[Eastender]

Went to see the new CArousel and sorry to say it is not very good.
Singing is best bit - all v good - not a dud there (anyone remember the NT version - the one who sang You'll Never Walk Alone couldnt sing it was awful).
Acting - grrrr just passable.
Accents - all over the place. Ms Garrett went from Yorkshire to Ireland via Wales.
Sets not great and they are using that effect they used for The Woman in White - ok but it also broke down so there were the cast running round going up and down for the carousel and itwasnt there !!

Sorry to predict early closing notices for this one.

[M George]

Went to see the new CArousel and sorry to say it is not very good.
Singing is best bit - all v good - not a dud there (anyone remember the NT version - the one who sang You'll Never Walk Alone couldnt sing it was awful).
Acting - grrrr just passable.
Accents - all over the place. Ms Garrett went from Yorkshire to Ireland via Wales.
Sets not great and they are using that effect they used for The Woman in White - ok but it also broke down so there were the cast running round going up and down for the carousel and itwasnt there !!

Sorry to predict early closing notices for this one.

What's the orchestra like?

[curzon]

Went to see the new CArousel and sorry to say it is not very good.
Singing is best bit - all v good - not a dud there (anyone remember the NT version - the one who sang You'll Never Walk Alone couldnt sing it was awful).

if you really thought the fabulous RNT production was awful I'm finding your opnions hard to take seriously...

[Daniel]

if you really thought the fabulous RNT production was awful I'm finding your opnions hard to take seriously...

Well said curzon!

[abalafae]

I would have liked to hear Lesley Garrett and the cast do an encore of "You'll never walk alone" at the end ... as a finale. It would have been better if she had been able to give the audience a treat, as I must admit she was the reason I went to see the production.

Sorry, but this is something that makes me mad, Carosel is not the Lesley Garrett show, she's playing a supporting character, if anyone should lead a finale it should be either Al Silber or Jeramiah James as the are the LEADS! I am a Lesley Garrett fan and think it's wonderful that she's doing teh show but I do feel for Al and Jeramiah, it must be quite frustrating loosing top billing to a supporting because her name is bigger!

[abalafae]

I agree with you, but unfortunately the person (and no offence to him/her at all) who said they only really went to see it because Lesley Garett was in it is a prime example of why Lesley Garrett was cast - she puts bums on seats. No, she isnt the main character, and no, isn't fair that she might be billed above Al Silber et al but it's the same as when The Drowsy Chaperone was made to be all about Elaine Paige - by no means the main character but she got top billing over Summer Strallen and everyone else in the cast (note, I am not comparing Lesley Garrett and Elaine Paige in terms of performance etc, just making a point ).

Good point (unfortunately!) but at least with EP she wa playing the title role!