Rebecca on broadway

Could you please post your source? Is this announcement made today to coincide with its reopening in Vienna tonight?!

I am soooo thrilled right now about this possibility! I hope they bring over Susan Rigvava-Dumas. She deserves it.

Seriously, if there is one European musical that can make a splash out here, it could be this one....it's almost sung-through, but not quite, and it's got a fantastic story and design.

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ROUGH TRANSLATION:

Kunze / Levay musical Rebecca goes to Broadway
The UNITED STAGES of VIENNA will be exporting their musical: REBECCA, the musical drama by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay after the world-wide bestseller by Daphne du Maurier. [I think it says] Bristish screenwriter/director Christopher Hampton will be translating the script for New York's Broadway, the birthplace of the musical experience. [Something about the contract].

Immediately after tonight's season premiere, Saturday 6 September at the Raimund Theater, Vienna, the contract will be signed on stage: The New York producers, spokesman Ben & Louise Forlenza (BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS INC. GLOBAL.), with Kathrin Zechner VBW and director Thomas Drozda, will sign the contract and REBECCA's journey across the Atlantic will be sealed. By at least 2010, the musical success of the duo Kunze & Levay again directed by Francesca Zambello will premiere on Broadway. REBECCA is already a musical export from Vienna - in addition to ELISABETH, MOZART! and DANCE OF THE VAMPIRE - this year, the show already celebrated on its Japanese premiere on 6 April and on 28 August its premiere in Helsinki.

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Updated On: 9/6/08 at 01:52 PM

This is very exciting news.
I pray they don't bring in an American director to restage, reimagine, or ruin this.

Playbill.com has acknowledged the news:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121045.html

My Live Original Vienna Cast Recording has been non stop whenever I've been in my room today. This is such a wonderful event!

I hope they do everything correctly on its journey. I am very happy they'll be in Toronto before coming to Broadway....I think it's a very smart and important move.

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Francesca Zambello, Sylvester Levay, and Michael Kunze were all present on stage tonight. Apparently there was a lot of emotions on the stage.

The two producers thanked the VBW for the opportunity to "present THIS magnificent production on Broadway." This was followed by the VBW head presenting the Original Viennese script to the NY producers, and she sobbed out: "Take care of our Rebecca".

Obviously, with Zambello being involved, it seems more than likely that will be a faithful transfer. And the with the creative team so emotional tonight, you know their hearts are in the right place.

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Updated On: 9/6/08 at 07:30 PM

It can be found on iTunes.

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Loved the symbolic passing of the script and the original creative team staying on the show for the American run...almost makes me wish they'd done the same with "Tanz der Vampire." (Glares in the direction of the American producers)

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" (Glares in the direction of the American producers) "


*Glares in the direction of REALLY F*CKING TERRIBLE THEATRE, no matter what language it's in.*

We are so in for a treat! I don't know how I can get through the year, I am anticipating for this way too much right now! I seriously am in such awe that this is actually happening...

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Mattbrain, I knew you'd be excited! I was waiting for you to come around and read this!





Check out Mesmer to see some of the design to the show

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Updated On: 9/8/08 at 11:24 AM

their work is STUNNING!!!!!