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[Jon]

Gavin's done Poppins on and off and he's done it not only in London and Broadway but also the US National tour, it'd be interesting seeing him doing a different role,

[Catqc]

Anyone seen Alex as Alberto?

[Dawnstar]

Catqc, on 26 February 2013 - 06:29 PM, said:

Anyone seen Alex as Alberto?

Yes, I went Saturday evening to see the new cast, though Gavin Lee was off sick (which I didn't mind as I love the u/s Jerry, Alan Burkitt). I couldn't imagine Alex Gaumond as Alberto beforehand, having seen him in Legally Blonde a few times. However when I did see him I thought he was very good & covincing as a crazy Italian despite not really being Latin!
There have been some line changes/omissions/additions with the new cast so Alberto has lost one of the lines that used to always be good for a laugh, the one about going out but waiting if he comes back before he returns (it's such a deliberately convoluted sentence that I can't quote it properly despite having seen the show several times!). However there is also an added bit in Act 2, which I won't say so as not to spoil it for future repeat visitors, that I loved.

[showtoones]

How long is Gavin contracted to be in the show? I assume a year? Does anyone know?

[canadian_turtle]

Catqc, on 26 February 2013 - 06:29 PM, said:

Anyone seen Alex as Alberto?

Yes, thought he was brilliant as Alberto! In fact, I enjoyed his version even better than the one I saw when the show just transferred to the West End.

[greeny11]

showtoones, on 26 February 2013 - 10:08 PM, said:

How long is Gavin contracted to be in the show? I assume a year? Does anyone know?

Originally, he was due to return to Mary Poppins in August, so probably a 6 month contract.  Maybe he'll extend it now Poppins is closing on Broadway.

[Steve10086]

Saw the show tonight.  Not been before, so can't compare to the original cast, and Gavin Lee was off tonight, but I thought it was fantastic.  The cast, the music, the set - all top quality.  A really classy show.

[fringefan]

Been looking eagerly for affordable tix since the latest comments here, but so far can't find anything cheaper than at TKTS, which is still a bit steep at present.

[freckles]

Steve10086, on 27 February 2013 - 11:30 PM, said:

Saw the show tonight.  Not been before, so can't compare to the original cast, and Gavin Lee was off tonight, but I thought it was fantastic.  The cast, the music, the set - all top quality.  A really classy show.

I was there too & loved it. As you, I can't compare to the original cast, but I thought Kristen BW was wonderful as Dale & really looked like a movie star from the era. The understudy, Alan Burkitt, was fantastic as Jerry too. In fact all of the cast were very slick & it's an elegant, quality production.
Alex Gaumond was far better than I anticipated, although I have always liked his work I've never really seen him do anything as "character" as that, very funny.
I absolutely adored the costumes too - every ensemble member was always beautifully clad, especially the girls, and the designs were so beautiful that they really enhanced the movement.

[Carmella1]

fringefan, on 28 February 2013 - 04:58 AM, said:

Been looking eagerly for affordable tix since the latest comments here, but so far can't find anything cheaper than at TKTS, which is still a bit steep at present.

When I saw this last month I got a day seat.  I just asked at the BO.