Chenoweth said in a Broadway.com article a few days ago that the official announcement from Roundabout is coming soon and that she's finally cleared her schedule in the fall to make this happen, which lines up with what Gallagher told the LA Times.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
If this is Roundabout, then will they be doing it in the American Airlines? Cabaret has 54 officially through the end of August, but will likely extend, and Beautiful doesn't seem to be going anywhere soon.
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No, I imagine Roundabout will rent a commercial theater much like Lincoln Center has done to accommodate shows in their season outside of the Beaumont over the years.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
"I can't imagine how much it cost to mount the original production."
I remember reading at the time that it was capitalized at around $995,000 and ultimately ended up costing over $1,000,000, an astronomical figure for 1978.
And yes, as has been pointed out, the physical production was extraordinarily beautiful, and perhaps overshadowed the material. Which, as others have pointed out, is also extraordinary, one of the best written musicals of the 70s.
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I was going to say, if this is true (and I hope it is), where will it play? Everything seems booked for the fall (unless something closes after the summer and Tony Awards)
Where could something like this fit?
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If it's Roundabout, I'm assuming we'll get someone like Jayne Houdyshell for Primrose since Andrea Martin is going to be unavailable. I'd love to see Carol Burnett in the role.
Carol Burnett! Wow! What a brilliant choice. I have no doubt that it would sell out for the entirety of her run. Joanne Worley or Jackie Hoffman are also great choices, but perhaps with a slightly less box office appeal. But, wow! Carol Burnett, what a great casting choice.
I still vote for spectacular production values. If not, I assure you, it will be compared negatively to the original production.
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Carol Burnett! Wow! What a brilliant choice. I have no doubt that it would sell out for the entirety of her run. Joanne Worley or Jackie Hoffman are also great choices, but perhaps with a slightly less box office appeal. But, wow! Carol Burnett, what a great casting choice.
I still vote for spectacular production values. If not, I assure you, it will be compared negatively to the original production.
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Good choices on Mrs. Primrose. Would love to see Tammy Grimes. Andrea Martin would be a hoot.
My question is does Gallagher really have that strong a singing voice? A while back on that "other board" (and before Jackman mentioned doing "The River") I posted that I'd love to see him in a revival of "On The Twentieth Century". People then posted that Cullum had voice problems in the original production due to the singing demands of the role and doubted Hugh was up to the task. So if true I wonder how Gallagher will fare. Is it really that difficult to sing? The night I saw Cullum his voice sounded fine. Only other time I saw the show, Jaffe was played by Rock Hudson and the less said on that one the better.
If I remember correctly, I saw On the 20th Century, three times. All three times, with John Cullum. He was in great voice all three times. I never heard that he struggled with the demands of the role.
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I too have always wanted to see Carol Burnett take on the Coca role, but I doubt she'd commit to 8 shows a week. The person who should be playing Oscar Jaffe is Kevin Kline. Now, THAT would be a casting coup.
10-12 seasons ago there was a production at the Shaw Festival that differed from the Broadway production in a couple of major ways.
It was acoustic. The theatre it was playing in was a 325 seat proscenium house and they didn't need any amplification.
The other was that the scenic elements were cut way down. The stage was/is much smaller than any Broadway house, and there wasn't room for some elaborate production. But by taking away that "wow" factor, the show played better as a show and not a great big musical.
With the right director (something Roundabout doesn't always do well) and design team On The 20th Century could work cut down. It does not have to be a spectacle.
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Please oh please let this finally happen! It has been rumored for far too long! Like a few others I'm not completely sold on Gallagher but I don't his body of work to well, nor his capabilities in a show like this one. Either way I'm glad this show is finally being done again.