ah okay, I was curious thanks

I think 3 of us typed in replies simultaneously, thus skipping your post (the 1st of the three).

But to answer your question with a question, is Nancy required to do Cockney Rhyming Slang?

Haha sorry, I think it was posted while I was typing! Umm I don't think they need cockney rhyming slang do they?

(That encompasses both posts so it's ok!)

Some future musical of his own ?

I don't think we will ever know what ALW's agenda is, no matter how long we debate it. This year is a completely open competition, which is, in a way, more exciting than previous years... anyone could win.

It is strange if the girls left haven't got the right type of voice that they were chosen in the first place. However, as for them staying, it could be that we haven't seen them performing in the right range of notes so the audience at home don't really know... I have to say, I don't know all the different names and things, so I wouldn't have known that Ashley had a different voice to Sam, but maybe would have noticed them struggling with lower notes.

This suggests that it could be of benefit to hear them all singing the same song, though that could make for quite dull TV for the casual viewer... for the ones who have watched week after week though, it could be very interesting indeed

ooo do you think he's stitching CM up?!

It is a strange one. ALW has no real interest in this production, as all he can gain is the rent for his theatre if the show extends further. Which could be achieved by scrapping the Nancy they end up with when her initial contract runs out, and putting someone else in and relaunching it.

So therefore his only thing is that he's doing it to help his friend out. Which could lead to all sorts of bother. Would he save a Nancy from the sing off that he secretly had designs on himself for one of his own shows?

By that measure would that mean he would drop sam if by chance she fell in the bottom two either this week or next week?

That would depend.

Sam v Jessie - I think he would save her.

In fact, I think Sam IS the chosen one.

Now for the question...
Is Sam the chosen one or, if not, then who is?????????????

I think the chosen one changes almost weekly.

It used to be Rachel, then Jessie, back to Rachel, back to Jessie, and now Sam.

One good performance next week and it will change again. Maybe Jodie's turn.

I think Sam is very high up... given that she's known as "Samantha" in the show and yet ALW consistently calls her "Sammy"... very pally lol!

but as you say, changes week on week... no one's actually safe, I don't think, even if they do a good performance

Oh, I think that at the moment Sam is very safe. The only time I'd think she was in danger, currently, is if she were up against Jessie (and vice versa) and I'd say she would still possibly be the favourite even then.

From the first week, I thought she was being singled out, and then I got a little wrong-footed by JB's negative comments. However, I'm now wondering if this was all a smokescreen to disguise the fact that they've always wanted Sam for this part. Think about it:-
She comes out and (supposedly) dazzles in the first week.

Then she flops (at least for JB) for a couple of weeks. (I'm assuming the powers that be know exactly how the votes stand on each occasion..)

Then JB works with her and there's an apparent musical epiphany and from then on it's like the MT equivalent of the second coming.
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If is a different hourney for each contestant.

So have improved (Sam), some have stayed the same (Rachel) and some are all over the plave (Jessie - sometimes fab, sometimes not).

So who do we reckon are the most improved girls?

Probably going to be unpopular but Niamh, I think has improved considerably. I love Jodie, but think she was always great

Who would have improved if they had stayed in?

Cleo

Is there anyone you think should have stayed in longer and, if so, who?

..she probably wouldn't improve. She'd just have to take those notes about "roughing up" the vocal a bit to suit the role.

I look back to Cleo - I'd have liked to see more of her. She may have improved. And Keisha perhaps. Don't think she got much constructive advice.

Keisha and Fran because I think they would have been genuinely good at the part, much better all round candidates than three out of the five we have left.

I liked Cleo, but I think that she would have had too far to come. For me, she was probably the least accomplished singer and actress.

She knew she needed to overcome her nicey-nicey persona and she never managed to do that.

Perhaps she ran out of time and really SHOULD have worked on her performance as she's one of the older girls but she has a lovely voice and I'd have given her one more opportunity to be a down-to-earth Nancy.

The rules appear to be slipping a bit but perhaps they're not. Perhaps we need to use the quote facility, as here.

Like Ashley, I thought Sarah could play Nancy but in a lower-profile production than the West End...

I disagree, I think Sarah is definitely talented enough for the West End (she's already been in it!), but Nancy wasn't really the perfect part for her (I do think she could have pulled it off, it's just not ideal).

I decided to watch my old video of Oliver! today, and it struck me that Niamh would really make a very good Bet, it's a much smaller part than Nancy, but I think it suits Niamh's vocal range better, and I think it would be better for Niamh (being young) to start small and get experience. Anyone agree?

It is easier playing a child though than a big part. i do agree with you absolutely on Niamh

do these questions all have to do with nancy or just the threatre?

if it is just nancy - who looks most natural with the olivers?
part 2 - i have a question on the woman in white.

A natural fit.

I'd partly agree with that, she seems to have the sort of natural caring instinct for the boys. I have to say, Niamh didn't really convince me on Saturday.

But we haven't really seen the others.

She hasn't just played child parts though, she was also in Mamma Mia in the chorus and was the understudy for Sophie (who to be fair is quite young), and just because she hasn't had a leading lady part in the west end doesn't mean she won't ever, everyone has to start somewhere and using that logic all of the remaining Nancy's with the exception of Rachel should not get the part because they haven't been in the west end.


Yeah Niamh didn't convince me either, Jodie looks good with the kids, although Sarah looked better, I think Rachel actually seems quite uncomfortable with them, I'd like to see her do a number with the Oliver's to see how she copes.

true Jocko and funnily enough I pictured her as Sophie as soon as i saw her on IDA.

who do you think of all the evictees should seriously not have gone? judging by talent, voice, aptness, esentially the whole package of Nancy. and gone as far as the live show and/or ousted out of nancy school.