interesting to see how US MT reviewers see the show
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117562.html
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117562.html
US review (behind some weeks)
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Does it comment on niamhs performance, because ive read it twice and cants see where she is mentioned
Great column! Interesting to see a Yank's take on our funny British ways. Particularly amused by his bemusement at our scheduling times. Never thought about it before, but it is madness!
And also Jessie giving it "welly". We must seem so strange.
And also Jessie giving it "welly". We must seem so strange.
LOL at that first photo of ALW with the shades.
I am still waiting to see when HDYSAPLM is going to air in Canada... I thought it was a search in theatre but not televised. any news would be appreciated.
I am still waiting to see when HDYSAPLM is going to air in Canada... I thought it was a search in theatre but not televised. any news would be appreciated.
Brilliant thanks for posting, love this bit
"This week, songs that Broadway stars love to hear…on the radio
This week, nothing but Broadway songs. That's rights, top 40 songs that have the letters B-R-O-A-D-W-A-Y in them.
This week we salute Idina Menzel and Heather Headley…and sing songs only from their pop albums."
"This week, songs that Broadway stars love to hear…on the radio
This week, nothing but Broadway songs. That's rights, top 40 songs that have the letters B-R-O-A-D-W-A-Y in them.
This week we salute Idina Menzel and Heather Headley…and sing songs only from their pop albums."
Originally Posted by sassysteph90:
“Does it comment on niamhs performance, because ive read it twice and cants see where she is mentioned”
“Does it comment on niamhs performance, because ive read it twice and cants see where she is mentioned”
That's a shame, wasn't that Wind Beneath My Wings week? That one was amazing
Interesting read though
Originally Posted by isopap:
“Brilliant thanks for posting, love this bit
"This week, songs that Broadway stars love to hear…on the radio
This week, nothing but Broadway songs. That's rights, top 40 songs that have the letters B-R-O-A-D-W-A-Y in them.
This week we salute Idina Menzel and Heather Headley…and sing songs only from their pop albums."”
“Brilliant thanks for posting, love this bit
"This week, songs that Broadway stars love to hear…on the radio
This week, nothing but Broadway songs. That's rights, top 40 songs that have the letters B-R-O-A-D-W-A-Y in them.
This week we salute Idina Menzel and Heather Headley…and sing songs only from their pop albums."”
That was my favourite bit
(not that Idina doesn't have some lovely songs on her albums)
I’m American and I’d like to point out we’ve got a million crazy reality shows but nothing like this on the air! Flashing lights, the live band, lavish costumes, the ceremonial de-locketing, and Graham Norton’s quirky comments…..Seth Rudestky is right to feel as if he's stumbled across The Twilight Zone. IDA is as theatrical as you can get on live television.
(Though I confess I was addicted like many other females in this world due to Lee Mead's performances on ADWD
)
I sympathize with Rudetsky. This barrier of foreign words and phases can be quite confusing to us Leftpondias. I had no idea what it meant to be “crackered” or “having a fag” until I went to London. To hear him rant on is the echo of perplextion within every brain in the USA that goes "waaagh?" when we hear "I'm chuffed!"
Rudetsky sounds disappointed when the pop songs greatly outnumber the hardcore MT songs. After all, is this not a role for the West End? Would one not sing Broadway songs for a Broadway audition? He is specific: more Gypsy and Hairspray than Maria Carey and Celine Dion. As a musician and critic he’s filling in for Zoe Tyler on their vocals so I'm glad he's being honest and upfront.
Nevertheless, I suspect we’re both amused (Rudestky and myself) because after too much American Idol pessimism you’d like to tune into something better. And it’s not often on a show where the other candidates get teary eyed and hug the person who gets kicked off—or where the ex-candidates go on to get better jobs.
(Though I confess I was addicted like many other females in this world due to Lee Mead's performances on ADWD
)I sympathize with Rudetsky. This barrier of foreign words and phases can be quite confusing to us Leftpondias. I had no idea what it meant to be “crackered” or “having a fag” until I went to London. To hear him rant on is the echo of perplextion within every brain in the USA that goes "waaagh?" when we hear "I'm chuffed!"
Rudetsky sounds disappointed when the pop songs greatly outnumber the hardcore MT songs. After all, is this not a role for the West End? Would one not sing Broadway songs for a Broadway audition? He is specific: more Gypsy and Hairspray than Maria Carey and Celine Dion. As a musician and critic he’s filling in for Zoe Tyler on their vocals so I'm glad he's being honest and upfront.
