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Post by franklima on Oct 29, 2008 10:51:49 GMT -5
Comments on Come Dancing from the theatre web sites Other than my own all names were xxxxs out....if you recognize yourself as one of the comments and want to take credit for them please do.
Comment by xxxxx 2008-09-22 19:37:11 I especially enjoyed the new song about New Town Stevenage sung completely straight by Arthur (Bradley Clarkson). It totally cracked me up! Another brilliant moment was when Frankie tried to keep on singing the same old song as everything changed around him. That reminded me of Michael Caine’s character in the film “Little Voice”. The moment at which the old and the new are at the highest point of conflict is very intense, both dramatically and musically, so as Allan says above, the music and songs thread into the dialogue and plot with reprises and changed context just as a proper musical demands. There may still be room for couple of new big numbers to be inserted as Come Dancing develops further but this early incarnation is entirely satisfying.
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Comment by Frank Lima 2008-09-22 23:58:32 I am very proud of Ray taking his dream to the stage. I will be flying fom New Jersey in the US in to London this Wednesday JUST to see this because Ray has never let me down yet. I alwasy have believed in him and knew he could do this. I hope it is a huge success and goes to the next level and ends up in NYC on Broadway where it belongs..Can Preservation and Soap Opera be far beind, hope not they should have made it there too long ago, 80 days as well, and Spring Awakening’s writer must have been a closet KinKs fan in the 70’s and a fan of Schoolboys in Disgrace, altough I was not that impressed with that. Ray always was and alwasy will be ahead of his time. The UK should be very proud and honored that Ray is one of their own and that he is truly gods gift to theatre, music and art. God Save Ray Davies, he’s not like everybody else.
Frank Lima Montvale,New Jersey USA a Montvale Hillbilly boy forever
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Comment by xxxx 2008-09-23 00:28:16 Wishing RAY & his show great success. As we long-time fans know, RAY has spent his life sharing his world with us through his music. Never merely a song (although a GREAT one) “Come Dancing” carried us back to a time and place that some may remember and others only wish they could. Fast forward 25 years, and the images we’ve carried in our hearts & minds, since the song’s release, have now come to life!
Best of all, not only does RAY (at long last) have his vision realized during each performance but he has given US the opportunity to actually step with him into his world. SHEER GENIUS!
Please support the show! May it enjoy a grateful audience each performance! And RAY, please bring COME DANCING to New York. There are many here waiting for the chance to come dancing
Enjoy the show everyone & DON’T FORGET TO DANCE!
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Comment by xxxxx 2008-09-23 11:55:47 I’m really not sure about Come Dancing in New York. I mean some of the themes will cross the Atlantic OK, like the emergence of teenage music and colour prejudice, but then in 1950s America it wasn’t just prejudice but legal segregation under an apartheid system. There are cultural references to old east end London life and people that would be hard to simply transport and what about the Stevenage song?
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxx 2008-09-24 20:01:10 Well, here on Broadway, we have been able to enjoy Miss Saigon, Les Mis, Caberet, The Sound of Music, Camelot, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, The King & I, Mary Poppins and The Lion King (to name only a few). A great show transcends culture. A genius writer communicates universally. And to clarify, Jim Crow laws resulting in legal segregation were passed in southern U.S. states only. We yankees in the North were impacted by a different type of segregation (de facto) which resulted in a separation of the races by custom & tradition, but not by law & not at all different from the English experience in the 1950s. And if COME DANCING crossed the pond & anything needing revision, RAY could accomplish that handily. I’ve no doubt!
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Comment by FrankLima 2008-10-27 03:50:18 I think with only some minor changes and adaptations ” Come Dancing ” could very easily be transported to the Broadway NYC stage here in the US and I think it has the potential to be a big hit here too. As for Stevenage, you could transpose that to Levitown, Long Island, which was sort of the same idea back in the 40’s and 50’s. I saw the show a few times when I was in London several weeks ago and it was so good I wouldn’t no where to begin to wrote a review of it. It pretty much left me speechless. There is a video blog of some actual clips from the play that I will post the link to here for those of you who have not seen it…once you see this you’ll want to see it for yourself live!
