Will we ever see a Broadway revival of August: Osage County?

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 3:05pm

Do you think we will ever see a Broadway revival of August: Osage County, or was it a one-off, never to be repeated on the same scale as the original production? Or if it was revived would a different approach be taken - more conceptual? I'd love to see a Cherry Jones or Laurie Metcalf take on the matriarch role at some stage in the next five to ten years. 

[JasonC3]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 3:07pm

It remains one of the most enjoyable ensemble productions I've ever seen, so I sure hope so.  I would love to see either of those talented actors take on Violet.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 3:10pm

Considering how much Jeffery Richards (who produced the original) has revived Mamet plays again and again and again, AND newer Letts/Steppenwolf plays, I'm surprised he hasn't revived his own original production.

Or maybe in 4 years, Steppenwolf can mount a 20th Anniversary revival in Chicago.

Updated On: 3/26/23 at 03:10 PM

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 3:12pm

Oh, I hope so. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 3:37pm

It’ll be back. I loved it I saw it twice in the same week. And the less we talk about the movie… ugh. And Laurie would smash that role. 

[Tag]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 3:46pm

Estelle passing the torch to her tv daughter :)

[JSquared2]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 4:10pm

Once Hacks finishes its run, this is the perfect theatrical return for Jean Smart.  

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 4:24pm

I'm still sorry we never got Jessica Lange in the lead role.

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[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 8:17pm

Would Amy Morton ever play Violet?

[Robbie2]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 8:24pm

Yes, calling Jessica Lange!

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/26/23 at 8:33pm

Carrie Coon

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/27/23 at 12:24am

Honestly all of the above? Should we just have Stage 42 have an off-broadway revival and interchange amazing actresses? Like Little Shop?

[CasualObserver]

Posted: 3/27/23 at 3:29pm

A friend of mine told me there was a reading a couple of weeks ago with Sally Field, Ann Dowd, Sally Murphy and Bradley Whitford. 
 

David Cromer directed the reading. 

[Ke3]

Posted: 3/27/23 at 3:40pm

CasualObserver said: "A friend of mine told me there was a reading a couple of weeks ago with Sally Field, Ann Dowd, Sally Murphy and Bradley Whitford.


David Cromer directed the reading."

Sally should've done the movie. A reunion for she and Julia.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 3/27/23 at 3:41pm

CasualObserver said: "A friend of mine told me there was a reading a couple of weeks ago with Sally Field, Ann Dowd, Sally Murphy and Bradley Whitford.

David Cromer directed the reading."

 

Oh wow, I was about to comment that it's an expensive play to mount, and even the acclaimed original production ended in the red. But with a cast like that, a Broadway revival might have a chance. It is certainly a great play.

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/27/23 at 4:08pm

JSquared2 said: "OnceHacksfinishes its run, this is the perfect theatrical return for Jean Smart."

TAKE MY MONEY!

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 3/27/23 at 4:10pm

I saw it three times on Broadway - Deanna Dunagan, Estelle Parsons and Phylicia Rashad. All were fabulous and the play itself is outstanding. I would love to see a revival of this show, but it must be a full scale production - we've all had enough of this bare stage with chairs and turntables trend.

[east side story]

Posted: 3/27/23 at 4:27pm

I worked FOH at this production, and getting to watch this show a few times a week was (almost) always a delight!  I was in my early 20s, so on those two show days I always dreamt of being elsewhere, especially in the warmer months.  However, getting to watch the OBC and eventually Estelle Parsons make a meal of that play is a memory I cherish.  I left before Rashad took over, though.

I remember seeing Jessica Lange (with Sam Shepard) attending an early performance of the original run in New York.  In fact, everyone came.  One of my favorite sightings was Jeff Perry (OBC member) bringing in his mother through the main entrance at the Imperial before a performance.  He was accompanied by none other than his ex-wife and everyone's dream casting for this piece, Laurie Metcalf, who was starring in November with Nathan Lane at the time. 

And the less said about the movie, the better.  I would love to see a revival with a stellar cast!

[MackAttach500]

Posted: 3/30/23 at 3:21pm

I've heard about the Sally Field revival too. Apparently coming in the fall, helmed by Cromer. Not sure who else is involved. 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 3/30/23 at 3:36pm

MackAttach500 said: "I've heard about the Sally Field revival too. Apparently coming in the fall, helmed by Cromer. Not sure who else is involved."

Loretta Swit

[MackAttach500]

Posted: 3/30/23 at 3:42pm

That would be something!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/30/23 at 4:13pm

Interesting. I love Sally Field, but she didn't sell at all in GLASS MENAGERIE, and Dowd & Whitford aren't guaranteed money-names.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/30/23 at 5:04pm

This is a cast - like they did with Boys in the Band - that you could easily stack with some B level names and create it into an event though.

[Robbie516]

Posted: 3/30/23 at 5:27pm

What theatre are they aiming for I would assume the Golden or Belasco?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/30/23 at 5:34pm

Oh man, Sally deserves to do something great after that awful “Menagerie” she did.