The Princess Bride Musical - To Premiere in Chicago- Page 3

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/27/25 at 5:05pm

DaveyG said: "Jordan Catalano said: "I’m so confused with who owns this property. Originally it was in association with Fox (now Disney) but was later acquired by MGM who I thought still owned it."

I believeBill Goldman himself retained the stage rights so his estate can option them to whomever they please."

AH - thanks!!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/27/25 at 6:00pm

I'm fine with the Lopezes - but I can't help wondering what Dave Malloy might have done with the piece.  Maybe a tad too whimsical for him, but it would be interesting as hell!

[Birdie Boy]

Posted: 9/5/25 at 10:53am

It’s coming 

[darquegk]

Posted: 9/5/25 at 1:25pm

Birdie Boy said: "It’s coming"

So ominous; you make it sound like a kaiju. Godzilla vs Kong vs The Princess Bride Musical.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 6:37pm

A reading was held today and the principal cast was as follows, according to Instagram posts.

What a group!!

• Billy - Alex Brightman
• Grampa - Jonathan Hadary
• Westley - Kevin William Paul
• Buttercup - Erika Henningsen
• Humperdink - Gabe Ebert
• Inigo Montoya - Joel Perez
• Fezzik - Will Mann
• Rugen - Graham Stevens
• Valerie - Marissa Rosen
• Ensemble - Anne Fraser Thomas, Allison Blackwell, SJ Nelson, Ella Perez, Jawan M. Jackson, Liam Fennecken, Marissa Rosen, Drew Seigla, Jacob Keith Watson

Andrea Grody was the music director and Telsey/Pat Goodwin did the casting.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 6:40pm

I would bet money on Alex Brightman playing a bunch of the one-scene characters from the movie. Vizzini (inconceivable), Miracle Max, the preacher, the Albino, etc.

[Kad]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 7:01pm

A cast that is solid but not particularly exciting, at least to me. 

[Voter]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 7:45pm

Gabe Ebert is awesome tho 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 8:26pm

Kad said: "A cast that is solid but not particularly exciting, at least to me."

It’s a lot more exciting than a lot of workshops of new musicals imo. 

But they also probably didn’t have auditions and just called in people they know who could be available for 29 hours this week and largely based it on the archetypes of the movie. So who knows if any would end up in the actual production. 

Updated On: 2/6/26 at 08:26 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 9:12pm

What a boring cast. I hope everyone is different if it actually premieres.

[Ensemble1711444445]

Posted: 2/6/26 at 9:54pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "A reading was held today and the principal cast was as follows, according to Instagram posts.

What a group!!

• Billy - Alex Brightman
• Grampa - Jonathan Hadary
• Westley - Kevin William Paul
• Buttercup - Erika Henningsen
• Humperdink - Gabe Ebert
• Inigo Montoya - Joel Perez
• Fezzik - Will Mann
• Rugen - Graham Stevens
• Valerie -Marissa Rosen
• Ensemble -Anne Fraser Thomas, Allison Blackwell, SJ Nelson, Ella Perez, Jawan M. Jackson, Liam Fennecken, Marissa Rosen, Drew Seigla, Jacob Keith Watson

Andrea Grody was the music director and Telsey/Pat Goodwin did the casting."

 

Updated On: 2/10/26 at 09:54 PM