Freaky Friday to Have Its World Premiere in DC this Fall- Page 2

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 3/19/16 at 7:19pm

Cupid Boy2, the Cleveland Playhouse production will also be directed by Christopher Ashley, which leads me to believe it will be the same production that will play Signature in DC.

Ana Gasteyer has played the mother in all the workshops, as far as I know, but she recently got a TV series that will make her unavailable to participate in the full production.

Updated On: 7/17/16 at 07:19 PM

[Wicked Fanatic]

Posted: 3/19/16 at 7:30pm

Looks like after it premieres in D.C. it will move to the La Jolla Playhouse from Jan. 28-March 5, 2017 before the Cleveland Playhouse run. 

http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/freaky-friday

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 3/19/16 at 7:49pm

Thanks for the info, everyone! I hope Ana finds some time in her schedule to be a part of at least one of these productions. If a recording gets made for the purpose of further licensing, I'd love for her to be on it. Her tracks on the recently released A New Brain album are some of my favorite.

And with an additional production confirmed by Wicked Fanatic, looks like BWW jumped the gun by turning my post into "news" and by assuming Cleveland PlayHouse would be staging the second production.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/FREAKY-FRIDAY-Set-for-Second-Regional-Production-at-Cleveland-Playhouse-20160319

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/19/16 at 7:50pm

I'd assume it will be designed to tour then and be fairly low tech given the different stage dementions and wing space, etc. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 3/23/16 at 6:31pm

The original article stated the show would run through November 13, looks like it's been officially bumped forward to November 20: http://www.sigtheatre.org/events/2016-17/freaky-friday/

[wicked4l]

Posted: 3/24/16 at 12:14am

There's a workshop happening this week. Ana is the mom, Emma Hunton is the daughter and Jason Gotay is the boyfriend.

[SomeOtherMe]

Posted: 7/17/16 at 9:10am

Heidi Blickenstaff will now being playing the mother and Emma Hunton the teenage daughter.

Updated On: 7/17/16 at 09:10 AM

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 7/17/16 at 2:01pm

I wasn't looking forward to this at all(I have a season subscription to Signature) but the casting of Heidi Blickenstaff has changed that. I am actually kind of excited now, I am a huge fan of hers. Both her and Debra Monk in the same season, It's going to be great.

[freewilma]

Posted: 7/17/16 at 10:41pm

Everyone at my house is super excited by the Heidi Blickenstaff casting!  We will definitely be seeing this premiere at Signature in the fall!  

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 7/18/16 at 10:28am

They couldn't get an actual teenager? Emma is 25, barely old enough to be Heidi's daughter plausibly.

That said, thrilled for Heidi.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 7/18/16 at 3:28pm

Fair point but she very much still passes as a teenager. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 7/18/16 at 3:31pm

I had the same thought at first, neon. But I went on to watch a number of clips of Emma, and I really do think she'll be able to pull off teenage petulance extremely well.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 7/18/16 at 3:44pm

Sure. She played Natalie in Next to Normal. I was just hoping for a new face.

Updated On: 7/18/16 at 03:44 PM