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#26

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 4:38am

Theatre Royal Haymarket has quite a big stage, especially depth wise. It can house complex sets and can fit quite a large cast on stage. Follies would be a great fit here I think - the Haymarket crowd would go for this show.

Trevor Nunn's production is rumoured to be his finale to his season at the theatre starting in November 2011 thru to Feb or March 2012.

Bernadette Peters has been linked the role heavily, apparently depending on if the DC production transfers. Megan Mullallay was reportedly approached too. It all seemed to go into a bit of chaos with the DC show and Ms Peter's availability. Apparently Elaine Paige was keen to reprise her Carlotta role too for the new West End production...

#27

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 6:55am

If the Kennedy Center production doesn't transfer maybe BP will clutch straws and head over to London. I'd be able to catch it that way - hope it happens :).

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

#28

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 7:35am

Apparently that's exactly how BP is playing it...

#29

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 8:19am

Could Elaine Paige sing Sally? Truth be told, now that she knows the show (she apparently knew very little about it prior to the DC rehearsals) I wouldn't at all be surprised if it were a part she'd think she could pull off and would be gunning to now play.

#30

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 9:44am

I always thought she'd be a great Sally - but it seems BP has her eyes all over it. I would love to see her do the role actually and can see BP actually being a great Phyllis

#31

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 1:13pm

Isn't all this talk of Bernadette looking to do both productions from a Reidel column? Since when have so many people restated a Reidel column as fact?

It certainly would make sense if Bernadette wanted a shot at it on Bway, but then we also heard she went for this one because it had a full 30-piece orchestra, which any Bway revival probably would not.

#32

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 1:15pm

No, it's from the NY Times.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/bernadette-peters-keeping-her-follies-options-open/

#33

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 3:47pm

In 30 years of theatre going, I've only ever known two musicals in the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. It normally seems to house serious, classical drama.

Did Follies girls ever play their own instruments?

I'm not quite sure about Trevor Nunn's concept for the poster design either...

Follies will it transfer?

...don't think I'll be buying the pillow.

Updated On: 6/2/11 at 03:47 PM

#34

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 4:18pm

^Heh.

#35

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 4:22pm

"Gary Griffith's production might be better and its apparently going to be just as lavish."

Where did you hear that? Just curious about it... I'll be seeing that production this fall, and I have pretty high hopes. As great as the art for the Kennedy Center production was, I think I like this one more:
Follies will it transfer?

Well, it's definitely better than the previously posted artwork for the London production.

#36

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 4:55pm

^ Oh, I like that.

#37

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 4:59pm

Let's just assume that FOLLIES is revived on Broadway again in one form or another. wouldn't it be great to have Patti LuPone play Carlotta?

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#38

Follies will it transfer?

Posted: 6/2/11 at 7:59pm

and that would probably be the one move that would keep me away.

She definitely has her fans - and then there are those who wouldn't cross the street to see her. Unfortunately I'm in the last crowd.

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