REBECCA to Open on Broadway April 2012; Blakemore, Zambello, Daniele Join Team; Boggess Likely to Star — Page 3

doodlenyc: Zambello's accomplishments in the opera world are broad, and her CV long, but it would be misleading to suggest her regard is universally high -- not quite as many critics "there" as "here", but the nature of the criticisms there would sound awfully familiar here.

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Apparently it will be the staircase still completely lit on fire, but it won't spiral down the stage.

Whelp, I'm still excited. The times piece was in regard to people who run across the stage "on fire."

Possible Shubert theaters for 'Rebecca'.

Ambassador - Long running loyal tenant/ Theatre small
Barrymore - More of a Play house
Belasco*** - Only holds 1,016, but has produced various musicals in the past, outside chance.
Booth - Too small, play house
Broadhurst* - Holds a comfortable 1,156 patrons, good size for intended show, current show in decline, my favourite theatre for Rebecca to go in.
Broadway** - Big theatre, current tenant not doing exceptional, but might hang on to Labor day 2012, outside chance.
Cort - normally a play house.
Golden - Too small for a big musical.
Imperial - Current tenant seems to be not going anywhere.
Bernard B. Jacobs - Another theatre aimed more at plays.
Longacre - Same as the Jacobs.
Lyceum - Too small for musicals
Majestic - Current tenant seems to be not going anywhere.
Music Box - Music by name, not by nature, does plays.
Gerald Schonefeld - Not really suited for musicals
Shubert**** - Current tenants look comfortable, good long shot though
Winter Garden - Mamma Mia going nowhere.

*Favorite
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****Least favorite.

um, sorry ... but the times piece was not *just* about people who run across the stage on fire:

He said that he and his colleagues have been talking to officials at the New York City Fire Department for three years about technical effects such as so-called body burns — characters who appear on fire — and safety protocols for using real fire on stage.

“We don’t want to say too much so we don’t spoil the magic,” Mr. Sprecher said, “but rest assured we are going to burn Manderley eight times a week.”

earlier on, the piece notes the main cost savings came from eliminating the collapsing staircase.

this all says to me your final conflagration will not be simply computer-generated.

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I give this show one week. Francesca Zambello= disaster

Looks like Sven Ortel will be doing the projections for this production as well. This was on his website...
"Rebbecca" will come to Broadway in the spring of 2012. Sven designed the projections for the orginal Vienna production and will be involved in this one as well."
Can't wait to see how the design for this looks. It looked beautiful from the pictures of the Vienna production on his site.

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