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FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 2:41pm

The First Wives Club – A New Musical will premiere at The Old Globe in San Diego in summer 2009, prior to Broadway.

The librettist is Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood).

Francesca Zambello (Broadway's The Little Mermaid and the Guthrie's Little House on the Prairie) will direct. The staging is reportedly scheduled to play the Globe July 15-Aug. 23, 2009, prior to Broadway. No casting has been announced.


http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121042.html
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

Updated On: 9/5/08 at 02:41 PM

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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 4:37pm

Could they have picked a worse director?
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 4:41pm

Is this a first? A Jukebox musical based off of a film? Interesting...
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#6

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 4:57pm

I don't see anything about it being a Jukebox musical?


"Countless millions of people grew up singing along to the hits of Holland-Dozier-Holland and their songs continue to have an enormous impact on each new generation. To have them composing original music for this world premiere at The Old Globe is beyond exciting. With the multi-talented Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes writing the book and one of the most sought after directors in both the world of Opera and the theatre, Francesca Zambello, at the helm, this universally beloved story is sure to bring a thrilling new theatrical experience to San Diego audiences."
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:36pm

Definitely not a jukebox musical though they should include "You Don't Own Me" which made for a wonderful ending to the original film.
I agree that Zambello is not the best choice for a director, how I wish Jack O'Brien was involved in this. I am quite excited by the idea of Rupert Holmes as the book writer though. However, this show will be all about who gets cast as the three women. I hope they get some heavy weight performers. Mary Testa as Brenda, Tonya Pinkins as Elise, and Donna Murphy (or Kate Burton) as Annie would be brilliant casting if they go for Broadway's elite.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

Updated On: 9/5/08 at 08:36 PM

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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:41pm

They're still working on the score (though they had a developmental workshop some time ago,) but word last month was that Megan Mullally has been approached and showed interest once they have a finished project to bring to the table.

She alluded to some impending offers in a recent interview with Broadway.com, and it is believed THE FIRST WIVES CLUB is one of the things she is hinting at:

"As for the theater, I have offers for a couple of big Broadway things (top secret!), depending on what happens with the pilot. They're both a year or two down the road."

Her pilot was not picked up, so she looks likely to be available.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:52pm

Megan I could see in this...not sure about the choice of the director.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:54pm

Her pilot was not picked up, so she looks likely to be available.

I thought her pilot with Alicia Silverstone had been picked up. Thanks for the info, somethingwicked. I'd love to see her in this musical. I assume she was approached for Annie, since from what I understand, Elise is now an African-American chanteuse and not a fading Hollywood star.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:57pm

I figured that songs performed by commercial artists in the past constituted it to be a jukebox musical....but thinking about it, I see why it may not be.
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 9:02pm

ray, her show was rumored to be in consideration for a midseason pick up but was not one of the five series ABC ended up taking for the spring.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/5/08 at 9:07pm

The article doesn't say that the songs featured in the musical have been recorded in the past, it just says that the songwriters have composed songs that have been recorded by a plethora of famous artists.
Somethingwicked, that's good to know. Just tonight I was telling my boyfriend I was excited about seeing the new show with Megan Mullally and Alicia Silverstone during mid-season, he said it sounded a bit too similar to Kath & Kim, either way I guess I have no reason to be excited anymore. However, I do hope this means Mullally will stick to the stage for a while.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
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re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

Posted: 9/6/08 at 12:10am

This news made my night. Especially since I have the DVD right next to me at this very moment because I literally JUST rented it at Blockbuster. This film is just so ripe with musical potential. re: FIRST WIVES CLUB to Premiere in San Diego Summer '09

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