse

Best Actor

Paddy Considine for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Bryan Cranston for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton Andrew Garfield for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton Andrew Scott for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre

Best Actress

Laura Donnelly for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Lesley Manville for Long Day’s Journey Into Night at Wyndham’s Theatre Audra McDonald for Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill at Wyndham’s Theatre Imelda Staunton for Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Director

Dominic Cooke for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier Marianne Elliott for Angels In America at National Theatre – Lyttelton Rupert Goold for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York’s Theatre Thomas Kail for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Sam Mendes for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Best New Play

The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York’s Theatre Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best New Musical

An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

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Imelda Staunton who plays Sally Durrant before performing Losing My Mind (c) Ellie Kurttz

A collection of stunning images taken backstage at the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of the legendary Stephen Sondheim musical Follies have been released ahead of the live cinema broadcast to cinemas across the UK and internationally on Thursday November 16th as part of National Theatre Live.

The show is one of the biggest ever staged at the National Theatre with a cast of 37 wearing 160 costumes, 62 headdresses and 129 pairs of tap shoes between them which are adorned with 600,000 Swarovski crystals. There are also 50 wigs used in the show which can take around thirty hours to prepare for a performance.

A team of ten staff from the National Theatre Wardrobe and Wigs, Hair and Make-Up department assist the actors backstage before and during the show with costume and wig fittings, quick costume changes and make-up.

The entire show, including the set as well as the costumes, was designed by Vicki Mortimer whose previous work at the National Theatre includes Othello and Hamlet. Vicki worked closely with the Follies director Dominic Cooke and choreographer Bill Deamer to ensure the overall artistic vision for the show came through in the whole design whilst making sure the costumes could survive the rigorous dance routines.

Despite selling out at the National Theatre, the public will still be able to see this visual spectacle when the show is broadcast live to cinemas across the UK and internationally on Thursday 16th November as part of National Theatre Live. Head of NT Live, Emma Keith thinks Follies perfectly sums up why the initiative began:

“It’s rare to see a show like Follies in the theatre or the cinema anymore which is what makes this broadcast so special. As these beautiful pictures show, it’s not only a feast for the ears through the genius of Stephen Sondheim’s music and lyrics but also for the eyes, with the stunning costumes designer Vicki Mortimer and the wardrobe and wigs, hair and make-up teams here at the National worked so hard on.

We completed our first camera rehearsal last week and seeing the show up on the big cinema screen was something special. It looked unbelievable and the fact that through National Theatre Live, hundreds of thousands of people across the UK and the world will have the chance to see the show and enjoy it is why we started the project to begin with. We can’t wait for everyone to see it!’’

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  Set in 1971, New York, Follies follows the reunion of a group of showgirls at the theatre where they used to perform, which is about to be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. The famous songs in the show include Broadway Baby, I’m Still Here and Losing My Mind. The cast of 37 includes Olivier Award winning actresses Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, Who’s Afraid Virginia Woolf, Sweeney Todd) Tracie Bennett (Hairspray, High Society), Janie Dee (Carousel, Hello Dolly) and triple Olivier award winning actor Philip Quast (Les Miserables, South Pacific) and Peter Forbes (Singin in the Rain, The James Plays) who are accompanied by an orchestra of 21 musicians.

Since launching in 2009, National Theatre Live broadcasts have been seen by an audience of over 7 million people at 2500 venues in 60 countries. The first season began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren. Recent broadcasts include Angels in America with Andrew Garfield, Russell Tovey and Nathan Lane, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill, Rosentcrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead with Daniel Radcliffe, Hedda Gabler with Ruth Wilson and Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart in No Man’s Land, Sky Arts is the UK sponsor for National Theatre Live.

Follies will be broadcast live to cinemas across The UK and internationally from the National Theatre on Thursday 16th November as part of National Theatre Live with further encore screenings taking place at selected cinemas throughout the year.

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UPCOMING UK SCREENINGS Follies: Live broadcast 16 November Young Marx: Live broadcast 7 December Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: broadcast 22 February 2018 Julius Caesar: Live broadcast 22 March Macbeth: Live broadcast 10 May

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View From The Drum Stool #45

Originally posted on MikeDolbear.com, 15/07/17

Greetings all and welcome to the July update from My Life In Drums. This month sees me writing you from the Turf Tavern, the famed Oxford boozer where Bill Clinton allegedly ‘did not inhale’…

It’s been a nice mix of rehearsals, gigs and recordings plus a couple of EU trips in the last few weeks. I love the travelling and as mentioned in previous entries I like to dig out a drum shop when chance befalls.

After a recent show in Winchester with Co-Pilgrim (to celebrate the release of album Moon Lagoon! Out now! I stayed down south to seek out a new spot for me, Graham Russell Drums, down on the coast.

