The Woman In White - Broadway info

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The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 6:06pm

Anyone know the opening/preview dates of ALW's latest for the Broadway stage? And while we're on the subject does anyone know WHICH Broadway stage? Man, thats a crazy dark, chilling musical. More of an operetta actually. Dont get me wrong - I love the music but what was ALW smoking when he wrote that? Geez..the prologue is crazy... scary. It's beautiful though. Anyone know the cast too?

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 6:08pm

So this is a really spooky show?

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 6:12pm

You bet. its about this art teacher for two sisters and he sees a woman in white by the train tracks on his way there and she has a secret but runs off before she can tell him..and the woman in white bares a striking resemblance to one of the sisters who he teachers art to...and the music makes it so freaky..

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 6:14pm

No word yet on the cast. Rumors are that Maria Friedman will be reprising Marion and that Martin Crewes will be reprising Walter. I've also heard, again, a rumor, that Jill Paice, who plays Laura, will also come across the pond. With any luck, the producers will ask Michael Ball to reprise his fantastic portrayal of Count Fosco.

As far as I know, the show is going to Chicago first, in the fall, then going to Broadway in the spring of 2006. I don't know where though, maybe someone else does?

I didn't find the prologue so crazy. The music made it seem a bit spooky but not overly so. It has its moments of humor though, especially when Count Fosco appears -- before we find out what he's REALLY like.

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 6:18pm

You say what Count Fosco is REALLY like..i dont really know the story. Is there a detailed synopsis anywhere?

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 6:18pm

The playbill.com article (from Feb. 9, 2005) just says a Nederlander Theater. I saw this in London in January--the effects, the story, and Maria Friedman were terrific, and I'll certainly make the trip to New York to see how the "American" version turns out.

Updated On: 4/29/05 at 06:18 PM

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 6:55pm

Angela Christian will also be reprising the title role for Broadway. The show is rumored to play The Minskoff.

Michael Ball may be playing Count Fosco again, though they have apparently approached another musical theatre legend who won a Tony (for a different Lloyd Webber musical) as well.

So we'll see. Anway, it's a terrific musical -- it should do well in NYC.


PS. The opening is an hommage to Benjamin Britten, a 20th century composer best known for his operas BILLY BUDD and DEATH IN VENICE.

Updated On: 4/29/05 at 06:55 PM

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 7:32pm

who is this other tony-winning actor mr. bennett? hmmm?

#9

re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 7:40pm

Shouldn't be too hard to figure out....

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 7:49pm

Is this legend generally hated on ths board? Was he the originator of Fosco? Did he embarass himself in his last bway stint as some sort of Liberace corpse character?

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/29/05 at 10:04pm

Mr. Bennett: Any idea when the American cast is going to be announced? It is a terrific show; I saw it in London, and also expect it will do well here.

But I think that Michael Ball's Count Fosco was one of the best things in it, so I hope he'll be reprising the role. I would be less than enthusiastic about the other possibility you mentioned.

Updated On: 4/29/05 at 10:04 PM

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Posted: 4/29/05 at 10:35pm

Anyone think they'll make a new recording? an OBC, well, I guess if half the cast is from london then i doubt they will, huh?

#13

re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/30/05 at 1:47am

"You say what Count Fosco is REALLY like..i dont really know the story. Is there a detailed synopsis anywhere? "

By saying that I mean what his charming outer persona hides... which we discover as he and Glyde are in the library at the beginning of the second act.

There may be a synopsis on the Really Useful site, I don't know.

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/30/05 at 2:35am

Sorry to say, the show left me cold. I predict that it will be the next Aspects of Love on Broadway...

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 2:39am

No the person I was referring to is not Michael Crawford.

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:00am

I took a peek at the IBDB awards list for ALW's musicals and came up with two possibilities...

Without naming names, is the person you're referring to the one who was in Evita, or the one who was in Sunset Boulevard?

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:05am

A TONY winner for an ALW musical?

Did Mandy Patinkin win it for Che Guevara in EVITA?

Who was the original Deutoronomy in the Broadway CATS and did he win a TONY?

Who played a role in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and did that give him a TONY ?

Michael Bennett - are my guesses close to the answer ?

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:07am

"Did Mandy Patinkin win it for Che Guevara in EVITA?"

Yes, Jo, he did. He was one of the people I thought of.

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:42am

Hm, the only ones I can think of are Mandy Patinkin and George Hearn.

#20

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 9:46am

Mandy Patinkin and George Hearn were the only other names that I could come up with...

#21

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 10:15am

And of those 2 names, Mandy Patinkin makes the most sense.

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 11:12am

I'd love to see Joe Machota and Tina Maddigan in this show. Jill Paice is very lovely though. She was a great Sophie in the Las Vegas production of Mamma Mia!

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#23

re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/30/05 at 12:57pm

No, the producers have already secured the Marquis Theatre...

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re: The Woman In White - Broadway info

Posted: 4/30/05 at 6:59pm

---So, Michael Bennett, Mandy P. the one you hint at? And is Michael Crawford out of the picture in your opinion?

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Posted: 4/30/05 at 7:09pm

And hopefully after Angela's done with WIW she'll come to Wicked to play Glinda :)