Angela Lansbury joins Blithe Spirit

[Smaxie]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:23pm

As per Variety.

Angela Lansbury joins 'Blithe Spirit'
Broadway revival stars Everett, Ebersole

By GORDON COX

Angela Lansbury is set to appear in the upcoming Broadway revival of "Blithe Spirit," joining a cast that includes Rupert Everett and Christine Ebersole.

Lansbury, who had been rumored to be on the producers' wish list, will play eccentric psychic Madame Arcati in the revival of the 1941 Noel Coward comedy. The show reunites her with helmer Michael Blakemore, who directed Lansbury's last Rialto outing, "Deuce," in 2007.
Lansbury - Blithe Spirit

Updated On: 10/13/08 at 08:23 PM

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:28pm

That's super news!!!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:30pm

What a great cast. Who'da thunk it?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:30pm

Incredible!

[TimesSquareRegular]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:35pm

This now become a "must see" for me! (Maybe they can sneak a few of the HIGH SPIRITS songs in ..... don't I wish!)

[adamgreer]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:36pm

Wonderful!

I was probably going to see it anyway, but now it's a definite must-see!

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:37pm

Excellent. A wonderful cast thus far.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:40pm

Fantastic news!!

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:45pm

Wonderful news!!! So happy to see that, despite what she said, Deuce won't be her last stage appearance :)

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:45pm

Oh my god. Is this really true??? I thought she said she wouldn't do eight shows a week again after DEUCE. I am SO FREAKIN' EXCITED. Best news of the year.

[wonkit]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:55pm

PERFECT!

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:58pm

Wow! That's awesome!

[sally1112]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:02pm

This reminds me of one of our dream cast threads!

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:04pm

Between Mary-Louise Parker in HEDDA GABLER, Cynthia Nixon in DISTRACTED, Lily Rabe and Mercedes Ruehl in THE AMERICAN PLAN, Alison Pill in reasons to be pretty, and now Ebersole and Lansbury in BLITHE SPIRIT (on top of Dianne Wiest in ALL MY SONS,) the spring is really shaping up to be chock full of divas in first-rate plays.

Now all we need to know is who Suzan-Lori Parks has cast as Rose in the forthcoming revival of FENCES.

Updated On: 10/13/08 at 09:04 PM

[H.Higgins]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:05pm

THIS IS AMAZING!

Angela Lansbury is divine and it will be thrilling to see her in this.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:05pm

Christine Ebersole and Angela Lansbury in the same show!? This is hag fag heaven!

[Parks]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:10pm

I'm even MORE excited now!! Cannot wait!!

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:32pm

YYYYIIIIIPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

I've said all along she'd be PERFECT!!!!!!!!! This is the best theatre news I've had all year!!!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOO happy this is happening!!!!!!!!!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:41pm

Parksy--now you know why you went to college in New York.

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:58pm

Brava!

[Patash]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 10:00pm

I assume Ebersole is playing Ruth, although she certainly would be good as Elvira as well. Any ideas who the other "wife" will be?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 10:06pm

SO looking forward to this!!

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 10:08pm

Patash, I believe Christine is Elvira.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 10:09pm

Ebersole is Elvira. I think the rumor has been Greta Scacchi for Ruth...

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/13/08 at 10:14pm

A highlight of the season!!