Posted on: Sunday, August 28, 2005
New musicals, revivals to hit N.Y. stages
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer
A "Tarzan" musical by Disney, a revival of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, a stage version of "Mary Poppins," a musical based on "The Color Purple" and new musicals by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and Andrew Lloyd Webber are among the fresh arrivals slated on Broadway in the months ahead. Opening timetables are subject to change but expect the following:
"Lennon," a musical written and directed by Don Scardino, featuring the music and lyrics of John Lennon. (Just opened at the Broadhurst Theatre).
"A Chorus Line," a revival of Michael Bennett's "singular sensation." (September 2006).
"A Naked Girl on the Appian Way," a play by Richard Greenberg, about a couple whose children return with surprising news after a year traveling in Europe, featuring Jill Clayburgh. (October).
"Barefoot in the Park," a revival of the Neil Simon comedy, about newlyweds adjusting to life in Manhattan. With Patrick Wilson, Amanda Peet, Jill Clayburgh and Tony Roberts. (February).
"The Caine Mutiny Court Martial," the Herman Wouk drama about a lawyer who defends an officer who loses control of his troops in a typhoon, directed by Jerry Zak. (No date).
"Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life," autobiographical musical about the legendary song-and-dance star, with book by Terrence McNally and directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele. (December).
"The Color Purple," a musical based on Alice Walker's novel and Steven Spielberg's movie, depicting the journey of a black woman in the midst of male and white oppression in the Depression-era South. (December).
"Festen," a stage rendering of the Thomas Vinterburg film, "The Celebration." (No date).
"In My Life," a musical with songs by Joe Brooks of "You Light Up My Life" fame. (October).
"Jersey Boys," a new musical based on the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and featuring the group's hit songs. (November).
"Lestat," a new musical by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, based on Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles," co-starring Hugh Panaro and Jim Stanek. (Spring 2006).
"Mary Poppins," a stage version of the Disney classic, that is a hit in London. (No date).
"Princesses," a musical by Matthew Wilder, with lyrics by David Zippel, directed by Zippel. (Fall).
"The Odd Couple," a revival of the Neil Simon comedy, co-starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. (October).
"Shining City," a Conor McPherson drama, about a Dublin man who believes he has seen the ghost of his dead wife. (November).
"Sweeney Todd," a revival of Stephen Sondheim's macabre 1979 Tony Award winner, in a production starring Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris, with a cast of actors who double as the orchestra. (November).
"The Woman in White," a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by David Zippel and book by Charlotte Jones, based on Wilkie Collins' Victorian thriller, directed by Trevor Nunn. (November).
"After Miss Julie," a drama by Patrick Marber inspired by August Strindberg's "Miss Julie," directed by Marber. (May).
"Three Days of Rain," a drama by Richard Greenberg, starring Julia Roberts in a limited three-month run, directed by Joe Mantello. (March).
"Rabbit Hole," a drama by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Daniel Sullivan. (February).
"The Pajama Game," a revival of the 1955 Tony Award-winning musical, with Harry Connick Jr. starring. (March).
"A Touch of the Poet," a drama by Eugene O'Neill, directed by Doug Hughes and featuring Gabriel Byrne. (December).
"Tarzan," a Disney musical with songs by Phil Collins, book by David Henry Hwang, adapted from the screenplay by Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker and Noni White and based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, "Tarzan of the Apes." (Spring 2006).
"The Threepenny Opera," based on the Bertolt Brecht-Kurt Weill original, directed by Scott Elliott and featuring Alan Cumming as Macheath, Edie Falco as Jenny and Nellie McKay as Polly. (Spring 2006).
"Absurd Person Singular," a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, with Alan Ruck, Deborah Rush, and Paxton Whitehead. (October).
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