Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Yankeefan007
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#1Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 9:10pm
Blakemore is a great choice for one of Noel Coward's funniest plays.
Opens in March, 2009 at a Shubert house, produced by "Speed-the-Plow" producing team.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120925.html
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 9:40pmIt's a funny play but only if it has the right cast.
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Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#2re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 9:42pmWonder who's going to be doing Madame Arcati? That role can always steal the show.
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#3re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 9:43pmI love this show...can't wait to see who they cast
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#4re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 9:47pmAndrea Martin springs to mind as a good choice.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#5re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 10:18pmI wonder if they will bring in real Brits.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#6re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 10:27pm
Perish the thought! That costs money and time!
ETA: Would love to see Paxton Whitehead in it, too. Or is he too old nowadays?
Updated On: 9/2/08 at 10:27 PM
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#7re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 10:31pmToo old. Charles should be around 45 - 50 at most.
#8re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/2/08 at 11:52pmAlways happy to get another chance to see this .... but I'd be even HAPPIER if we were getting HIGH SPIRITS ! !
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#9re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 1:37amCasting against the grain,: Blythe Danner as Mde. Arcati.
#10re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 2:01am
one of my favorite plays-very excited.
Your fupa is showing.
#11re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:24am
Would love to see "High Spirits" as well.
Would also like to see Tammy Grimes as Arcati this time around.
Updated On: 9/3/08 at 08:24 AM
#12re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:21am
Do you think they'll cast it with a bunch of faux Brits, or real Brits? Or a mix?
Geraldine Page died during the last revival's run. I think they closed the show pretty abruptly after that.
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Borstalboy
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#13re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 10:03am
Yay. Another revival of a worn-to-the-stump regional theatre standard.
Oh, well. The wasteland of plays on Broadway is really disconcerting.
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#14re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 10:22amVery excited for this show!
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#15re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 10:50am
"Yay. Another revival of a worn-to-the-stump regional theatre standard."
So, true, BB.
But it's all "new" to the masses who can't remember what they ate for breakfast this morning. ...Or the people who think "Noel Coward" was some dude who must have been scared by Christmas.
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Smaxie
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#16re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 1:58pmIf they go with real Brits, I think Charles Edwards (late of The 39 Steps) would be a great Charles Condomine.
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#17re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 6:28pm
Revive the musical!
Christine Ebersole and Miranda Richardson to play the wives.
Ralph Fiennes as the husband.
Maggie Smith as Madame Arcati; get the Tony ready for her.
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#18re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/3/08 at 6:42pm
That would be a great cast. Now we are suppose to apologize for not being 100 yrs. old and seeing the original Broadway cast? Sheesh!
If it's good, it's good. I don't understand why so many of you think nothing original will turn up on stage? At least with the older stuff, it doesn't seem like a complete re-run of you just saw or worse, avoided at the Movie Theatre lately.
Some suggestions of what should be coming to the big stage from a book or off-Broadway is what I rather be reading from those of you right now. Maybe I missed the book?
katie22
Chorus Member Joined: 12/4/06
#19re: Michael Blakemore to Direct March 2009 revival of BLITHE SPIRIT
Posted: 9/5/08 at 12:30amI can't wait for this. It has the potential to be really fun!
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