THE DA VINCI CODE play will premiere at the Ogunquit

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 1:19pm

Ogunquit Playhouse has announced the lineup of productions set for its 2023 mainstage season, featuring the American premiere of The Da Vinci Code (August 24-September 23). Based on author Dan Brown's bestselling thriller, the stage play is written by Brown, Duncan Abel, and Rachel Wagstaff, with direction by Luke Sheppard, director of Broadway's & Juliet.

The 2023 Ogunquit Playhouse season will also include the extended regional theater premiere of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (May 11-June 10); Singin' in the Rain (June 15-July 15); Emilio and Gloria Estefan's On Your Feet! (July 20-August 19); and the regional premiere of Tootsie (September 2ctober 29).

Joining the Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall season will be a production of Million Dollar Quartet (March 22-April 9); a musical inspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

For more information about the upcoming season at Ogunquit Playhouse, click here.

[Mark_E]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 1:28pm

I saw the UK tour of Da Vinci Code, it didn't work for me as a play, because it was too much "tell" and not enough "show". It closed early here due to poor ticket sales. All those details you enjoy reading on your first read through of the book, is lost here.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 1:29pm

Sally Struthers will be glorious in the Tom Hanks role!

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 1:38pm

nasty_khakis said: "Sally Struthers will be glorious in the Tom Hanks role!"

Wow. She'll be busy doubling as Dustin Hoffman as Tootsie

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 1:43pm

Mark_E said: "I saw the UK tour of Da Vinci Code, it didn't work for me as a play, because it was too much "tell" and not enough "show". It closed early here due to poor ticket sales. All those details you enjoy reading on your first read through of the book, is lost here."

I was thinking, so much of the book consists of people explaining things to each other that it would either work really well as a play or not work at all. The movie helped by adding flashbacks and stylistic flourishes.

I'm just curious if anybody cares about Dan Brown's books anymore.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 1:51pm

nasty_khakis said: "Sally Struthers will be glorious in the Tom Hanks role!"

First thing I thought of was which role Sally was taking on.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 2:12pm

The plot is much too convoluted to work on stage

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 2:15pm

Call_me_jorge said: "nasty_khakis said: "Sally Struthers will be glorious in the Tom Hanks role!"

First thing I thought of was which role Sally was taking on."

In all seriousness she's likely the Julie Halston role in Tootsie, right?

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 2:34pm

Oooh! Can we drag out all the bloated corpses of zeitgeist books that are now justly forgotten?

The Celestine Prophecy!

Jonathan Livingston Seagull!

Passages!

Presumed innocent!

Jokes for the John!

 

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 1/10/23 at 2:45pm

More million dollar quartet? Lordy. 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/11/23 at 10:15am

verywellthensigh said: "Oooh! Can we drag out all the bloated corpses of zeitgeist books that are now justly forgotten?

The Celestine Prophecy!

Jonathan Livingston Seagull!

Passages!

Presumed innocent!

Jokes for the John!

 

When I first started teaching, many members of the English Department were crazy about JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL and were teaching it as though it was a lost volume of Robert Frost's poems. I found it to be a vapid book and resisted any urge to join the crowd.

"

 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 1/11/23 at 6:21pm

Got to admit, I'm curious 

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/11/23 at 6:37pm

This is not very good. Its 2hrs of non stop taking at you. Failed here in the UK.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 8/25/23 at 4:40pm

Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code is “Absolutely" going to Broadway

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/25/23 at 7:03pm

Feel like this is something Colin O'Donnell should be doing not Urie.

[inception]

Posted: 8/26/23 at 6:58am

With Urie I thought it might be some sort of parody, not played straight.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 8/26/23 at 5:31pm

I would actually like to see him play something that does not involve an exaggerated personality.  He is talented. 

Unfortunately, I also feel that this is a terrible idea for a show.  It will be a talk snooze that would be better played for laughs when they finally explain who the female lead is in the context of the piece.  Groan!

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 8/27/23 at 7:04am

Judging by the photos, Mr. Urie has matured in a very good way.  I enjoyed the book (yes, it is best not to think about the actual logic behind it}, and just because something doesn't work in the UK does not necessarily mean it will fail here - and vice-versa.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/27/23 at 1:03pm

KevinKlawitter said: "Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code is “Absolutely" going to Broadway "

Every show is "absolutely" going to Broadway. I will believe this when they have announced a theatre and opening date. It might actually be more lucrative to not play New York, just tour it and license it like CLUE.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 8/29/23 at 5:16pm

Positive review from BroadwayWorld

Portland Press Herald calls it "Gripping" and "thoughtful"

[Owen22]

Posted: 8/30/23 at 9:34am

You know what I like about Da Vinci Code?  I like how it spells out how the "organizers" of the bible, men, assembled it in such a way, annotating it to degrade Mary Magdalene, when she was just as important in the original writings as Jesus.  And I do love what the Holy Grail is.  It explained the bible's sexism to a HUGE audience.  Things I didn't know.  So I have a soft spot for the book. Saying that...I would never want to see it onstage...