Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
#2Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 12:10pmI don’t want to wait until 2021! I hope that Santino Fontana can bring his brilliant John Adams to Broadway, though.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
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#3Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 12:16pmI wonder if this will be an all female production. That's been a bit of a trend lately with this show and I can imagine that it would lead to some interesting casting.
#4Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
#5Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 12:19pmWeird 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.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#6Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 12:47pm
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.
#7Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#8Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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!
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#9Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 1:39pm
Is This the 6 members all-female version where the cast plays the score on violins?
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#10Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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?
#11Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 2:14pm
If this was an all-woman cast, I feel as though that would have been specifically mentioned.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#12Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
#13Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
#14Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 3:14pm
I feel like a subscription house where many of the buyers are already in place is a smart move here
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
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#15Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 3:18pm1776 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.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
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#16Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
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#17Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
#18Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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
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#19Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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?
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#20Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
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#21Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 7:21pm
Roundabout Theatre...customers paying broadway prices while actors get paid regional theatre salaries.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#22Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/6/19 at 9:36pm
Even if Roland did leave BMC, it would likely be AFTER his contract runs out. An actor goes where the work is. That being said, I can't think of a role he's right for.
Cant wait for this....will be catching this at the ART!
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#23Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
#24Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
Posted: 5/7/19 at 12:39pmWhat’s this? Roundabout making a smart decision? Never heard of her.
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#25Roundabout and the ART will Bring 1776 Back to Broadway
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.
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