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Comment by xxxxx 2008-09-25 12:13:59 I went to see Come Dancing last night (Wednesday 24th) and I loved it! The set was great and worked perfectly with the bar and tables on the stage - having a drink at the bar was a genuinely wonderful experience and really took you back to an era that is now lost. The cast were fantastic - I have no critcisms of any of them and as for Ray - what can I say - he is pure genius and his story really pulled at the heartstrings. I really admire him for telling this very personal story and it is a fitting tribute to his obviosuly much-loved and not forgotten sister. Congratulations to all involved and bring on the West End!!!!
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Comment by xxxxx 2008-09-25 21:35:04 I saw Come Dancing on the 20th, walking into the theatre was like being part of the show the music and performers were all excellent,the talent of Ray Davies is never ending well worth the trip down from Norfolk
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Post by franklima on Oct 29, 2008 10:58:56 GMT -5
Comment by xxxxxx 2008-09-25 12:13:59 I went to see Come Dancing last night (Wednesday 24th) and I loved it! The set was great and worked perfectly with the bar and tables on the stage - having a drink at the bar was a genuinely wonderful experience and really took you back to an era that is now lost. The cast were fantastic - I have no critcisms of any of them and as for Ray - what can I say - he is pure genius and his story really pulled at the heartstrings. I really admire him for telling this very personal story and it is a fitting tribute to his obviosuly much-loved and not forgotten sister. Congratulations to all involved and bring on the West End!!!!
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxxx 2008-09-25 21:35:04 I saw Come Dancing on the 20th, walking into the theatre was like being part of the show the music and performers were all excellent,the talent of Ray Davies is never ending well worth the trip down from Norfolk
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-09-28 20:36:21 We saw Come Dancing last night - Saturday 27th Sept - .The casting was perfect. The singing and dancing were brilliant, and Ray Davies was a great narrator. There was a great variety in the styles of the songs which is only to be expected from Ray Davies. Gemma Salter played Julie wonderfully. The dancing before the start of both parts 1 and 2 added to the atmosphere and made you feel you were at the Palais, as did the bar on the stage which the audience was invited to use during the interval.
The show was excellent and was over far too quickly. There were happy and sad bits in the story line as well as some comedy but it was a ‘feel good’ show. The audience was dancing by the end of it.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxxx 2008-10-04 23:13:20 Can critics watch too many productions? I only ask because most of those listed here seem to have seen a different ‘Come Dancing’ from me. And I’m not one of the ‘Ilford crowd and all other pals of (its former) Palais’ that Ms Kellaway of the ‘Observer’ loftily declares are the ones who’ll be dim enough (she didn’t actually say that, just insinuated it) to actually like this production.
No, ‘Come Dancing’ is tight, highly professional, extremely well-performed and, most of all, highly enjoyable. Ray Davies brings an enormous sensitivity to the musical genres of the time (late 50s, moving into the 60s) - the main theme of the first act - and to the racial tensions, which form the backdrop to the unfolding storyline of the 2nd act.
Ironically, if there is one weakness - and I say this very reservedly - it’s Ray himself, performance-wise that is. One can see why he’s there, of course. It’s his project and it tells a very personal story. He’s also the big name draw in the cast and it genuinely felt like an honour to hear that voice which once fronted one of the great British bands. At the same time, I do feel there are actors out there who will bring more to the narrator role than Ray himself does, which, at times, felt a tad patrician.
There is room, too, I would say, as some others have observed, for a sharpening of the stand-out factor, tune-wise, of at least two or three more songs, especially preceding what will hopefully be a West End transfer. But, in my eyes, this was a thoroughly fun, high-quality, as well as intimate (as the Theatre Royal is), and surpassing all expectations theatrical experience. In, fact I’d like to shake Mr Davies by the hand. No, I already did that. I was one of those lucky punters upgraded to a seat on the stage - and he shook my hand the moment he walked on.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-10-05 11:54:19 I agree Stephen. I think some of the critics have been very mean spirited about this production. I do sometimes wonder if they are just so jaded they can’t enjoy much anymore. Sadly I do slightly agree about Ray. Although charming he’s not an actor and it shows. It might be hard to cast someone else in the role and still get the impact in the press but I think it’s worth trying after the transfer I am sure it deserves.
