Karen Mason & James Barbour To Star With Sierra Boggess in REBECCA?

hmmm...well I guess it would be a well-sung production then. As long as there are no young girls in the show Barbour should be fine.

I like Mason's voice, but she's not much of an actress. I'd much prefer Judy Kuhn.

That said, it's not like this is true.

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What point is this show up to? Are they having submissions?
They don't have a theatre, right? (something will probably open).
Have they had chorus calls?

Is there a projected date?

thanks...

Tam Mutu as Maxim.

Karen Mason? No. MUST BE CAROLEE OR PIA DOUWES!

Betty Buckley turned down the role.

I would pay BIG money to hear Patti sing the title song. Too bad she's tied up being one half of a show right now.

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I just spent the last hour or so watching and listening to all things REBECCA. Mostly it's the one song, REBECCA over and over. I must say it is a very muscular song with some of the highest belting since WICKED. I've never heard any of the actresses mentioned above belt that high. At least one actress in one of the Euro versions goes into head.
The only actress I have heard with that sound, of the right age is Nancy Opel. I don't think Patti has those notes left.
But the Euro girls look younger made to look older onstage.
The whole thing looks pretty but kinda dour and a real downer.
The thing they love in those germanic countries, not so much here.

I'd love it if Susan Rigvava-Dumas revived Danvers. Her final "Rebecca" still gives me chills.

I do not like Pia Douwes' version at all. I think her voice sounds thin and there's no power in her final Rebecca. She recorded the english version of the title song. It's a studio recording and she does not go for the final high note.

Without Rigvava-Dumas, I only want Kuhn, who I also think looks the part.

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Suggestions?

No, I was referring to Vicky Lawrence.

I wasnt referring to resembling Judith Anderson at all.

Dark, forboding, obsessed, ...of course many actresses could fit that description, especially with makeup. I just think she'd be great and I expect she still has the notes...although she's older than I thought she was, Danvers' age isnt as important as if you have a good actress who can sing the role.

I think Nancy Opel could definitely do the role, but she strikes me as too small in stature.

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Assuming the costuming is the same as it is in Vienna, they won't need much help to make Danvers look foreboding. Black dress, hair tightly swept back - a bit of pale makeup maybe - and whoever it is will look the part.

I'd have loved to see Judy Kuhn do it - she has EXACTLY the kind of voice that would suit Danvers, if she could still sing it - but Karen Mason looks the part at least (no idea if she can sing it, I'm not familiar with her as an actress).

Although I'm not sure about newintown's turn of phrase, as much as I enjoy parts of the score for REBECCA turning it into a popera really adds nothing to the material (and is almost certain to doom it to flop on Broadway). When Danvers is on stage, the show is mesmerising because she is the most interesting character in it (and in Vienna Susan Rigvava-Dumas was spellbindingly ethereal and creepy), but the rest of the material doesn't really measure up, particularly for I and Maxim (I has too many treacley goody-goody songs, Maxim is incredibly overwrought).

I would have assumed that Barbour would play Maxim, but if he's playing Favell that could be more interesting, definitely not his normal character type (and not much call for him to use his voice - maybe they've given him something else to sing other than his irritating Act 2 number.)