Doyle in discussions for MERRILY...(Night Music & Gypsy news also)

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 3:33pm

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107162.html

Exciting news. Not sure if I'd like to see it with the instruments. But a revival sounds very exciting. The revised version seems solid enough for Broadway.

London may get another production of NIGHT MUSIC. But what about us? We have been waiting forever.

Plus LuPone in GYPSY may transfer.

Updated On: 4/9/07 at 03:33 PM

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 3:35pm

i would MUCH rather have a Night Music revival than a Merrily one. As for Gypsy... all I can say is: AGAIN!?
talk about pulling a Les Mis

Updated On: 4/9/07 at 03:35 PM

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 4:01pm

GYPSY would be transferring to the West End, not Broadway. When was the last time the West End saw a GYPSY revival? I can't imagine it was too recently.

[keen on kean]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 9:04pm

No one loves Doyle's work more than I do, but I hope he drops the instruments for ALNM and Merrily.

[singtopher]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:34pm

The instrument thing is going to get old very fast.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:38pm

Well he's capable of work without, but I think it worked brillantly in his last two shows. And for some reason it works well for Sondheim, but I just hope he doesn't do it with Into the Woods, as much as I'd like to see his much darker/stripped down take on that show, the instruments would make that show hella crowded.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:43pm

What if in ITW the instrument was one of the props. Red's cape a bagpipe, Milky White is a Bass Drum they roll around, The Witch's staff is a Bassoon...

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:49pm

Doyle already did INTO THE WOODS in London..

[folkyboy]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 10:49pm

i don't ever hold my breathe with Doyle until i see something concrete. he's "rumored" too many damn projects for me

[keen on kean]

Posted: 4/9/07 at 11:50pm

That's true - he is also directing PETER GRIMES for the MET (in March 200 so he has to allow some time here for that.