Revivals that will NEVER happen but you wish it did

[sparksatmidnight]

[Theatrefanboy1]

I WILL FOREVER THROW THIS ONE ANY CHANCE I GET:

 

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Julie Andrews and Cate Blanchett

 

 

Then:

HELLO DOLLY with Dolly Parton

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with Laura Osnes, Johnathan Groff and Cheyenne Jackson (Gaston) with Donna Murphy, Gavin Creel

AIDA with Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Cynthia Erivo

SUNSET BOULEVARD with Alice Ripley (on Broadway)

EVITA with Lady Gaga and Enrique Iglesias 

TARZAN with Cheyenne Jackson 

TOMMY with Harry Styles or Shawn Mendes

GIN GAME - Ian McKellan and Maggie Smith

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Harry Styles, Lucas Steele, Brandi Carlyle

TELL ME ON A SUNDAY (gay version that had been talked about) with Johnathan Bailey or Johnathan Groff

CHESS - Ramin Karimloo, Bonnie Mulligan or Heather Headley, Sierra Boggess, Norm Lewis

SWEENEY TODD - Norm Lewis (who was fantastic), Emma Thompson, Timothee Chalamet and Christy Altomare

FOLLIES  - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin,  Bernadette Peters, Sierra Boggess, Laura Osnes, Betty Buckley, Kelli O'Hara  Chita Rivera, Julie Andrews

 

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Lea Michele in AIDA?

You’re gonna make me piss myself from laughing.

[darquegk]

We never DID get our “Seussical but with circus skills.”

[qolbinau]

Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley in Bridges of Madison County. They would also have been amazing replacements on Broadway if the show actually was successful.

Bernadette Peters In Mame (as Mame), or The Visit, or Kiss of the Spider Woman*, or Dear World

* The Audra, Steven & Alan revival of Spider Woman would also be a treat.

Patti LuPone and Laura Benanti in The Rink.

Bernadette Peters to come to London and do Sunday in the Park with George with Jake (or Ashley Park who I believe was the Broadway understudy).

Cynthia Erivo in Caroline or Change

Patti LuPone in Call me Madam

Bernadette Peters & Patti LuPone in a revival or concert of War Paint

Patti LuPone in Mame (as Mame) with Bernadette as Vera...or Bernadette as Mame with LuPone as Vera. 

Donna Murphy in Gypsy

Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin in Sweeney Todd

Patina Miller in Company (as 'Bobbie' or ITW as The Witch
 

[Theatrefanboy1]

Maggie smith and Judi dench or Helen Mirren in Duece

[Phantom4ever]

The Phantom of the Opera with direction by Harold Prince and design by Maria Bjornson and Les Miserables with direction by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. 

[Theatrefanboy1]

Phantom4ever said: "The Phantom of the Opera with direction by Harold Prince and design by Maria Bjornson and Les Miserables with direction by Trevor Nunn and John Caird."

Those both sound like shows that would be instant sell outs!

 

[JBroadway]

qolbinau said: "Patina Miller in ITW asThe Witch"

 

It happened! 2019 at the Hollywood Bowl! 

 

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

I have a dynamite idea for Sweeney Todd which will sadly still be current as long as racial issues continue to divide America. It'd sell like hotcakes. And it probably won't happen. But I wish it would.

[CATSNYrevival]

Starlight Express.

And stop making changes. Go back to the London version.

[Call_me_jorge]

Shuffle Along with the complete original cast

[Dollypop]

HELLO, DOLLY! with Goldie Hawn

[Jarethan]

Over Here with Patti Lupone And Bernadette Peters

To prior poster, why waste Smith and Dench on junk. It already wasted Lansbury and Seldes. McNally must have written it in 3 hours.

Nicholas Nickelby on the scale of the 1980/81 productio

A production of Follies that comes close to the greatness - in staging and casting - as the original production.

Mame with a leading lady good enough to recall the greatness of Lansbury’s performance.

[sbflyfan]

Jessica Lange in "August: Osage County."  I've been obsessed with the idea ever since someone else mentioned it in another thread.

I'd love to see an expanded or revised version of "Everyday Rapture."

 

[MannLove]

Anyone Can Whistle.

[Lot666]

Phantom4ever said: "The Phantom of the Opera with direction by Harold Prince and design by Maria Bjornson and Les Miserables with direction by Trevor Nunn and John Caird."

Yes, please.

Also:

Sunset Boulevard with John Napier's original, behemoth mansion.

Julie Taymor's original concept for Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark.