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Princeton, on 29 March 2013 - 12:32 PM, said:

I saw Ashley Day on Wednesday and he was fantastic. In my eyes he most certainly deserves to take over the role when Gavin Creel leaves.

wickedgrin, on 29 March 2013 - 01:55 PM, said:

Personally i don't think any other actress could pull it off like Helen Mirren, the play is selling out because of her, the same at the Noel Coward with Judi Dench. I think the producers would lose their profits currently being made if it transferred without Helen Mirren - it might do ok, but I don't think it would have the house full board out like they do at every performance now.

sam22, on 29 March 2013 - 04:35 AM, said:

I saw the original production on Broadway all those years ago which was wonderful. There has been talk on and off of it coming to the West End for many years, never to materialise other than a concert version at the Royal Festival Hall (which I missed). About 15 years when I worked at the Prince of Wales Theatre we had a visit from London producer Adam Spiegel along with some American producers with the plan of putting it in to the POW - and again, it didn't happen. I knew they were coming and at what time and so I waited until they crossed Coventry Street and then I pressed play on the speaker system we had to play music from the canopy outside the theatre and played "Move - you're steppin on my heart" just to try and make them feel at home.  A couple of years ago I saw the new touring production of Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York which I thought was wonderful, the performances were great and the whole thing electric and simply staged compared to what i remembered from the original Broadway show, However, it did not look at all like it was a touring production and would not have looked out of place in any Broadway house. At that time, the producers had announced that the tour would be coming to London's West End, and sadly, for whatever reason it didn't. i'd love it to come to town now, come on Mr Spiegel, think about it again!

dannyboyjohnson, on 06 March 2013 - 08:34 AM, said:

The quote in the newspapers a few weeks ago was "the truth is that we (Viva Forever) are sold out until June. Hmmmmmmm....well as we know you can look at the live seat plans on the ATG website to see just how "sold out" it is (or not in almost all cases), and now last night there was a large ad for the show in the Evening Standard with "Spring ticket sale" Mon - Fri Top price £39.50 March, £45.00 April, and £49.50 May. No comment.

FireFingers, on 05 March 2013 - 01:48 PM, said:

Is that Ealing or Fulham Broadway? Can't see it making the big white way.