The Rise & Fall of Little Voice: Bway Next Season

[RippedMan]

Sounds interesting and could be Christina Bianco's big break! 

[LizzieCurry]

Handy link https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-RISE-AND-FALL-OF-LITTLE-VOICE-Starring-Christina-Bianco-Eyeing-2016-17-Broadway-Bow-20150918

[c0113g3b0y]

happy for her!

[Brick]

I hope this happens. It's a wonderful vehicle for her.

[South Florida]

What a great movie.  This has hit potential.

[BroadwayConcierge]

I just missed her in Application Pending. I am so behind this. Broadway needs a Christina Bianco. 

[Alessio2]

The movie is wonderful and Christina Bianco is perfect for this role!!

[theeatah]

Isn't she a little... mature for this role?

[rjm516]

^ She can easily pass for 12. Have you seen her onstage? She can play any age, but can really look like a kid. 

[Alessio2]

I agree. She could easily pass for someone in her very early 20's on stage which I believe is the character's age. 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

What a wonderful role for her? Since she's a very special, one of a kind performer....her (future) u/s will need to be extraordinary.

[RippedMan]

Seems to odd to make it a commercial venture, but I hope it does well! 

[nasty_khakis]

Any idea who will be playing her mother? That's a real powerhouse of a role in the right hands.

[South Florida]

This story touched my heart, which isn't easy, can't wait.  It's a play not a musical, right?  Hate sounding stupid.

 

[nasty_khakis]

Yes, it's considered a play but there's quite a bit of music and singing.

[Mildred Plotka]

I adore Christina Bianco.  So thrilled for her!   If you haven't seen her impressions, they're quite astounding.

 

Total Eclipse of the Heart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3DlDPeurRw

 

Let it Go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1us197eB6gQ

Forget You:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enygyo3ucY0

 

And her Bernadette in full. My favorite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CugVdbyX2A

Is it art or my monthly pain? Gets me every time.

[South Florida]

She's great, she'll be better than Horrocks, this is exciting.

 

[South Florida]

Does anybody know what happened here?  I was so interested because this was one of my favorite movies ever.

[BIG BALONEY]

Last time it played on Broadway it closed quickly.

[South Florida]

Thanks

[RippedMan]

Guess they lost an investor? 

[Gothampc]

I saw the original on Broadway and it's not that great of a show.  It was basically written around Jane Horrocks' ability to do impressions.  There's no real compelling story there.

I don't know what the brouhaha was that Horrocks couldn't repeat her performance on Broadway. Probably an Equity issue of "she's not a star" magnitude.  It's one of those shows that I think should have played off-Broadway.

[nasty_khakis]

Wasn't the original broadway production a transfer of a Steppenwolf production and not the original London?

[Gothampc]

"Wasn't the original broadway production a transfer of a Steppenwolf production and not the original London?"

I just looked that up and yes, you are correct.  It was a Steppenwolf transfer.  That explains why they didn't bring in Horrocks.  I remember thinking it wasn't a very good production and was wondering what all the excitement over in London was about.

I would have liked to have seen Alison Steadman play the mother about ten years ago. 

[newintown]

Seeing how it closed after only one week back in '94, it's difficult to imagine why anyone would think they could revive it with any financial success featuring a non-star like Bianco (who is perfectly amusing, in a light way, doing facile impressions, but who will, it must be admitted, never be a "star". The most recent West End revival closed after four months.

The play itself is a sweet, wispy piece of fluff, built to feature a deft impressionist; the story (soap opera-y stuff) and acting (ditto) take a back seat to the impressions.