Rumor: SWEENEY TODD Revival In Talks?- Page 3

[troynow]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 10:45pm

Hugh is locked in for a year at Music Man. They is conversation to replace him but there is a problem with the who.

[troynow]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 10:46pm

Jeffrey Seller producing.

[darquegk]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 10:47pm

Jackman and Sutton would be an interesting Sweeney and Lovett together; after seeing Younger, I can really see Sutton Foster as the charming yet conniving oddball Lovett.

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 11:10pm

When I saw this title I thought FINALLY!  Bernadette Peters and Brian Stokes Mitchell.  
i really don’t understand the interest of Audra as Lovett. If anything I see her as a Beggar Woman. Personally I’d love to hear Lea Salonga as the Beggar Woman (which I know she’d never consider a supporting role). But like a Denee Benton or Laura Osnes as Joanna. And Johnathan Groff as Anthony. Patrick Page as the Judge. Issac Powell as Tobias. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 11:12pm

Yeah, Audra as Lovett is weird to me, too. 

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 11:17pm

Seeing all the POC casting choices thrown around in this thread is just convincing me my idea has legs. The joke's on them if this sucker tanks.

[ATerrifyingAndImposingFigure]

Posted: 4/6/22 at 11:29pm

Theatrefanboy1 said: "When I saw this title I thought FINALLY! Bernadette Peters and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
i really don’t understand the interest of Audra as Lovett. If anything I see her as a Beggar Woman. Personally I’d love to hear Lea Salonga as the Beggar Woman (which I know she’d never consider a supporting role). But like a Denee Benton or Laura Osnes as Joanna. And Johnathan Groff as Anthony. Patrick Page as the Judge. Issac Powell as Tobias."

Osnes is certainly not gonna be in this show, or probably any other Broadway production for the rest of her career. Like the idea of Page and Benton.

I'm not sure how fresh faced they'd want Toby to be, but I feel Ethan Slater could be excellent.

 

[52889j]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 12:11am

I feel like Groban can do this. Ashford will be solid, but not inspired and given how grand an occasion a Sweeney revival would be, I understand the hesitation.

I'd love to see Heather Headley do it.

And like, have they asked Chenoweth or Menzel? They'd sell tickets and tear into it.

Also, as for the suggestion that Lea Salonga wouldn't accept a supporting role, her role in Once on This Island was much smaller than the Beggar Woman. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 12:20am

troynow said: "Hugh is locked in for a year at Music Man. They is conversation to replace him but there is a problem with the who."

The double-edged sword of casting a star of that magnitude. Might even be better off not trying to replace him and just closing after he leaves. Nobody else is going to sell that many tickets, and few others will want to follow in his footsteps.

[kurtal]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 12:20am

52889j said: "Also, as for the suggestion that Lea Salonga wouldn't accept a supporting role, her role inOnce on This Island was much smaller than the Beggar Woman."

I thought exactly the same thing.

[binau]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 2:49am

I know I posted this in the other thread but I just want the record there of the journey should it ever happen - Bernadette and Stokes or Bernadette and Mandy could of course be considered as replacements. I just hope Bernadette can still do the role. I don’t know what her voice is like these days but I might get a glimpse of it in that London Sondheim concert next month to tell. 

Also maybe whoever is paying the bills might turn around at the 11th hour and say they need another star so it isn’t all on Groban (see: great Comet). 
 

i know I am so desperate and it won’t happen but please god between the pandemic, Sondheim dying, Ukraine make this last dream of Bernadette playing Lovett come true and I can die knowing I have lived a full life. 

[JasonC3]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 2:53am

The thought of Chenowith or Menzel gives me nightmares.

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 2:56am

binau said: "I know I posted this in the other thread but I just want the record there of the journey should it ever happen - Bernadette and Stokes or Bernadette and Mandy could of course be considered as replacements. I just hope Bernadette can still do the role. I don’t know what her voice is like these days but I might get a glimpse of it in that London Sondheim concert next month to tell.

Also maybe whoever is paying the bills might turn around at the 11th hour and say they need another star so it isn’t all on Groban (see: great Comet).


i know I am so desperate and it won’t happen but please god between the pandemic, Sondheim dying, Ukraine make this last dream of Bernadette playing Lovett come true and I can die knowing I have lived a full life."