↑ No drum shop to be found in Mallorca, only sun, sea, sand and stages

Crossing the threshold for the first time can be an affecting spiritual endeavour and I’m sure the readership know the procedure … a quickening of the pulse at the sight of the cymbals, a heightening of the senses as the wall of snare drums comes into focus, and a dose of adrenaline into the central nervous system when you realise: there’s a second floor.

Let us take a moment to praise the wonderful Drum Shops of The World! These cherished spaces where we can let loose our passion for all things percussive. And not just the drums and cymbals but the other bits too - the cases, clamps, covers and connectors; sticks, spares, screws and snares; the odds and ends, the novelties, the latest technologies; the new innovations and old favourites! All present in exciting three dimensions to touch and hold and feel and a potent reminder of what Internet shopping can’t ever properly provide. All hail these humble outlets, hidden away on industrial estates, suburbs and side streets across the country.

I spent a good half-dozen hours considering every cymbal in the shop, eyeing every head and holding every snare. I loved the stock of second hand pieces that they carried and I came away with a trio of old Zildjians, a bunch of miscellania and an original 80’s Yamaha logo drum head for my original 80’s Yamaha 9000 kit!

I say we give them all the support we can. Long live the glorious Drum Shop!

↑  It was forty-fifth beer and I was barely tipsy

Back to work Monaghan - somehow you need to fund these compulsive purchases! Up to Glasgow with Saint Etienne for a live BBC Scotland thing. Such occasions used to make me nervous but these days it all feels a lot calmer; a reminder that - in music as in life - what makes you nervous today can feel a whole lot more familiar given a little time and experience. Fear not tense friends and keep going.

Though interestingly I perpetrated an alarming number of stick drops during the first few songs of the set. What happens in the heat of performance must be and I never chastise for a dropped stick. The Mike Monaghan Dropped Stick Theory™ goes that if we were never allowed to do so we would play all tight and stiff and that’s definitely not where good drumming comes from.

A fumble is no folly! Play away with abandon, only be prepared with a spare (or three!) at hand.

↑ TV signage

Fortunately I managed to cover them suitably and on listening back to the radio broadcast the following day (narcissist!) couldn’t even pick em out. (Can you…)

Home then for a few days to bask in this fine weather we've been having. Cue my annual boozy backyard barbecue which this year turned into a late-night long-haul Pink Floyd listening session - max respect to the skilled technicians who installed the neighbours double-glazing.

I dig Nick Mason’s sweet chilled vibe with the sticks. The drum sounds in particular carry a certain magic - a combination of the kit, the tuning, the mics, the production, the era - and right now I’m obsessed with this amazing video of the band playing at Pompeii! That Ludwig double-kick drum kit got me all afroth and sent me down a slippery slope of Internet searches for quality vintage double-bass drum sets. They’re rarely seen these days outside of the metal vernacular but there was a glorious period of great English rockers rocking the double-kick sets - from Mason to Baker to Moon … even Ringo allegedly gave it a go!

I'll take this one to the (all new) MD.com forums as I'd love to hear other's thoughts on Nick Masons playing? And if any readers out there have any leads on double bass drum set for sale please let me know...!

↑ Recording a session for XFM with Willie J Healey a few days back

But the barbecue was a blinder and the halloumi divine. Harry even decided to test my theory that riding a unicycle is actually easier after several pints. Results were inconclusive but we’ll commence further investigation when the cast comes off in 4-6 weeks.

Bringing prog into more contemporary echelons, did anyone else catch Radiohead at Glasto this month...? It was interesting to see how drummer Phil Selway and aux drummer Clive Deamer played together and arranged the parts across the two kits. Also the way that Selway and bassist Colin Greenwood played so close together (physically, but also musically) despite the enormity of the stage - and occasion.

I really dig Deamer’s deep sweet jazzy ride groove on track Ful Stop (track 3) - though I was disappointed that the TV coverage barely gave us a moment on the man across the whole set! Perhaps there was some confusion in the cutting room between the two three-piece playing bald-headed Gretsch thumpers!

↑ There’s a mole in the fish tank

I'm a big fan of his playing and was sad to see so little of him on The Box. I know I bang on about Deamer and Radiohead a lot but I've always found it inspiring to have such a world-class world-beating band based so close to home.

That's about all from me. Besides life behind the tubs I otherwise only took a brief moment out to turn thirty this month, doing so on a glorious high (in glorious Swindon needless to add) after beating my brother in a game of bowling. Anyone with a sibling rivalry will attest to the great joy (think opening the door to a new drum shop) upon seeing out the tenth frame - even if he did promptly beat me back with double my score!

See you in August. If I'm not in a drum shop you'll find me at the Bowlplex...

