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[somethingwicked]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #100

Posted: 2/25/12 at 1:14pm

Moving on, while she's a little too old to play it now, Linda Emond was always my dream Baker's Wife. I'm sad that she never got the opportunity to do it.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 2/25/12 at 01:14 PM

[BroadwayBaby6]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #101

Posted: 2/25/12 at 6:50pm

I don't see Billy Porter as the witch since he is supposedly attached to the Broadway-aiming production of "Kinky Boots". I can see Audra forgiving Sondheim for his P&G outburst and agreeing to play the witch in the revival.

"It does what a musical is supposed to do; it takes you to another world. And it gives you a little tune to carry in your head. Something to take you away from the dreary horrors of the real world. A little something for when you're feeling blue. You know?"

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #102

Posted: 2/25/12 at 10:15pm

How about Audra Forgives Sondheim for Porgy and Bess feud and agrees to play the bakers wife?

[ljay889]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #103

Posted: 2/25/12 at 10:20pm

Yeah, Audra is definitely much more of a Baker's Wife than Witch.

[Kad]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #104

Posted: 2/25/12 at 11:10pm

...and Audra is in a little show called Porgy and Bess, which is scheduled to run until the end of September.

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

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #105

Posted: 2/25/12 at 11:18pm

Yes and correct me if i'm wrong but as I've heard it mentioned on here, She leaves the show in June. It'd be really tough to do, but i think it's such a good part that she would do it.

[ljay889]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #106

Posted: 2/25/12 at 11:26pm

Busy or not, the more I think about it - I really think Audra would make a sensational Baker's Wife.

[somethingwicked]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #107

Posted: 2/25/12 at 11:28pm

Why would Audra be leaving PORGY & BESS in June? I doubt they would have extended through the summer if she and the other leads weren't sticking around.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #108

Posted: 2/25/12 at 11:28pm

When i had last read it here people were saying her contract was only till June. I admitted i may have been mistaken something wicked. She may have extended and i missed the announcement.



Updated On: 2/25/12 at 11:28 PM

[Kad]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #109

Posted: 2/25/12 at 11:59pm

...The production was built for her and Norm Lewis. But mostly for her.

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

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #110

Posted: 2/26/12 at 12:06am

Yes and i acknowledged she could have extended and i'd missed it but from the material i'm looking at, it says the production has extended but no mention was made of Lewis or Mcdonald staying on i hope they do, and i could be wrong but still.

Just because a show is extending doesn't mean it's cast will extend with it. Updated On: 2/26/12 at 12:06 AM

[theaterkid1015]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #111

Posted: 2/26/12 at 12:10am

Could a transfer of this specific production really work? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was designed for an outdoor theater (making the Delacorte a perfect option).

For those who have seen the London version or the taped version, would they need to make a lot of changes to bring it indoors? Or am I reading WAY too far into the open air aspect?

Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

[fingerlakessinger]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #112

Posted: 2/26/12 at 12:12am

Not really a name nor a superb actress...but Linda Eder would KILL the vocals for the Witch.

"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."

[Kad]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #113

Posted: 2/26/12 at 12:13am

The open-air aspect is one of the several aspects that defined it, but not from a technical standpoint. It could easily lose something in a traditional house. But, people said that about the Hair revival.

Given a stellar cast, smart direction, and smart design, a transfer is totally feasible.

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

[theatreguy]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #114

Posted: 2/26/12 at 12:32am

From the NY Times on the Porgy and Bess extension:

The show stars the Tony Award winner Audra McDonald as Bess and Norm Lewis as Porgy. A spokeswoman for the show, reached on Thursday, said they would continue with the show through September.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/with-box-office-strong-porgy-and-bess-to-extend-its-run/

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #115

Posted: 2/26/12 at 12:51am

^Wonderful for the show to bad audra can't do it. Is Melissa Errico free, she could also kill as the bakers wife.

[pinoyidol2006]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #116

Posted: 2/26/12 at 3:34pm

If Nina Arianda could sing...

I like your imperturbable perspicacity.

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #117

Posted: 2/26/12 at 8:08pm

She does by the way i really hope they do snatch up Paltrow she would be a good pick if they want a star for the witch.

Updated On: 2/26/12 at 08:08 PM

[TheActr97J]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #118

Posted: 2/27/12 at 1:14pm

You're all star-casting The Witch, but I think if there's going to be a star in this, my money's on Anne Hathaway as the Baker's Wife.

"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
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"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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[newintown]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #119

Posted: 2/27/12 at 1:16pm

Betty White as Milky White.

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #120

Posted: 2/27/12 at 4:02pm

I love Ann and would love to see her play the bakers wife but she's busy doing les miz and won't be out long enough to rehearse the show.

Updated On: 2/27/12 at 04:02 PM

[AC126748]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #121

Posted: 2/27/12 at 4:12pm

Plus the public has said they want a star for the witch.

Where, exactly, has The Public itself said that? I haven't seen a single article where a representative of The Public has been quoted to saying that. If Michael Bennett is accurate (and he usually is) and they were pursuing Donna Murphy, then they might be going in a completely different direction that what's been predicted by columnists and posters on this board.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #122

Posted: 2/27/12 at 4:18pm

It's also worth remembering that it is the Baker's Wife that's the Tony-winning role even if the Witch is the role that was star-cast in the Broadway productions. I wouldn't be surprised if they changed this up a bit for the revival; however, I'd be pretty excited if Murphy headlined a cast of A-list Broadway actors, it'd make the show stand out as the great ensemble piece it is.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[random person 112]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #123

Posted: 2/27/12 at 4:34pm

AC Casting is said to be underway already for the role of 'The Witch' and that the producers are seeking a big name. I hope it dosen't pan out but i can't blame them for wanting her star cast.

[AC126748]

Riedel: The Public already wants to bring WOODS to Broadway... #124

Posted: 2/27/12 at 4:37pm

AC Casting is said to be underway already for the role of 'The Witch' and that the producers are seeking a big name.

That's not what I asked.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body