Nevertheless, I suspect we’re both amused (Rudestky and myself) because after too much American Idol pessimism you’d like to tune into something better. And it’s not often on a show where the other candidates get teary eyed and hug the person who gets kicked off—or where the ex-candidates go on to get better jobs.
Originally Posted by Rosefire:
“I’m American and I’d like to point out we’ve got a million crazy reality shows but nothing like this on the air! Flashing lights, the live band, lavish costumes, the ceremonial de-locketing, and Graham Norton’s quirky comments…..Seth Rudestky is right to feel as if he's stumbled across The Twilight Zone. IDA is as theatrical as you can get on live television.
(Though I confess I was addicted like many other females in this world due to Lee Mead's performances on ADWD)
I sympathize with Rudetsky. This barrier of foreign words and phases can be quite confusing to us Leftpondias. I had no idea what it meant to be “crackered” or “having a fag” until I went to London. To hear him rant on is the echo of perplextion within every brain in the USA that goes "waaagh?" when we hear "I'm chuffed!"
Rudetsky sounds disappointed when the pop songs greatly outnumber the hardcore MT songs. After all, is this not a role for the West End? Would one not sing Broadway songs for a Broadway audition? He is specific: more Gypsy and Hairspray than Maria Carey and Celine Dion. As a musician and critic he’s filling in for Zoe Tyler on their vocals so I'm glad he's being honest and upfront.
Nevertheless, I suspect we’re both amused (Rudestky and myself) because after too much American Idol pessimism you’d like to tune into something better. And it’s not often on a show where the other candidates get teary eyed and hug the person who gets kicked off—or where the ex-candidates go on to get better jobs.”
“I’m American and I’d like to point out we’ve got a million crazy reality shows but nothing like this on the air! Flashing lights, the live band, lavish costumes, the ceremonial de-locketing, and Graham Norton’s quirky comments…..Seth Rudestky is right to feel as if he's stumbled across The Twilight Zone. IDA is as theatrical as you can get on live television.
(Though I confess I was addicted like many other females in this world due to Lee Mead's performances on ADWD
)I sympathize with Rudetsky. This barrier of foreign words and phases can be quite confusing to us Leftpondias. I had no idea what it meant to be “crackered” or “having a fag” until I went to London. To hear him rant on is the echo of perplextion within every brain in the USA that goes "waaagh?" when we hear "I'm chuffed!"
Rudetsky sounds disappointed when the pop songs greatly outnumber the hardcore MT songs. After all, is this not a role for the West End? Would one not sing Broadway songs for a Broadway audition? He is specific: more Gypsy and Hairspray than Maria Carey and Celine Dion. As a musician and critic he’s filling in for Zoe Tyler on their vocals so I'm glad he's being honest and upfront.
Nevertheless, I suspect we’re both amused (Rudestky and myself) because after too much American Idol pessimism you’d like to tune into something better. And it’s not often on a show where the other candidates get teary eyed and hug the person who gets kicked off—or where the ex-candidates go on to get better jobs.
”
Did you watch You're The One that I want? It was the same except for no Graham Norton. There must have been a reason why the ratings did not warrant another one. I hear Canada will be doing HDYSAPLM as well. I would rather watch this than most of the reality crap on tv.
Well the other judges were different but David Ian was there and the brilliant coreoographer from Chicago and others. I liked that they had the writer of Grease as well.
Originally Posted by piper333:
“Did you watch You're The One that I want?”
“Did you watch You're The One that I want?”
Surprisingly, no. I'm not a fan of Grease (much prefer Hairpspray) and I was skeptical about a reality show to win a Broadway part. It sounded too cheesy so I ignored it. Little did I know DVO would be on shows in both hemispheres.
About 3-4 weeks after ADWD ended I found a lot of clips on youtube and that got me hooked because I love "Joseph" as a musical and was glad to see a show that gave positive criticism to the candidates. Male candidates, btw, who give great group numbers.
I was speaking to a woman who's friend was a close runner up on "You're The One I Want" and she's still struggling with her profession. While many USA fans are happy with their Sandy and Danny on Broadway, the other candidates have fallen by the wayside. That's why I preferred the British shows because there was less of the nasty Cowell-type comments and the other Maria and Joseph wanabees got great offers.
Yeah, I've been keeping up with the Playbill reviews - often very insightful and pretty hilarious - you never realise how odd some of our mannerisms are for those on the other side of the pond! 