Mike

↑ A hesitant start to my fourth decade

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SOLD 🎭 The Sound Of Music @ New Victoria Theatre Woking 2015 (#151)

Title: The Sound Of Music

Venue: New Victoria Theatre Woking

Year: 2015

Condition: Good condition

Author: Music by Richard Rodges. Lyrics by Oscar Hammestein II. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Director: Martin Connor

Choreographer: Bill Deamer

Cast: Jessica Daley, Jan Hartley, Jessica Sherman, Zoe Ann Bown, Grace Gardner, Steven Houghton, Philip Day, Kate Milner-Evans, Grace Chapman, Luke George, Sarah Soetaert, Katie Shearman, Howard Samuels, Grant Neal, Colin Burnicle, Martin Dickinson, Lewis Bradshaw

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La Cage Aux Folles – Liverpool

On the 50th anniversary of the 1967 UK Sexual Offences Act it is poignant to reflect on and celebrate the changes in modern society that allowed this musical to be staged. A gay romance in which the main characters are living their lives out loud and proud. With music and lyrics by Jerry Herman; book by Harvey Fierstein; sequins; high heels; feathers and huge dose of glitz, La Cage Aux Folles is without doubt the ultimate celebration of all things camp. Although the musical is now 35 years old, Director Martin Connor has set the story transvestite dancer Albin (John Partridge) and his club-owning boyfriend Georges (Adrian Zmed) in modern times which seems to capture the zeitgeist of the modern age on many levels, including challenges to gender identity and the shocking truth of bigotry, prejudice and far-right politics.

Partridge absolutely dominates this production with his triumphant, powerhouse performance as Albin. His vocals are world class and his Act One finale rendition of ‘I Am What I Am’ was delivered with an authenticity; passion and skill that rivals any West End or Broadway superstar. He isn’t initially what you expect as Albin, in his first scenes his impressive upper body muscles were quite distracting and left us wondering how he was going to pull of the glamour of his flamboyant alter ego character Zaza. However, throughout the production he effortlessly and confidently switched between the two characters and at times appeared to use his physicality to morph between tall/powerful and vulnerable which is particularly highlighted during ‘Look Over There’. Partridge made this character his own with a level of humour and ad-lib usually reserved for stand-up comedians although perhaps the choice of Lancashire/Yorkshire hybrid accent possibly cheapened his performance and was somewhat distracting from the strength of the vocals and overall performance.

Partridge is supported by an incredibly strong drag ensemble who effortlessly delivered Bill Deamer’s choreography; tap routines and of course the can-can in heels and feathers. Samson Ajewole’s performance as Butler/Maid, Jacob was very funny and he succeeded in stealing many scenes with his perfected comic timing. Marti Webb also makes a strong but limited appearance as Jacqueline.

With a dominant lead in Partridge, Zmed is unfortunately shown up as weaker in his performance as Georges. He can definitely sing, but he doesn’t have the stage presence to match Partridge and certainly got lost in the production at times.

For a touring production, this show has gone all out with brilliant set and costumes designed by Gary McCann. Set in a drag club in the South of France audiences are treated to the opulence that one expects from this kind of setting. The staging was incredibly well thought out with smooth transitions between the different scenes and very clever use of the fly system. There were far too many costume changes to count, each one appearing even more intricate than the last and many leaving little to the imagination.  

The beauty of La Cage Aux Folles is the themes that it delivers to eloquently. In 2017 it reminds us how far we’ve come over the past thirty years and the final imagery of Albin and Georges walking off into the sunset brought the Liverpool audience straight to its feet with cheers and applause. It is definitely a show that everyone needs to see at least once in their lifetime and with Partridge in the lead role now would be a great time to book your tickets as it is absolutely his time to shine. This is one not to be missed.

The UK tour continues around UK venues: www.kenwright.com/microsite/la-cage-aux-folles

Reviewer: Alan Stuart Malin Reviewed: 04th July 2017

  This review was originally written for North West End. North West End Rating: ★★★★

http://www.northwestend.co.uk/index.php/professional-reviews/liverpool/2186-la-cage-aux-folles-empire-theatre-liverpool

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West End choreographer Bill Deamer chats about the upcoming film to stage adaptation of Top Hat (1935) which originally starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

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SOLD 🎭 Jekyll & Hyde @ New Victoria Theatre Woking 2011 (#78)

Title: Jekyll & Hyde

Venue: New Victoria Theatre Woking

Year: 2011

Condition: Marking to back cover

Author: Book and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse Music by Frank Wildhorn

Director: Martin Connor

Choreographer: Bill Deamer

Cast: Marti Pellow, Sabrina Carter, Sarah Earnshaw, David Delve, Mark McGee, Amira Matthews, Michael Taibi, Martin Dickinson, Matt Stevens, Jacob Chapman, Jon De Ville, James Gant, Daniel Robinson, Carolyn Maitland, Alexandra Grierson, Grace Gardner, Rob Copeland, Kerri Watt, Bibi Grunert, Eden Skilbeck, Daisy Gray, Gabriel Skilbeck, Poppie Barnett, Caitlin Reynolds, Max Jenkins, Alfie Dawson, Scott Atkinson, George Barnden, Emmanuel Andrade

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