The Nutty Professor coming to Broadway

[RW3]

Theatremania link

[tazber]

Wow, that's exciting....and just around the corner.

[little_sally]

I don't believe it. Do they have a theater?

[dreaming]

I bet it's the Atkinson.

[Kad]

This is one of those "I'll believe it when I see it" things.

[dreaming]

Kad-I was going to say that. (I had heard they wanted the Atkinson. Plus, wouldn't they have put tix on sale by now??? I mean you need an advance.)

[Mr Roxy]

Maybe they are counting on Lewis's name and the familiarity people have with the movie.

[gstrus2]

Is anything going in the Longacre after Of Mice and Men?

[Dessie]

You Can't take it With You

[little_sally]

Actually...what's going in the Barrymore?

[Blockhead24]

Curious Incident...

[Kad]

The fact the news item hasn't been picked up by Playbill or BroadwayWorld seems telling to me.

[gstrus2]

Whoops, meant the Lyceum after Realistic Joneses??

[Tom5]

November seems too soon considering the prep needed for a Broadway Musical. In the movie business claims of this nature are routine. But if it's true I hope it's a winner. I know one can never trust the regional reviews (check the ones for "Dead Accounts")but the movie story is a solid and it would be great to hear Marvin's final score, early draft or not.

[Mr Roxy]

Will the critics be kind due to Hamlisch's involvement or will they rip it?

[darquegk]

I was a little disappointed when this musical moved out of "talks" and into development as a vehicle for a professional Jerry Lewis impersonator. I was hoping it would skew a little further from the Lewis-isms, much like "The Wedding Singer" is not written for an Adam Sandler sound-alike.

In fact, I sort of hoped it would be inspired by the recent Eddie Murphy version- there aren't a lot of very funny roles for black character actors.

[jpbran]

Show was somewhat likable, but needed quite a bit of "polish" before being Broadway-ready. Will be curious to hear what they've changed after the Nashville tryout...

[Wilmingtom]

Another article mentioned that Lewis would, again, be directing. Oy vey. I think "The Day the Clown Cried" has a better shot of showing up at the multiplex for Thanksgiving.

[Mr Roxy]

How about Clown as a musical?