Posted by Rob 2013-01-02 16:47:07
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Jordan Catalano 2013-01-02 16:48:18
Oh, Jesus.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Huss417 2013-01-02 16:49:04
The gift that just keeps on giving.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by ljay889 2013-01-02 16:49:16
L O L
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by bdn223 2013-01-02 16:50:34
Yes and so will High School Musical!!!
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by bdn223 2013-01-02 16:50:36
Yes and so will High School Musical!!!
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by bwayphreak234 2013-01-02 16:55:21
Look how long it took Dance of the Vampires to get to Broadway, and when it did... Well we all know how that ended. If the universe is working against a show this strongly, maybe it's just not meant to be.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by uncageg 2013-01-02 16:59:32
I have been dying to see this show and really hope it does make it to Broadway. Hey, the universe was working against Spiderman and it is still running.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Rodgerdodger 2013-01-02 17:02:44
This has gone from "potential Forbidden Broadway sketch" to just plain sad.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by g.d.e.l.g.i. 2013-01-02 17:07:53
Translation: "SHIT! SHIT! WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM BACK! WE NEED MORE TIME!"
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Visceral_Fella 2013-01-02 17:15:01
Someone really believes in this show. I must commend the fight.
I must say that I'd love to see it because I'm a huge fan of the movie. The extra time may give them the opportunity to get Boggess back along with someone inspired as Danvers like Carolee.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by GlindatheGood22 2013-01-02 17:17:05
I don't think any actor can save this one.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by little_sally 2013-01-02 17:34:28
Huss417, that was my exact reaction.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by ClydeBarrow 2013-01-02 17:34:50
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by AC126748 2013-01-02 17:38:52
Any investor stupid enough to put money into another potential production (and, likewise, any performer stupid enough to take this job) deserves what they get.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by CarlosAlberto 2013-01-02 17:40:33
JEEZ LET IT DIE ALREADY!
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Mister Matt 2013-01-02 18:00:43
Look how long it took Dance of the Vampires to get to Broadway, and when it did... Well we all know how that ended.
In the case of Vampires, it was the material that was handled badly. In this case, it's the finances. I would love to see Rebecca, but given all the crazy bad press up to this point, I don't see how it could possibly survive a week past opening no matter how good it is. Too bad it isn't based on a super hero with a score by an internationally beloved rock star.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Kad 2013-01-02 18:07:12
Word is, they're in talks with a Nigerian prince to finance this now.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by RippedMan 2013-01-02 18:09:00
I actually heard Karen Mason sing the title song, and I have to say it's pretty darn good. we haven't heard such a beautiful melody in so long on Broadway.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by everythingtaboo 2013-01-02 20:56:39
I just can't believe they're still trying. I'm just afraid it'll open, and it'll be met with "All this? For that?" This ain't Spider-Man, with a built-in audience, so it has to be the absolute best musical of all time to be worth it, to thrive under the weight of the scandals. And we all know that it ain't nowhere close...
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Mr Roxy 2013-01-02 21:33:04
A revival of Breakfast At Tiffany's is next up
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by PlayItAgain 2013-01-02 21:37:14
^ um.... its not the musical version but a new play adaptation starts previews in like 5 weeks....
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by The Distinctive Baritone 2013-01-02 22:26:46
Sounds to me like its just part of his deal to delay paying back money he doesn't have.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Rabekriegerin 2013-01-02 23:08:47
Please, just please, quit jerking my heart around on a string...!
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by RippedMan 2013-01-02 23:09:07
I really want the show to work, but it just sucks it's met with all this drama.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Brave Sir Robin2 2013-01-02 23:10:53
I think I read that they already built lots of the set, so hopefully they can make it work?
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by JeffersonPenn 2013-01-03 00:19:20
As several other individuals mentioned, Mr. Sprecher must either move forward with the scheduled theatrical production or return the retrieved capital to the original investors. But, since at least $800,000 of the capitalization has been utilized, the latter option is not quite available. The show must thus go on, despite its debated prospect of commercial success.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by ClapYo'Hands 2013-01-03 07:41:07
The plot thins.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by Addison D. 2013-01-03 08:00:17
If it's a great show with an inspired score and terrific cast, all this gossip, schadenfreude and drama will just be a lot of blah blah blah.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by DEClarke 2013-01-03 14:54:13
They do have a built in audience... the people who are interested in the show because of the scandal.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by uncageg 2013-01-03 18:08:39
DEClarke, not so sure that will be too much of a built in audience. Not near as much as what Spiderman probably generated. Just my opinion.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by PositivelyEmerald 2013-01-03 19:54:14
Yes, a lot of the set was built. I've seen pictures showing the nearly completed deck for the show, as well as the staircase of Manderlay. Ill post them later.
I personally was and still am very excited to see this show. (If it ever happens)
Could Pia Douwes have done the show in the U.S? I could have sworn I heard her singing the title song in english on a recording somewhere. Her voice is stellar, and she has the perfect look for Mrs. Danvers.
Someone said earlier they heard or saw a video of Karen Mason singing "Rebecca." Does anyone know where I can find that???
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by DEClarke 2013-01-04 02:54:30
That's true. SPIDER-MAN definitely has broader appeal. But I don't think they would ever expect REBECCA to draw the same large crowds to being with. (I could be wrong.) I'd think they'd expect word of mouth and star QUALity to drive the show.
On the flip side, I know that I am much more interested in REBECCA because of the drama behind the scenes. I really didn't know much about the show until the scandal broke out. It was then that I started learning about it and the success it was in Europe. I know I can't be alone in that camp. And I think other NYC tourists like myself would be ticket buyers in part due to the scandal.
BREAKING NEWS: REBECCA Still Hoping to Make it to Broadway in 2013?
Posted by DeNada 2013-01-04 06:30:31
NYC ticket buyers who actually follow this sort of news are surely a complete minority when it comes to theatre audiences, though. Most people would have very little idea the show is even supposed to be open yet, I'd have thought?
Whatever happens, the show will flop. What plays in Europe does not play well everywhere else. The orchestrations are retro to say the least, the English lyrics sounded dreadful from the Bryant Park performance, and the melodramatic atmosphere is the complete antithesis of everything that's popular on Broadway at present.
I own both Austrian recordings. I LIKE the Austrian recordings, and am considering picking up the new German one to hear the changes to the score. But the show has absolutely no chance of being anything other than a financial disaster on Broadway.
If there was any way for Sprecher and Forlanza to pay back the money and release the rights, they should have taken it, because Sprecher in particular is unlikely to be get the chance to be lead producer on anything again.
