Casting is now complete for the upcoming Roundabout Theater revival of Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George. I was under the mistaken impression that the entire London cast would be making the Broadway transfer (not sure where I got that idea, upon reflection), but apparently only stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell will repeat their roles, as George and Dot, respectively.
Joining Evans and Russell will be Broadway veterans Michael Cumpsty as Jules/Bob, Alexander Gemignani as Boatman/Dennis, Jessica Molaskey as Yvonne/Naomi, and Mary Beth Peil as Old Lady/ Blair. The cast will also include Boston Conservatory alum Anne Nathan as Nurse/Harriet Pauling.
Regular readers may recall that I saw the London revival of Sunday in the Park with George and was absolutely blown away. (Read my review here.) The production was a stunning combination of state-of-the-art (pun intended) digital technology and palpable, empathic direction. Sam Buntrock coaxed multi-layered portrayals from his uniformly excellent London cast. We can only hope that he manages a similar feat with his redoubtable Broadway cast.
The Roundabout revival begins performances at Studio 54 in January, opens in February, and is currently slated to run until the end of April. Do yourself, and the Roundabout, a favor and grab a ticket to this show. Multiple tickets, even.
"I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken. The choosing was not." -- Stephen Sondheim
Chris, With your glowing review solidly in mind, I made sure I got my tickets right when they went on sale. I can't wait to see this show.
Posted by: Steve On Broadway (SOB) | November 02, 2007 at 10:58 AM