Comments on: Michael Ball Bawls, Bangles And Beads http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:12:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Tonks http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-35 Tonks Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:01:41 +0000 http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-35 "andy Says: September 4th, 2007 at 1:51 pm Mr Ball needs to get over himself and loose 3 stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" After Edna! :) “andy Says: September 4th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Mr Ball needs to get over himself and loose 3 stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

After Edna! :)

]]> By: ruthie http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-31 ruthie Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:32:50 +0000 http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-31 Tonks has it correctly. Plus the fact that the major actors signed contracts and were bound to uphold them. I think in all fairness he also stated that do to the director's issues and the choreographers issues the actors and ensemble were left in the lurch so to speak. Not fair to all is basically is what he said. Or at least that is how I understood it. Nothing wrong with speaking his mind. Especially if it is true and it helps the ENO work out their problems. Tonks has it correctly. Plus the fact that the major actors signed contracts and were bound to uphold them. I think in all fairness he also stated that do to the director’s issues and the choreographers issues the actors and ensemble were left in the lurch so to speak. Not fair to all is basically is what he said. Or at least that is how I understood it. Nothing wrong with speaking his mind. Especially if it is true and it helps the ENO work out their problems.

]]> By: andy http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-30 andy Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:51:38 +0000 http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-30 Mr Ball needs to get over himself and loose 3 stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mr Ball needs to get over himself and loose 3 stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Tonks http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-28 Tonks Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:37:47 +0000 http://blogs.whatsonstage.com/2007/08/23/michael-ball-bawls-bangles-and-beads/#comment-28 Mr Ball made alot of sense. As a production Kismet was dire and the blame for that should be laid fairly and squarely at the door of the ENO. The wonderful singing from the cast and chorus were the only good thing about the show. The disappearing act the director and choreographer pulled does not excuse them from blame. Hopefully some of what was said will be useful to the ENO, should they decide to add musicals to future seasons. I do not think he blamed other cast members as such, he merely pointed out that a musical is a different animal to opera. It requires a different approach. There have been many condesending remarks made lately, sad when people have to resort to that. Mr Ball made alot of sense.

As a production Kismet was dire and the blame for that should be laid fairly and squarely at the door of the ENO. The wonderful singing from the cast and chorus were the only good thing about the show.

The disappearing act the director and choreographer pulled does not excuse them from blame. Hopefully some of what was said will be useful to the ENO, should they decide to add musicals to future seasons.

I do not think he blamed other cast members as such, he merely pointed out that a musical is a different animal to opera. It requires a different approach.

There have been many condesending remarks made lately, sad when people have to resort to that.

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