We now have news that the previously cancelled Broadway premiere of Rebecca based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier which was to star Sierra Boggess and Tam Mutu will now open on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on 18th November 2012, with previews from 30th October. Rebecca was originally scheduled to open at the Broadhurst earlier this year on 22nd April but was cancelled due to some funding problems. Rebecca The Musical Broadway Cast The cast will now feature the previously announced Karen Mason (Sunset Boulevard, Mamma Mia!) as Mrs Danvers, Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera) as Frank Crawley, James Barbour (Beauty and the Beast, A Tale of Two Cities) as Jack Favell, Donna English (Lend Me A Tenor) as Beatrice de Winter, Nick Wyman (Les Miserables) as Giles and Henry Stram as Ben. Casting for the leading roles of “I” and ‘Maxim de Winter’ will be announced in the coming weeks. The roles were initially to have been played by Sierra Boggess and Tam Matu. They are no longer available as Boggess is star in the new Hal Prince biopic The Prince of Broadway and Mutu is joining Les Miserables playing Javert at the Queen’s Theatre in June.
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May 15 2012, 2:43pm | Comments »
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The producers have just announced that the musical Rebecca which is based on the classic novel by Daphne Du Maurier novel will open on Broadway next year on April 22nd 2012 at a Shubert Organisation theatre, yet to be announced. Previews will begin on Tuesday, March 27 2012. Sierra Boggess (currently starring in Master Class on Broadway and soon to appear in the Phantom of The Opera 25th Anniversary Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall) is in negotiations to play the role of Maxim de Winter’s new wife “I.” Rebecca has original book and lyrics by Michael Kunze, music by Sylvester Levay, English book adaptation by Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard), English lyrics by Hampton and Kunze and direction by Michael Blakemore (Kiss Me, Kate; City of Angeles; Noises Off) and Francesca Zambello (Little Mermaid). Multiple Tony-nominated director/choreographer Graciela Daniele is in talks to do the musical staging for the show.
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July 15 2011, 7:50am | Comments »
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Love Never Dies star and London West End diva Sierra Boggess recently left the UK and headed back to New York to take part in a reading for Rebecca the Musical which is due to open there later this year. The latest production plans call for a REBECCA premiere on Broadway in the Fall of 2011.
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March 28 2011, 3:39am | Comments »
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