I felt she had difficulty physically getting through Dolly. I sadly don't think she could handle this, sadly.

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 2:57am

JasonC3 said: "The thought of Chenowith or Menzel gives me nightmares."

Good, because it's Chenoweth.

[imeldasturn]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 3:02am

I find the idea of Kail directing even worse than the alleged leads. Which is something 

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 3:09am

imeldasturn said: "I find the idea of Kail directing even worse than the alleged leads. Which is something"

It is, I can just imagine Ashford trying to be funny for the whole thing. 

The show is not confirmed and I'm already tired of her one-note routine.

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 3:48am

I think the casting has a lot of potential. They’re younger than how I imagine the roles, but it’s probably more period accurate. I actually think Annaleigh can bring a lot of depth and grit when given the opportunity (Dogfight, Impeachment) and will obviously nail the kooky bits. I just hope they hire a good dialect coach because her Kinky Boots accent was ROUGH. Groban will sound glorious and I actually think he’s got a lot of untapped potential as an actor. I’m most curious what this production’s take on the piece will be. Size, design, tone, etc. This casting suggests it’ll take some big swings.

[BJR]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 9:04am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Sounds like itisa musical adaptation of the Scorsese film–– but will this have a new score, or existing songs?"It was time to learn music. Some period pieces evoking the era of the show. Lovely, hummable tunes.""

It is indeed based on the movie, with a book by David Thompson. Score is all Kander and Ebb trunk songs, some from almost every show. (I've even heard the entire estate is frozen for a minute for first class productions, until this comes in.)

Was years ago developed as a tourist show for the Theatre at MSG, but was picked back up pre-pandemic by Stro and Thompson and fleshed out, using the trunk songs. Adrienne Warren was in the workshop.

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 9:42am

re: New York, New York. In addition to Adrienne Warren, one of the MUNY Chicago stars was also in the workshop. And it seems like they both may continue with a Broadway run. =)

If nothing else, it should be an exciting cast of powerhouse performers

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 9:59am

Adrienne Warren would be quite the get for this show but I have a hard time seeing her committing to another Broadway run — in a show of trunk songs with a Director who hasn’t had a hit in 20 years — so soon after Tina.

Who’s producing?

[Nolan LuPone]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 10:00am

I think that Groban could sing the role, but acting... maybe? I don't know if Ashord is the right age, but she has the comedic chops. I would KILL for Patrick Page as Turpin!

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 10:02am

Nolan LuPone said: "I think that Groban could sing the role, but acting... maybe? I don't know if Ashord is the right age, but she has the comedic chops. I would KILL for Patrick Page as Turpin!"

Wow, Page would be perfect casting. 

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 10:09am

Do I think Ashford and Groban would be fine. Am I excited by the pairing? Not particularly. They both have some major  shtick they need to tone down to find the darkness. Do I think Kail as director can manage that? Not particularly. And god help us if he brings in Blankenbuehler to modernize the movement. No one needs nonstop jerky movement during Johanna.

[bdn223]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 10:33am

Am I the only one excited to see Ashford's take on Lovett? I am assuming it would be bringing back the role to Lansbury's original more comedic take on the character. I know in all subsequent productions the role has grown darker and become essentially a musical version of Lady MacBeth for actresses to sink their teeth into, but the original production was mounted as a dark comedy. If there's one thing Ashford's great at its bringing heart and edge to larger than life comedic performances, which is very much in line with Lansbury's original performance. Her wit and timing always have me laughing one minute, then asking "Wait should I be laughing at this?, the next,  which I think is perfect for Lovett.

Also her casting clearly isn't set in stone because if B Positive is renewed for a third season (which I am assuming is unlikely at this point due to Asford's alleged attachment, and the fact it ended its season early), she won't be able to do both. 

[pmensky]

Posted: 4/7/22 at 10:43am

everythingtaboo said: "Do I think Ashford and Groban would be fine. Am I excited by the pairing? Not particularly. They both have some major shtick they need to tone down to find the darkness. Do I think Kail as director can manage that? Not particularly. And god help us if he brings inBlankenbuehler to modernize the movement. No one needs nonstop jerky movement during Johanna."

This post is begging for a dramatic reading by Jesse Tyler Ferguson.