Sounds like Anthony Warlow (who did it in Australia) made the right decision to pass on the Broadway production. It didn't work/sell in Australia either.
It has been announced in the Sydney newspapers that Simon Philips (PRISCILLA) is to direct the FIRST WIVES CLUB musical opening in Chicago in 2015 prior to Broadway.
I asked this question on another thread and no one replied so I'll try again. RAISIN IN THE SUN is frequently revived, but there has never been a revival of the musical RAISIN. Based on the Original Broadway Cast Album it is pretty damn good ... so why no revival?
I like SEESAW. I remember how The New Yorker summed up the show " Another sweetly charitable view of New York". That might give us an idea of why it hasn't had a revival. On the subject of revivals - why have we never seen a revival of RAISIN ? It ran a few years and has one of the best cast albums ever recorded. RAISIN IN THE SUN seems revived about every 5 years but no RAISIN, why?