Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#1
Posted: 12/11/24 at 9:18pm
Anybody hearing anything about this Jack O'Brien-helmed production, which is scheduled to begin previews at the Newhouse on 2/13/25? Given that that's only two months away, I'm surprised there's been no on-sale date or casting announced.
Updated On: 12/11/24 at 09:18 PMIbsen's GHOSTS at LCT#2
Posted: 12/11/24 at 10:52pm
Completely forgot about this! And even odder that it starts a month before Floyd Collins and they haven't even alerted members to a ticket on-sale date when the one for Collins was last week
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#3
Posted: 12/13/24 at 5:46pm
Has the cast even been announced? The LCT website doesn’t say. Very strange.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#4
Posted: 12/13/24 at 6:20pm
My favorite Ibsen and just one of my all-time favorite plays - I can’t wait to see who they cast.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#5
Posted: 12/13/24 at 8:53pm
I didn't even know this was happening. Please let it be Cynthia Nixon!
This will be the first Broadway revival of Ghosts since 1982, which is insane.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#6
Posted: 12/13/24 at 8:56pm
I don’t think anything can ever top (for me) Lesley Manville’s production at BAM a couple years ago but I have faith LCT can do something great. Cynthia Nixon would be really interesting. For some reason, Laura Linney keeps popping in my head as someone I’d love to see do this.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#7
Posted: 12/13/24 at 9:00pm
verywellthensigh said: "I didn't even know this was happening. Please let it be Cynthia Nixon!
This will be the first Broadway revival of Ghosts since 1982, which is insane."
This production is off-Broadway. The Lesley Manville production was indeed fantastic.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#8
Posted: 12/13/24 at 10:14pm
Leslie Melville was hypnotic in the BAM revival. Even though I was way back at the theatre I was mesmerized by her performance. Billy Howle gave also a stunning performance as her son. I really love that production.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#9
Posted: 12/13/24 at 10:23pm
I saw Liv and Kevin in 1982. Didn’t love it, but was mesmerized by the actors.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#10
Posted: 12/13/24 at 11:04pm
I thought that this was going to be the cast of the Abbey Theater production of Mark O'Rowe's adaptation. I would actually love to see Cathy Belton as Mrs. Alving... but Deirdre O'Connell or Elizabeth Marvel would be okay too. Maybe even Ruthie Ann Miles? But from LTC's recent castings, it will probably be a starry-star-star with a lucrative B.O. smell.
Updated On: 12/13/24 at 11:04 PMIbsen's GHOSTS at LCT#11
Posted: 12/26/24 at 4:14pm
This is now really bizarre. According to the LCT website, first preview is seven weeks from today (2/13), but no onsale information or casting has been announced. I called the member hotline and they couldn't provide any info. Is it reasonable to assume at this point that this production isn't happening, or at least isn't happening on schedule? I'm still holding a slot for it in my February trip but don't want to wait too long to fill it with something else.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#12
Posted: 12/26/24 at 5:19pm
I have only seen Ghosts twice, both in the 80's. First was with Liv Ullmann in a NSG production. Still I enjoyed it. I also saw Vanessa Redgrave during Christmas week 1986 in London, and she was absolutely incredible in the role of Mrs. Alving. My wife remembers it more because she sat next to Rod Steiger, who gave one of her all-time favorite performances in In the Heat of the Night, and right behind Timothy Dalton, who was with Redgrave at the time. A great night at the theatre and a memory of Redgrave's appreciation of the audience reaction during the curtain call.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#13
Posted: 12/27/24 at 3:32pm
The first rehearsal is January 9th. It would make sense that they would have put tickets on sale already, and at least announced the principal cast. Surely people have been hired and designs have been submitted to shops? At least that's how it usually works.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#14
Posted: 12/27/24 at 5:23pm
The principal cast of The Blood Quilt was announced 7 weeks before the first preview, and member tickets went on sale 6 weeks before.
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Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#15
Posted: 12/27/24 at 8:19pm
Jordan Catalano said: "I don’t think anything can ever top (for me) Lesley Manville’s production at BAM a couple years ago but I have faith LCT can do something great. Cynthia Nixon would be really interesting. For some reason, Laura Linney keeps popping in my head as someone I’d love to see do this."
I saw the production in London at Trafalgar from the first row which basically put me on stage. What an absolutely brilliant and devastating show - especially from that close. It has stayed with me all these years later.
I don't know that either are Box Office, and both may be a little old for the role, but Frances McDormand or Annette Bening would be interesting choices.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#16
Posted: 12/27/24 at 8:31pm
^In a space like the Newhouse, I have no doubt that either of those actors would create lot of demand for tickets. Would love to see McDormand return to the stage in this or anything!
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#17
Posted: 12/28/24 at 3:50am
I'll echo other statememts that GHOSTS at Tralfager with Lesley was excellent and continues to stay with me.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#18
Posted: 1/6/25 at 12:20pm
Cast finally announced, and it’s an intriguing one. Member on-sale 1/14, public on-sale 1/17 - less than four weeks before the first preview. This all still feels a bit odd. Any reaction to the cast?
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ella-Beatty-Billy-Crudup-and-More-Will-Lead-GHOSTS-at-Lincoln-Center-20250106
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#19
Posted: 1/6/25 at 12:28pm
I don't know that either areBox Office, and bothmay be a little old for the role, but Frances McDormand or Annette Bening would be interesting choices.
Well, we’re getting Annette’s daughter as Regina!
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#20
Posted: 1/6/25 at 1:57pm
Crudup, Linklater, and Rabe are likely enough to make this worth seeing, but I seem to recall the reactions to Beatty when she replaced in Inappropriate were...not positive. Anyone see her in that and have positive impressions/
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#21
Posted: 1/7/25 at 7:33am
With those names and talent, I can’t figure out what this is at the Newhouse and not the Beaumont. Obviously, Floyd Collins has he Beaumont this spring but still.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#22
Posted: 1/7/25 at 7:42am
MemorableUserName said: "Crudup, Linklater, and Rabe are likely enough to make this worth seeing, but I seem to recall the reactions to Beatty when she replaced in Inappropriate were...not positive. Anyone see her in that and have positive impressions/"
Beatty was definitely the weakest link in Appropriate, which made the scene where Corey Stoll exploded at her character quite satisfying
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Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#24
Posted: 2/5/25 at 11:47am
raddersons said: "Are there any discount codes for this?"
The entire run is nearly sold out. There will be no discounts for this.
Ibsen's GHOSTS at LCT#25
Posted: 2/5/25 at 1:17pm
More tickets will become available as the run begins. Lincoln Centers tends to hold back lots of seats in the Newhouse for subscriber exchanges. These often get released day-of or close to performance times, often ending up on TKTS. And if a show gets poor reviews, tickets generally become pretty easy to come by.
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