Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 12:10pm
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Posted: 5/6/19 at 12:19pm
Can't wait for this! Never seen the show, so I 100% plan to attend with my hiptix! Hoping for an all female cast as well for this, especially with Paulus at the helm.
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Kad said: "Weird they’d announce this before they announce *any* of their Broadway season for 19-20, which will be starting in just a few months now."
When do they normally announce a new season? Seems like it'd be about time to right now. With Kiss Me Kate and All My Sons both wrapping up at the end of next month.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 1:04pm
It depends. They announced True West last March and Bernhardt/Hamlet last April. But considering they are built on subscriptions, it makes it harder to sell or to get people to renew when they don't know what they're paying for.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 1:29pm
Mike Barrett said: "Can't wait for this! Never seen the show, so I 100% plan to attend with my hiptix! Hoping for an all female cast as well for this, especially with Paulus at the helm."
I saw a great production at Porchlight in Chicago where the cast was racially and gender diverse throughout. They were all in modern clothing except for the final scene.
It was brilliant!
Posted: 5/6/19 at 1:39pm
Is This the 6 members all-female version where the cast plays the score on violins?
American Apple Pie is served.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 2:12pm
Im not as familiar with the show like some of you may be, but who should we be looking for to be cast for this? Male or female?
Posted: 5/6/19 at 2:14pm
If this was an all-woman cast, I feel as though that would have been specifically mentioned.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 2:22pm
Def curious how this will go. It'll be the same one playing at ART next season, right? So we'll have some idea.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 2:47pm
Mike Barrett wrote: "I'm not as familiar with the show like some of you may be, but who should we be looking for to be cast for this? Male or female?"
Patti LuPone as Joan Adams and Mary Testa as Benita Franklin?
Seriously, though, I hope they stick with more conventional casting for this one.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 3:14pm
I couldn’t imagine this being a full commercial production going up against Hamilton, considering this is in many ways a spiritual predecessor since it follows the same timeline and the casting for this show usually steers overwhelmingly white, which might turn off theatergoers who aren’t interested in seeing that
Posted: 5/6/19 at 3:18pm
Posted: 5/6/19 at 4:21pm
Kad said: "Weird they’d announce this before they announce *any* of their Broadway season for 19-20, which will be starting in just a few months now."
This may have to do with the Ahmanson. It is hemorrhaging subscriptions because next year’s announced shows are pretty weak. This is the “to be announced” final show of the season and they are using it to woo back subscribers.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 5:19pm
I won't hold my breath for this to actually materialize at Ahmanson, as they have announced several shows I got super excited about over the last few years, only to cancel them.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 5:35pm
givesmevoice said: "1776 is a better show than Hamilton. I’m much more invested in the characters in 1776 than I am in Hamilton and it was ballsy to write a musical where at one point you go over thirty minutes without a song."
LOL
OK
Posted: 5/6/19 at 6:52pm
I remember seeing Will Roland mention in interviews that he would love to be in 1776 at some point - do you think he'd leave BMC for this? It wouldn't be unlike him to leave a show in favor of a coming-to-Broadway production - after all, it's exactly what he did going from DEH to BMC. However, he seems to have a more intimate connection to BMC, having worked with Joe Iconis many times before. What do you guys think?
Posted: 5/6/19 at 7:06pm
MollyJeanneMusic said: "I remember seeing Will Roland mention in interviews that he would love to be in 1776 at some point - do you think he'd leave BMC for this? It wouldn't be unlike him to leave a show in favor of a coming-to-Broadway production - after all, it's exactly what he did going from DEH to BMC. However, he seems to have a more intimate connection to BMC, having worked with Joe Iconis many times before. What do you guys think?"
Quite generous to think that Be More Chill will still be open in a year or two years.
Updated On: 5/6/19 at 07:06 PM
Posted: 5/6/19 at 7:21pm
Roundabout Theatre...customers paying broadway prices while actors get paid regional theatre salaries.
Posted: 5/6/19 at 9:36pm
Cant wait for this....will be catching this at the ART!
Posted: 5/7/19 at 8:34am
I know it couldn't possibly happen now that William Daniels is in his 90s and essentially retired except for book-signing appearances, but I'd love to see the original John Adams as Benjamin Franklin, or maybe as Stephen Hopkins, the other "oldest man in Congress." Even just as a guest in one performance would be wonderful.
Posted: 5/7/19 at 12:39pm
Posted: 5/7/19 at 1:13pm
massofmen said: "Roundabout Theatre...customers paying broadway prices while actors get paid regional theatre salaries.
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Snarky!! You do remember that the Roundabout is non-profit, so no one is benefiting from the Broadway prices. The ability to charge Broadway prices -- and remember that their subscribers receive sizable discounts -- are one of the reasons they remain viable.
