Menier Xmas Musical is...

anybody know?

Usually its all announced by now.

Lots of rumours floating around in May (which usually leads up to a June announcement) but its all gone very quiet.

Merrily apparently is being done now until Summer 2011 with Maria Friedman directing.

So what will it be? Something to mark Sondheim? (what's left that hasn't been done recently or in the pipeline) Mame? Pajama Game? Or something nobody has heard yet in the works?

I'm guessing something will announced by August?

Indeed, tut!

Still The Menier Christmas musical has not been announced?

Just hit me, that 'A Chorus Line' would be a blinder of a show to have there, good prospects of a West End transfer too, but doubtful for Broadway as has been recently done?

Im guessing an announcement will come soon, as there will be something else between Aspects and the winter musical. Hope they give us something as good as the last few year.

I just had a thought regarding the Menier musicals.
The boards are constantly alive with chatter about the past, current and future big musicals that the Menier stages for our delight, Many mention how they would like the big musicals like 'Mame' etc etc done there.
It just crossed my mind ('not a great distance' -'Me And My Girl' 1984) as to how many
big musicals they have applied to stage at some time that have been turned down simply because the originators estates simply don't want their musicals simplified the Menier way????

Its 'A Chorus Line' not 'A Chorus Semi Circle'. LOL
The choreography demanded from this show simple wouldn't work, sadly, on that stage. The show is about an audition for a major Broadway show so it could only be staged on a Broadway sized stage to have the desired effect.
It is simple that that made me think that there are so many shows that just cant be done there.

Updated On: 7/29/10 at 02:04 PM

After watching paradise found in May me and the other half discussed how A Chorus Line woul work brilliantly at the menier, the intimacy of the space would really work for the show. however it clearly would need thinking through thoroughly in staging terms.

I would love to see A Chorus Line...

They looked at bringing the 2007 show over but apparently London has hardly no stages (that aren'y 2000+) with the width available to do this... the only theatres were Adelphi, Edward and Prince of Wales, which were all booked and are always booked up because they are stong medium-large houses that can stage big shows but not risk 2000 seats being sold every night.

Chorus Line should be done at The Chichester Festival. The Menier would do it well... but unless you cut the characters (never!) or split the stage so you had a platform raised about (not really sure how that would work) - its a difficult show to stage and no producer will gamble this show with mounting a production of it at the Drury Lane etc... Thats why I think a storng regional production followed by a limited season as a filler (if timed right) to a large house will be the only way we'll see Chorus Line lighting up the West End. Fab score and show. One of my favs.

I'm still shocked to see no Menier announcement....
I;d be happy with Mame, Pajama Game or Crazy for You

'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas'

yes please! is that a suggestion or do you know?

i think every show should have a chorus line of boys in jockstraps :)

I think every show should have a Chorus Line of young lady adults, in just a thong!!!!

Or how about this show, another one that originated in London and has minimal set, 'How to succeed in Business Without Trying'?

ACL could never go into Novello/Garrick as the production currently is produced as those theatres stage width just aren't big enough... that was what I was talking about the 2000+ theatres plus Adelphi, Prince Edward/Of Wales being the viable houses for the show currently to fit into and as we all say, its doubtful and producer would risk entering those houses... maybe the prince of wales, but that theatre wont be free for a long long time!