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Post by Helen on Jan 31, 2005 21:16:54 GMT
Vivienne will now be staring in the tour of Tommy starting shortly more details & the cast list can be found here www.kenwright.com/go go go Princess Vivienne  |
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Post by Shirley on Feb 1, 2005 13:39:03 GMT
Have put the tour dates and details on her website too. Hopefully get more information and piccies when it opens. I just wish the tour was coming closer to me, would make things alot easier.
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Post by Helen on Feb 1, 2005 20:08:26 GMT
but your coming to visit me! ;D ;D ;D  |
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Post by Sarah on Feb 1, 2005 22:34:12 GMT
Ahhh, it's coming to Brighton - that's not too far from me! Will be really tempted to go now!!!
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Post by Shirley on Feb 3, 2005 11:27:18 GMT
but your coming to visit me! That's the first Ive heard of it!!! Helen your about 7 hours away from me, is a very long way to go for a show...not to mention very costly! |
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Post by Helen on Feb 3, 2005 19:24:35 GMT
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Post by Helen on Feb 3, 2005 19:26:34 GMT
That's the first Ive heard of it!!! Helen your about 7 hours away from me, is a very long way to go for a show...not to mention very costly! surley you can geta cheep train ticket if you book now? & i wil sort our shoiw tickets & we can sort out when you get here? ;D ;D ;D pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee *really wants to go & see Princess Vivienne*  |
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Post by rosemary on Feb 4, 2005 16:28:45 GMT
Piece about Tommy on WOS www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=greenroom&story=E8821107523855&PHPSESSID=fcc5beebefc202ccd3e510ae70d317ba4th February 2005 - What's on Stage News
Wilkes Headlines Fresh Tour of The Who’s Tommy
Entertainer and presenter Jonathan Wilkes (pictured), who will star this month in a new tour of The Who’s rock opera Tommy, today launched the production to the media with a live performance of one of the show’s numbers, “Sensation”.
When asked at the press reception, held at the West End’s Lyric Theatre, why he had accepted the role, Wilkes replied: “I’ve always wanted to play this part, it’s a big challenge for me. When Bill Kenwright (the show's producer) approached me, it was such an honour. I’m a massive Who fan.” He added, “I’m just raring to go and so are the rest of the cast”.
Kenwright was also on hand today and, after a lot of football banter (he and Wilkes are both big fans and Kenwright the chairman of Everton FC), he commented: “Coming from Liverpool, you only like Liverpool bands, but The Who were different. It’s a musical that’s difficult, I know, but I know the background to the show, how it came about. And, the truth is, I love rock ‘n’ roll more than anything else - except football - and every year I do a rock and roll musical for me.”
Simon Davis from the Teenage Cancer Trust was also in attendance at today's event. For decades, the charity has been supported by The Who, who have raised in excess of £3 million for them. Kenwright said he's keen to continue this support and pledged that royalties from each performance on the tour would be donated to the Trust.
Tommy features many of The Who’s hits, including “Pinball Wizard”. Wilkes has previously performed on stage as Danny Zuko in Grease, as both Jesus and Judas in Godspell and as Dr Frank N Furter in the 30th anniversary production of The Rocky Horror Show.
His career started in 1996 when he won the Cameron Macintosh Young Entertainer of the Year Award for singing Tom Jones’ classic, “Kiss”. He headed to Blackpool and became the youngest person to star in his own show at the Pleasure Beach. Wilkes has also presented for TV shows You’ve Been Framed and Love on a Saturday Night.
Tommy is a serious musical about a troubled child who becomes deaf, dumb and blind, but later gains the respect of his peers when he’s revealed as a pinball champion. A film of The Who’s original album was made in 1975 by Ken Russell. The subsequent stage show won three Tony Awards on Broadway in 1993 and, in London, won the 1997 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production.
The new touring prodution opens at Birmingham Hippodrome on 16 February 2005 and will then visit Southampton, Coventry, Hull, Southend-on-Sea, Glasgow, Manchester, Brighton, Stoke-on-Trent, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Woking and Nottingham. It's directed by Guy Retallack and Keith Strachan and features additional music and lyrics by Keith Moon and John Entwistle.
- by Caroline Ansdell & Hannah Kennedy I'm going to sort out my ticket for Southend soon!  |
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Post by Shirley on Feb 6, 2005 0:32:14 GMT
Helen, you know I'd love to come up to see you and the gorgeous Miss Carlyle but its just such a long way to go.
Have a big decision to make;
Option 1 See Viv on her tour somewhere
or
Option 2 Go and see Cameron in Chicago
Cant afford to do both at the moment and really want to see both of them. Have wanted to see Cameron perform for so long now, I know she'll be amazing and really wanna see her. Want to give her a big WOOOO when they announce "Cameron Leigh" (or "Cameron Waterworth" that'd be cool) at the end of the show. Also know Viv will be fab and would love to see her in a different role...is a hard choice!!!
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Post by rosemary on Feb 6, 2005 14:37:50 GMT
Want to give her a big WOOOO when they announce "Cameron Leigh" (or "Cameron Waterworth" that'd be cool) at the end of the show. Eh? Has there been a happy event I haven't heard about? Was great to hear Cameron's joined Chicago, look forward to seeing her (as Hunyak?)! And Shirl, Tommy may go to the West End if the tour does well - rumours abounding it will apparently - so if you can't get to any of the tour dates, that's a possibility once you're more sorted. |
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Post by XxJosephGirliexX on Feb 6, 2005 15:23:31 GMT
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Post by Helen on Feb 6, 2005 15:27:16 GMT
Was great to hear Cameron's joined Chicago, look forward to seeing her (as Hunyak?)! must update my chicago section & post the latest on there as had about 3 change of leads & a ensamble cast change since i last did   |
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Post by Shirley on Feb 6, 2005 22:23:14 GMT
Eh? Has there been a happy event I haven't heard about? Nah, just my wishful thinking! Lee in a tux and Cameron in a pretty white dress, now wouldnt that make a pretty picture Really wanna go and give Cameron a big wooooo, want to be brave and talk to her too...Im never quite brave enough though!! |
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Post by rosemary on Mar 17, 2005 9:49:34 GMT
Tommy reaches my home town next week, so I'll be going to see it on Monday and probably another night as well (make the most of Viv while she's here!). There was a piece about the show in our local paper, the Evening Echo, last night. Was mainly about Jonathan Wilkes though. Were a couple of pictures of the cast, no Viv unfortunately.   |
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Post by Helen on Mar 20, 2005 11:04:25 GMT
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