Paper Mill Announces 2012-2013 Season - A CHORUS LINE, MILLIE, LITTLE MERMAID, SOUND OF MUSIC & More!

[Rob]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 2:35pm

Click Here to Read Paper Mill Announces 2012-2013 Season - A CHORUS LINE, MILLIE, LITTLE MERMAID, SOUND OF MUSIC & More!

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 2:44pm

Not bad at all. But most of these shows have been seen in NYC recently.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 2:51pm

Pretty good season. Even though I am not a big fan of the stage adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid' it would be great if they get Julia Murney to play Ursula.

[Jonwo]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 2:59pm

I imagine Mermaid will be based on the reworked Dutch production rather than the Broadway production. Wonder if Disney are planning to tour this production in the US in 2013/14.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 3:04pm

^ I also wonder if this also has to do with promotion for the film's upcoming 3D re-release and rumored Diamond Edition Blu-Ray and DVD release.

[Jonwo]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 3:07pm

The 3D rerelease is scheduled for September 2013 so it's possible they're tying in a regional production alongside the limited run of the rerelease.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 3:10pm

^ It's also possible that if this production is a success and they decide to launch a tour, they might film some footage for the Diamond Edition Blu-Ray and DVD.

Even after the musical 'Beauty and the Beast' closed on Broadway, one of the special features in the film's Diamond Edition was about the history of the Broadway show and it also included footage from the 2010 Networks tour.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 3:47pm

What a thoroughly uninteresting season. They did both Sound of Music and A Chorus Line within the last decade or so.

Millie is a safe, if dull, choice.

Tenor could be fun if they get a strong cast.

The only one that remotely interests me is Mermaid, simply because I want to see if the material is just bad, or if the blame for the disaster that was the Broadway production rests on the shoulders of that horrible creative team they assembled.

[flossie2]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 4:19pm

Now that the season is announced can someone explain the "guess the season" hints? I had guessed Millie, Mermaid and SOM but can't figure out what the pics were for Chorus Line or Lend Me a Tenor.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 4:33pm

"The only one that remotely interests me is Mermaid, simply because I want to see if the material is just bad, or if the blame for the disaster that was the Broadway production rests on the shoulders of that horrible creative team they assembled."

I agree the Broadway production was a mess. The costumes and sets were major disappointments. I was also not a fan of some parts of the book. It also lacked the heart that the film had.

The only redeming things about it were introduced me to Sierra Boggess, who is now my favorite Christine Daaé after her amazing performance in the 25th Anniversary production of 'Phantom of the Opera'. I also started to become a fan of Sherrie Rene Scott's but it was not until after 'Everday Rapture'.


Updated On: 2/29/12 at 04:33 PM

[Jonwo]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 5:46pm

I imagine the book is being rewritten as well although they've retained Doug Wright. Unlike Tarzan where they expanded the concept for the Dutch production, it looks like they're starting from scratch and if this production is well received in The Netherlands, it'll be the definete production of Mermaid.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 6:05pm

I agree Mermaid is a mess and many ofthe book choices were misguided (I won't even give that much credit to the design), but I admit I like a lot of the new music (well I could do without the new song for Scuttle, but...) Granted the songs I like the best may be partly due to them being based on elements of Menken's film underscore which I know by heart from listening to it so much as a kid.

I assume ACL will be the classic staging?

[Paper Mill PR]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 6:44pm

SEASON PHOTOS EXPLAINED:

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom: A Chorus Line (God, I hope I get it), The Sound of Music (A drop of golden sun), Disney's The Little Mermaid (There are octopus tentacles on that thing-a-ma-bob), Thoroughly Modern Millie (A train ticket to Kansas) and Lend Me a Tenor (That is the Cleveland Opera House). Well done on the guesses!

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 7:59pm

Let's hope they putA Good Things Must End back into the show, can't believe they dropped it for the Broadway run!

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 10:09pm

A Chorus Line is never a bad choice for any theatre.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 3/5/12 at 6:02pm

If anyone was curious about whether this production of 'The Little Mermaid' will tour, the show's lyricist Glenn Slater says that a United States tour will hopefully happen after the reworked version of the show tours Europe.


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