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It was so fitting that Steph finished in fourth as she's very much cut from the same cloth as Aoife and Rachel. I hope she has as much success as they've had.
It'll be interesting to look back on this in four or five years, but so far Aoife has been overwhelmingly the most successful of all the contestants. Obviously she's had more time, but she went from a drama school grad to a fully fledged West end career on the back of the show. The likes of Daniel and Lee had some kind of career to begin with, though they were waiting for their big break. As did Rachel. Elphaba might be the most impressive role anyone has landed post show though. I think Niamh is one to watch - there's a lovely line in her big interview in her thread that she hasn't had to audition yet.......I think Anthony Hansen may be another - though bizarrely they have not promoted him in Les Mis this time. There's also Helena and Abi who keep on getting really good reviews and may just need one right job coming to them at the right time. Looking at the Dorothies I wouldn't be at all surprised to see quite a few people getting the types of jobs that Sam, Siobhan Jessie, Tara and Niamh picked up - indeed they may end up being picked up by the same people. |
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She's still done one of the biggest roles she could do even if it was on tour, she's been Sally Bowles, and she landed that role at 17, I call that a major success in itself. Landing a role in Les Mis on top of that before her 20th birthday is outstanding.
Would she have been better in smaller west end roles like Niamh and Jessie (the shows they were supporting roles), maybe but with Cabaret she was the star of the show. If Stephanie landed a role like that I'd be impressed. |
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its a bit closer than that though. Sam has done very well . Eponine is big role with a lot of difficult acting, a big song, some difficult vocals and a big death scene. If she can pull that off or get near to Nancy Sullivan's acting she will be doing brilliantly. Poor Eponine doesn't last long though - she comes on in the last third of Act One and dies in the first third of act 2. Niamh's role in LND is pretty big (its on youtube so I looked) and its a character role and starts early when the show needs a good impression. Jessie's role in ALNM was pretty central, it was a big acting role with a couple of big songs and she's on from start to (almost) finish.
When I went to see Cabaret I expected Sam's Mein Herr and Cabaret to be good, but she blew me away with her Maybe This Time and the big emotional scenes with Clifford. |
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Looking at the Dorothies I wouldn't be at all surprised to see quite a few people getting the types of jobs that Sam, Siobhan Jessie, Tara and Niamh picked up - indeed they may end up being picked up by the same people.
Jenny would be great in Grease or Mamma Mia. Stephanie would be good in Grease too. For Jessie's role in ALNM I think your looking at Steph or Danielle. The Narrator in Joseph possibly Steph or Sophie. I wonder what it is Stephanie has been offered because Flashdance looked like the perfect musical for her. |
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its a bit closer than that though. Sam has done very well . Eponine is big role with a lot of difficult acting, a big song, some difficult vocals and a big death scene. If she can pull that off or get near to Nancy Sullivan's acting she will be doing brilliantly. Poor Eponine doesn't last long though - she comes on in the last third of Act One and dies in the first third of act 2. Niamh's role in LND is pretty big (its on youtube so I looked) and its a character role and starts early when the show needs a good impression. Jessie's role in ALNM was pretty central, it was a big acting role with a couple of big songs and she's on from start to (almost) finish.
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Roxie and Princeton are damn impressive roles too.
The thing about those group of actors is there all late 20's/early 30's. Apart from possibly Steph, the Dorothys can't expect to be able to compete with them. The ones you mention are the cream of the crop, not of talent but talent plus experience and training. Daniel, Lee and Rachel didn't magically become strong Leading Performers. They trained, then worked their way through the ranks, understudying and learning their craft before entering their respective Casting Shows. Sadly, the TV Casting Shows don't really emphasise the importance of training (in fact, contestants are often criticised for being trained/experienced) and often give the impression that being on one of these shows is all that's needed to become a West End Leading Man/Lady. |
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Daniel, Lee and Rachel didn't magically become strong Leading Performers. They trained, then worked their way through the ranks, understudying and learning their craft before entering their respective Casting Shows. Sadly, the TV Casting Shows don't really emphasise the importance of training (in fact, contestants are often criticised for being trained/experienced) and often give the impression that being on one of these shows is all that's needed to become a West End Leading Man/Lady.
