Crucible Revival for Early 2016?

[Kad]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:09pm

"According to an Actors' Equity casting notice, rehearsals will begin in January 2016 with a first preview currently scheduled for Feb. 29. The production will play a limited engagement through July 17."

I know rumors of a revival with Sophie Okonedo were around a few months ago, so I imagine this must be the same production.

 

 

Scott Rudin Will Produce Broadway Revival of Witch-Hunt Drama The Crucible Updated On: 5/21/15 at 12:09 PM

[Jonwo]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:30pm

Ivo Van Hove did an excellent job on A View from the Bridge so it'll be interesting how he tackles the Crucible.

I wonder who they'll get to play John Procter? Richard Armitage was excellent in the Old Vic production last year but I imagine they'll get a bigger name.

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:40pm

They're going to need a huge star for John. Shows like this (even though it's one of my favorite plays and I'm sure I'll see it more than a couple of times) are shows everyone's seen before so they're going to need real star power to get people into the theater and sell those seats. 

[Kad]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:42pm

I can't imagine this happening without a major star anchoring it.

Bradley Cooper would be a good John.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:44pm

Ethan Hawke?

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:45pm

I'd love if Ivo van Hove was directing this. I don't think any of his work has ever played Broadway, and his shows are always excellent. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:47pm

Cooper would be good. Jackman would be better. :)

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:55pm

I like the idea of cooper, but I doubt he'll want to do another show on broadway. He only did the elephant man because he has had a love for the show. I'm not saying the he hates crucible, but I'm saying the elephant was way to shine brightly on broadway and he was successful and he doesn't need to do it again.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 1:00pm

Actually… Cooper has expressed immense interest in performing in theater more regularly after his appearance in The Elephant Man. Don't know where you got that information. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 1:07pm

I guess my dream revival with Mandy & Patti as John & Elizabeth is never gonna happen.

[Actriz2]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 1:13pm

Definitely a huge star coming in for John Proctor. Wouldn't be surprised if a smaller-but-still-pretty-big star is tapped for Elizabeth.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 3:05pm

I would most love to see Viggo Mortensen's John opposite Sophie Okenedo's Elizabeth. 

[Kad]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 3:19pm

Viggo Mortenson is a great casting idea. He's been fairly low-profile in the last few years, hasn't he?

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 3:21pm

According to the casting notice, most of the principals are already cast. Or maybe they put that simply because they don't want people to waste their time submitting for those roles since Rudin will simply be offering them out to stars.

And yes, most straight plays on Broadway nowadays need a movie star (or two, or three) for it to be a box office success.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 3:48pm

But a show like this which is done in every high school and community theater all the time especially needs that star power. I would actually love to see Daniel Day Lewis & Joan Allen do it. Seriously, that'd be a dream come true. 

[skies]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 4:08pm

 

 

Off the top of my head,   Benedict Cumberlatch, Daniel Craig, Ewan McGregor, James MacAvoy, Edward Norton (does he do theatre?), Kevin Spacey, ....

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 4:16pm

If they're adding a scene where a witch gets burned at the stake, than I think Lea Michele should return to broadway.

[journeysend]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 4:23pm

I think it must be  Yael Farber's critically acclaimed Old Vic production

[skies]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 5:10pm

"I think it must be  Yael Farber's critically acclaimed Old Vic production"

Isn't there an American actress already attached to the project?

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 5:16pm

Is it Rosie Perez? I hope it's Rosie Perez.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 6:11pm

As mentioned earlier in the thread they should bring the critically acclaimed and non more so than Ben Brantley Old Vic production over. If the new production doesn't live up to the Old Vic standard it could easily get trashed by the New York Times.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 6:16pm

Potential John's:
Christian Bale
Jeff Bridges
Russell Crowe
Benedict Cumberbatch
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Downey, Jr.
Chiwetel Ejiofer
Michael Fassbender
William H. Macy
Matthew McConaughey
Gary Oldman

[Kad]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 8:43pm

William H. Macy is not right at all for John.  He would be, however, an excellent Reverend Parris.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 9:24pm

However, his wife would be BRILLIANT as Elizabeth. 

[vfd88]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 9:36pm

Oooo, Michael Fassbender!