Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Bonnie and Clyde-the race is on

Following up on a previous post, it appears that Hunter Foster and Rick Crom's musical version of the Bonnie and Clyde tale will receive a reading at the West Side Theatre tonight (June 16th). The reading will feature such theatrical legends as Sutton Foster (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Shrek), Debra Monk (Assassins, Steel Pier, Chicago) and Christopher Seiber (Shrek, Spamalot) as well as relative newcomer Will Swenson, recently Tony nominated for his performance as Berger in the Tony winning Broadway revival of Hair.

Apparently this version is a light hearted version of the tale-seemingly the only one of the many adaptations to take this approach. Still, Frank Wildhorn's version will premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in a full production this fall. While several of Wildhorn's musicals haven't made it past the regional stage, I have a strange feeling about this one...and I also have a feeling Foster and Crom's will take off as well. Perhaps in 2010 or 2011 we will have another "Wild Party" on our hands. (See an upcoming post for the full story on the Wild Party musicals).

Playbill.com article on Foster and Crom Bonnie and Clyde reading

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