During IDA I remember Rachel in particular being told often she was very professional, but it came over as more of an insult than a compliment. |
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I remember wanting to strangle ALW when he told Lauren on the final show to forget her training, if their being told by him training doesn't matter maybe they think it's not necessary.
During IDA I remember Rachel in particular being told often she was very professional, but it came over as more of an insult than a compliment. |
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I think what he meant was try and do a truthful performance, rather than an OTT "Stage school" performance she regularly did. I don't think he was saying training isn't important.
I am a big fan of Lauren her singing is fantastic, her dancing excellent but her acting was demonstration almost every time - not to say it was bad just that she acted the role rather than becoming it |
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I think that is right. A lot of the "trained" performers seem to be "on" all of the time as if they had been told to behave in a certain way to depict particular emotions. It reminds me of the John Thaw quote Sheila mentioned "don't demonstrate, be" and I think that is all that ALW was saying.
I am a big fan of Lauren her singing is fantastic, her dancing excellent but her acting was demonstration almost every time - not to say it was bad just that she acted the role rather than becoming it |
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I'm starting to get a bit impatient waiting for someone to release the news already!
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I think a lot of the Dorothies should be considering training as an option. I find it rather sad that people seem to be expecting them to hit the West End five minutes after leaving OTR. There's nothing wrong with taking time out to actually train! And there's nothing wrong with taking supporting/understudy/ensemble roles.
Daniel, Lee and Rachel didn't magically become strong Leading Performers. They trained, then worked their way through the ranks, understudying and learning their craft before entering their respective Casting Shows. Sadly, the TV Casting Shows don't really emphasise the importance of training (in fact, contestants are often criticised for being trained/experienced) and often give the impression that being on one of these shows is all that's needed to become a West End Leading Man/Lady. |
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I think that is right. A lot of the "trained" performers seem to be "on" all of the time as if they had been told to behave in a certain way to depict particular emotions. It reminds me of the John Thaw quote Sheila mentioned "don't demonstrate, be" and I think that is all that ALW was saying.
I am a big fan of Lauren her singing is fantastic, her dancing excellent but her acting was demonstration almost every time - not to say it was bad just that she acted the role rather than becoming it |
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Yeah, I completely agree with that. It's like the difference between a good performance and an amazing performance.
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The further complication is that what I might see as a brilliantly acted in character piece of work will probably put off some of the audience who expected to see something simpler or different and to hear what they heard on their CD. Personally I would love a stranger Elphaba, a darker psycho Roxie or a Nancy who really looked like a street survivor.
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It's TV guys.. I wonder what though!
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It's TV guys.. I wonder what though!
please don't be hollyoaks hahaha I doubt it would be though how did you discover it was telly? x |
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oh i see on the other thread that you got a letter, WICKED!!!
wish I had bothered sending one now oh well too late |
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haha yes! I eluded to television at the very beginning of this thread but no one even noticed lol
please don't be hollyoaks hahaha I doubt it would be though how did you discover it was telly? x Go on, tell the truth, you knew ![]() http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s1...ew-family.html Raven |
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but now i know thanks to DS!!!!!!! I'm not even lying I said to my sister and friend that I would put money on it being hollyoaks!!!!! |
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so when i said before please don't be hollyoaks, i didnt actually know it was going to be but I thought it might, and hoped it wouldn't lmao! oh well I'll watch it now and then make a judgement
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Dang! Everyone I've told has been joking with me that she'd end up in Hollyoaks... I didn't expect it to be true though!
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Have never watched it myself, not a big fan of soaps but with her and Alex Fletcher appearing in it I will give it a go.
If the show allows Steph to find here acting feet then its as good a place as any to start while picking up a weekly paycheck but I hope she doesn't end up just another soap actor, she has much more promise than that. Raven |
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Hmmmm, not convinced a part in Hollyoaks is worth giving up a role in the westend (Flashdance - if that's true) or future training for. It might give a bit of profile and security - but it's a distraction from a career in musical theatre and Hollyoaks is not exactly a well known platform for great actors. I agree with someone on a recent thread that those Dorothy's in their late teens would benefit from professional training and getting good MT experience if they want long and decent careers.
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Dang! Everyone I've told has been joking with me that she'd end up in Hollyoaks... I didn't expect it to be true though!
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