I remember reading about a workshop for a revival of The Secret Garden. Havent heard anything in a while, so is it safe to assume that the production is dead?
I love the novel, but Ive never seen the musical, hence why I was really hoping for a revival!
I'd love to see a production of The Secret Garden in the near future. Of all the 'classic children's novels turned musical' scores this one is my favorite. This might be a good fit for Roundabout.
Not to be that person, but a producer listing a production in their folio as “upcoming” doesn’t mean a production is actually upcoming. There are still semantics like, you know, raising the money and finding a theatre that have to be dealt with first.
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QueenAlice said: "Not to be that person, but a producer listing a production in their folio as “upcoming” doesn’t mean a production is actually upcoming. There are still semantics like, you know, raising the money and finding a theatre that have to be dealt with first."
I asked my musical theater agent friend and he said nothing is planned for this season and a broadway revival is not happening at least for now but who knows if/when?
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ah just read the rest of this thread and it looks like the production may indeed be dead... but I guess as long as it's on playbill there's still a sliver of hope?
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#11 Posted: 7/11/19 at 9:23am
The production Queen Alice refers to by 3D Theatricals was indeed quite good. It was lavishly produced and for a show that can be a little chilly, I think it was the warmest version of the material I've seen. This link below can't fully convey what it looked like, but it was on a pretty grand scale. The Mary Lennox was exceptional.
We had a great production here in DC a couple of years ago. Daisy Eagan (Mary in the OBC) played Martha in it. I'd love to see a revival on Broadway!
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#13 Posted: 7/11/19 at 9:51am
There's a few other threads on this, but I'm too lazy to go find them. I wouldn't say a job listing for a casting office is good source for whether a show is happening or not, but I've also heard it's "dead" for now which saddens me greatly. Funny, I JUST finished re-reading the novel last night after having not read it for a while. I forgot how poignant it is, and why I loved it to begin with. This score is such gorgeous one and one of the most under appreciated and underdone shows to ever exist. I have no idea why this particular British classic novel translates so well to being a stage musical, but others like Burnett's other famous one, A Little Princess (which I also adore to hell and back) or basically any Austen novel just don't translate well or just haven't been thought through enough to make them work. I have ideas as to why, but still can't put my finger on it.
Wick3 said: "ah just read the rest of this thread and it looks like the production may indeed be dead... but I guess as long as it's on playbill there's still a sliver of hope?"
I wouldn't put that much trust in Playbill, they still have The Bodyguard on that list, and that seems long dead. As someone who wanted the Imelda Staunton Gypsy to transfer, I feel you, but that list seems completely out of date.
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