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SOUTH PACIFIC Revival in London
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RainbowJude
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Joined: Wed May 14, 2003 8:33 am Posts: 3056 Location: Musical Cyberspace
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 SOUTH PACIFIC Revival in London
So the Bartlett Sher production of South Pacific has opened in London to mixed reviews. Some extracts:  |  |  |  | Though not quite as lavish as the original Lincoln Centre production, this touring version with beautiful South Sea island designs and a fine 25-piece pit orchestra making the most of the brilliant score, still proves a moving and uplifting experience. . . . Paulo Szot, who starred in the Broadway production, brings charm, authority and a sense of Gallic melancholy to the plantation owner Emile de Becque, lending the musical an almost tragic grandeur at times.... Loretta Ables Sayre, who also starred in New York, brings a mixture of humour and chilling cupidity to the role of Bloody Mary, the islander who tries to make a profit out of warfare. She often makes you laugh out loud, but she makes you wince , too. Samantha Womack, once best known as Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders, proves a delightfully engaging Nellie.... This is a production of almost continuous pleasure, a classic of American musical theatre revived with the love and respect it richly deserves. |  |  |  |  |
Perhaps the most interesting statement came from this review: There has always been a tension between Broadway and the West End about who does things better. I think both have had their successes and failures in translating hits from one side of the Atlantic to the other. But by almost all accounts, this was a superb production and I don't think it is just the Americans who think so. Just about everyone I know from outside the USA who saw the TV broadcast of the show seems to agree that the production was just about perfect in almost every way. Any other thoughts on the matter? In lighter news, gossip columnist Baz Bamigboye has documented the breaking of Samantha Womack's toe during the show earlier this week and how she has carried on in spite of it. Some pictures there, including this one from the show itself:  Something bothers me about this Billis... and I've thought the same thing in other photos I've seen of him in the "Honey Bun" costume. It's something to do with the make-up, I think, which seems ill-suited to the kind of drag act he is doing and the context in which it takes place. It's just too blended, even though it's not perfectly blended in the way that a woman's makeup would be. Danny Burstein's makeup was more obviously garish and "put on".
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:46 am |
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Roseinmisery
Supporting Player
Joined: Thu May 27, 2010 10:54 am Posts: 116 Location: Beyond the Barricade...
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 Re: SOUTH PACIFIC Revival in London
I saw it yesterday. It was very good, but, as all the articles say, not outstanding. There wasn't much chemistry between the leads which didn't help despite the guy playing Emile being practically perfect in the role IMO. I liked the set, though.
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Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:13 am |
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Jenko
Tony Winner
Joined: Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:21 am Posts: 380 Location: London, UK
Main Role: Performer
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I'm glad you enjoyed it guys.
Billis' make up is not always like this. It is more garish than that photo, I've never actually seen it like that.
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