Rebecca: New casting rumors...

[ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man)]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:19pm

The word on the street is that Jill Paice is I.

Not sure if she's a big enough name to sell the show but if it is true we'll see if the role could be her breakthrough.

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:25pm

Well neither she nor Sierra Boggess are big names. I think they're just going to rely on the name recognition of the film.

[egghumor]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:30pm

I heard Da'Vine Joy Randolph mentioned...

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:31pm

Any word on Maxim?

[ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man)]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:32pm

egghumor I know your are just kidding around. I heard about the possibility of Jill Paice in a comment of the shows Facbook page.

[ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man)]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:33pm

@wonkit Sean MacLaughlin has been mentioned for Maxim

Updated On: 6/17/12 at 10:33 PM

[egghumor]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:36pm

How about a reunion between Jill and David Hyde Pierce?

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 10:55pm

Depending on the value of the REBECCA brand name is ridiculous. This show requires real stars who will sell tickets, as well as be able to perform the show well.

Any serious suggestions or good rumors?

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 11:01pm

I know that their reliance on the title is horrible. There are NO names attached, other than being related to a Hitchcock film.

[ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man)]

Posted: 6/17/12 at 11:14pm

Easy

Laura Osnes as I-She already has a following from "Grease"

AND

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Mrs. Danvers-Wishful thinking sigh...

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 7:32am

So we'll have to endure another of Jill Paice's boring, sleep-worthy performances.

Excellent.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 7:33am

Sean MacLaughlin was just in the God-awful NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD musical... in a hole in the wall. Interesting career moves...

[Broadwayhunk]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 8:22am

It would be amazing to have Joan Fontain return as Mrs. Danvers. Aparently, she is still alive.

[kooky]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 8:50am

Judith Anderson was Mrs. Danvers in the movie.

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 8:58am

I'm sorry but David Hyde Pierce as Maxim? Really?? Have you read the book?

Anyway, I would love to see Victoria Clark as Mrs. Danvers (although still not a "name", if that's what is needed).

I have several people I would love to see as Maxim, but I just don't have the strength to fight the tides of abuse on this board that would follow my mentioning them. One of them has been asked, but that was a while ago and the timing may not work now.

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 9:03am

In case you need to familiarize yourself, this clip should be very helpful:


Rebecky

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 10:17am

Here is the Jill Paice mention that no one has helpfully linked to yet.

https://www.facebook.com/rebeccathemusical/posts/434459709922113

[evic]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 11:31am

Too bad Pia Douwes is doing Mrs.Danvers in Germany.....would love to see her return to Broadway in this.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 11:40am

Pia Douwes should be playing this role in NYC. Unless she didn't want to (which is totally her prerogative), I think it's too bad the powers that be (on both sides of the pond) didn't fight to have her play the part here if she did want to play it. She would have swept audiences off their feet, because her performance in the Stuttgart production is bone-chilling.

I fear for this show because the marketing, so far, is some of the worst I have ever seen for a commercial show (for example, any English sound clips they've produced are from the poorly translated demo from well over 7 years ago, before Hampton was involved).

Updated On: 6/18/12 at 11:40 AM

[DeNada]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 12:12pm

Is Pia really good in Stuttgart? I only ask because I thought Susan Rigvava-Dumas was spellbindingly good on the Vienna recording and what I've seen of her performance, whereas all I've seen of Pia is her straining to hit the high notes and going all crazy bug-eyed and overacting in the trailer. I watched the promotional trailer for Maike Boerdam's go at it in St Gallen or wherever it was and she just didn't have the vocal or charismatic strength to do the part justice.

It's a shame that the show really does just revolve around how good Danvers is...

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 12:20pm

(My post might contain spoilers in the second paragraph.for those who don't know the story at all...

Pia Douwes has sung the role into her voice since the rehearsals in which that trailer was filmed. She is a much better actress than Susan Rigvava-Dumas, who I felt was very, VERY affected, but with a remarkable voice, however.

Douwes' performance is chilling because she plays the role with an extraordinary amount of inner conflict. There is an amazing moment that she has in the scene when she tries to convince "I" to kill herself... When her attempt is interrupted by the stress signal from the stranded ship in the sea, she breaks out of the attempt and crumbles a little, as if she can't believe the kind of human being she has become. This sums up why her Danvers is heartbreaking because she also has moments of doubt in her actions, which, I think, is very refreshing. ANd thus she creates an amazing contrast between she and "I"... they are both women who come to fight desperately for the respect of their loved ones.

Updated On: 6/18/12 at 12:20 PM

[JRybka]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 12:29pm

What kind of voice is needed for "I"

I love Pia Douwes. She would be amaze-balls.

What about someone like Leslie Kritzer?

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 12:37pm

Keep in mind, everyone, that whilst I wish desperately that Douwes would play it here, Mrs. Danvers has been cast for the NYC production... Karen Mason...http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166540-Tix-for-Rebeccas-Broadway-Run-Now-On-Sale-Previews-Begin-Oct-30

"I" traditionally has a sort of soprano/belt mix, hence why Boggess was initially cast, who has been known for both (Little Mermaid/Phantom).

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/18/12 at 12:47pm

Katie Rose Clarke? Alexandra Silber?

Updated On: 6/18/12 at 12:47 PM

[StephenGregory2]

Posted: 6/22/12 at 2:46am

Again,Sean was in that show because he is my best friend, and I wrote the show. You seem like a real classy human being.