Rebecca aiming for Spring 2012

This was originally intended to open at London's 'Shaftesbury Theatre' (which has a capacity of 1400 seats), but this house apparently wasn't big enough for the scale of this show.

So that's one musical hopefully confirmed for next season. Any guesses to where it will go? I'm thinking the Marquis could be a possibility.

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But... Michael Kunze is behind it. That man has never written a decent Broadway song, let alone lyrics for an entire decent show.

Rebecca is one of my favorite movies as well, but I can't get excited with Kunze being involved.

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Updated On: 6/12/11 at 02:55 PM

Doesn't the Palace Theatre has a big basement?

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I think Kunze's written some good songs (have you ever read a translation of "Boote in der Nacht" - I think that one's beautiful!), he doesn't do the music if that's what your referring to. If this is going to survive Levay is going to have to give up doing his own orchestrations - '80s pop songs is what they sound like!

You also can't judge on the "english demo" that many have heard because Kunze is not full on writing the lyrics, that's why Christopher Hampton has been brought in (though feel free to say what may be in store!).

The show was always planned for a 2011 opening, so I'd hardly call them opening in Spring 2012 ('11-'12 season) as many years (the show debuted in 2006!!). They jumped when a theatre opened in London, but when they were drilling they found water... so they stopped. Someone working ont he show posted on the West End board... so they had to look for a new theatre and didn't care if it was NY or London.

Rebecca is beautiful; I only hope the lyric translations do justice to the original German. Not an easy task. A pity Kunze is such a master at rendering the German, but not so adept in finding the right English phrases.

I have been giving the Vienna production high praise, and warning theater friends to keep an eye out for it. It would be a terribly missed opportunity if it is mangled. I heard good things about the recent reading in NYC; I hope it can find a home, though which theater could take it, I have no idea.

I entertain the distant hope that it may open the door for future transferals (the way Dance didn't). There are a number of fabulous foreign language productions I would love to see closer to home. Airfare is a killer!

(As for Dance of the Vampires: add its mutilation to the list of great sadnesses; it's a delight to see done properly on the Vienna stage. What appeared on Broadway was a wretched parody.)

I posrted elsewhere that my friend saw it in Vienna and raved about it. He brought the program back for me and it looks stunning. I like the bits that I have seen and heard. I can't wait.

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http://www.broadway.com/shows/master-class/buzz/156997/what-up-sierra-boggess-the-master-class-star-on-charting-her-course-from-mermaid-to-the-phantom-sequel/

Sierra mentions that "things are in the works" for a show that she's sure the interviewer already knows about. Given that the last we heard of Rebecca's move to Bway was with her in the lead, I'd say its chances are good.

I love the Rebecca demo. I don't think the lyrics are that bad and there's likely been many revisions since the demo was recorded. The sets and costumes have always looked awesome and I think the show would be great fun on Broadway, but whether or not it will find an audience is another question.

Who is singing on the English language demo?