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Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical

Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical

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finebydesign
#1Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 2:20pm

Well if Hollywood can spew out two Snow White films, why not ANOTHER Cinderella?

beautywickedlover
#2Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 2:39pm

I'm looking forward to both musicals. Rumor has it that Sierra Boggess recently read the role of Danielle. She'd be perfect for the part. :)

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dreaming
#2Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 2:41pm

I think Celia Keenan-Bolger would be excellent in the role, actually.

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Jordan Catalano
#3Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 2:43pm

This has been in the works going on 8 years now.

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tazber
#4Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:06pm

Yea, this has been in development for years. Wasn't Guettel attached at one point?


ETA: no, I'm thinking of The Princess Bride in regards to Guetell.

But here's a link from BWW from three years ago about Ever After

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Updated On: 5/15/12 at 03:06 PM

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LizzieCurry
#5Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:08pm

It was announced for San Francisco, too. Then dropped. That was in 2009.

http://www.theatermania.com/san-francisco-theater/news/01-2009/south-pacific-to-open-national-tour-in-san-francis_17283.html


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tazber
#6Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:10pm

Haha, I edited my post as you were writing yours Lizzie.



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rosscoe(au)
#7Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:30pm

Centre theatre group LA?


Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

degrassifan
#8Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:53pm

I'm excited for this!!! Actually excited for both, but more for Ever After!

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EricMontreal22
#9Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:55pm

While not a huge fan of the movie, I find this more interesting than a uselessly padded R&H Cinderella.

And *cry* at that Princess Bride musical that's not to be all thanks to William Goldman's greed.

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givesmevoice
#10Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 3:56pm

Can Anjelica Huston reprise her role? And maybe Kat McPhee and Megan Hilty can play Jacqueline and Marguerite.


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TalkinLoud
#11Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:13pm

Sierra Boggess just tweeted about this. I guess she's involved?

degrassifan
#12Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:15pm

Yeah, she's been playing Danielle lately whenever there is a reading.

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Johnnycantdecide
#13Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:18pm

Sierra JUST tweeted a picture of her and Marin Mazzie performing in the workshop!

http://captnmorgn305.tumblr.com/post/23110643709/marin-sierra-taken-with-instagram

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LizzieCurry
#14Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:21pm

Ben Crawford's on there, too. Good for him!


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degrassifan
#15Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:22pm

I'm guessing Marin Mazzie was Baroness Rodmilla? There was a reading today apparently.

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TheGirlUpstairs
#16Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:32pm

I'm actually pretty excited about this. I love the movie to death, and I'm looking forward to seeing a version that doesn't include Drew Barrymore's dreadful english accent.

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RippedMan
#17Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:36pm

So this must be why she's not doing Rebecca?

DaveyG
#18Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:40pm

EricMontreal22, there are definitely two sides of the Princess Bride story. It did not go away because of Mr. Goldman's "greed". I know a few people that were close to the situation and they said that Mr. Guettel and Mr. Goldman were deadlocked in a sour collaboration from the beginning. They were simply incompatible in style and work ethic. They are both very talented writers who were just miserable working together. So the project went away - I think it's unfair to just blame Mr. Goldman.

beautywickedlover
#19Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:48pm

"And maybe Kat McPhee and Megan Hilty can play Jacqueline and Marguerite."

After people watching them on 'Smash', they would want Hilty to play Marguerite and McPhee to play Jacquline.

"I'm looking forward to seeing a version that doesn't include Drew Barrymore's dreadful english accent."

There were times where I actually found it very charming like when she said, "A servant is not a thief, Your Highness, and those who are cannot help themselves." And when she said, "And you own all the land there is and yet you take no pride in working it. Is that not also a contradiction?"






Updated On: 10/10/12 at 04:48 PM

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EricMontreal22
#20Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 4:56pm

Davey, I definitely was being too glib, you're right. Guettel has been known in the past to be hard to work with. I admit, I recently read William Goldman's admittedly entertaining The Season, about a year on Broadway, and his homophobic rants about the homosexualization of Broadway, how Albee shouldn't pretend he knows anything about straight marriage, etc, have left a bad taste in my mouth for the man.

DaveyG
#21Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 6:28pm

Eric, I totally understand that and I take offense to those passages as well. I certainly hope Mr. Goldman's views have "evolved" over the last 45 years.

The Pud
#22Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 6:33pm

Hmm, Sierra vs Laura. I wonder if they will be on Broadway at the same time? Is there a date for R&H Cinderella yet?

degrassifan
#23Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 7:00pm

I don't think Drew Barrymore's accent was bad at all. I think she did a good job in my opinion. I can hear her voice in my head now saying all those lovely lines like "A gypsy, for example, is rarely painted as anything else. They are defined by their status as your title defines you, yet it is not who they are. You have been born to privilege and with that comes specific obligations."

spicegirlsaloud
#24Just what we need an EVER AFTER Musical
Posted: 5/15/12 at 8:17pm

According to his blog, Tony Sheldon from Priscilla took part in a reading of this in October of last year along with Sierra, Roger Rees played the King, Beth Leavel played the stepmother, Ashley Spencer and Gwen Hollander played her daughters, Jessica Walter played the Queen. He posted many pictures from it as well. It looks quite promising