A very interesting piece on Jesus Christ Superstar and the reason for having five different King Herods. Please note that Simon Russell Beale won't perform in July at The Palladium Theatre but in December at Drury Lane Theatre.
In this interview, the five King Herod talks about the character and what they will try to convey on stage during their brief performance in Jesus Christ Superstar. Thanks to @BGUpdatesfanacc and @VioletsTFB in X for sharing the interview.
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📣Interview! #BoyGeorge on playing King Herod in “Jesus Christ Superstar” 👉 https://t.co/zUWn877VuF
“What will you bring to the part of Herod that's unique?
George: There are so many ways you can do it. The song is quite jazzy and vaudeville, but l've also watched clips of Alice Cooper and Rik Mayall. I'll be finding out where they want me to take it. I will put everything into it. It's just one scene, so I want it to be good.”
In case you want to know more about King Herod character in Jesus Christ Superstar. #RichardArmitage will play him after Jesse Tyler Ferguson and before Boy George.
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While it’s all been rather fun, I do hope @hughlaurie takes the time to read my @unherd article (I’m sure he can stretch to a subscription).
Because while his witty riposte was genuinely amusing, one point I make in the piece is that it was shared with his 1.2 million followers on X. I have around 38,000.
That creates something of an imbalance - particularly given that the responses to my original post were overwhelmingly warm-hearted and affectionate towards the show.
The result has been some fairly horrific trolling. It turns out House fans are even more abusive than trans activists (and that’s saying something).
I have enough experience of the media to take it on the chin, as the saying goes. But someone without my background might have found the experience far more distressing.
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Another clip from the new episode of Weirdos Book Club podcast with Mr #RichardArmitage🧔🏻♂️✨️🇬🇧🔥🥰💚🩵
"Healing through drama classes 🎭 "
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Thanks for your critique, Janet. We actually tried a couple of episodes where House (Hugh Laurie) (please put the brackets in the right place) gets it right first time, but they were only 6 minutes long. NBC weren’t happy. Then we tried some where House never gets it right and the patient dies. The audience wasn’t happy.
One could apply your trenchant analysis to other art forms: JS Bach wrote 30 Goldberg variations on the same chord structure; Frida Kahlo painted 50 portraits of herself; Henry Moore, what??
The point is, or was, variations on a theme; if all you see is hospital, medical blah blah, then it wasn’t meant for you.
Nonetheless, I look forward to your first novel!
Late to the party, but I've started watching Season 1 of House. Same narrative every episode:
Patient has mysterious illness.
Hugh Laurie (House) gets diagnosis wrong.
Patient nearly dies.
Hugh Laurie gets diagnosis wrong again.
Gets threatened with being fired.
Patient nearly dies again.
Hugh Laurie has last minute leftfield idea.
Gets diagnosis right.
Doesn't get fired.
Eight seasons of this?
"Think of PLOT TWIST as a friendly shove: part how-to, part memoir, all about how my life keeps crashing the creative party,” Coben tells PEOPLE. “If you're into writing, painting, sculpting, building or composing, I hope this book sparks your creativity and gets you going."
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Whether your type is Richard Armitage trapped in webs of secrets and lies while living in big houses in suburban Greater Manchester, or Richard Armitage leading a group of dwarves through Middle-earth on a quest to reclaim a mountain... we've got you covered.
Another clip from the new podcast with Mr #RichardArmitage🧔🏻♂️✨️🇬🇧🔥 talking about the paperback release of #TheCut🎬 from Weirdos Book Club podcast 🥰💚🩵
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