John Doyle directs "The Exorcist" at Geffen Playhouse Summer 2012

As if it weren't going to be difficult enough to find an eleven year old actress who can swear, crawl up walls and vomit on cue, they now have to find an eleven year old actress who can swear, crawl up walls, vomit on cue AND play a tuba?

I am assuming this is a straight play... but how Awesome a musical!


"F*ck me! Look at your darling daughter now!" reprise.

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Two obvious critic quotes:

"Mother, Mother, Make it STOP!"
Musto; the VOICE

"Your show sucks **ck in HELL"
Brantley N.Y.TIMES

I for one am a fan boy of the horror genre, so I'm excited, especially because the intention seems not to recreate the film for stage, but rather a darker theatrical retelling. That being said, it could be totally hit or miss.

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Got to see Penn & Teller in vegas tonight, asked Teller if he planned on doing any more directing in NY soon (he directed Play Dead recently) and he mentioned he is doing the Magic/Effects work for this show and they are possibly hoping to transfer it to broadway by halloween, exciting

The big issue is that everyone remembers the last twenty minutes of the film as the majority of the film. Most of the film is not Regan torturing the priests and breaking the laws of physics. Most of the film is Ellen Burstyn losing it over her daughter's inappropriate behavior and the young priest literally running away from his problems.

Works marvels on the page when chapters can be dedicated to each of the major players coming to grips with the exorcism, and works on film because of the cast and effects.

I'm not holding out much hope for the stage version as a straight play. A musical I'd buy under the right circumstances, but not a play. At least then the songs could help gloss over how much exposition it takes for the head to start spinning.