ALNM revival rumor...

Seen people on Twitter talk about a rumored revival of A Little Night Music? With Julie Andrews? And saying that Sc*tt R*din would be attached? I remember seeing a rumor about this from the tiktok guy (not even gonna say his name, I don't even want to remember his existenced) about there being a revival of it with Cate Blanchett and Aaron Tveit. Anyone know anything legitimate about this rumored revival? I sure hope Rudin isn't attached to it... And I don't think he would be. Hopefully he will never work again but in the history of Broadway that hasn't always been the case. But he is pretty much for REAL cancelled, so I hope it stays that way. Anyone know anything more about this?

Yeah this is the fabled Blanchett/Andrews/Rudin revival that people have been talking about for half a decade

The other names "floating around" this rumor were Aaron Tveit and Sierra Boggess.

Theatrefanboy1 said: "It is very much a real project. It would have happened by now but 1) the two year shutdown 2) the cancellation of Rudin.


it really is sad though because it was planned to be announced end of 2020 with an open of fall 2021. (Tveit was scheduled to leave MR in June 2020).
I hope that someone can pick up the pieces and make it happen but I’m becoming realistic. It would have to happen in the next year"

But...without Rudin, right? It's a well-earned cancellation so if so I hope it's with another producer attached.

jacobsnchz14 said: "The other names "floating around" this rumor were Aaron Tveit and Sierra Boggess."

yeah yeah yeah, Aaron was mentioned in my message too. I would actually love to see him do Night Music (his Carl-Magnus would be amazing. He'd get to show off his comedy himbo chops and legit vocal chops. it would be wonderful. pun intended) but not like thissss not with this production team

slow_the_rain said: "It’s a commonly held belief that even if Julie Andrews wanted to return to the stage and sing in a musical, she legally couldn’t. She settled a malpractice suit that likely cited loss of income from singing. I don’t know the terms of the settlement, but if she were to reverse course and profit from “singing” in a stage show like Night Music, it would open the door for legal troubles."

Not entirely true –Andrews can sing but only within a limited range of notes. There was a song written for her in The Princess Diaries 2 that specifically adhered to this range so that she wasn't in breach of her lawsuit.

Given M. Armfeldt's songs, the keys could easily be modified to fit her talk-singing range of notes.

This whole rumor emerged from the Sweaty Oracle. Pay him no mind. Unless an actually serious producer comes in, A Little Night Music will remain a pipe dream.

I mean, my pipe dream is an all black cast for this show. That's something I'd throw my money at immediately as someone whose white. Give me Audra as Desiree and Amber Gray as Charlotte.

I'm almost positive that I heard the rumour about Julie Andrews and Cate Blanchett before Jonathan at Sweaty Oracle spoke about it. And this Twitter account that is talking about it is all old news.

Let's not forget the revival that was rumoured before this one, with Vanessa Redgrave, and Natasha Richardson as Madame Armfeldt and Desiree, starting from the Roundabout benefit in 2009, before Trevor Nunn's revival

Kad said: "I am not convinced Rudin is totally out of the industry- he may just not be public facing about it. But that's another issue.

And an aggressive producer like Rudin would absolutely have secured rights and started reaching out to talent for any number of potential projects, even if they would never have come to fruition. We don't know, definitively, what he had in the works- I'd heard, for instance, he had Tony Kushner working on a new adaptation of Threepenny Opera.

Night Music with Andrews, Blanchett, et al seems like a pipedream at this point, particularly when I don't believe I've ever seen a director linked along with these rumors."

He's not - he's just being really really quiet and covering his tracks. But I don't think this particular production is an actuality. I could see the Pasadena Playhouse production move though.

B212323 said: "[Rudin is] just being really really quiet and covering his tracks."

This I would like to hear more about, and it's something a journalist should cover if there's an actual story there. Does he maintain an office and a staff? Has his behavior changed? Is he quietly advising on current Broadway shows? Is he optioning projects and raising money? Or is he just working alone, developing stuff in the Hamptons away from NYC (he unloaded two Manhattan residences recently)? Is he actually getting into the theater to SEE shows?

I assume Barry Diller called him frequently during the runs of MUSIC MAN and LEHMAN, but those are done now.

Rudin's had his wrists slapped and has been sat in the corner long enough. It's time for him to come back and do what he does best -- putting together quality productions with top notch cast and creatives that no other producer seems to be able to replicate.

Even Drabinsky got a second chance -- and then once again shot himself in the foot while taking it.

JSquared2 said: "Rudin's had his wrists slapped and has been sat in the corner long enough. It's time for him to come back and do what he does best -- putting together quality productions with top notch cast and creatives that no other producer seems to be able to replicate.

Even Drabinsky got a second chance -- and then once again shot himself in the foot while taking it."

I agree. Plus o doubt he’d get away with much without it landing first on Page 6, then everywhere.

Jarethan said: "Noideawhatimdoinghere said: "Seen people on Twitter talk about a rumored revival of A Little Night Music? With Julie Andrews? And saying that Sc*tt R*din would be attached? I remember seeing a rumor about this from the tiktok guy (not even gonna say his name, I don't even want to remember his existenced) about there being a revival of it with Cate Blanchett and Aaron Tveit. Anyone know anything legitimate about this rumored revival? I sure hope Rudin isn't attached to it... And I don't think he would be. Hopefully he will never work again but in the history of Broadway that hasn't always been the case. But he is pretty much for REAL cancelled, so I hope it stays that way. Anyone know anything more about this?"

Is Tveit so desperate for work? He still looks like a kid. The only role that would make sense is the son, which is young Henrik…why would he ever want to do that?"

Tveit is 40. He’s youthful but… very clearly an adult.