Don't say I don't give you accurate gossip: A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the rumour that Avenue Q's closure wouldn't be quite as permanent as it seemed. Yesterday the story got confirmed: The show's reopening in June at the Gielgud. I wouldn't take that stuff about the current cast transferring as meaning we'll definitely still have D-Boys in ( Read more... )

Bloody hell, it's all go today. So now I hear a rumour (and apparently the producers are refusing to confirm or deny this) that the final London performance of Avenue Q might not be quite so final after all, following a huge surge in bookings once the closure was announced. Of course, the Noël Coward will be occupied as soon as AQ ends but ( Read more... )

Eh? What's that? Someone's won an award you say? For Best Takeover in a Role? Shouldn't that be Best Takeover of a role? With over a quarter of the vote? Marvelous!

OK, so the Whatsonstage awards are an internet vote, so someone with a fanbase will inevitably have an advantage, but it's nice that Daniel Boys' fanbase is still there, and still ( Read more... )

Tonight's trip to Avenue Q came out of a few reasons, all of them a bit odd... Partly because the GILT offer's on again so why not... Partly 'cause vanessaw was so sad about the final performance coming up we had to have a trip that wasn't the last one... Partly 'cause I wanted AQ to win the title of my most-seen West End show (tonight's trip equals Equus' ( Read more... )

Not that Avenue Q ever really disappoints, but there was a disappointment right from the off when I went to tonight's late matinee for my birthday treat: No Daniel Boys - Princeton and Rod were being played by an understudy. Who knows if he's not well or it was just a day off - if he was ill, surely it's common knowledge I'd be happy to take care ( Read more... )

I've acquired quite a lot of new music this weekend - I'd been meaning to download Will Young's new album for a while, and I finally did so. On a first listen it's pretty good, although none of the songs massively stand out. Vanessa also made me copies of a couple of other albums, the latest from The Feeling and Kaiser Chiefs. I've put them both on ( Read more... )

Further to last week's fab news that Daniel Boys won't be leaving Avenue Q just yet (in fact almost all the main cast is staying put,) a further bit of excitement: When Rebecca Lock leaves the original Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut, Julie Atherton, will be returning to the show. Yay! Definitely time to start thinking about another visit I think - you ( Read more... )

STOP THE PRESSES! Important news from FH's official MySpace:Daniel has agreed to extend his contract and will remain with Avenue Q after the cast change on 1st December.
It doesn't say how long he'll be sticking around for, although my guess would be another six months. Which means I can stop worrying about trying to get to his final performance in ( Read more... )

A couple of little video clips, neither of which will embed I'm afraid. They're not too exciting but should keep catnip25 and triomakesmehot busy for a couple of minutes. First up, FH Daniel Boys and some of the Avenue Q cast in a promotional clip to encourage people who don't often go to the theatre to give it a try. I love the shot of Kate Monster's paw on the ( Read more... )

Oh look! By a complete coincidence, and by no means because I'd seen it announced on MySpace weeks ago, or because aka_kelly texted me to remind me in the afternoon (which is just as well 'cause I'd dozed off) I just so happened to tune into the BBC2 quiz show Eggheads yesterday afternoon, in which a team of challengers tries to take on the "Eggheads" (a ( Read more... )