Ivo van Hove Will Direct 2020 Broadway Revival of WEST SIDE STORY — Page 7

CedricOates said: "What are the chances that Rachel Zegler will star in the movie and then make her broadway debut in the same role for this production? I think it would make sense, judging that they could market her as one of her stars of the movie"

Zero. I can't imagine Van Hove and Rudin will want to work with anyone who was involved with the 2009 Bway production or the new film.

But also, the Broadway revival will open first (December 2019); the film starts shooting in Summer 2019, so it will probably be released in the second half of 2020.

Of course they aren't too old. Corey Cott ALWAYS has played the lead in every single role in professional theater since the age of 21. He is a leading man. He's also happily married to a woman and he is 28. He is also known and respected in the theater community. So, none of those lies spewed in hate are accurate. Hate speech isn't accepted here anymore.

The show will cast people in their 20 and 30's like mostly all professional West Side Story casts. I look forward to the revival and what the choreography will look like.

Updated On: 1/21/19 at 03:26 AM

LuPita2 said: "Of course they aren't too old. <>Corey Cott ALWAYS has played the leadin every single role in professional theater since the age of 21. He is a leading man. He's also happily married to a woman and he is 28. He is also known and respected in thetheater community. So,none of those lies spewed in hate are accurate.Hate speech isn't accepted here anymore.

The show will cast people in their 20 and 30's like mostly all professional West Side Story casts. I look forward to the revival and what the choreography will look like."

They could cast a Jimmy Award contestant. If Eva Noblezada could originate Kim in Miss Saigon at 17 then I can’t see why any teenage roles couldn’t be played by actual teenagers.

persephone88 said: "The "joke" b-roll is on page six. It is a German company doing WSS in some crazy looking wigs and costumes."

Oh thank the theater gods that was a hideous joke. Still WTF?!??!

GeorgeandDot said: "Both are too old for the part and you're delusional if you think Corey Cott is a "name." West Side Story doesn't need a name to sell tickets. The name of the show is a name enough, especially if it has good word of mouth.

Also this is an Ivo Van Hove production. I wouldn't expect to see conventional casting. I doubt you'll be seeing your favorite <> chorus boy in the lead role."

I wouldn't bank on the name of the show alone as a big seller. The last revival's numbers were OK, but the revival before that had terrible numbers, and it was directed and choreographed by Robbins himself. You need either a name or a gimmick to get people to want to cough up Broadway prices for a show they can easily see in rep at their local regional or community theatre.

That workshop was indeed for the Broadway revival, not the movie. I had a couple friends involved. It was a choreography lab. Don’t look for any of those names to continue with it. They’re looking for honest-to-god teenagers exclusively in the actual production.

Updated On: 1/29/19 at 08:39 PM

Bobmortton said: "With Rudin anouncing Music Man a year a half out, do we think this project is dead? I know it opens in December, but usually Rudin anounces his proejcts pretty far out. I have not heard anything just purely curious."

It’s definitely still happening. The announcement of The Music Man doesn’t affect it, other than adding competition to next year’s Tony race.

The big thing now is that West Side needs a theatre. Which we'll probably find out sometime between May and September depending on closings. If Rudin wants a large Shubert musical house, his only options are the Winter Garden (where the original played), the Imperial, or the Broadway. The Broadway will probably be vacant first. Unless he'd go to a smaller house like the Broadhurst or Barrymore.