West End Guys
West End Guys
After a nearly two-year run, Michael Grandage's acclaimed London revival of Guys And Dolls has posted its closing notices for April 14.
While the current production started out with a huge bang -- with an original stellar cast that included Ewan McGregor, Jane Krakowski, Douglas Hodge and Jenna Russell -- it was more recently reduced to stunt casting, first with Patrick Swayze and then Don Johnson stepping into the role of Nathan Detroit.
The show earned my respect for a terrific reimagining of the quintessential Broadway story -- so much so that it ranked as my second favorite show of the 2005-06 Theatrical Season. Although the show will shutter on the West End, its successful U.K. tour will continue. And if that's not enough, Grandage is busily preparing for 2008 transfers to Sydney and New York City; however, no acting names have yet been attached to either mounting.
This is Steve On Broadway (SOB).
Click here for London tickets.
Click here for U.K. tour information.
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Labels: Closing Notices, First Word On New Show, Guys And Dolls, London, Michael Grandage, Musical, Revival, Stunt Casting, Transfer
posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Sunday, March 18, 2007
1 Comments:
One closes, another is reborn...
:-)
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