Van Hove's Shining

emmyjay said: "Not surprised Ivo van Hove would be interested in this material, but I am surprised it's going to be written by Simon Stephens. This may end up being, dare I hope, good?

My question is whether it will open cold on Broadway or if they'll run it off first. Given all the press his productions get, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes straight to Broadway."

I’m sure it will be going straight to broadway.
this should be a great production.
I wonder who they will cast. ... I know Lori metcalf did misery. But. She would also be good in this as well. .. would also be a different role for her , as she would be playing the “ Jack “ role in this. .. I would like to see her in this playing a more vulnerable role.

Jordan Catalano said: "I thought this was going to be premiering on the West End. "

What Jordan wrote. And that was Baz’s tweet today as well.

Tommymac 2 said: "emmyjay said: "Not surprised Ivo van Hove would be interested in this material, but I am surprised it's going to be written by Simon Stephens. This may end up being, dare I hope, good?

My question is whether it will open cold on Broadway or if they'll run it off first. Given all the press his productions get, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes straight to Broadway."

I’m sure it will be going straight to broadway.
this should be a great production.
I wonder who they will cast. ... I know Lori metcalf did misery. But. She would also be good in this as well. .. would also be a different role for her , as she would be playing the “ Jack “ role in this. .. I would like to see her in this playing a more vulnerable role."

Laurie Metcalf is in her 60s. Wendy is a young mother. No.

Exciting news, no doubt. I just sincerely hope that, by the time this actually hits the boards, Van Hove will have completed the “video barrage” phase of his career and will return to a less distracting mounting so we can appreciate what’s actually happening on stage...especially given the tension of Stephen King’s original material.

Sad to report, his “vision” ruined WSS for me. If I wanted a movie, I’d go to AMC. But that’s just me.

Always willing to extend the benefit of the doubt, I’ll remain hopeful.

Jordan Catalano said: "I’m looking forward to seeing it over there whenever it does open, hopefully late this year. Horror is the hardest thing to pull off on stage. I’ve only ever seen it done successfully once and that was also on the West End last year with “Ghost Stories”."

I agree 100% with the statement regarding horror being one of the toughest challenges to pull off in a live theatre setting. That being said, I’m surprised as how The Woman in Black wasn’t included as another of your examples of theatrical horror done successfully!


As a HUGE horror buff, I was amazed at how genuinely tense/spooked I was during that entire show. *Mild spoilers ahead* The scene where the Woman in Black is walking through the audience toward the stage nearly made me scream out loud (I was in the front row, right in front of the stairs, so when she just sauntered out 2 feet in front of me I flung back in my seat and gasped quite loud. I swear I heard her giggle under her breath because of how good she got me.)

Georgeanddot2 said: "This seems like a good fit for him. However, since The Crucible and A View From the Bridge, I've found his productions hammy and poorly acted, excluding Cranston in Network."

Absolutely. I fear he spends so much time on the elements of the production he abandons his actors. Only highly skilled and confident actors like Cranston seem to survive his recent productions.