Reply to this comment Comment by Graham xxxxx 2008-10-07 20:20:11 We saw it last Saturday 4th and I have never enjoyed an evening in the theatre so much. Ray made the whole thing personal in a way a ‘professional actor’ could never do. The theams of transition, prejudice and not have ambitions above your class are still powerful today. The set was wonderful and suited the Theatre Royal, the musical itself and Ray’s ‘accessibilty’ perfectly. I will not forget buying a drink on the stage, 43 years after buying my last drink in the Ilford Palais.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-10-25 19:56:29 He`s just your regular genius next door, inne.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-10-26 12:41:21 not really my sot of thing. i found it slow and every time ray came on i found it unnessicery and cringing but it had a great cast and i enjoyed the brecian elements.
Reply to this comment Comment by Frank Lima 2008-10-28 11:56:39 Please do yourself a favor and check out this amazing Utube version of the Come Dancing Video Blog…
please check it out and post your comments there. It all makes a difference and our continuing support of Ray and this musical might be enough to move it on to the next levels, The West End, and New York City and hopefully BROADWAY !
don’t forget the Rhythm of the dance…check out the Come Dancing video below! and the more comments from us fans the better for Ray !
don’t forget the rhythm of the dance… FranK
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxxx 2008-10-28 12:11:03 Hi - I’ve updated the post and added Frank’s video. Watching it really made me remember what a great night it really was! I do hope good things will come out of it for all concerned. It really deserves a wider audience.
Reply to this comment Comment by Frank Lima 2008-10-28 14:42:36 Thanks We all agree or at least most of us do anyway that COME DANCING is absolutley a wonderful musical and deserves the opportunity to transer to The West End and I know there has been some insider speculation that plans have been talked about to bring it to NYC for a trial run which would be the last stop before and if it were to go to Broadway which I am hoping for.
As for Ray’s role as the narrator. Yes I agree Ray is not a professionally trained actor. He’s even said..I not an actor I am a performer. But it is his talent as rough around the edges misfit kind of performer that has made his career with the Kinks a legend and all fans of Ray and the kinks pride themselves on that fact and that they are not like everybody else, a line taken from a great Kinks anthem. It is also that character trait in Ray that I found most charming in his role as the narrator in Come Dancing. It was Ray the real person that he is in juxapostion wtih these wonderfully theatre trained talented actors and actresses, and in my opinion that only added to the warmth and charm of the show. I’m sure if Come Dancng moves to the west End and to NYC and Boradway somehwhere along the line the narrator role will be taken over by someone else who is a profession theatre trained actor. The show will always be amazing but I think it will lose a little of that charm that only Ray himself could give so see it now with Ray and hopefully you will get a chance to see it later without Ray when it makes it BIG. Let’s Hope. God save Ray Davies, preserving the old ways for me and for you. - Frank Lima - Montvale New Jersey
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxxx 2008-09-25 12:13:59 I went to see Come Dancing last night (Wednesday 24th) and I loved it! The set was great and worked perfectly with the bar and tables on the stage - having a drink at the bar was a genuinely wonderful experience and really took you back to an era that is now lost. The cast were fantastic - I have no critcisms of any of them and as for Ray - what can I say - he is pure genius and his story really pulled at the heartstrings. I really admire him for telling this very personal story and it is a fitting tribute to his obviosuly much-loved and not forgotten sister. Congratulations to all involved and bring on the West End!!!!
