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Post by carouselkathy on Apr 21, 2013 20:04:26 GMT -5
I saw a clip of "The Carousel Waltz" on the RNH Facebook page, while some of the cast members commented on it's beauty as a prologue. I hope they do a little bit of simple staging, even though it's in concert format. I did see one photo of Kelly wearing a brunette wig. I've always thought "Julie" to be more of an old maid than an ingenue. Perhaps that explains the wig. Nathan Gunn is a fantastic baritone, so I'm looking forward to his "Billy". Five more days!
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Post by alma on Apr 21, 2013 22:54:21 GMT -5
Taking notes, Kathy (sorry for the previous misspell of your name :-[ )
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the "RNH" Facebook page?
Thanks.
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Post by carouselkathy on Apr 21, 2013 23:07:08 GMT -5
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Post by JH4HJ on May 7, 2013 12:49:43 GMT -5
'Inside the Actor's Studio' Celebrates 250 Episodes With Two-Hour Special EventThe two-hour event airs on BRAVO, Wednesday, May 29th at 7p.m. ET/PT Interesting - only one female in the mix, BUT - - What??? No Hugh? Grrr smiley-signs066 Full article here There are some links to clips, but I don't have time to watch to see if Hugh is in any of them. (He is not in the "Sneak Peek" - from what I heard, while typing here.)
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Post by alma on May 7, 2013 14:21:57 GMT -5
Kathy, Thanks for the explanation, and the link. I checked out The World of Musical Comedy (by Stanley Green) from the library and it's a fascinating read. It has brought you to my mind many times. It's not a new book (this is its third edition but it's from 1974) so no Hugh, but still quite interesting because it goes way, way back, all the way to the end of the 19th Century! Alma |
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Post by carouselkathy on May 7, 2013 19:33:22 GMT -5
Alma,
I'm familiar with Stanley Green's book. It's a good one. You also might enjoy RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN by Ethan Mordden.
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Post by alma on May 7, 2013 22:10:08 GMT -5
Kathy, Thanks!! I'll check to see if they have it.
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Post by mamaleh on May 9, 2013 12:11:37 GMT -5
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Post by alma on May 9, 2013 13:31:31 GMT -5
Well, Ellen, that brings me "full circle"! OKLAHOMA! on PBS was how I "discovered" Hugh all those years ago. But yeah, BFO or BOB would have been fantastic!
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Post by birchie on May 9, 2013 17:28:56 GMT -5
Well, Ellen, that brings me "full circle"! OKLAHOMA! on PBS was how I "discovered" Hugh all those years ago. But yeah, BFO or BOB would have been fantastic! Alma I'm in your club Alma. Oklahoma was my first real OMG moment. I think I saw K&L when it came out but didn't really notice him till the PBS Oklahoma. Even then it took me a couple years to realize that it was available on DVD. Once I got the DVD I was thoroughly hooked. I've told the story before about how my son was always trying to get me to watch X-Men. He kept saying he was sure I'd like it but I kept saying no. When I got my Oklahoma DVD and called him about how wonderful it was and the star was Hugh Jackman he almost fell through the phone. Needless to say he was right all along, I did love X-Men! That's when I looked up everything he'd done. I think I must have originally thought he was just in musical theater, happily I was wrong! The rest as they say is history! smiley-love067 Sue |
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Post by jo on May 9, 2013 17:58:21 GMT -5
LOL - we share similar history. I did see him live in London in 1999 - but only because I was keen to see a live staging of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. I was in London on a business trip for the bank that I worked for and would always take the opportunity to take in a few shows on such a trip, but it was not a planned trip and I had no chance to get good tickets for shows... I was seated in Dress Circle front row ( like front mezzanine) and could not see the stage that well. All I remembered was that the lead had a legit ( stage) sounding voice that was powerful ( I thought he compared well with Michael Ball's voice onstage, whom I had just seen in a concert in Wales then - since MB was my favorite singer and musical theatre actor, I thought that was quite a compliment) and that he had a commanding stage presence ( I could see the Curly swagger even from where I sat)... Then I waited for him to come back to the theatre ( I thought he only performed in live theatre) and when a few years passed without seeing him back at the West End - I thought he was gone forever. In 2002, a friend said that she had seen a DVD of a fantastic show from London and that I should get one. I told her that I had actually seen it live and that I was in no hurry to get it...So, I dawdled until I decided to pick up a copy in late-ish 2002. Ha - why did I delay getting it???
