And the Roundabout TBA is...

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:22pm

"Old Acquaintance" by John van Druten.

Yippe...

[D2]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:24pm

Are you effing kidding me?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:26pm

Unfortunately, no.

And I've also been told that they are not pursuing stars. It's going to be "Broadway people."

They're doing this because of the success of THE CONSTANT WIFE.

[D2]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:27pm

Oh.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:28pm

[D2]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:50pm

Well, maybe it'll be a hoot. Who's directing?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:54pm

I don't know that, yet. Will find out tomorrow.

I have no doubt that this production could be tight, engrossing, and entertaining. Roundabout typically does these shows quite well. I was just hoping for something...a little more exciting.

[D2]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:59pm

Yeah, me too.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:59pm

Wow, now that's a VERY random choice. I only know the movie which is a watchable, second-tier clunky little melodrama, only interesting largely due to the palpable tension between Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins who detested one another off screen. With a very good director and somebody like Cherry Jones (who knows this territory well having done "The Heiress") in one of the leads, this might be entertaining. Still, it strikes me as a very odd choice for a theatre like Roundabout (with its multimillion dollar budget) to do.

I think that there's probably a reason why this old chesnut has never been revived in the almost 70 years since its debut.

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 6:26pm

I'm surprised. This is a total 180 from what I'd heard they were considering. Still, if they can pull this old farce off half as well as their production of The Constant Wife (which I saw twice and adored), I'll be happy.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 6:30pm

At least it is not another revival of Man Of La Mancha. For that, we can be eternally greatful

Who knows, it may turn about to be quite good. Time will tell.

[jv92]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 7:04pm

At least they're doing Sunday in the Park with George too.

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 9:39pm

Love the movie and not familiar with the play. An interesting choice...

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 9:42pm

Boy, now THAT is random.

I'll place a bet on Cherry Jones playing the Miriam Hopkins role, Kate Burton playing the Bette Davis role. Updated On: 3/18/07 at 09:42 PM

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:00pm

Well, Kate has a TV show and Cherry is tied up with the DOUBT tour, so I wouldn't bank on that happening.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:02pm

Ah, that's too bad.

They're the only people who could get me to see something like this.

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:11pm

Julie White as Kit and Patricia Heaton as Millie.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:14pm

Heaton's got a TV gig, but White is free.

How weird would this be....White gets it, hits it out of the ballpark as usual, and is nominated for a Tony....up against herself for Little Dog?

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:16pm

Could they even get this open in time for this year's Tonys? PRELUDE TO A KISS is set to run through 4/29, and the Tony cutoff is 5/9. This will definitely fall in the 2007-08 category.

ETA: Too bad about Heaton. Laila Robins?

Updated On: 3/18/07 at 10:16 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:20pm

Ah, that's true!

I keep forgetting that the season runs from early fall to mid-summer.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:20pm

Cynthia Nixon?

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/19/07 at 6:56am

What about Kristen Johnston?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 3/19/07 at 8:51am

I think its time for Todd Haimes to step down. This is ridiculous.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 3/20/07 at 6:55pm

Munk, any word on the creatives?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/22/07 at 12:43am

This WILL be the 2008/2009 season...it begins previews June 1st.

It will be directed by Michael Wilson.

His only other Broadway direction credit is ENCHANTED APRIL, which was horridly bad.

He produced CHITTY.