Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

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Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/30/20 at 10:39pm

There were talks that he could possibly bring his show to Broadway but Ive heard nothing more. Is it still a possibility or has it altogether flatlined.
He is getting up in age. I do wonder if well see him in anything again over on this side of the pond

Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/30/20 at 11:09pm

Didn’t he bring it to New York for one night only?

Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/30/20 at 11:24pm

Jordan is right.

He already did his show at the Hudson back in November. The whole concept behind his current show (if I understand correctly - I haven't seen it) is that each time he does it, he does it in a different theatre, so it wouldn't have worked for a sustained Broadway run.

Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/30/20 at 11:59pm

Oh. Okay. Thanks.

Any chance anyone thinks we could get him in another play sometime?

Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/31/20 at 12:09am

Well he did do it at the Pinter in London for a few months and it was absolutely wonderful. I think the problem is that he donates all the money from these shows to arts charities and I don’t think there’s any way for him to do that on Broadway.

Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/31/20 at 12:10am

It's definitely possible. He seems to still be pretty active, and still loves performing. And these days we see plenty of octogenarians performing 8 shows a week. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he returns to Broadway at least 1 more time, but of course there are never any guarantees.

Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/31/20 at 12:11am

Jordan Catalano said: "Well he did do it at the Pinter in London for a few months"

Ah, I didn't know that! Thanks!

Will Ian McKellen be returning to broadway

Posted: 1/31/20 at 12:41am

Yes. They are reviving Cats with the movie cast so that people can see him lick fake milk as Gus: The Theatre Cat in person. Strangely this revival will also feature the performers in CGI suits however since it is a stage production after all, they won't even look anything like cats. I know it's a weird choice but it's Ivo Van Howe’s not mine. (all jokes aside i certainly hope so)

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