Kristin Chenoweth says "On The Twentieth Century" is a go

[chanel]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:18pm

And talks about whether Hugh Jackman will be involved.

Also, an amazing tidbit from Sir Ian McKellen.

http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-03-27/columns/kristin-chenoweth-ian-mckellan-michael-musto/

[Kad]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:25pm

She's been saying it's a go for like two years.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:29pm

According to her, she'll be starring in anywhere from 3-4 new musicals next season.

[chanel]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:30pm

"Hammering out the dates" sounds much realer than before.

I also love her saying she's turned down Sound of Music (including Carnegie Hall). Didn't Laura Osnes do that? Are they really in the same bracket?

[chanel]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:31pm

And Sir Ian's remark about Julie brings it all together.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:33pm

I believe what Chenoweth's been saying for two years or so is that she will do ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, but she's always added the caveat that the actual dates were contingent on her pre-existing TV schedule. Now that she's no longer on a series, it's actually happening as part of Roundabout's 2013-2014 season.

The last I heard, they were aiming for The Sondheim in the fall (and no, Hugh Jackman is no longer involved.)

Updated On: 3/26/13 at 06:33 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:36pm

So Chanel REALLY is Musto, right?

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 7:27pm

Okay, then....so if Jackman is out, who would/should/will they choose for Oscar?

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 7:42pm

Also known as "I didn't get a pilot..."

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 8:01pm

If you have Chenoweth as Lily you can have almost anyone as Oscar- Mandy Patinkin, Kevin Kline, Norbert Leo Butz, John Lithgow, John Larroquette, there's a dozen different ways to go.

[nsguy45]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 8:14pm

Douglas Sills would be an ideal choice.

[MCfan2]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 9:08pm

*Literally* hammering out the dates? That'd be some trick.

[morosco]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 11:00pm

If and when this happens I hope they don't skimp on the size of the orchestra. And they should go after Michael Blakemore to direct. I think he is the only director who could get the style and tone just right. It's not an easy show to pull off in that regard. And I hope they'd cut "Life is Like a Train", the song that brings the show to a complete stop. And lastly how about Beth Leavel, Andrea Martin, or Jackie Hoffman as Letitia Primrose?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 11:04pm

Scott Ellis will be directing, morosco. He's been involved since the reading Roundabout produced with Chenoweth, Jackman, and Andrea Martin.

[morosco]

Posted: 3/26/13 at 11:08pm

Scott Ellis will be directing, morosco.

Thanks somethingwicked. I'll hope for the best then. :)

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 12:16am

Would Kristin and Mark Kudisch work together after their break-up? He could do the John Cullum role. (Though could anyone do it as well as John Cullum?)

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 12:52am

SondheimFan, if you read the article being discussed here, it's pointed out that Kristin and Marc Kudisch have already worked together since their break up. They did THE APPLE TREE together for Roundabout in 2006.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:09am

Andrea Martin is of course the obvious choice for Primrose but I'd love to see what spin Megan Mullally would put on her.

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:15am

aaaaaaaaaaaand thats what happens when I skim an article!! Thanks, somethingwicked.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:47am

Jackie Hoffman as Primrose.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 8:45am

Y'know, I"m sure she will be perfectly charming and all that, but for crying out loud... There was a time when shows like 20th CENTURY were, you know, *original*, and it seems like all we're getting these days are half-assed revivals, juke box shows, and wild demonstrations of tech over substance.

I really hope somewhere out there we have folks writing original, Broadway-calibre stuff, because soon enough, we're gonna run out of warhorses.

[newintown]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 9:03am

She's too old, too desperate, and the show, produced by the "how-can-we-do-this-on-$1" Roundabout at the Sondheim will be too small, too cheap, and accompanied by one piano, banjo, and kazoo.

I'll pass, thanks.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 3/27/13 at 9:06am

taz, I don't think Mullally will be going anywhere near Roundabout after Lips Together Teeth Apart!