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wordnix 03:56 am UTC 11/30/08 |
| In reply to: | re: And for the lazy bastards who can't register... - Pudding 03:44 am UTC 11/30/08 |
| Hands up who thinks Braunsberg got such a sales pitch before he said it from, say, Sonenberg. > Hands up who thinks Mr.Braunsberg doesn't know what the > fuck he's talking about. > > > ...which takes all of five seconds: > > > > Roman Polanski and Broadway > > > > Lawyers for the film director Roman Polanski, who has been > > working in Europe since fleeing the United States in 1977 > > to escape after being charged with statutory rape, have > > been talking with California prosecutors about a deal > > under which he could return to work in the United States. > > Now it appears that if such a deal is reached, Mr. > > Polanski might well land on Broadway. > > > > In Vienna, Andrew Braunsberg is producing "Dance of the > > Vampires," a musical version of Mr. Polanski's 1967 horror > > spoof, "The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, but > > Your Teeth Are in My Neck," with Mr. Polanski directing. > > The musical, with songs by the rock composer Jim Steinman, > > is being performed, in German, at the 1,200-seat Raimund > > Theater there. > > > > "Our idea has always been to take it to New York," Mr. > > Braunsberg said in a telephone interview from Vienna. "We > > want to do it with Roman directing." > > > > Mr. Steinman will translate and reshape the German book > > and lyrics. Producers had initially been uncertain > > whether to take the show first to New York or wait until > > after a West End run in London. > > > > "Now we all feel it's really more of a New York show," Mr. > > Braunsberg said. "Our feeling is New York will be the > > first port of call." > > > > The timing will depend on when the right theater is > > available, he said, but producers and Mr. Polanski are > > hoping for a Broadway opening sometime late in 1998. > > > > > Okay, click there. Relevant quote below. > > > > > > Producers had initially been uncertain whether to take > > > the show first to New York or wait until after a West End > > > run in London. > > > > > > "Now we all feel it's really more of a New York show," Mr. > > > Braunsberg said. "Our feeling is New York will be the > > > first port of call." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rebecca's about to receive a Broadway production, so who > > > > > knows? Stranger things have happened. In fact, according > > > > > to an article in Playbill's archives, link to follow, West > > > > > End producers wanted Tanz first before the Germans were > > > > > talked into Broadway. > > > > > > > > You can't expect anyone to believe that without seeing a > > > > link. Now, when I say "there's an article concerning this" > > > > and such, I presume most readers here are thoroughly aware > > > > of all the articles on Dream Pollution. | |
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