Originally Posted by mr.bojangles:
“Great column! Interesting to see a Yank's take on our funny British ways. Particularly amused by his bemusement at our scheduling times. Never thought about it before, but it is madness! ”
“Great column! Interesting to see a Yank's take on our funny British ways. Particularly amused by his bemusement at our scheduling times. Never thought about it before, but it is madness! ”
Yeah, I'm wondering about that. Who starts a show at five past seven?! Why are you guys so weird?
Originally Posted by phylogeny:
“Yeah, I'm wondering about that. Who starts a show at five past seven?! Why are you guys so weird? ”
“Yeah, I'm wondering about that. Who starts a show at five past seven?! Why are you guys so weird?
”
Because the BBC doesn't had ads to pad every programme out to half an hour or an hour.
Originally Posted by WillowFae:
“Because the BBC doesn't had ads to pad every programme out to half an hour or an hour.”
“Because the BBC doesn't had ads to pad every programme out to half an hour or an hour.”
no, but they charge television tax at what is it a year now? and that is on top of the fact that most people pay for sky anyway.
Originally Posted by piper333:
“no, but they charge television tax at what is it a year now? and that is on top of the fact that most people pay for sky anyway.”
“no, but they charge television tax at what is it a year now? and that is on top of the fact that most people pay for sky anyway.”
Not quite sure what that has to do with the times programmes start
Originally Posted by WillowFae:
“Because the BBC doesn't had ads to pad every programme out to half an hour or an hour.”
“Because the BBC doesn't had ads to pad every programme out to half an hour or an hour.”
US TV channels like Showtime and HBO also do not have ads because they are premium channels but they still start on the hour. PBS, the equivalent to the BBC, also starts shows on the hour or half hour. Ya know, I'll just chalk it up to the eccentricity of the Brits!
Originally Posted by phylogeny:
“US TV channels like Showtime and HBO also do not have ads because they are premium channels but they still start on the hour. PBS, the equivalent to the BBC, also starts shows on the hour or half hour. Ya know, I'll just chalk it up to the eccentricity of the Brits!”
“US TV channels like Showtime and HBO also do not have ads because they are premium channels but they still start on the hour. PBS, the equivalent to the BBC, also starts shows on the hour or half hour. Ya know, I'll just chalk it up to the eccentricity of the Brits!
”
trust me PBS and the BBC are not the same..they show British shows yes, but unlike having to pay a tv tax for it, you phone in pledges
you have to remember years ago when US just had CBS NBC and ABC as the main affiliates, the UK still paid TV tax for the BBC. i am talking the days of 3 or 4 channels.
I don't think HBO is even comparable. It is a persons choice to pay for those...if you don't pay your tv tax, your tele gets cut off. period.
Originally Posted by WillowFae:
“Not quite sure what that has to do with the times programmes start”
“Not quite sure what that has to do with the times programmes start
”
only because advertising was mentioned on US channels and not on the BBC as for start times, was trying to answer why.
Originally Posted by piper333:
“trust me PBS and the BBC are not the same..they show British shows yes, but unlike having to pay a tv tax for it, you phone in pledges
you have to remember years ago when US just had CBS NBC and ABC as the main affiliates, the UK still paid TV tax for the BBC. i am talking the days of 3 or 4 channels.
I don't think HBO is even comparable. It is a persons choice to pay for those...if you don't pay your tv tax, your tele gets cut off. period.”
“trust me PBS and the BBC are not the same..they show British shows yes, but unlike having to pay a tv tax for it, you phone in pledges
you have to remember years ago when US just had CBS NBC and ABC as the main affiliates, the UK still paid TV tax for the BBC. i am talking the days of 3 or 4 channels.
I don't think HBO is even comparable. It is a persons choice to pay for those...if you don't pay your tv tax, your tele gets cut off. period.”
Well, PBS does receive some funding by Congress....something certain conservatives would like to see end because of it's purported 'leftist' stance (ya know, actually reporting on global warming and such....
), Government funding is less than 50% though. Private fundings covers the rest.But ok, I'll give you that HBO and other such channels are not like BBC----but I was asking why IDA starts at such odd times. The reply was that the BBC doesn't have ads to pad out to an hour or half hour show. My reply was that US also has channels without commercials but they still start on the hour/half hour.
All well, I'm just gonna go with the "The Brits and their eccentricity' hypothesis because it really makes my life easier.
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