Posted: 8/9/17 at 5:33pm
I know that "pre-Broadway" means nothing these days, but... thoughts?
http://www.playbill.com/article/the-exorcist-sets-west-end-dates-ahead-of-broadway-arrival
Posted: 8/9/17 at 5:37pm
I would love for this to happen. It's not like there are many horror shows that come around so there is definitely a market for this especially for people who normally wouldn't go to see a Broadway show. I know it's harder to transition something like a horror movie into a threatre but I'd love to see an original horror type play at some point.
Posted: 8/9/17 at 6:17pm
Is this the same that played at the Geffen in LA? I hope they've made substantial changes since then.
Posted: 8/9/17 at 6:19pm
My understanding is that there have been revisions as the result of a workshop, but the extent of those revisions remains unclear. Also, it's worth noting that the producers are the same people who were claiming they were gonna bring Rebecca to town, so your guess is as good as mine.
Posted: 8/9/17 at 6:23pm
Maybe Ben Sprecher can put this Rebecca thing behind him. Maybe?
Posted: 8/9/17 at 6:54pm
Hope Sprecher has actually met all of his investors this time. The Exorcist could be very effective onstage if done with the kind of theatricality it would need. Like The Pillowman but with special effects.
Posted: 8/9/17 at 6:59pm
I'm disappointed it's not a musical. It could be another Carrie.
Posted: 8/9/17 at 7:40pm
Also curious if this will be the stage adaptation that John Doyle directed and played the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles back in 2012 with Brooke Shields as Chris, the actress mom.
Posted: 8/9/17 at 7:48pm
Whether it turns out genuinely creepy and gripping or ends up campy, it could be a fun evening of theatre!
Posted: 8/9/17 at 10:02pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Also curious if this will be the stage adaptation that John Doyle directed and played the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles back in 2012 with Brooke Shields as Chris, the actress mom."
Yes, same show, though -- as I said -- it has been revised following a workshop.
Posted: 8/9/17 at 10:40pm
The play has been heavily revised since the 2012 production at the Geffen and was actually given a second full production last fall in the UK at Birmingham Rep. It is this production that is transferring to the West End. This production directed by Sean Matthias still got mixed reviews, but It apparently is much closer (at least in shock value) to the film - complete with the head turn, green projectile liquid, crucifix masterbation etc.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-exorcist-birmingham-rep-review-not-exactly-a-head-turner/
Posted: 8/9/17 at 10:54pm
I still wish they'd brought "Let The Right One In" to Broadway. Pure theatrical bliss.
Posted: 8/10/17 at 12:27am
SharksVsJets said: "I'm disappointed it's not a musical. It could be another Carrie.
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It IS a musical - where have YOU been? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWBkq2eo290
Posted: 8/10/17 at 8:27am
Some time ago, my husband and I had a lengthy discussion in a coffee shop about how The Exorcist could be done as a musical. I'd still prefer the (serious, not campy) musical approach, but I would definitely be interested in the play.
Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:47am
Looks like Rachel Chavkin is directing an off-broadway production of The Exorcist over the holidays. At least that's what it looks like here:
https://playbill.com/job/untitled-chavkin-project-nyc-epa-03-10-25/1ad5604a-8e0d-4ddd-b5c2-b53f982c2f27
Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:50am
KJisgroovy said: "Looks like Rachel Chavkin is directing an off-broadway production of The Exorcist over the holidays. At least that's what it looks like here:
https://playbill.com/job/untitled-chavkin-project-nyc-epa-03-10-25/1ad5604a-8e0d-4ddd-b5c2-b53f982c2f27"
Yep, running at Studio Seaview in the fall.
Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:52am
KJisgroovy said: "Looks like Rachel Chavkin is directing an off-broadway production of The Exorcist over the holidays. At least that's what it looks like here: https://playbill.com/job/untitled-chavkin-project-nyc-epa-03-10-25/1ad5604a-8e0d-4ddd-b5c2-b53f982c2f27"
Produced by Seaview also, starting previews in September for an October opening (right on time for spooky szn). Definitely the next resident of Studio Seaview after the unnamed Sam Gold production in the spring.
Updated On: 2/26/25 at 10:52 AM
Posted: 2/26/25 at 11:00am
SO happy comedy is making a comeback on Broadway. This is definitely going to be the Oh, Mary! of its season!
Posted: 2/26/25 at 12:35pm
After the Lempicka and Gatsby misfires, I'm interested to see what, if anything new, Chavkin bring to the table in her direction
Posted: 2/26/25 at 12:43pm
Chavkin has a habit of ruining everything she touches. Hadestown was so much better off broadway before the addition of the nonsense workers plot, Lempicka was better at Williamstown, and Great Comet was good because Malloy is good.
Posted: 2/26/25 at 12:55pm
Let's name a street after her where one of her two shows will close with only 68 performances. (eye roll) Time to rename the street.
Updated On: 2/26/25 at 12:55 PM
Posted: 2/26/25 at 1:04pm
Voter said: "Chavkin has a habit of ruining everything she touches. Hadestown was so much better off broadway before the addition of the nonsense workers plot, Lempicka was better at Williamstown, and Great Comet was good because Malloy is good."
That's extremely unfair to Chavkin.
She helped develop Great Comet and while I love Malloy, he is not flawless and his works are not at all foolproof (and he consistently works with Chavkin, so clearly he thinks well of her ability to direct his work!). But Chavkin's direction elevated Great Comet substantially and even made it work on wildly different scales, from tiny Ars Nova all the way to the Imperial.
She also developed Hadestown and it's now a long-running international hit, regardless of whether you preferred it at NYTW or Broadway.
Does she deserve the entirety of the blame for Lempicka's flameout? Hardly. There's a lot of blame to go around for that one.
No director ever has had a 100% hit rate so it is weird to me that Chavkin's failures are often treated like indictments of her ability on here (and, apparently, even her successes aren't even successes).
Updated On: 2/26/25 at 01:04 PM
Posted: 2/26/25 at 1:21pm
Don't you just love that failures are 100% her fault but successes are because of someone else?
Posted: 2/26/25 at 1:30pm
Voter said: "Chavkin has a habit of ruining everything she touches. Hadestown was so much better off broadway before the addition of the nonsense workers plot, Lempicka was better at Williamstown, and Great Comet was good because Malloy is good."
She's an incredible artist with many successes. Oh, and Hadestown is a huge success everywhere so take your sexist bull*hit elsewhere.
Don't you just love that failures are 100% her fault but successes are because of someone else?
Funny, isn't it?
