In my experience it is not helpful to feed the press stories that a show is not selling. And celebrities really don't consider it good for their image.
Clinging to a conspiracy that it's all in Barry's plan is simply foolish.
Those were epic sets- the current generation is unfortunate not to have experienced the beauty of Snark's enormous starcloth and stunning projections or Napier's massive 3-tier globe inside the Prince Edward.
They make "impressive" sets in recent shows seem very small.
I saw each cast of Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Nobody matched Chita. Bebe was- what's the word?- precise. But there wasn't the electricity.
I saw the original cast of Les Liaisons Dangereuses thanks to strings pulled and it was one of the most breathtaking shows ever. It was such an unexpected "event" show, too, and London hasn't felt as exciting as it did then for quite some time.
I'd also love to see the Ruthie Henshall/ Tracie Be
I saw her in Circe & Bravo in London years ago and she gave an excellent performance. I was quite young at the time but didn't hear of misbehaviour during that run.
