The Woman in White West End Revival

So that was quick... a brief mention in an ALW interview last week and now it's been announced... Website is up: thewomaninwhite.co.uk

and a promo video is on the facebook page...

I enjoyed the original production.... Not one of my all time favorites (and I'd much rather see a revival of Aspects of Love) - but for ALW fans, it's exciting to see what changes he's made to what was a beautiful score

curious to see what 14 years since the premiere will do for the creative team in revisiting this - in terms of score/story. There was a lot of beautiful music in there - and a victorian thriller should be a good idea for a musical. Always find it interesting when composers revisit things that weren't too successful the first time around

imeldasturn - thanks for that... I didn't think I had heard of that theatre before, but when I saw "London revival" I thought it was West End.

I couldn't get through the cast recording. I felt like I was listening to a book on tape that was sung for some reason.

I posted this to the West End board yesterday but there's been no response:

http://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/the-woman-in-white

I love the score to this show and very much regret missing the original production, so news of this revival is exciting to me. While I've been to London several times to see shows (I live in the U.S.), I'm not familiar with the Charing Cross Theatre. A look at the venue's website indicates that the theatre is quite small and I'm concerned that this revival will be a rather small affair that might not warrant a trip across the pond.

Does anyone know what typical productions at the Charing Cross Theatre are like?

It's the same off west end venue where Betty Buckley played Dear World btw

I don't know the show and even if I did I wouldn't feel comfortable to say that this would or wouldn't justify a trip from the States. However, Thom Southerland is a brilliant young director, who has very succesfully reimagined shows known for their grand sets for smaller stages and budgets. Here you can give a look at his productions of Grey Gardens, Titanic and his amazing revival of Ragtime. Laura Pitt Pulford has one of my favourite voices in the West End and she's in talk to play Marian. The more expensive tickets should be around 40£, so if there are other shows you'd like to see in town it would be a nice occasion to explore London.

Updated On: 7/18/17 at 12:29 PM

This talk of the revival made me take a listen to the cast recording (and even better, the Woman in White orchestral suite on "Phantasma" which reminded me how many really beautiful tunes there are in this score.

Perhaps this will get me to make my first trip to the UK after all

The theatre is like the Westside theater on 43rd and 9th, maybe slightly bigger. It is under the railroad arches.

chernjam said: "This talk of the revival made me take a listen to the cast recording (and even better, the Woman in White orchestral suite on "Phantasma" which reminded me how many really beautiful tunes there are in this score.

Perhaps this will get me to make my first trip to the UK after all"

I love the Woman in White Suite; I think it's better than the Phantom Suite.

jo said: "still can remember that scene with the oncoming train that had me practically ducking out of the way."

That's the scene that's got me wondering how a small-scale production is going to pull it off.

Ugh. I actually really like the score EXCEPT for THAT SONG.

I believe that song

Thanks for the link -- very good singing voices!