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxxx 2008-09-25 21:35:04 I saw Come Dancing on the 20th, walking into the theatre was like being part of the show the music and performers were all excellent,the talent of Ray Davies is never ending well worth the trip down from Norfolk
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-09-28 20:36:21 We saw Come Dancing last night - Saturday 27th Sept - .The casting was perfect. The singing and dancing were brilliant, and Ray Davies was a great narrator. There was a great variety in the styles of the songs which is only to be expected from Ray Davies. Gemma Salter played Julie wonderfully. The dancing before the start of both parts 1 and 2 added to the atmosphere and made you feel you were at the Palais, as did the bar on the stage which the audience was invited to use during the interval.
The show was excellent and was over far too quickly. There were happy and sad bits in the story line as well as some comedy but it was a ‘feel good’ show. The audience was dancing by the end of it.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxxx 2008-10-04 23:13:20 Can critics watch too many productions? I only ask because most of those listed here seem to have seen a different ‘Come Dancing’ from me. And I’m not one of the ‘Ilford crowd and all other pals of (its former) Palais’ that Ms Kellaway of the ‘Observer’ loftily declares are the ones who’ll be dim enough (she didn’t actually say that, just insinuated it) to actually like this production.
No, ‘Come Dancing’ is tight, highly professional, extremely well-performed and, most of all, highly enjoyable. Ray Davies brings an enormous sensitivity to the musical genres of the time (late 50s, moving into the 60s) - the main theme of the first act - and to the racial tensions, which form the backdrop to the unfolding storyline of the 2nd act.
Ironically, if there is one weakness - and I say this very reservedly - it’s Ray himself, performance-wise that is. One can see why he’s there, of course. It’s his project and it tells a very personal story. He’s also the big name draw in the cast and it genuinely felt like an honour to hear that voice which once fronted one of the great British bands. At the same time, I do feel there are actors out there who will bring more to the narrator role than Ray himself does, which, at times, felt a tad patrician.
There is room, too, I would say, as some others have observed, for a sharpening of the stand-out factor, tune-wise, of at least two or three more songs, especially preceding what will hopefully be a West End transfer. But, in my eyes, this was a thoroughly fun, high-quality, as well as intimate (as the Theatre Royal is), and surpassing all expectations theatrical experience. In, fact I’d like to shake Mr Davies by the hand. No, I already did that. I was one of those lucky punters upgraded to a seat on the stage - and he shook my hand the moment he walked on.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-10-05 11:54:19 I agree Stephen. I think some of the critics have been very mean spirited about this production. I do sometimes wonder if they are just so jaded they can’t enjoy much anymore. Sadly I do slightly agree about Ray. Although charming he’s not an actor and it shows. It might be hard to cast someone else in the role and still get the impact in the press but I think it’s worth trying after the transfer I am sure it deserves.
Reply to this comment Comment by Graham xxxxx 2008-10-07 20:20:11 We saw it last Saturday 4th and I have never enjoyed an evening in the theatre so much. Ray made the whole thing personal in a way a ‘professional actor’ could never do. The theams of transition, prejudice and not have ambitions above your class are still powerful today. The set was wonderful and suited the Theatre Royal, the musical itself and Ray’s ‘accessibilty’ perfectly. I will not forget buying a drink on the stage, 43 years after buying my last drink in the Ilford Palais.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-10-25 19:56:29 He`s just your regular genius next door, inne.
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxx 2008-10-26 12:41:21 not really my sot of thing. i found it slow and every time ray came on i found it unnessicery and cringing but it had a great cast and i enjoyed the brecian elements.
Reply to this comment Comment by Frank Lima 2008-10-28 11:56:39 Please do yourself a favor and check out this amazing Utube version of the Come Dancing Video Blog…
please check it out and post your comments there. It all makes a difference and our continuing support of Ray and this musical might be enough to move it on to the next levels, The West End, and New York City and hopefully BROADWAY !
don’t forget the Rhythm of the dance…check out the Come Dancing video below! and the more comments from us fans the better for Ray !
don’t forget the rhythm of the dance… FranK
Reply to this comment Comment by xxxxxx 2008-10-28 12:11:03 Hi - I’ve updated the post and added Frank’s video. Watching it really made me remember what a great night it really was! I do hope good things will come out of it for all concerned. It really deserves a wider audience.
