Bernadette Peters and Kim Cattrall to star in Kennedy Centers Follies

[Annas_Priest]

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142353-Live-and-in-Person-Bernadette-Peters-to-Star-in-Kennedy-Center-Follies



https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Peters_Cattrall_Gurwin_Dossett_to_Star_in_Kennedy_Center_FOLLIES_20010101

[Jordan Catalano]

Thank god it's finally official!

[Amalia Balash]

Looking forward to this!

[logan0215]

Has a Kennedy Center production ever transferred to Broadway? #jumpingthegun

[ljay889]

AHHHHHHHH!!!!! I knew that Maria Friedman nonsense was well nonsense.

So happy.

[adamgreer]

This sounds like good news!

I'm really starting to believe her being a replacement in Night Music was a favor she did to secure this role. She's said that the role of Desiree came up when she and Sondheim were discussing "another project." This would seem to be it.

ETA....Stritch for Carlotta? I'm sure she'd be interested!

[lynnetoomey]

28 PIECE ORCHESTRA!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheBoyDownstairs]

This is great news, I can't wait to go down to DC to see this production!

Hopefully it lives up to the Encores production from a few years ago.

[backwoodsbarbie]

I have never been so excited for a show! And yes logan0215...The recent Kennedy Center production of Ragtime transferred to Broadway.

[sorano916]

Has a Kennedy Center production ever transferred to Broadway? #jumpingthegun

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Ragtime did.

[Annas_Priest]

"Additionally, BroadwayWorld.com has learned that starring alongside Peters will be Sex and the City star and Golden Globe winner Kim Cattrall as Phyllis, Danny Gurwin as Buddy and John Dossett as Ben."

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Peters_Cattrall_Gurwin_Dossett_to_Star_in_Kennedy_Center_FOLLIES_20010101

[Jon]

Carlotta is supposed to be roughly the same age as Sally and Phyllis - early 50's at the oldest.

Plus, Stritch could't get through all the lyrics in I'M STILL HERE if her life depended on it.

Maybe she can do Hattie again.

[givesmevoice]

Kim Cattrall is inspired casting.

[ObiHave]

I may have wet my pants a little!

[backwoodsbarbie]

Wow Kim Cattrall is certain to dazzle as Phyllis! And the Sally/Ben dynamic will be wonderful to watch as Bernadette and John Dossett worked together in Gypsy.

[adamgreer]

I was kidding about Stritch, though I'm sure she probably called Sondheim and asked about it, knowing her.

[backwoodsbarbie]

I'm also going to jump the gun and say "I want a cast recording!"

[ljay889]

Is anyone else a little worried about Catrrall? I don't know much about her. Does she have stage experience?

[Smaxie]

I have to imagine the article has Danny Gurwin in the wrong role. He's too young for Buddy. Must be Young Buddy, no?

[Kad]

"Is anyone else a little worried about Catrrall? I don't know much about her. Does she have stage experience?"

She started on the stage and has pretty much returned there post-SATC.

[Smaxie]

Didn't she just do Private Lives in London this past spring?

[ljay889]

Gurwin must be a mistake. He does not look like he'd be married to Peters.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Cattrall is a dedicated stage performer from way before her SEX AND THE CITY days, she only has one Broadway production to her name but she is more familiar to West End audiences. She recently did a production of PRIVATE LIVES that was supposed to transfer to Broadway, not sure if that's still happening. Either way, nothing to worry about. I doubt she's much of a singer but then again neither was Alexis Smith.
I can't wait! I really want to see this. I can't believe I worried myself thinking that Maria Friedman would end up playing Sally, Peters is inspired casting!

[macbeth]

Looks like they just updated it to Danny Burstein, which I've also been able to confirm.

[harris007]

This is why I love DC