So, when I finally realized that I had rediscovered Hugh, I looked for info on him and discovered that he had become a movie star -- so I saw his first few movies only via DVD ( and some on VHS) - like Paperback Hero, Erskineville Kings, Someone Like You and Kate and Leopold...but by the time XMEN 2 came along, I was already at the cinema.
So, it all goes back to OKLAHOMA!
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Post by alma on May 10, 2013 18:39:51 GMT -5
Another "hats off"? I know we form an ever-growing club who tip our collective hat to Tom Hooper for his vision in filming Les Miserables, but I guess we all ALSO belong to the club who tip our hats to Trevor Nunn for his vision not only directing but FILMING his West End OKLAHOMA! Thank goodness for both of them!!!  Yay!!! Alma |
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Post by jo on May 10, 2013 18:54:06 GMT -5
Trevor not only worked hard to get the stage production filmed ( it took sometime before they knew it was a go - part of the delay was the amount involved -- approx $ 4 million, by 1999 cost levels) but he was also Hugh's talent scout  ...He discovered him for SUNSET BOULEVARD( Melbourne) and eventually cast him in the Royal National Theatre revival of OKLAHOMA! -- quite unusual because an unknown Australian was cast in the lead of a production by a nationally subsidized theatre company in the UK! No one knew publicly then that Hugh carried a dual passport - a UK one. Hugh has always said that, someday, he and Trevor will try to do a classical play together - maybe Henry V ( Trevor was also once artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, which co-staged Les Miserables with Mackintosh originally) maybe in London? Hugh has always called Sir Trevor Nunn his mentor. I wonder if he ever touched base with him when he was filming Les Miserables, to discuss the concept of the role of Jean Valjean? Jo |
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Post by Jamie on May 10, 2013 19:53:41 GMT -5
Trevor not only worked hard to get the stage production filmed ( it took sometime before they knew it was a go - part of the delay was the amount involved -- approx $ 4 million, by 1999 cost levels) but he was also Hugh's talent scout ...He discovered him for SUNSET BOULEVARD( Melbourne) and eventually cast him in the Royal National Theatre revival of OKLAHOMA! -- quite unusual because an unknown Australian was cast in the lead of a production by a nationally subsidized theatre company in the UK! No one knew publicly then that Hugh carried a dual passport - a UK one. Hugh has always said that, someday, he and Trevor will try to do a classical play together - maybe Henry V ( Trevor was also once artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, which co-staged Les Miserables with Mackintosh originally) maybe in London? Hugh has always called Sir Trevor Nunn his mentor. I wonder if he ever touched base with him when he was filming Les Miserables, to discuss the concept of the role of Jean Valjean? Jo Well if they are going to do Henry V, they had better hurry. He was only 35 when he died. One of my favorite plays, but if they don't rush, Hugh will be doing Lear. |
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Post by jo on May 10, 2013 20:19:49 GMT -5
Hugh would also like to play Billy Bigelow ( who was probably in his late 20's or early 30's) although that project seems to be in the backburner now. I only got to see the Kenneth Branagh movie of Henry V -- it is supposed to be Hugh's favorite play ( I guess he likes the St Crispian Day's speech ). Re Lear -- according to Trevor Nunn, Hugh has already performed his "Lear". When he saw Hugh in The Boy From Oz, he told Hugh : " This is your Lear ! " -- I guess with reference to the stamina and longevity in performing on stage for 2 1/2 hours smiley-happy096 More seriously -- according to rumors, Trevor had invited Hugh to be his theatrical Rhett Butler when he premiered the musical version of GONE WITH THE WIND a few years back, but Hugh did not seem to be keen. I saw that production - I liked the staging and the casting/musical score was quite good, but it did not fly. The best bet is if Hugh and Trevor were to do a movie for British TV of one of the classical plays. I think it is much easier to expect something like the BBC to sponsor such a production and then to air it on TV. Or maybe film the production onstage in one of the iconic Shakespeare theatres and then air it for TV viewing. Jo |
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Post by alma on May 11, 2013 15:59:49 GMT -5
