THE VISIT "likely" to open at the Lyceum this spring
THE VISIT "likely" to open at the Lyceum this spring
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1THE VISIT "likely" to open at the Lyceum this spring
Posted: 1/5/15 at 2:28pm
It's happening.
There's also a link to pictures from a new photo shoot the cast participated in.
Via Broadway.com
Updated On: 1/5/15 at 02:28 PM
carolinaguy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/06
sctrojan65
Featured Actor Joined: 10/24/14
#8THE VISIT
Posted: 1/8/15 at 4:17pmI predict that even those who don't love the show will say positive things about Chita and her performance.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Glitter
Understudy Joined: 4/27/07
#9THE VISIT
Posted: 1/8/15 at 4:52pmqolbinau and ljay889, do you foresee the other elements of the show being received positively? It's been fascinating watching people's reactions to the show over the years. I'm sincerely hoping that McNally's spare and economical book and of course the beautiful score get the same acclaim we all suspect Chita will!
Glitter
Understudy Joined: 4/27/07
#12THE VISIT
Posted: 1/8/15 at 5:31pmI adored the Williamstown production, and have had the good fortune of seeing every production of The Visit since the beginning....and it's always kind of surprised me how what some people find beautiful and moving are dull and boring to others. At WTF the woman sitting next to me complained to her companion about the set at the end: "I was expecting more, it didn't even change or move. feh!"
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#13THE VISIT
Posted: 1/8/15 at 5:49pm
I look forward to the cast album to finally hear the score (or what is left of it) in this version.
Love Chita but I think this may suffer the same fate as either The Scottsboro Boys or new musicals in general as of late. Hopefully, I am wrong. We shall see.
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
madlibrarian
Broadway Star Joined: 8/15/06
#16THE VISIT
Posted: 1/8/15 at 6:47pm
None of the press releases or articles I've seen mention anything about this being a limited engagement.
Will it be a limited engagement? Have the producers changed their minds in favor of an open run? Are they being cagey? Have they just not announced the closing date yet? Am I missing something?
#17THE VISIT
Posted: 1/8/15 at 7:33pm
Great interview with Chita in the Times.
She then seemed to start reflecting on whether “The Visit” might be a swan song.
s be – it doesn’t feel like it – but is the universe painting a picture for me? I’m wondering, is this going to be sort of like – no, I’m not going to say it. I feel like I’ve been given a gift with this show, and when you’re given a gift, you really respect it,” she said.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/chita-rivera-and-roger-rees-to-star-in-the-visit-on-broadway/?_r=0
#18THE VISIT
Posted: 1/8/15 at 7:43pm
"Will it be a limited engagement? Have the producers changed their minds in favor of an open run? Are they being cagey? Have they just not announced the closing date yet? Am I missing something?"
Limited engagement is usually just a marketing term to corral people into thinking they better go see it sooner rather than later. Newsies was originally 12 weeks only when it opened, but as soon as tickets started selling, it became an open run. Shows like The Elephant Man or The River can be limited based on the availability of their Hollywood types, but if this show were to become a hit, they would just open up another block of tickets.
They still might say it is a limited engagement, though, as it tends to sound better in the long term to say you added two months to a limited schedule than closed an open run 4 months sooner than you anticipated and had been selling tickets...
luvcaroline
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
