Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James Theatre
Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James Theatre
#2re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James Theatre
Posted: 2/19/09 at 5:45pmWOW There you go! The rumor mill was right on both ends of this topic. YAY for Chicago theater.........
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#2re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 5:45pmHuh! Interesting.
#3re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 5:47pmAre theater owners just offering fire sale rates on space right now? I cannot imagine that this could be profitable in the economy in a house so large unless they are. That said--who cares?! I just can't wait to see it!
#4re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 5:57pmCarla Gugino. I'm there.
TheCharleston
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/08
#5re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:01pm
What happend to CORINE'S CORNER??????
Dolly... did you forget to book the theatre?
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#6re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:03pmChill. It's a limited run. We need the out-of-town work anyway, and it's such a technical show - we're just taking a "9 to 5"-style six month break.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#7re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:04pmYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
#8re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:12pm
This is EXCELLENT news. I'm really excited about the direction Broadway is going. One would think the producers would be taking sure-fire hits over quality, but instead, we have a lineup of shows coming in that are looking to be great instead of just tourist draws.
Also, I'm DYING to see Carla Gugino in something after I had to forfeit my ticket to "Suddenly, Last Summer."
#9re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:12pmCarla Gugino? I just died and went to heaven. I am so excited to see this. Plus I am quite partial to the St. James.
hpeabody930
Featured Actor Joined: 9/8/08
#10re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:32pm
WOW. Just wow.
This play revival category this year is absurd.. And the St. James?? They got some bold producers...
#11re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:52pm
Carla Gugino is so flipping fantastic in this... I can't even tell you. I know it's an extremely competitive season... but she's got a great shot at that Tony award.
kmc
#12re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 6:58pmYAY!!! This is awesome news. Very excited for this one.
#13re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:08pmAwfully large theatre for a play, isn't it? The last time a play was in that theatre was 1989.
#14re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:20pmGreat news. I'm worried about it being in the St. James, though.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#15re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:38pm
Whoooooooo! I'm so excited to see this. The St. James to me didn't seem that big when i was in it. I mean, it is a big house, but I didn't feel it was too big. Not like Gypsy was a big show.
Funny cause I was walking by the St. James today and I thought "sad, it won't have a tenant until next year with Minksys...."
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#16re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:45pmThe St. James isn't that large. (Sit in the mezz -- you aren't miles from the stage). But this move seems based on the one Times review, no? I'm happy for the parties who will be up for Tony's, but as always, where are the new American plays? We need new productions of new works, exciting new material. Revivals, even deconstructions like this one, should be part of a season, not the centerpiece. I miss new plays, big time.
#17re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:56pm
DIVIDING THE ESTATE and THE AMERICAN PLAN are new American plays.
YOU'RE WELCOME, AMERICA -- despite what some think of it -- will also be eligible for Best Play.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#18re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:58pmAMERICAN PLAN is a revival.
#19re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:59pmWell, it will be eligible for Best Play at the Tony Awards.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#20re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:02pm
IRENA'S VOW and REASONS TO BE PRETTY are also new American plays.
It's more than we can say for the past few seasons.
We have mostly had imports.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
scaryclowns2232
Stand-by Joined: 6/18/08
#21re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:06pmExcited, because the creative team and cast is dynamite, but really worried- how the hell is this thing going to fit into the St. James?
#22re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:08pmThey should close off the balcony the way the producers of NEXT TO NORMAL are doing with the Longacre.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#23re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:09pm
Irena's Vow
Reasons to Be Pretty
You're Welcome America
The American Plan
Dividing the Estate
33 Variations
God of Carnage
Impressionism
...You were saying?
#24re: Desire Under the Elms Starring Dennehy and Gugino Headed to St. James T
Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:09pm
In regards to the theater being to large... this production is HUGE! Very over the top... relishes in the invocation of Greek tragedy. Hopefully there won't be too many empty seats.
kmc
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