Cerveris, Gemignani, Cuervo to Star in Public's ROAD SHOW (BOUNCE)

"Road Show is the new title of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's new musical — once known as Bounce — The Public Theater announced Aug. 12. The fall Off-Broadway production, directed by John Doyle, will star Michael Cerveris and Alexander Gemignani as the Mizner brothers.

This marks the property's New York City premiere. Performances will play Oct. 28-Dec. 28 at The Public's Newman Theater. Opening is Nov. 18. The production is expected to be a hot seller given the fact Sondheim is revered in American theatre; the Tony Award-winning songwriter famously changed the course of musicals with such groundbreaking work as Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd.

Here's Road Show in a nutshell: "Spanning 40 years from the Alaskan Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the '30s, Road Show is the story of two brothers whose quest for the American dream turns into a test of morality and judgment that changes their lives in unexpected ways."

The cast includes Cerveris (John Doyle's Sweeney Todd on Broadway) as Wilson Mizner; Alma Cuervo (Wicked national tour) as Mama; Aisha de Haas (Caroline, or Change on Broadway) in the Ensemble; Claybourne Elder (White Widow at Times Square Art Center) as Hollis; Colleen Fitzpatrick (Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare in the Park) in the Ensemble; Gemignani (John Doyle's Sweeney Todd on Broadway) as Addison Mizner; Mylinda Hull (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on Broadway) in the Ensemble; Mel Johnson, Jr. ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine") in the Ensemble; Orville Mendoza (Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare in the Park) in the Ensemble; Anne L. Nathan (Roundabout's Sunday in the Park With George on Broadway) in the Ensemble; Tom Nelis (Iphigenia 2.0 at Signature) in the Ensemble; William Parry (Passion on Broadway) as Papa; Matt Stocke (The Wedding Singer on Broadway) in the Ensemble; William Youmans (The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway) in the Ensemble; and Kristine Zbornik (A Catered Affair on Broadway) in the Ensemble...."

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120382.html

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Updated On: 8/12/08 at 04:56 PM

That's... really interesting casting. And an interesting title.

This is (hopefully) gonna be cool.

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Wait, so no Matt Cavenaugh?

Who is playing the role that Gavin Creel originally played?

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Sondheim explains the new title:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120386.html

It might take some getting used to, but the reasoning behind it sounds promising.

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Um, Vitamin C is in this? AWESOME.

My initial reaction to the new title is "meh," but I'm sure that will change over time and once I hear the new songs.

Is Wilson's love interest, Nellie (Myra in the early readings), now gone? The only non-ensemble female on the list is Mama.

"and a male lover for Addison".

Interesting.

I hope this gets recorded.

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What exciting news! I can hardly wait! And the book he's writing sounds great too! Ahh! :) :) :)

EXCITING!!!!

Damn, can we hand it to Cerveris and Gemignani? They are WELL on their way to having performed (at least half of) the entire Sondheim cannon!

I'm really pumped for some new Mr.S tunes. Tickets to this? Impossible to get, I'm sure.

Interesting enough concept. I'll come along for the ride.

Anyone seen ANY sort of gestation of this show before?

And oh my gosh, I just read the article interviewing Sondheim. It sounds great -- it sounds more like a Sondheim show. I can't wait.

WOW. how did I miss this thread?


LOVE the new name. A lot more exciting than BOUNCE or WISE GUYS.

I'm more excited about the book than about the show, really.
I can't stand Gemignani, but I'll probably still go to see the show just because it's Sondheim.

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I'm another who's more excited by the lyrics book than the show, but it's always great to get new Sondheim and I loved Cerveris in Passion.