Today VBW (austrian prodcution company) has anounced that they are bringing Rebecca to Broadway end 2009 begin 2010! It will be a 12 million dollor production
Further details wel be announced soon!
Perhaps maybe this can change the current state of happy musicals on broadway!
Could you please post your source? Is this announcement made today to coincide with its reopening in Vienna tonight?!
I am soooo thrilled right now about this possibility! I hope they bring over Susan Rigvava-Dumas. She deserves it.
Seriously, if there is one European musical that can make a splash out here, it could be this one....it's almost sung-through, but not quite, and it's got a fantastic story and design.
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OMG! I actually found the article, and am working on translating it right now...here's the link for those of you who an read German in the meantime....it's looking pretty legitimate!!!!!
Kunze / Levay musical Rebecca goes to Broadway The UNITED STAGES of VIENNA will be exporting their musical: REBECCA, the musical drama by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay after the world-wide bestseller by Daphne du Maurier. [I think it says] Bristish screenwriter/director Christopher Hampton will be translating the script for New York's Broadway, the birthplace of the musical experience. [Something about the contract].
Immediately after tonight's season premiere, Saturday 6 September at the Raimund Theater, Vienna, the contract will be signed on stage: The New York producers, spokesman Ben & Louise Forlenza (BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS INC. GLOBAL.), with Kathrin Zechner VBW and director Thomas Drozda, will sign the contract and REBECCA's journey across the Atlantic will be sealed. By at least 2010, the musical success of the duo Kunze & Levay again directed by Francesca Zambello will premiere on Broadway. REBECCA is already a musical export from Vienna - in addition to ELISABETH, MOZART! and DANCE OF THE VAMPIRE - this year, the show already celebrated on its Japanese premiere on 6 April and on 28 August its premiere in Helsinki.
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My Live Original Vienna Cast Recording has been non stop whenever I've been in my room today. This is such a wonderful event!
I hope they do everything correctly on its journey. I am very happy they'll be in Toronto before coming to Broadway....I think it's a very smart and important move.
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Francesca Zambello, Sylvester Levay, and Michael Kunze were all present on stage tonight. Apparently there was a lot of emotions on the stage.
The two producers thanked the VBW for the opportunity to "present THIS magnificent production on Broadway." This was followed by the VBW head presenting the Original Viennese script to the NY producers, and she sobbed out: "Take care of our Rebecca".
Obviously, with Zambello being involved, it seems more than likely that will be a faithful transfer. And the with the creative team so emotional tonight, you know their hearts are in the right place.
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A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
I'm so excited for this! I LOVE the movie and the stage show is just wonderful as well. It will be nice seeing something a little different and darker on Broadway than what's currently out there.
I'm anxious to see who will play Mrs. Danvers, its not too often you get female villains of that caliber in a musical.
Loved the symbolic passing of the script and the original creative team staying on the show for the American run...almost makes me wish they'd done the same with "Tanz der Vampire." (Glares in the direction of the American producers)
"There is no problem so big that it cannot be run away from."
~ Charles M. Schulz
Francesca Zambello (sp) will direct! Wow she is hot right now...with LITTLE HOUSE and FWC and now this...
"In the U.S.A.
You can have your say,
You can set you goals
And seize the day,
You've been given the freedom
To work your way
To the head of the line-
To the head of the line!"
---Stephen Sondheim
WHISPERING ........ " Rebecca " those of you who have seen the show know what I am saying !!!!! BROADWAY get ready for this spectacular show. The music is haunting and the story will touch your emotions.
GET READY !!! We WILL take care of and also love REBECCA --- not to worry Vienna.
We are so in for a treat! I don't know how I can get through the year, I am anticipating for this way too much right now! I seriously am in such awe that this is actually happening...
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Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you.
--Cartman: South Park
ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
A friend of mine saw this last year (or year before) and said it was incredible. He brought me back the program from the show and it just looks amazing. he said he didn't understand a word but didn't need to.
This is the show that got me hooked on foreign musicals in the first place!
Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you.
--Cartman: South Park
ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."