Memphis out July?
Memphis out July?
AnythingGoes23
Broadway Star Joined: 11/21/11
#1Memphis out July?
Posted: 4/27/15 at 11:56am
The Producers could swing in for a 6 month run off tour prior to Motown: The Musical...
Mr Smith
Featured Actor Joined: 3/16/15
#2Memphis out July?
Posted: 5/11/15 at 5:53am
"The Producers could swing in for a 6 month run off tour prior to Motown: The Musical...
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Why would they put a tony winning show for such a short run
Spotlight61
Broadway Star Joined: 8/28/06
#2Memphis out July?
Posted: 5/11/15 at 11:21am
The producers have just announced that Matt Cardle, winner of the UK X-Factor, a few years back, is to replace Killian Donnelly from July.
So I suspect this means that the show will continue but it is unknown for how much longer after.
Cardle is by no means an actor and has never appeared on stage in a musical. He is an OK-ish singer (in my opinion).
Beverley Knight is the draw in this show, well, the name that people have heard off, so I'm not sure how the casting of Cardle will aid the show.
Posner11
Stand-by Joined: 8/13/11
#3Memphis out July?
Posted: 5/11/15 at 1:01pm
Beverley has extended into October - anyone who has seen the current producers on tour - as great and enthusiastic the cast are - will know that its a long way from a west end production with minimal set and few props pushed on - it would look empty in the west end as it did at the Bristol Hippodome - as the tour even with TV names is not selling out the regions its likely to be a bigger risk than the current show
Updated On: 5/12/15 at 01:01 PM
rockyhorrorfan
Featured Actor Joined: 3/8/11
#4Memphis out July?
Posted: 5/12/15 at 11:39am
According to London Theatre Tickets website the show continues through to the end of its scheduled run in the West End on 31st October with early plans in progress for a major tour of the UK and Ireland from Autumn 2016.
BroadwayB8bE
Swing Joined: 3/27/14
#5Memphis out July?
Posted: 5/13/15 at 8:38am
Wonder if Bev will just stay on at the Shaftesbury for Motown.
