The Visit Has A Life After Broadway

Just heard that The Visit will be going to Beijing & Singapore & maybe London. Chita said this at a press briefing re her upcoming PBS special. In addition, she has a word for those who lip sync as they cannot sing and dance at the same time. Her advice was simply learn to do it.

No idea if she is doing it overseas. I think it would be to strenuous but I definitely see her doing it in London if it makes it. I think if it is doing the other 2 cities, going to London is a no brainer.

I believe it was on MSN

Updated On: 8/3/15 at 01:12 PM

THANK YOU, CHITA! It's about time somebody called them out on this. I think it's beautiful...we are all free to admire her even more now! Lol

i hope in 20 years we get a big production of this show with Patti Lupone. I think we can make the numbers really big with dancers in the chorus a la chicago and cabaret

so every time we do a revival, it has to be in the spirit of the original? who cares! thats the beauty of theatre!! It can change!! why should we put restrictions on shows

Why not? They did Sunset blvd with a carpet and a lamp, and people loved it.

I just read you Patti Lupone suggestion again and I just realized how dumb it actually was. Have you actually seen the show????? It's almost Brechtian in its sparseness, and if people were to dance like A Chorus Line in The Visit, they would be laughed off stage. Also, Patti is way too much of a physical presence on stage to do the role. Plus, she looks all wrong for the part.

Oh, and I've listened to the cast album for the German musical, and it sounds so processed. Like Dr. Zhivago but worse.

Updated On: 8/3/15 at 09:36 PM

"Oh, and I've listened to the cast album for the German musical, and it sounds so processed. Like Dr. Zhivago but worse."

I've liked a lot of what I've seen/heard from the show, but part of that may be because Pia Douwes totally rocks the insane old lady persona.

yeah i saw the show. We would need somebody to arrange the dance music, but my production would be fabulous :)

the show isnt just ballads. there are some great uptempo songs

Updated On: 8/3/15 at 09:48 PM

Donna Murphy will eventually be much more appropriate than Patti LuPone for a future production of this musical.

The very thought boggles the mind.

Isabelle Huppert is inspired casting, but I like the idea of it. Similar to Chita, she has a look to her...I can't explain just what is, but it's almost a look of mystery in her eyes. On top of that, she's consistently good. I would have loved to have seen her in back in '05 in Hedda Gabbler.

"Patti in The Rink, however..."

This is one of my dream revivals, although by now she's getting a little old for it. Patti was one of the (many) actresses considered for Liza's role in the original Broadway production, but couldn't do it due to (I believe) her role in the London revival of The Cradle Will Rock.

"Well, let's all pray that Phillypinto is never given the opportunity to direct the worst production the world will ever see of The Visit."

Well when you put it like that... #IfItOnlyEvenRunsAMinute