DS Forums

 
 

Bring back Nancy Nancy!


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 02-04-2008, 17:17
WillowFae
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 5,133
Sorry guys, but you keep using my quote about whether she knew about her Les Mis part during Nancy School or not, for your comments on whether she was right for the either part or not, doesn't really make sense, did you mean to quote someone else
I quoted Scarlett O'Hara, not you.
WillowFae is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 02-04-2008, 17:31
playhousechick
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 261
I quoted Scarlett O'Hara, not you.
Actually you did, POST 72, you quoted me and then commented on something completely different to my quote, I am sure it was just a mistake, so dont worry about it.
playhousechick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 17:57
abip
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 125
at the risk of being shot down!

i didn't think nancy nancy was right for nancy, and strikes me as more an eponine, but she has gone now, why all the carry on?
abip is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 18:45
MrSpielberg
Banned User
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 238
at the risk of being shot down!

i didn't think nancy nancy was right for nancy, and strikes me as more an eponine, but she has gone now, why all the carry on?
I couldnt agree anymore!
Lets end the thread and get onto more pressing topics!!!!!
MrSpielberg is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 18:57
Scarlet O'Hara
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 6,586
It also leaves egg on no ones face, Nancy is not Eponine. If anything her getting that part shows why she was unsuitable for Nancy, there are a few actors that could play both parts but I don't think she was one of them.
I maintain that her early elimination from IAD and subsequent hiring for Les Mis DOES suggest that the judges' decision was somewhat suspect.

The current 12 are a very diverse bunch and quite a few of them stray from the original 'street urchin, diamond-in-the-rough' brief. It's years since I saw Les Mis so I can't remember what 'type' Eponine is, but what I do know (on the strength of what I saw in Week 1) is that Nancy Nancy absolutely met the criteria that Lloyd Webber and Co were discussing. And judging from this thread, so do a lot of other people. Unless of course we're all really crap armchair judges.
Scarlet O'Hara is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 19:34
LaurieMarlow
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,894
I have to say I agree with apib and Mr Spielberg. Yes, she made a good impression in the first show, but to be fair we only saw a tiny percentage of what she and everyone else was doing. It's not much to make a judgement on. It has all worked out very well for her, she's landed a role that most girls would give their back teeth for. It's time to move on.

Casting's a very subjective game, always was and always will be.
LaurieMarlow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 21:04
jackd779
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 179
i had her tipped as the winner from the first week (along with jodie and jessie), gutted when she went, rough diamond *tick*, good voice *tick*, good acting *tick*
jackd779 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2008, 22:35
peeve
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,751
I have to say I agree with apib and Mr Spielberg. Yes, she made a good impression in the first show, but to be fair we only saw a tiny percentage of what she and everyone else was doing. It's not much to make a judgement on. It has all worked out very well for her, she's landed a role that most girls would give their back teeth for. It's time to move on.

Casting's a very subjective game, always was and always will be.

This is very true, and yes, we can't carry on grumbling about something over which we have no control - Nancy is not Nancy: Nancy is Eponine.

But (sorry, can't quite move on yet ) I thought DVO was being pretty subjective crying her eyes out when Nancy sang and, to judge by the comments on this thread, she wasn't the only one who was moved to tears. If that had been a straightforward audition, I cannot believe she wouldn't have advanced much further, given that five star performance.

I have simple and sentimental tastes when it comes to casting this musical - I want to have a good old weep when Nancy sings As Long as He Needs Me, but only after I've bawled my eyes out when Oliver sings Where is Love.

That's a thought - isn't Eponine like a female Oliver?
peeve is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2008, 15:11
bluepenguin
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,713
i had her tipped as the winner from the first week (along with jodie and jessie), gutted when she went, rough diamond *tick*, good voice *tick*, good acting *tick*
Me too
bluepenguin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2008, 15:17
bluejools
Banned User
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: liverpool lar
Posts: 1,468
im trying to enjoy the show and support jessie but im still fuming about nancy nancy..what a stitch up.she was brilliant and someone needs a rocket up the arse for letting this girl go.very anoying.
bluejools is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2008, 15:58
patpatterson
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 444
nancy nancy was perfect for the role and the decision smells to high heaven.
patpatterson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2008, 18:27
playhousechick
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 261
I was speaking to a friend today, who works on Les Mis, and he told me how they are auditioning again, and I said "but they have only just auditioned" and he that, yes they had, but apparently Cameron Mackintosh came in and was not happy with a lot of them so apparently he wants to re-audition, now although there may be some truth in this I am not sure as ofcourse once contracts are signed thats it, but I was just wondering whether Nancy would have been affected by this. I hope not, that would be horrible for her,, for anyone!!!
playhousechick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2008, 22:20
rolacola1987
Guest
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 337
nancy nancy could probs have done a better job than quiet a few of them who have/had made it to the live shows (Amy? cleo? niamh?)
rolacola1987 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2008, 22:22
Elzbells
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 321
nancy nancy could probs have done a better job than quiet a few of them who have/had made it to the live shows (Amy? cleo? niamh?)
She was my favourite by a mile in the early stages but we never got to see very much of her in the second audition programme so I never quite understood why she never got any further.
Elzbells is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2008, 22:30
rolacola1987
Guest
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 337
It does make you wonder, in the audition stages they seemed to be 'bigging her up' then all of a suddened dropped her. Maybe she had some dark secret or not BH's type. either way I think they made a mistake not putting her through to the live shows
rolacola1987 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2008, 22:32
Elzbells
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 321
It does make you wonder, in the audition stages they seemed to be 'bigging her up' then all of a suddened dropped her. Maybe she had some dark secret or not BH's type. either way I think they made a mistake not putting her through to the live shows
Well I don't see how she could have been that much worse than some that did make it and are still in there, for that matter.
Elzbells is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2008, 22:34
LaLaLaur
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Larking about in Aberdeen
Posts: 4,997
I really liked Nancy Nancy too. But it's a bit too late to be bitter about it.

