COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22 — Page 4

Mike Barrett said: "Isn’t the Brooks Atkinson a Shubert house? Honestly I could see Waitress packing things up this January and making way for a spring opening there."

It's not. That's a Nederlander house.

Still, I'd like to see a new production of 'Company' on Broadway. Maybe it would help erase the memory of that godawful production of John Doyle's "everybody-plays-an-instrument" version in 2006.

It worked for me. I loved everything about this new production in London. I thought Rosalie Craig was terrific, but if they went with an American actress, my first choice would probably be Renee Elise Goldsberry. And I don't think the actress playing Bobbie has to be the "bankable" name to sell tickets. The London production had several actors that were recognizable TV personalities (and all delivering terrific performances on stage) that helped bolster the positive reviews and word of mouth.

broadwayindie said: "Big name with a filming schedule - I'm thinking Cynthia Erivo"

You're thinking wrong.

"YvanEhtNioj said: "I wonder if Sutton Foster was ever / is in consideration for the role of Bobbi at all. "

Everyone on this board knows when she wraps up her TV show next Spring, she will be preparing for The Music Man. So, no.

ukpuppetboy said: "When Graham Norton interviewed Sondheim and LuPone on his BBC Radio2 Saturday show at the start of Company’s London run he said in no uncertain terms that Patti’s fanbase was limited to a very specific theatre demographic and not broad enough to make a show a wider financial success. She protested, as much as she could but he didn’t back down. It made for some tense but very entertaining radio."

I had to go find this. Entertaining indeed. I was cracking up when he told her, essentially, “You ain’t no Cher.” For anybody interested, the exchange starts at around 32:00.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06ndrj0

Londonskyguy said: "Ok, speculating on the “big name” being considered, Taylor Swift? Just guessing! Ps I Loved Rosalie Craig in the role!!! "

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes, absurdity...

I just pray that some of the posters on here have no aspirations of going into casting.

LLW2 said: “I had to go find this. Entertaining indeed. I was cracking up when he told her, essentially, “You ain’t no Cher.” For anybody interested, the exchange starts at around 32:00.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06ndrj0"



Thanks for tracking this down LLW2. I gave up after a brief search on YouTube. I figured Patti had had it erased from history. Perhaps you could unearth the footage of Bebe Neuwirth in Kiss of the Spiderwoman that I always wanted as you seem to have skillz. Her rendition of the title song was perfection.. Maybe she’d make for a great Joanne? She totally nailed Lilith.

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Does Anna Kendrick read too young for 35?

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "broadwayindie said: "Big name with a filming schedule - I'm thinking Cynthia Erivo"

You're thinking wrong."

These type of cryptic messages are both my favorite and least favorite type of BWW posts. Favorite because it implies that there's something real brewing and we're not just wasting time dreaming. Least favorite because someone seemingly knows real information and I don't and I just... want to know NOW lol. :)