News on Bounce?

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 5:49pm

So, is there any news on Sondheim's Bounce? Is he still working on it or did he give up? I hope he's still working on it. I actually liked it to begin with!

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 5:51pm

There was a reading earlier this year with Bernadette Peters playing a featured role (I believe her role was not present in the production that was recorded). I assume Sondheim is working on that version or perhaps he did abandon the idea.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 5:56pm

I remember hearing about that. It was sometime during the summer right?

[TomMonster]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 5:57pm

Right now he's busy in London working on the Sweeney movie. He intends to go back to BOUNCE (or most likely an older version WISEGUYS). Nothing is set, yet.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 5:59pm

It'd be great if Victor Garber came back on board for this project.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 6:01pm

I was thinking the same thing. But I remember TomMonster telling me of some lawsuites or something like that?

[TomMonster]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 6:06pm

There were lawsuits, but none involving Victor. (I'm not at liberty to talk about the lawsuits).

However, I highly doubt he would go back to WISEGUYS. It would be great, though!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 6:49pm

Very good score - no matter what

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 6:54pm

Garber did say in an interview he did when he was cast in the Encores! concert of Of Thee I Sing saying that he'd be happy if he could do an Encores! once a year, he did not seem too anxious to do an extended run 8 times a week.
The only lawsuits that I know were actually reported on the press had to do with Sondheim and Goldman demanding their producer because he was allegedly stopping the show's progress. Not sure where that went.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 7:02pm

Wasn't Kevin Chamberlin in the original workshops?

[Jon]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 8:22pm

Here's the news on BOUNCE:

Fabric softener: good
Affleck/Paltrow movie: bad
Sondheim musical: bad