Menier Chocolate Factory

[zsazsa]

Anyone head anything about the summer and winter shows for the Chocolate Factory this year?

When are we likely to hear an announcement?

[Someone in a tree]

I'm hoping for a Kander and Ebb - ideally The Visit

But who can say? Lots of Sondheim that they haven't tackled yet and I'm sure Woods is wanting to be staged due to the success of the film

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Feb 6, 2016 16:16:15 GMT Someone in a tree said:

I'm hoping for a Kander and Ebb - ideally The Visit

But who can say? Lots of Sondheim that they haven't tackled yet and I'm sure Woods is wanting to be staged due to the success of the film

That would be fantastic. Come on, who's your dream Claire? Dare we hope Chita would do it? I'm getting carried way at the very thought of it.

[Someone in a tree]

Chita would obviously be fantastic but if I do wonder about casting it a bit younger. I love Samantha Spiro but is she too young ?

Beverley Klein
Betty Buckley
Judi Dench
Tracey Bennett or Ullman

[Someone in a tree]

Christine Ebersole

And sod it I'm going to lob in Renee Fleming as well !

[zsazsa]

Feb 6, 2016 16:16:15 GMT Someone in a tree said:

I'm hoping for a Kander and Ebb - ideally The Visit

But who can say? Lots of Sondheim that they haven't tackled yet and I'm sure Woods is wanting to be staged due to the success of the film

If not The Visit then perhaps 'The Rink'?

[bernadette]

The Rink, or The Visit. Renee Fleming, Christine Ebersole, Judi Dench, Betty Buckley.... all of that sounds like a dream come true to me.

[ali973]

I think if The Visit would open, it would be a fully staged show based on the Broadway version rather a re-invented production by the Menier. Wasn't there talk of bringing it to London with Chita towards the end of its Broadway run?

Ebersole is fantastic, and not to shatter any theatrequeen dreams but she's doing a show with Patti LuPone in Chicago before Broadway titled "Paint War" about the rivalry between Elisabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein composed by the Grey Gardens guys. Sounds divine.

[Someone in a tree]

Feb 6, 2016 20:23:14 GMT ali973 said:

I think if The Visit would open, it would be a fully staged show based on the Broadway version rather a re-invented production by the Menier. Wasn't there talk of bringing it to London with Chita towards the end of its Broadway run?

Ebersole is fantastic, and not to shatter any theatrequeen dreams but she's doing a show with Patti LuPone in Chicago before Broadway titled "Paint War" about the rivalry between Elisabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein composed by the Grey Gardens guys. Sounds divine.

#omggayheaven

[mrbarnaby]

I'm not sure anyone who actually saw The Visit would care to watch it done ever again. I certainly wouldn't .

[couldileaveyou]

I think it's a beautiful show that deserved a better director. Sian Phillips would be a wonderful Claire, too bad she's busy at the National.