OK I bought tickets for the sounds of music of music stage show when I heard there was going to be one.

A couple of weeks later I started seeing adverts for the Graham Norton TV show and then read the winner would be the Maria of the show I had already booked to see.

Had I waited until knowing who the winner was going to be I would not have bothered!

I don't really get why people would vote for a show they wouldn't go see

Well he's been taken out of the show so that doesn't matter now.

I don't think it's a question for the vast majority of "would or wouldn't" so much as "could or couldn't."

But why should they? They knew if they wouldn't be able to see the show and no one forced them into voting. Rarely if ever are stage shows seen on TV in any form. The vast majority are never even released on DVD so it's hardly something new. I don't get the 'people voted for her therefore they are entitled to see her!' stuff. I'm going to see it in December and, with travel it's costing me the grand total of about £40...

I know people who voted or thought about voting just for the sake of getting their oar in - and who probably wouldn't go and see the show even if the tickets were free.

Takes all sorts...

[quote=Tasi]Last Saturday, Arlene said to one of the couples: "I've been trying to teach this waltz to the cast of The Sound of Music for six weeks, and they aren’t as good as your performance” Now, if the pro can get the celeb to a higher standard in a week, than Phillips can given six weeks, she’s hardly in a position to criticize is she?

I actually raised this on another thread yesterday! Really doesn't say much for the quality of her choreography if she considers Schmicel (sp!) better than some of the professionals shes working with! Still didn't justify her comments with the mark though! Seems SOM is suffering what with Arlene doing the choreography and Simon Shepherd pulling out not to mention the other Maria leaving in September over how many shows etc!

Err...

Help me out here.....


"Entitled?"

I don't get it either 'cos it isn't what I said.

But it "sounds good" to imply it though, doesn't it?

Bearing in mind all the publicity for this show, there is normally a video clip albeit short as a rule (Mary Poppins, Evita, Woman in White, Spamalot being no exception to the rule) which is normally shown during a tv interview. If she's any good then they would dangle it as a "carrot" to make it more appealing to go. As it is there is a CD of Connie singing "Her favourite things" but again you have to part with money. Don't know where you are sitting or where you live but considering good seats at the Palladium are in excess of £38.00 I'm assuming you are just a short bus ride away!

I've heard (not sure how true it is, though) that they are currently looking into similar shows for Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and Grease (an English version, they're already doing an American one).

Got mid range seats for £25 with a deal from Aloud and I only live in Kent so it is a shortish train journey.

Next week's Radio Times says that on Children in Need night (Friday 17th November), approximately 8.30pm, Connie Fisher - aka Maria - and the cast of 'The sound of music' perform songs from the smash hit West End show. In these instances show casts usually perform on the CIN stage so you won't see the actual theatre set, but you will see the costumes.

It's been a while since I watched SoM, but I thought the big dance scene was a dance called the lendler (don't know how you spell it, or even if that's right but it's something similar, sorry!) not the viennese waltz. Wonder why they changed it?

Also, I read somewhere that ALW was definitely doing a similar show for a different musical next year.