Patrick Wilson to headline "Barefoot"?

From a Playbill.com article:

"Patrick Wilson may star in the new Scott Elliott-directed production of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park, set for the 2005-06 Broadway season.

'If all the dates can be worked out,' Wilson told Playbill.com columnist Harry Haun, he'll play the Robert Redford role in the upcoming revival.

It would be the popular and busy Wilson's first Broadway assignment since 2002's Oklahoma! and the first Broadway play ever for the Full Monty veteran. Since Oklahoma!, Wilson has starred in such films as 'Angels in America,' 'The Phantom of the Opera' and 'The Alamo.'

No official casting for the production has been announced."

I think Wilson would do a fantastic job in this role. I'm very excited that Scott Elliot is at the helm...his revival of "The Women" with the Roundabout was amazing. I do hope that Amanda Peet grabs the role of Corie like it was rumored a while ago. I guess only time will tell. But, it's about time this show was revived!

The link to the article is below.

Patrick Wilson Hopes to Headline Broadway's Barefoot in the Park

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Updated On: 4/11/05 at 06:22 PM

Look, I have a pretzel for a friend.

This would be WAY cool. I wish he'd come back with a musical, but such is life. I'll take it.

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Updated On: 4/11/05 at 06:55 PM

*untwists so i can type*

such if life?

if you're going to make a typo, shouldn't it at least be "lofe?"

Wow, is there a Neil Simon resurgence this upcoming season?

Sweet Charity
The Odd Couple
Barefoot in the Park

Then if that's the case someone needs to revive "Promises, Promises".

I would do it myself if I had the money and cast Jean Louisa Kelly as "Fran"

Encores! did a fine version of PROMISES, PROMISES a while back (Martin Short and Christine Baranski). It was a fine production and there were rumors it was Broadway bound but it was found to be too sexist for modern times. Too bad, I was happily overlooking the flaws and enjoying the humor of the script and the lively score.

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I saw that ENCORES production and it was phenomenal. I was hoping that it would have made the move to Broadway but to my disappointment it didn't.

beacon, i cannot WAIT to meet/patrick stalk with you!!!

I love the "BAREFOOT" movie poster!!!

Please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please let this happen!

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Blurb in Michael Musto's column in the Village Voice:

"Speaking of (Amanda) Peet, a talkinbroadway.com regular swears she (or maybe MICHELLE WILLIAMS) and PATRICK WILSON will be holding hands in a Barefoot in the Park revival."

So...the buzz is out there for our guy to do the play!

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Wonder who'll be playing the mother? Mildred Natwick is a very hard act to follow.

Hey, I almost went to CMU.

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Updated On: 5/1/05 at 02:11 PM