I think they use clever editing to make you attatched to contestants who don't get through (Burger King girl, Nancy Nancy, the woman with the kid (Sarah Jane?), The Opera singer girl...) Then when they leave it's supposed to make you think "wow, the final 12 must be amazing if they get through over these people..."

I kind of wish they used more of that time to give us an insight into the final 12. I don't even remember seeing Naihm, Rachel, Ashley or Tara in Nancy school, and the rest (bar Jodie) barely featured at all.
LaLaLaur is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2008, 22:38
Elzbells
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 321
I really liked Nancy Nancy too. But it's a bit too late to be bitter about it.

I think they use clever editing to make you attatched to contestants who don't get through (Burger King girl, Nancy Nancy, the woman with the kid (Sarah Jane?), The Opera singer girl...) Then when they leave it's supposed to make you think "wow, the final 12 must be amazing if they get through over these people..."

I kind of wish they used more of that time to give us an insight into the final 12. I don't even remember seeing Naihm, Rachel, Ashley or Tara in Nancy school, and the rest (bar Jodie) barely featured at all.
I'd forgotten about the young opera singer - perhaps they should stretch the audition shows out a bit more - the only ones that got through that i remember were Jodie, Cleo, Francesca, aKeisha nd Sarah. I don't think Ashley featured at all.
Elzbells is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2008, 00:25
piper333
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: the royal box
Posts: 2,769
She was my favourite too.

But, no matter how many times ALW says he's looking for 'raw talent' we all know he'll choose the stage-school darling like he did the last twice

(Sadly, it'll probably be DVO's mate who had a lot of tonight's show dedicated to her inability to sing and has already been in 'Rent')
that wouldn't have been sad.

anyway, glad nancy has gone on because i just watched her again in clips and she was just fab.
piper333 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2008, 11:53
intoxication
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 5,283
It does make you wonder, in the audition stages they seemed to be 'bigging her up' then all of a suddened dropped her. Maybe she had some dark secret or not BH's type. either way I think they made a mistake not putting her through to the live shows
Someone above mentioned that her, cleo, jodie and jessie were the main 'stars' in the first week and if i remember rightly, that was correct. So why was she the only one who didn't go through? Out of the other three, i'd have put her in before Cleo and would have put her in over some of the others who made it into the competition too. Was so shocked when John tapped her on the shoulder
intoxication is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2008, 11:57
si29uk
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 988
Nancy is taking over as Eponine in a few weeks time

Leanne from 'Maria' is taking over as Cosette
si29uk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-2009, 06:04
thenetworkbabe
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 34,226
Someone has managed to put a good sound quality version of Nancy Sullivan singing On My own from Les Mis on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3MXy...eature=related

There's also this interesting little piece which suggests more about why she's Eponine (and hopefully will be for much longer) and not Nancy.

http://www.icsouthlondon.co.uk/tn/ne...%20help%20kids
thenetworkbabe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-04-2009, 00:33
thenetworkbabe
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 34,226
Nancy is staying as eponine for another year

Nice little interview including bits on the IDA process/edting and how she copes with 8 shows a week.

http://westend.broadwayworld.com/art...livan_20090429
thenetworkbabe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-05-2009, 05:10
thenetworkbabe
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 34,226
http://www.bbc.co.uk/oliver/video/in...week=9&video=4

Interesting looking back at this one from the IDA audition stage. Nancy Sullivan is the second audition. I think the first is Katie Hall http://www.bbc.co.uk/oliver/video/in...week=6&video=8
who went on to be the understudy for Christine in Phantom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlpihMLLfbQ
According to the folks at whatsonstage she may be following Leanne from HDYSAPLM as Cossette in Les Mis from June. Eponine and Cossette in one IDA clip.........its a small world.

It kinda suggests why some people figure largely in the early shows like IDA even though they don't get taken up for the show thats being cast. It certainly suggests it may be worth turning up for an ALW show audition.
thenetworkbabe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-05-2009, 00:30
minxymoo
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: being Blue with El Nino Torres
Posts: 11,910
Nancy Nancy was robbed..she should have won.
minxymoo is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply



Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:15.