World Tour 2019

[jo]

[jo]

http://instagram.com/p/B3xOsjdH0tP

[jo]

Selene Villagomez

@selene_avz
I couldn't catch him today, I have been told he is in Mexico City with the family, so Deb, Ava and Oscar,
@realhughjackman
hope you enjoy your time here

Glad to know that Deb, Oscar and Ava have joined him for the finale shows!

[jo]

Isn't that Ava caught in the corner of the photo?

[jo]

Be interesting to know how they show will go, communications-wise. It is easy with song and dance. But when he tells his stories - will there be surtitles ( just like in opera)? Most of the tweets welcoming or giving messages to Hugh are in Spanish... although many of the audiences are likely bi-lingual, given the proximity of Mexico to the USA. For movies, it is likely that they get either movies as is or which are dubbed or have subtitles?

But music is a universal language - so, maybe the appreciation of the show will be similar


So, "Hola!" to Hugh for the grand finales of his 90-show music tour, TheMan.TheMusic.TheShow!

And "Muchas Gracias!" to Hugh for giving us many hours of wonderful and joyous live entertainment



Jo

[jo]

From his Instagram Stories --

[hu4601]

Oct 18, 2019 22:00:18 GMT -5 jo said:

Be interesting to know how they show will go, communications-wise. It is easy with song and dance. But when he tells his stories - will there be surtitles ( just like in opera)? Most of the tweets welcoming or giving messages to Hugh are in Spanish... although many of the audiences are likely bi-lingual, given the proximity of Mexico to the USA. For movies, it is likely that they get either movies as is or which are dubbed or have subtitles?

But music is a universal language - so, maybe the appreciation of the show will be similar :)


So, "Hola!" to Hugh for the grand finales of his 90-show music tour, TheMan.TheMusic.TheShow!

And "Muchas Gracias!" to Hugh for giving us many hours of wonderful and joyous live entertainment s0819



Jo

 
  He didn't seem to have any trouble communicating in Germany, France , Holland, Belgium and Switzerland, so I don't think there will be a problem in Mexico.

[jo]

Western Europe does welcome a lot of English-speaking tourists now, especially when the Schengen rules made it easier to come and go, so there is a natural progression to the wide use of the English language. In France it wasn't always so - there was a time when Paris and surrounding areas preferred not to speak English - but now it is widely spoken. I noticed that some parts of the south ( Nice and Monte Carlo) spoke English regularly, much earlier than their northern cousins... The French have even adopted some English words into the local language, such as "le weekend". I have been to all those countries mentioned (Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland...as well as Italy, Spain, Denmark, Greece, Turkey - and many are adapting to the lingua franca, which is English at the moment). But when Hugh was in Turkey, someone was translating the press conference...and there seems to be surtitles at the live show.

I just noticed that most Hugh fans who are tweeting now from Mexico rarely tweeted in English, so I have no idea how widely the language is spoken. Maybe the younger ones are more adaptable, because of the internet, social media, and filmed entertainment as well as live touring entertainment. I have also noticed that in some places like Paris, they now get 2 versions of a movie - one that is in English ( but much fewer cinemas) and a dubbed version in general.

Jo

[luzie]

Oct 19, 2019 5:04:46 GMT -5 hu4601 said:

Oct 18, 2019 22:00:18 GMT -5 jo said:

Be interesting to know how they show will go, communications-wise. It is easy with song and dance. But when he tells his stories - will there be surtitles ( just like in opera)? Most of the tweets welcoming or giving messages to Hugh are in Spanish... although many of the audiences are likely bi-lingual, given the proximity of Mexico to the USA. For movies, it is likely that they get either movies as is or which are dubbed or have subtitles?

But music is a universal language - so, maybe the appreciation of the show will be similar


So, "Hola!" to Hugh for the grand finales of his 90-show music tour, TheMan.TheMusic.TheShow!

And "Muchas Gracias!" to Hugh for giving us many hours of wonderful and joyous live entertainment



Jo

 
  He didn't seem to have any trouble communicating in Germany, France , Holland, Belgium and Switzerland, so I don't think there will be a problem in Mexico.