Reply to this comment Comment by Frank Lima 2008-10-28 14:42:36 Thanks We all agree or at least most of us do anyway that COME DANCING is absolutley a wonderful musical and deserves the opportunity to transer to The West End and I know there has been some insider speculation that plans have been talked about to bring it to NYC for a trial run which would be the last stop before and if it were to go to Broadway which I am hoping for.
As for Ray’s role as the narrator. Yes I agree Ray is not a professionally trained actor. He’s even said..I am not an actor I am a performer. But it is his talent as rough around the edges misfit kind of performer that has made his career with the Kinks a legend and all fans of Ray and the kinks pride themselves on that fact and that they are not like everybody else, a line taken from a great Kinks anthem. It is also that character trait in Ray that I found most charming in his role as the narrator in Come Dancing. It was Ray the real person that he is in juxapostion wtih these wonderfully theatre trained talented actors and actresses, and in my opinion that only added to the warmth and charm of the show. I’m sure if Come Dancng moves to the west End and to NYC and Boradway somehwhere along the line the narrator role will be taken over by someone else who is a profession theatre trained actor. The show will always be amazing but I think it will lose a little of that charm that only Ray himself could give so see it now with Ray and hopefully you will get a chance to see it later without Ray when it makes it BIG. Let’s Hope. God save Ray Davies, preserving the old ways for me and for you. - Frank Lima - Montvale New Jersey
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Post by franklima on Oct 29, 2008 19:02:31 GMT -5
Long Live the Village Green The village green is the common ground, where we tend our communal flocks and grow our community gardens. We walk our dogs on the village green. Wave to our neighbors. Stop for a chat. Share concerns. Brain storm and problem solve. How do we make our village green? Bring Summit Lake back to health and beauty? Recycle and reuse. What to do with all the other types of plastics, you know anything other than #1 or #2? Welcome to the Village Green... Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Ray Davies' Come Dancing The Storyteller writes one for the stage. Ray Davies and the Kinks released Come Dancing on State of Confusion in 1983. A wonderful video soon followed, complete with period characters and costuming, and it was shot at the Ilford Palais, the dance hall lovingly brought to life in the song's lyrics. Ray's been talking about writing a musical based on that song for years. This is not one of those "grab a bunch of a pop group's hit songs and try to write a story around them" types of musicals now popping up all over Broadway and the West End. Come Dancing is is authentic in content and presentation, without any excess. It is all heart and full of truths both hard and tender. As fellow Kinks fan Rupert advised me outside the theatre -- you will need a hankie to get you through it. Rupert and his aunt had seen the matinee and were lingering outside the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Rupert had managed to snag an autograph from Ray when he dashed out for something to eat between shows. I stood in front of the theatre, in awe of its storied past. It was Joan Littlewood's home for many years, the place where she produced theatre with a social conscience and used techniques that were innovative for her time. And oh yes, she was a total rarity -- a woman directing and producing in an era that was singularly devoid of women in creative control of what appeared on a professional stage. Her work was born of commedia mixed with agitprop. "Oh What a Lovely War" first appeared here, along with "A Taste of Honey" and "Fings Ain't What They Used to Be." The theatre has maintained its mission of service to the community, a community that features 160 different spoken languages brought there by immigrants from around the world. Littlewood described theatre as a living breathing process: "Good theatre draws the energies out of the place where it is and gives it back as joie de vivre." Come Dancing lives up to Littlewood's expectations of good theatre. It was the perfect venue for this musical tale of a working class family living in post-war Britain in the years just before birth of rock and roll. The big bands played jazzy dance music on a Saturday night at the Ilford Palais. The stage setting was simple and inclusive of the audience, spilling over and blurring the line between audience and performer. The Palai's dance floor was bordered by cafe chairs and tables on the side and back, while on the other side a functioning bar served both actors and audience during the pre-show and at the interval. The five piece band was perched up above the band leader's microphone at the rear of the stage. Front and center, a revolving circle provided dancing and acting spaces. Actors flowed in and out of audience areas, and on stage local couples danced through time back to the 1950s There were no glitzy set changes. Pools of light served to define places other than the dance hall. We always knew where we were: on a rooftop, in the family home, out in the street -- even though there were no furnishings. The acting was impeccable, each character vibrant and all too human. Based on Ray's memories of observing his older sisters' preparations for a Saturday night dance, the plot involves the love of a young white girl for a black musician from Jamaica. The impossibility of such a connection is juxtaposed with the moment in time when black music began to stir the souls of young white teenagers. Indeed, three young men form a rock band as the the Big Band era winds down. The new beat underscores the changing rhythms of life in Great Britain. Old ways are broken up as entire neighborhoods are torn down, families relocated and given elocution lessons to cover cockney origins. The musical confronts the harsh reality of a white culture that could not bring itself to talk to, let alone shake the hand of, a black person. It also reminds us of our working class roots and how socio-economic forces and family culture shaped our outcomes. There are twenty new songs in Come Dancing. They are not typical musical theatre by any means. They are not written to stop the show with excessive glitter and an endless chorusline, but simply to tell the story. Their changing musical influences chart the progress of a young man's musical education. Ray has stated that music in this show is a tribute to the first music he listened to -- his older sisters' records. I'm probably not the only one looking forward to an original cast recording of Come Dancing. Fans are hoping for a move to the West End, and then on to NYC. The dancing is wonderful, the singing glorious, and the story is one not to be forgotten. My only nagging concern about this musical is will it be allowed to stand on its own without the presence of creator/narrator Ray Douglas Davies? Yes, it is his story, but it is a story that should eventually be released for others to perform for audiences scattered here and there. As pleased as I was to be leaning over the royal circle balcony for a fantastic view of Ray telling his tale, I could not help but think that "Tired of Waiting" at the beginning was not necessary. I did note that the family name in the musical is not that of "Davies." I tried to imagine some other actor telling the tale as if it were his own. I'm quite sure that it would work, which pleases the director within me. Here is a list of the songs, as given by Kinks-fan-beyond-measure Olga in the Kinks Preservation Society Digest: Tired of Waiting (Ray) Come Dancing - part (Ray) My Big Sister (Ray) Putting on the Face (Ray, the Sisters) Gonna Change the World (Rita) Saturday Night (Tosher, Sid and Basil) When the Band Begins to Play (Frankie, Company) A Penny for your Thoughts (Frankie) Because I'm Yours (Frankie, Annie) The New Towns are Coming (Rose and Arthur) I Got Me a Knife (Tosher) Rock Till You Drop (Tosher, Basil and Sid) Believe in Yourself (Rita) There's Gonna Be Something Better (Julie, plus Rita) We Might Never Be This Way Again (Company) Do It! (Rita) Why I Love You (Frankie) If I remember correctly, this is a pastiche of a very bad love song and is only a snatch Wherever You Go (Julie) Truly Beautiful (Company) The World Won't Keep Us Apart (Julie, Hamilton) In Heaven (Company) A Better Thing (Ray, Hamilton, Frankie) and Come Dancing as an all cast finale In an interview, Davies stated that the story is timeless, that youth, violence, family conflict and class are all intertwined and continually played from generation to the next. The only thing that changes, he said, are the clothes. See for yourself in the show extracts released to YouTube by the theatre: Posted by Village Green at 10/28/2008 08:30:00 PM Labels: Come Dancing, Joan Littlewood, Ray Davies, Theatre Royal Stratford East
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Post by franklima on Nov 3, 2008 5:07:34 GMT -5
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Post by franklima on Nov 4, 2008 10:23:28 GMT -5
Please Support Ray, and Come Dancing for best new musical and Vote in the Theatregoers Choice awards election. You can also vote for best in categories too, actress, actor, best supporting roles... www.whatsonstage.com/surveys/fillsurvey.php?sid=16FranK
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Post by sidsmum on Nov 9, 2008 15:32:10 GMT -5
Hi everyone Sidsmum here, last night was wonderful the best show of them all, truly emotional occasion. The show was being filmed. The audience went crazy with applause and cheers. The atmosphere was electric, what a proud moment it was for one and all. I was there with my husband and my family. Please God it goes to the West End...
