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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Rebecca The Musical Broadway Opening Announced
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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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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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Rebecca, the musical which is taking to the London stage next year is not the first attempt at putting the story to music. Back in 2004 there was an Australian version written by Victor Kazan with music by Kevin Purcell. Purcell worked for Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd-Webber in the 1990s and had hopes that their version would get backing. Their production attempted to recreate the sinister atmosphere of the book but in stark contrast to all other versions they actually cast someone to play the ghost of Rebecca. Rebecca - the film version It will come as no surprise, and can hardly be described as a spoiler, to remind you that in the book and the film Rebecca herself never appears. She’s there only in the way others talk about her, her house full of her personal possessions and of course her painting. Any ghost is strictly in our and the new Mrs de Winter’s imagination. It’s part of the power of the plot that we spend quite a lot of the time waiting for something supernatural to happen. Meanwhile tension and atmosphere build up and frightens us far more than any trickery or an onstage ghost ever could. Here’s a little taste of the evil Mrs Danvers from the Austrian production:
December 8 2010, 11:56am | Comments »
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Rebecca the musical Rebecca The Musical a new musical version of Daphne du Maurier’s classic Rebecca is to replace Flashdance at the Shaftesbury Theatre next Spring. The show was first produced in Vienna’s Raimund Theater in September 2006 and has been a huge hit in several European versions already. The Story of Rebecca Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again……… If you haven’t read du Maurier’s original novel then you have almost certainly seen Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film (which won an Oscar for Best Picture.) The film has been endlessly replayed on television and is a total classic.
Rebecca is the story of Maxim de Winter and his young, second wife. It is also the story of Manderley, the magnificent house, that forms the setting for most of the action. The new Mrs de Winter is so shy and innocent she seems almost childlike. If the production sticks to the book and film we never learn the second Mrs de Winter’s first name. Out of her depth and out of her class the young woman tries to befriend the only people around her, the servants. She soon discovers that her predecessor, Rebecca, was very different. The housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, makes it clear that really there could only ever be one Mrs de Winter and that she can never match up. Maxim, interesting and attentive before they arrived at Manderley, seems cold and distant. And so the scene is set for a production with not only great music but a cracking plot. Speculation about the casting of Rebecca
There have been no official casting announcements. There is a rumour and let’s be clear it is just a rumour – that Sierra Boggess might play Mrs de Winter. Sierra workshopped the role in the second UK workshop of Rebecca in October 2010 but this may mean nothing. The musical score is varied, ranging from chorale to ballads and would be perfect for her much acclaimed soprano voice. Sierra might enjoy the challenge of playing the timid, quiet Mrs de Winter. She is currently starring as Christine in Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre but her contract is set to end on March 12th 2011. In some ways more interesting will be who gets the role of Mrs Danvers. It will need to be someone with a fine voice and the ability to lend just the right amount of menace to the role. The Music of Rebecca
There are several video extracts of the European productions that give a strong flavour of the show.
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There’s no date been announced yet for when Rebecca The Musical will open in London but we’re really looking forward to seeing the new show as soon as possible next year.
November 28 2010, 1:48pm | Comments »
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Welcome to Rebecca The Musical, London. This is our first post. We might edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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