BREAKING NEWS: A CHORUS LINE RETURNS TO BROADWAY 2006

[Mr. Tuttle]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 1:43am

This just in...

Legendary "A Chrous Line" will make it's first Broadway revival September 21, 2006.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/12/theater/newsandfeatures/12broa.html?oref=login&oref=login

And..no. Idina has NOT been cast.

Updated On: 1/12/05 at 01:43 AM

[Marc Shaiman]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 1:48am

YEA!!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/05 at 1:49am

I knew this would happen soon.

If I were casting the show, I would only cast 1 recognizable name...as Cassie. Everybody else would be former Broadway chorus members.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 1:53am

Fantastic news. I guess the rumors were true that it would be back in 2006. And I'm happy that Breglio, Avian, Wagner and Hamlisch will be on board and making all of the decisions -- it's one of the greatest shows ever and that team will make sure it gets the revival it deserves, rather than the sort of bastardized "re-thinking" that has ruined so many other classic shows in the last few years.

I'm really looking forward to seeing it again.

[Mr. Tuttle]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 1:54am

But what role will Brooke be playing?

Posted: 1/12/05 at 1:58am

Brooke is a bit tall skinny person. She can dress in a white body suite and lye across the stage and play "The title role"

edit: Big tall beast was not nice. Updated On: 1/12/05 at 01:58 AM

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 2:03am

BITE YOUR TONGUE.

Though I guess Kristine ("I could never really sing...") comes to mind.

And NO STARS please. The show ran 15 years without the "aid and benefit" of big stars (McKechnie and Reinking were hardly household names) and I'm sure Avian and company are smart enough not to fall into that trap for the revival. Besides, what 30-something dancer out there -- who's great enough to be able to handle the demands of "The Music and The Mirror" -- is a big enough name to sell tickets to midwestern tourists anyway? Why bother? The SHOW is the star here.

Updated On: 1/12/05 at 02:03 AM

Posted: 1/12/05 at 2:08am

What I mean by "star" as Cassie, is a recognizable name to broadway audiences. Obviously this actress needs to be an INCREDIABLE dancer/singer/actress.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 2:12am

Okay, as long as we're not trotting out Melanie Griffith, Mme. Shields, Britany Spears, et al.....

[shira467]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 2:13am

WHOO-HOO!!!!! YAY! AAHHHHAAHHHHHHH! YIPPPEEEE!

Okay, I'm excited. We need someone tall and talented for Cassie, right?

Nicole Kidman?

In all seriousness, I'm thinking Cady Huffman?

Otherwise, I don't want to recognize any other names in that revival.

[MatureDignity]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 2:28am

Jen Cody (as Kristine?)

After seeing La Cage, I would love to see more of Andy Pellick... along with the rest of les Cagelles.

Anyway, how exciting!

[broadway_star_tomorrow]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 2:33am

yay.

oh my god...so freakin excited it's not even funny.

[Mimi Imfurst]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 3:04am

lauren bacall as cassie.

[sipos]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 3:05am

Locked in the bathroom with Peyton Place.

That show's score is my childhood. The recording followed me everywhere.

Revival. Cool.

[bjivie2]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 3:58am

I'm totally anti-recreating original stagings for Broadway unless it's for some special event. It's my opinion that people should bring their own creative outlets to the shows they work on, as opposed to recreating someone else's.

But with that said, I couldn't be more excited that the original team is working on it, and it won't be screwed up by someone with a stupid vision.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 6:34am

When you say "star", do you mean celebs such as Brooke Shields and Joey McIntyre (okay, not really a celeb, but hopefully you know what I mean), or do you mean those who have big names on Broadway such as Idina Menzel, Sutton Foster, and Bernadette Peters? If you mean the latter, although I cannot see those people in A Chorus Line, I don't think there is anything wrong with casting those who have a big name as long as they can handle the role well.

[jczelyph]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 6:47am

Woo! This is exciting. I love this show and it'll be the first show I see when I arrive in NYC once it's opened. What recordings are there of A Chorus Line and which one should I buy?

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 9:15am

Mimi, I think Lauren's about 25 years too old to play Cassie.

This is VERY exciting news :) Still almost two years away, but very exciting.

[PleaseChangeMe]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 9:23am

jczelyph, I'm pretty sure there's only the OBC, which is GREAT! It doesn't have a song or two (And...), but it has the dances and everything, plus a mindblowing version of "What I Did For Love". Looking around, I've noticed that it isn't the expensive either!

:)

[wicked1]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 9:35am

I am so excited!

[Anastasia_Beaverhausen]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 9:51am

This is FAB! I love this show. I can't wait to see who they cast. I hope they are Broadway Gypsies who deserve it! Again, NO STUNT CASTING!!!!

[dancersmom2]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 10:05am

What wonderful news! This was the first show I was obsessed with many years ago (yes, I'm old). I asked for and recieved the OBC recording for Christmas so I could broaden the horizons of my Wicked-loving, dancer daughter. My vinyl copy (yes, I'm really, really old) had long since worn out. I never got to see it on Broadway since I live in flyover country, but maybe now I'll get my chance.

BTW, I've been lurking for quite a while, but finally got up my nerve to really post!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 10:10am

dancersmom2, I love you already.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 11:01am

Bump,for Chorine! Do you care what anyone else thinks about this revival? Then you might want to read the thread that was already started. As for the coustume designer...does W.I. Long design better tights and leg warmers than anyone else?

[cur10call]

Posted: 1/12/05 at 11:07am

This is very exciting. I saw the original and let's hope that they don't mess around with a true classic.