Val4Gareth Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I hope everyong going tonight has a brilliant time and that the weather will be kind to you all :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Have fun everyone. I get the impression this show is more relaxed than some traditional West End shows, so a bit of cheering and whooping might be acceptable - just not in the middle of a song! :tongue: :hyper: :frantics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellcool Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I saw Lee in 'Joseph' last summer and was impressed by how much his voice had grown since 'Any Dream Will Do'. I had thought he was good on the TV show (and voted for him), but it was amazing what a year of live performances had done for him.This is a brilliant opportunity for Gareth and I get so excited every time I think about him in this show. Leaving the theatre last summer, I thought that it would be fantastic if Gareth could play 'Joseph' sometime - and now he is! Looking forward to seeing the show soon. Linda I saw Lee too and thought exactly the same about Gareth playing the role. It really is a fantastic opportunity for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floz Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 From the woman who plays the narrator's blog for today (9th) - Jenna Lee James http://web.mac.com/jennaleejames/Jennas_Jo...!!.html So tonight marks Gareth’s official opening night as ‘Joseph’. He has actually already done 3 shows on Friday and Saturday last week. A bit of a surprise to audiences at the Adelphi but he was received with great acclaim and got the standing ovation he deserved. Gareth plays the role fantastically and really does take you on Joseph’s journey. He is naughty and mischievious, cute and funny, strong and charasmatic and wears the loin cloth to perfection!!! He really is a fantastic Joseph and one not to miss. I will be performing with him tonight (Monday 9th February) normally my scheduled night off but I couldn’t miss such a special evening. I hope to see some of you there, but if you can’t make it don’t worry I will tell you all about it soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 What a lovely review from the Narrator. He is naughty and mischievious, cute and funny, strong and charasmatic We know that but now is the chance for a theatre full of people to find it out too. All we need is to verify the loin cloth! Thanks Floz. A joy to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks Floz. That's a really brilliant review. This is going to be a great show for Gareth and the start of a lot more in the future it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggiemags Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 So tonight marks Gareth’s official opening night as ‘Joseph’. He has actually already done 3 shows on Friday and Saturday last week. A bit of a surprise to audiences at the Adelphi but he was received with great acclaim and got the standing ovation he deserved. Oh, wow! That's fantastic! SO proud :heart: I will be performing with him tonight (Monday 9th February) normally my scheduled night off but I couldn’t miss such a special evening. I hope to see some of you there, but if you can’t make it don’t worry I will tell you all about it soon!! That's a lovely thing to say - looking forward to the updates :smile: Thanks so much for that Floz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggiemags Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Ooo - just looked at the actual blog they came from - nice that she's put up a pic of him! :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Excellent choice of photo - and brilliant blog. It seems as if Joseph has a lovely cast and I'm pleased they are pleased to have him! Lovely account, which will help slightly for me to settle my nerves for tonight. Well, perhaps the next five minutes or so! :frantics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks Floz, thats such a lovely blog. I'm so excited for Gareth tonight, and so wish I was there, seeing this special moment. I have heard today, there is a huge poster of gareth in his loin cloth at the front of the theatre . People going by can't take their eyes off him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks for showing the Narrator' s blog Floz, really happy with that :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have heard today, there is a huge poster of gareth in his loin cloth at the front of the theatre .People going by can't take their eyes off him. Wow Hazzy! That should get the casual passers-by into the theatre. Wish I was there tonight. It really is a special night for Gareth :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindajan Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Not long to go now! This is so exciting :frantics: . Gareth is going to be fantastic. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks Floz, thats such a lovely blog.I'm so excited for Gareth tonight, and so wish I was there, seeing this special moment. I have heard today, there is a huge poster of gareth in his loin cloth at the front of the theatre . People going by can't take their eyes of him. I also heard about the huge poster of Gareth in his loin cloth this afternoon :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I also heard about the huge poster of Gareth in his loin cloth this afternoon :laugh: hope someone going tonight or sometimes soon takes a pic of this as mentioned earlier in this thread cos ive quite a while before i can see him,dont know how i can cope with lots of fans seeing this and not me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Gareth plays the role fantastically and really does take you on Joseph’s journey. He is naughty and mischievious, cute and funny, strong and charasmatic and wears the loin cloth to perfection!!! Having seen him myself tonight, I totally agree with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Another good review from a non Gareth fan. posted today. I was taken aback by how good Gareth was, definitely a fine Joseph, once he's loosened up a bit more and is more comfortable on stage, hopefully he'll be able to help this revival stick around for a few months longer! However, one thing I would say is he was on occasion a bit quiet (Though on Close Every Door he was a little louder, and very good I must say), would it kill the sound people to turn up his microphone for other parts of the show? People around me all had similar thoughts about the volume level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggiemags Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Good to read another favourable review! Yet to see even the slightest sideswipe - this reaction could grow on me! (Doesn't it make you feel the teeniest bit smug that we've known just how ace he is all this time?? He's like the best kept secret EVA!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Good to read another favourable review! Yet to see even the slightest sideswipe - this reaction could grow on me!(Doesn't it make you feel the teeniest bit smug that we've known just how ace he is all this time?? He's like the best kept secret EVA!) You're so right Maggie. Its like Manna from heaven after all we've had to read and hear said about him over the years. Just imagine how he must be feeling too :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 You can write your own review and send it to the people at the Joseph website. Read more here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 It was a brilliant show, Gareth was fantastic, I have send in my report of last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 There's a lovely report on the OS by a new member. She was very impressed with Gareth in the show although she wasn't a fan before. Take a look here http://www.garethgates.com/messageBoard/ub...3799#Post393799 Another good comment further down the thread as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdrop Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Very good comments. How fabulous that these people are willing to come online to tell us all about it. :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I love this review :heart: :heart: http://www.puffta.co.uk/blog.asp?a=5100 Pop Idol runner-up and all-round nice guy Gareth Gates has wowed critics in his West End debut... The floppy-haired lovely has taken over from Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead as the main man in a West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and he's shocked critics by being really rather good. Baby faced Gareth, who lost out to Sir William of Young in 2002's Pop Idol, before scoring 4 number 1 hits and 'starring' in Dancing On Ice, has been hitting the gym in an attempt to buff up his body for his West End run - and the results are pretty impressive. Let's hope that this role finally gets Gareth the credit he deserves for his many talents and general loveliness. I'm loving Puffta :hyper: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Let's hope that this role finally gets Gareth the credit he deserves for his many talents and general loveliness. :heart: Me too Eteranl, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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