Neil was driving home at about 8 p.m. tonight listening to Heart fm and they had a long advert for GWTW 'starring Darius Danesh'. :D - NO-ONE MUST MISS THE GREATEST LOVE STORY OF ALL TIME!! They were interviewing people coming out of the theatre and they were all saying how much they had loved the show!!! :cheer: I always listen to Heart when I am driving and I will be out in the car most of tomorrow so will listen out to see if I hear it again.

 

Julie

 

Do you think Darius might start doing some radio promo soon or do you think they'll save that until the cast recording is ready?

 

 

I hope Margaret's Mum is right when she says that it wont be long now. It'd be great to hear that promoted. I've had emails from America about it.

I got all excited with the merchandise link when it said music until I clicked it :(

Since it hasn't been recorded, I didn't expect to see it. We can always hope though. I don't think they could even think about it until the show is constant.

well I think it's a diabolical liberty!

We could have all the tracks - whether they're in there or not - with a few extra D ones just to keep us going.

White square with inset small red cross?

that's what I got

Is this the new album design? Not very imaginative, I've seen that design many times before.

Found this review and translated it by google.

 

www.todomusicales.com

14 de Maig, 2005

 

The musical adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's work, premiered in New London Theatre on April 22, flaquea on score despite having a meticulous production.

 

Gone with the Wind recounts an epic love story that has as its backdrop the American Civil War. Margaret Mitchell, an avid reader of novels, decided to write his own book achieved unprecedented success and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1937.

 

The film adaptation made in 1939, winning ten Oscar awards, only led to increasing popularity of this magnificent history, recording forever in the memory of viewers images that have become icons of cinema spectacular.

 

Convert Gone with the Wind in a musical is a daunting undertaking. There is a material that condense to excessive proportions in a play and also add music. While the film adaptation met enrollment of honor so overwhelming challenge, the truth is that the music fails to meet expectations.

 

The libretto, music and the lyrics are the work of Margaret Martin, a doctor who decided to carry out self-musical adaptation of the famous novel and then presenting it to Trevor Nunn (director of productions as Les Miserables, CATS, SUNSET BOULEVARD or The Woman in White). And although the story is faithful to the original music is just a succession of songs that tend to stop the action and that, generally interprets a single character.

 

It can be seen, therefore, that the version that is represented in the West End of London is not a musical adaptation itself, but it is a (good) summary of the original story which will have added some songs, Most of them with minor qualitatively speaking. It is the great handicap of a product that shines in all other respects but who nevertheless has suffered numerous setbacks since its premiere last April 22: shortly after the start functions prior (April 5) were cancelled some representations to adjust some technical aspects and restructure the show to reduce its duration. In addition, after the official release, the protagonist Jill Paice had to be replaced during some functions due to a throat infection which prevented him from singing.

 

Despite being unable to emulate Vivien Leigh, Scarlett O'Hara par excellence, Jill Paice (The Woman in White, curtains or Les Miserables) manages to embody a Scarlett inevitably much like its eponymous film, full of charm, intelligence, personality and passion for life. An impressive feat if we bear in mind that all comparisons are, in themselves, odious.

 

The role of Rhett Butler has been entrusted to Darius Danesh, a Scottish performer who rose to fame thanks to British television contest "Pop Idol". Danesh, who also we have seen in Chicago and the recent production of GUYS & DOLLS, embodies Butler with poise and presence, getting a good chemistry with his partner Jill Paice.

 

Of the remainder of the division include the interpreters who give life to the slave plantations, which have some songs that allow them to showcasing a great voice.

 

Deserves special mention the scenery of John Napier, head of mythical and decorated as impressive as those of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, CATS, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard. Napier resolves the staging and effective containment and moves the viewer to 1861 from the moment he puts his feet in the stalls of the New London Theatre.

 

The address of the experienced Trevor Nunn makes the show has quality and satisfy the many fans of Gone With The Wind.

Satisfies me,. Thanks, BT

D's "poise and presence" first struck me when he played Billy Flynn. Flynn might be a cash grabbing, fork tongued, sleazy lawyer but Darius's Flynn also had an aura of class and an undertone of reluctant concern for his clients.

And is grasping and self satisfying - a rfeally good BF

and the presence was there behind the playfulness, detached air feigning disinterest whilst smitten in his early Sky Masterson.

 

That's what I meant when I said he couldn't have had 2 better preparatory roles than Billy and Sky. Sky had the Butleresque dash and risk about him. Both highest stakes gambling men.

I'd have been more worried if I hadn't seen him so good as Sky Masterson.

Amongst all the closure stories on the net, it's nice to find reviews from a male member of the audience who watched the show without prejudice and enjoyed it as much as us and also has a few kind words to say about big D.

 

http://sftw.typepad.co.uk/something_for_th...ly-my-dear.html

 

 

 

Frankly my dear, I do give a damn

Gone With The Wind, The New London Theatre

 

Darius Danesh receiving a standing ovation in a Covent Garden theatre? Not even Simon Cowell could possibly have dreamt that one up. But he got one last night, and it was a big one. More importantly, he deserved it.

 

Taking up the vaunted mantle of Rhett Butler was never going to be easy, but Darius has taken up the challenge with gusto. He’s bigger than you think and he needs his massive shoulders to fill the uniform of one of the world’s most famous characters.

 

This new, musical, production of Gone With The Wnd has arrived with bucket loads of publicity and on last nights evidence delivers on it’s promises. The large cast are almost constantly on stage and there are some great new songs to help the plot along. From spotlight solos to full cast numbers, there is plenty for the audience to get their teeth into.

 

One of the great tricks of this show is that you forget the parts of the story that you have heard so many times and become involved with the plot in a different way. You almost seem to attach yourself to a particular favourite character and follow their trials and tribulations throughout. It’s defiantly better not to read up on the plot before you go as there are genuinely unexpected moments spotted throughout.

 

Despite the great performance of Natasha Yvette Williams as Mammy, Scarlet’s constant companion, the night really does belong to Darius. His singing voice seems to have come on leaps and bounds from his tv trials and attacks on the charts. The deep range of his voice perfectly suits his role as the roughish southern gentlemen, while he has also mastered that most difficult of tasks – singing in character. His Glaswegian roots were completely put aside for the night and he delivered his lines with an unexpectedly good sense of comic timing.

 

The crowds were of course, waiting in great expectation for the most famous lines of this much famed love story. Darius didn’t disappoint on this either, cheers echoed around the theatre as he left Scarlet in no doubt of how much of a damn he gave. In fact, neither Scarlett or Rhett disappointed in this respect, with the audience audibly pleased with their delivery.

 

The setting of this latest show at the New London Theatre was a masterstroke .The audience is so close to the stage that fewer effects are needed, helping you feel closer to the lonely southern plantation. It’s also close to shops, restaurants and plenty of public transport.

 

While the show is long at just over 3 hours, there are plenty of places to eat afterwards close to the main entrance. I didn’t even need an extra seat cushion as the action grabs your attention both before and after the well placed interval.

 

Sean Collins

 

 

 

Edited June 2, 200817 yr by Baytree

Well done sean.....I'm with you :D

Me too. It's good to hear from people who saw the same plkay as I have.

I'd disagree with this though

 

"This new, musical, production of Gone With The Wind has arrived with bucket loads of publicity"

The cast hought it had too. It's only when you ask them what it seems a bit patchy.