Time for a Victor/Victoria revival...

[Claudia Draper]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 7:24pm

Who should star ??

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 7:27pm

Caitlyn Jenner

[Jarethan]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 7:51pm

Why would anyone sane invest in a show that was thoroughly mediocre, and a financial failure, the first time around?  Were it not for Julie Andrews, this would have been a much bigger flop than it was.

 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 7:55pm

If not a revival, then a special concert performance.  We could finally see Anne Runolffson perform, perhaps?

[EdEval]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 8:23pm

Well who else do you think will grab at it first? BERNADETE PETERS...of course!

[bwayboy22]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 9:09pm

Anne Hathaway could be a wonderful choice for this!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 9:17pm

What if Julie Andrews directed it? I'd watch that.

[joevitus]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 11:43pm

Jarethan said: "Why would anyone sane invest in a show that was thoroughly mediocre,and a financial failure, the first time around? Were it not for Julie Andrews, this would have been a much bigger flop than it was.

 

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So this. The score was beneath mediocre. Who would ever want to hear it again? Completely forgettable show that got by on the strength of Andrews (and her voice was already halfway gone before the infamous surgery, so that's saying something about her star power).

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 11:56pm

Aside from all the reasons above, there's some REALLY cringey stuff in the book. I watched it recently and it just doesn't work nowadays –– our culture has a totally different view of gender presentation and sexual identity.

Watch the film instead. (Which isn't that great to begin with, though Andrews and Robert Preston are charming.)

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/6/19 at 11:57pm

 

[greensgreens]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 10:38pm

LIZA!!!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/9/19 at 7:47am

Why would anyone want to revive such a lackluster and poorly constructed show?

[devonian.t]

Posted: 11/9/19 at 12:13pm

 Go on, I'll say it. Loretta...

Updated On: 11/9/19 at 12:13 PM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/9/19 at 5:43pm

Swit

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 11/10/19 at 3:38pm

I'm sure Dolly would happily advise his beloved Loretta Swit to steer clear of any hypothetical revival of this mess of a show.

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 11/10/19 at 4:47pm

Just rewatch the best version, the movie with Julie Andrews. 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/10/19 at 10:01pm

AEA AGMA SM said: "I'm sure Dolly would happily advise his beloved Loretta Swit to steer clear of any hypothetical revival of this mess of a show."

La Swit can do anything. ANYTHING. Right now she's rehearsing EQUUS ON ICE. All reports indicate this will be a hot ticket!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 11/10/19 at 10:15pm

MichelleCraig said: "Just rewatch the best version, the movie with Julie Andrews."

Exactly! That is what I am doing right now - - - and I must say the film still holds up. Andrews and Preston are great, Garner is a great reactor - - - especially during the "Le Jazz Hot" sequence and Warren is a comic revelation. 

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 11/10/19 at 10:20pm

Loved the movie. Was disappointed by the stage show. If it were to be presented in an Encores type setting I'd want to see a genuine clown in the role rather than an ingenue with a belt.

The types doing broad comedy these days aren't "stars." Beth Leavel? Leslie Kritzer? Kerry Butler?  Sarah Stiles? Any of the Mean Girls?

You'd need to focus your star casting on the Toddy role, and write him a better song than "Trust Me." Andrew Rannells? Matt Bomer, anyone?

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 11/10/19 at 10:50pm

Cheno would be fun in an Encores type setting