Exactly! It wasn't a problem at all. Most people (in the audience) speak at least enough English to understand him in his show - regardless of whether movies are usually dubbed there or not! 

[luzie]

Press conferences are always translated! That's another matter. I've been in enough concerts - with quite a lot of communication too - in Germany and other Non-English-speaking countries, none of them were ever surtitled - not even over 25 years ago!

[jo]

I happened to sit next to a Japanese young lady ( maybe late teens) at MSG who came over from Tokyo all by herself and saw all 3 shows at MSG. She could hardly speak English, but she was such a great fan of Hugh. We were both excited even if it was the 3rd MSG show we were seeing. I do remember telling her to be ready when Hugh starts singing Mack The Knife - and move next to the runway (we were 3-4 seats away from the runway on maybe 4th row) so she could possibly get a high-five. She smiled at me...and I wasn't sure if she fully understood what I meant ...or was just too shy. But once Hugh started moving to the runway, I told her "GO!"... and... she took off like a cannon and was on time to get that high-five

I guess fandom has no language

JO

[jo]

In relation to the Japanese being great fans of Hugh --


According to John Hellpern, when he wrote about the Closing Show of The Boy From Oz --

observer.com/2004/09/farewell-hugh-and-caroline-closingnight-hysteria-and-tears/

A good friend of mine, who was happy to pay 700 smackeroos for her tickets, was seeing the show for the eighth time. I’m embarrassed to know her, actually. But that’s nothing. She told me the Japanese couple seated in front of her were seeing the show for the 100th time. But that’s nothing, either. Midway through the show, Mr. Jackman introduced a lady to the audience who’s seen it 200 times. The spotlight found her in one of the best seats, and she stood up proudly to take a well-deserved bow.

I did wonder if Hugh ever considered attaching some Tokyo performances when he had brought the tour to the Pacific side.

[jo]

Resurrected from a thread on BackOnBroadway-Istanbul --

Mar 13, 2015 18:41:26 GMT -5 jo said:

www.zorlucenterpsm.com/en/hugh-jackman

Event language: English / Surtitles: Turkish

Is this like for non-English operas ( most operas!) where at the top of the proscenium (or maybe a big screen for this large venue) the surtitles run along the streaming medium?


This is why I have wondered how Hugh will manage the audience interactions. Presumably, English is not as widely spoken in Istanbul - or is that a wrong premise as Istanbul is supposed to be cosmopolitan? But then again, many international shows have been presented in this venue ( some later ones included Phantom of the Opera, a show with Gerard Depardieu, etc). Maybe the use of surtitles is meant to attract a wider audience, maybe even from neighboring countries. Of course many know Hugh Jackman -- he is Wolverine after all wolverine

Are movies dubbed in Turkey?

Jo

[jo]

When he announced the Mexican shows last May --

[njr]

Oct 18, 2019 16:07:12 GMT -5 jo said:

Isn't that Ava caught in the corner of the photo?

Sure looks like her!

[jo]

[jo]

[jo]

From Mexican media --

El Universal

@el_Universal_Mx


El actor, Hugh Jackman, visitó el Parque Quetzalcóatl, el Museo de Antropología y hasta salió a correr por Paseo de la Reforma


Translated from Spanish by

The actor, Hugh Jackman, visited Quetzalcoatl Park, the Museum of Anthropology and even went for a run on Paseo de la Reforma

[jo]

More photos from FACEBOOK Page --

[jo]

Translated from Spanish by

I think it's an insult to come to the Hugh Jackman concert and don't sell gloves with claws or Wolverine masks outside
. #paQuéVine .

Wherever he goes...and whatever he does

[jo]

Seeing the same configuration … makes one nostalgic for one's past experience seeing the show

[jo]

"Such a good sport!"

[jo]

Translated from Spanish by

Hugh Jackman (
@realhughjackman
) conquered more than 14 thousand attendees in his show at the Arena Mexico City. #HughJackmanMéxico

[jo]

[jo]

It really has the most impressive background set - I remember Hugh tweeting the image during rehearsals.

And with his dramatic interpretations ( Soliloquy/OneDayMore) -- it stands out as one of the most, if not the most, artistically imporessive numbers in the show!

Jo