Trevor not only worked hard to get the stage production filmed ( it took sometime before they knew it was a go - part of the delay was the amount involved -- approx $ 4 million, by 1999 cost levels) but he was also Hugh's talent scout ...He discovered him for SUNSET BOULEVARD( Melbourne) and eventually cast him in the Royal National Theatre revival of OKLAHOMA! -- quite unusual because an unknown Australian was cast in the lead of a production by a nationally subsidized theatre company in the UK! No one knew publicly then that Hugh carried a dual passport - a UK one. Hugh has always said that, someday, he and Trevor will try to do a classical play together - maybe Henry V ( Trevor was also once artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, which co-staged Les Miserables with Mackintosh originally) maybe in London? Hugh has always called Sir Trevor Nunn his mentor. I wonder if he ever touched base with him when he was filming Les Miserables, to discuss the concept of the role of Jean Valjean? Jo "Talent scout": So true, Jo! I guess just like Tom Hooper said he would not film Les Miserables without Hugh Jackman, I have a feeling Trevor Nunn brought Oklahoma! to London... only if a certain Aussie played Curly... smiley-happy096 Good for you, Trevor Nunn, and thank you! :P Alma (Oh, I'm loving all these new smilies that are now available) smiley-signs101 Thanks, Valerie! smiley-greet025 |
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Post by foxie on May 13, 2013 7:35:38 GMT -5
ok someone mentioned Paperback hero mine is a vhs tape want to get dvd what version will play here???
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Post by jo on May 13, 2013 7:51:45 GMT -5
LOL - I am afraid it did not happen that way. Trevor Nunn was newly appointed Artistic Director of The Royal National Theatre ( after his stint as Artistic Director for The Royal Shakespeare Company) then and had laid out his programme of shows ( musicals and plays) for the season. He was already a big name in London then, not just because of his association with the UK's top subidized national theatres, but he had also successfully staged shows like Cats, Les Miserables, Aspects of Love, and Sunset Boulevard. He had staged them in both the West End and on Broadway ( in addition to Nicholas Nickleby)... One of the projects he was interested in for the RNT was Oklahoma! and not just because of its commercial potential ( which would help the RNT coffers)...He had gotten in touch with Ted Chapin of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization because he thought there were some dark elements in the play ( not usually highlighted in the earlier productions) that would reinvigorate the staging of the classic American landmark musical...It so happened that during the process of casting, Hugh (with Deb) had gone to London as he wanted to try out his luck on the international front. He called Trevor Nunn, with whom he worked in Sunset Boulevard, and he was invited to come for an audition. Hugh told the story that he prepared a Shakespearean piece for his audition ( he practiced with Deb) and did not pay too much attention to memorizing Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'. It turned out that was what the Board of Directors wanted him to sing --- when he missed out on some of the lyrics, they sang along with him  ...And he did pass the audition! The DVD/BluRay of Oklahoma carries a very long Behind the Scenes featurette, including some clips featuring Hugh. Jo
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Post by jo on May 13, 2013 7:58:43 GMT -5
Foxie,
My DVD version of Paperback Hero is on Region 2 format. I use a multi-system DVD player to operate it.
Jo
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Post by njr on May 13, 2013 19:40:09 GMT -5
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Post by foxie on May 13, 2013 20:47:16 GMT -5
That's annoying I love it can someone copy one for me?
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Post by JH4HJ on May 14, 2013 12:05:16 GMT -5
For fans in the UK.  Hugh Jackman to appear in the comedy "The Kumars at No. 42" Like he wasn't busy enough. I wonder which JVJ "look" it will be? Full article |
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Post by jo on May 28, 2013 19:00:59 GMT -5
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Post by foxie on Jun 5, 2013 10:11:15 GMT -5
Deb is going to be guest cohost on the view tomorrow!
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Post by jo on Jun 5, 2013 19:52:31 GMT -5
A very supportive husband --
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...He discovered him for SUNSET BOULEVARD( Melbourne) and eventually cast him in the Royal National Theatre revival of OKLAHOMA! -- quite unusual because an unknown Australian was cast in the lead of a production by a nationally subsidized theatre company in the UK! No one knew publicly then that Hugh carried a dual passport - a UK one.
...And he did pass the audition!