'allo! sids dad here...just thought i'd throw in my fourpen'th! incredibly sad yet uplifting evening-the cast put everything into it and there were occasions when the lyrics really hit home. certainly there were tears in the eyes of the performers as they,and the audience,realised that we wouldnt pass this way again...unless the boys at the top know better. you could see the cast smiling as they tried to anticipate if ray would change the words again...he did! wonderful cast,so welcoming it was like coming home each visit- great venue, a real treat every time. but i suppose that really you have to give the real applause to rays fans,who made this show something out of the extraordinary-they seemed genuinely amazed to be there every night (almost literally in some cases!) and last night really pushed the boat out. in case we dont meet again,can i just say on behalf of sids mum,sid and myself-ta! its been an absolute pleasure! cheers!
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Post by franklima on Nov 9, 2008 15:44:16 GMT -5
What do mean in case we don't meet again...I'll be seeing you Stephen, Gemma, and Ray and the rest of the cast on Broadway next March ;D
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Post by sidsmum on Nov 9, 2008 15:50:55 GMT -5
whats this...d'you know something we dont?
sidsdad
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Post by franklima on Nov 9, 2008 15:58:07 GMT -5
well I don't know for a fact that it will, but I know Ray has been in contact with a NY promoter and it has been discussed about coming to NYC for a " limited trial run " kind of thing so I am getting behind Ray and trying to promote and hype this for everyhting it's worth to get it here! If I could afford a blimp or to hire a sky writing planes, put up billboards, take out ads in News papers and magazines I would ;D I want COME DANCING TO COME TO NYC AND WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP IT ALONG! and with the original cast in tact if possible because I loved everyone in the show!
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Post by sidsmum on Nov 9, 2008 15:59:22 GMT -5
whats this...d'you know something we dont?
sidsdad
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Post by franklima on Nov 9, 2008 16:01:57 GMT -5
and I know the show Belongs on the Big Stage here in NYC ;D
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Post by sidsmum on Nov 9, 2008 16:15:18 GMT -5
Yes we all agree with you on that Frank, it would be absolutely amazing. Sidsmum.
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Post by franklima on Nov 9, 2008 16:19:31 GMT -5
We're all keeping our fingers crossed and wishing and hoping BUT I urge every Kinks fan to help by posting blogs on forums, myspace pages, theatre and broadway forums, letters to editors, and anything else you can think of and then letting the rest of us know here what you did and where or how we can contribute or add to it. The more heads and ideas that get behind this the better! please help and support our friend and hero Ray in Come Dancing...a dream that is very close to his heart, as he is to ours! here's the direct link to that forum and thread... www.whatsonstage.com/board/index.php?showtopic=4778 usefulwiki.com/londontheatre/come-d...ngpreviews.html you'll have to register first to post! and here is the link to Ray's Utube Come Dancing Video Blog ( Please also post your komments here too and support Ray ! )
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Post by sidsmum on Nov 9, 2008 16:23:17 GMT -5
Frank do you think we should start saving our dollars now? Sidsmum
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Post by franklima on Nov 9, 2008 16:27:53 GMT -5
Well think of it this way..if you do and it does come to NYC you'll be all ready to come over..and if it doesn't you'll have all that extra money saved LOL....Seriosuly I don't know what to tell you and I don't want to get everyone's hopes up but I do believe in the power of postive thinking and if we all unite and stick together behind Ray on this it could happen. Lately Ray has been on a roll and everything he hints that might happen has...I even think the KinKs reunion will eventually happen too and he is using the same power of positive thinking and hyping and promoting the idea to will it to happen. " Hope will find a way "
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