Rebecca officially off....

[btales]

Rebecca officially off....#1

Posted: 9/30/12 at 1:40pm

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/rebecca_broadway_musical_cancelled_e7TJrhvteWKaYQvYjqMr6O

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Rebecca officially off....#2

Posted: 9/30/12 at 1:45pm

My heart goes out to the cast and crew of "Rebecca". They don't deserve this. from RC in Austin, TExas

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Rebecca officially off....#2

Posted: 9/30/12 at 1:45pm

My heart goes out to the cast and crew of "Rebecca". They don't deserve this. from RC in Austin, TExas

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

[ClydeBarrow]

Rebecca officially off....#3

Posted: 9/30/12 at 1:47pm

"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah

[Kad]

Rebecca officially off....#4

Posted: 9/30/12 at 1:51pm

This drama is probably more interesting than the show would have been.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[egghumor]

Rebecca officially off....#5

Posted: 9/30/12 at 1:55pm

Too bad Irra Petina is long gone (bless her soul). There had to be a good role for her somewhere in this circus of an enterprise.

[ACL2006]

Rebecca officially off....#6

Posted: 9/30/12 at 1:59pm

sucks for the cast & crew, but I doubt this would have lasted long anyway.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[dramamama611]

Rebecca officially off....#7

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:02pm

Note: there is no confirmation of this...just Riedel's speculation and "sources". While I'm not shocked by this, and suppose it is true, we could find out very differently tomorrow.

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Updated On: 9/30/12 at 02:02 PM

[theaterkid1015]

Rebecca officially off....#8

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:02pm

I didn't have much interest in the show itself, but pretty terrible news for the cast, the crew, and their families. Hoping they all recover quickly.

Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

[philly03]

Rebecca officially off....#9

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:16pm

Love that Riedel not only can't get the credit right, but doesn't get the name right: "composer Michael Koontz."

Lyricist-Book writer Michael Kunze.

[egghumor]

Rebecca officially off....#10

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:18pm

Maybe next week they'll announce the show will open at the Little Shubert before the end of the year...

[blaxx]

Rebecca officially off....#11

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:24pm

Maybe if they go on the internet tonight, they can get strangers to promise them 10 million on an email? Or is it too late?

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[CapnHook]

Rebecca officially off....#12

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:25pm

Maybe he should start "The People of Rebecca" group.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[ClydeBarrow]

Rebecca officially off....#13

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:26pm

He also says "the foundering $12 million Broadway musical" and I think he meant floundering.

"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah

[lupone76]

Rebecca officially off....#14

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:27pm

To me this is extreemely disappointing since Rebecca was the only new musical coming out this Fall that I was interested in seeing. I guess I will have to wait till Spring to get my musical theater fix. For now, I guess the play is the thing. Oh,well to tied me over theres at least the Annie revival which I already have tickets for and Drood which I will likely see but mostly for Chita.

[Huss417]

Rebecca officially off....#15

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:30pm

I'm not surprised it isn't going to open. but technically is not "officially off" based on Reidel.

"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter." Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.

[blaxx]

Rebecca officially off....#16

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:31pm

That's ok, love. They will announce a national tour soon to make you feel better. Sure,it will never happen, but you will still be ok.

Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE

[egghumor]

Rebecca officially off....#17

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:32pm

I heard Jill Paice got herself on the short list for MATILDA today.

[GlindatheGood22]

Rebecca officially off....#18

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:33pm

Sigh. Knew this would happen.

I know you. I know you. I know you.

[LimelightMike]

Rebecca officially off....#19

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:55pm

Does this mean I get my refund (in the cash I spent and the gift card I used)? That'd be swell...

SO sad for the cast and crew, though.

[egghumor]

Rebecca officially off....#20

Posted: 9/30/12 at 2:56pm

SPRINGTIME FOR HITCHCOCK


Someone consult the history books... Is this the first Broadway show to die from an indirect case of malaria?

[lemiz1862]

Rebecca officially off....#21

Posted: 9/30/12 at 3:00pm

ClydeBarrow, google is your friend :)
Foundering means to "fail or break down, typically as a result of a particular problem or setback."

[Bettyboy72]

Rebecca officially off....#22

Posted: 9/30/12 at 3:13pm

This saddens me deeply. I was so excited to see this remarkable cast. What a letdown.

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[joeybiltmore1]

Rebecca officially off....#23

Posted: 9/30/12 at 3:24pm

Fingers, toes and eyes crossed for the company of Rebecca. Hoping it happens.

Updated On: 9/30/12 at 03:24 PM

[broadway_show_fan]

Rebecca officially off....#24

Posted: 9/30/12 at 3:30pm

It's horrible for the cast, but I was expecting this since they announced trouble a long time ago.