Se está preparando la obra "El gato sobre el tejado"("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof") de Tennesse Williams (1955) que será representada en Broadway. Uno de los posibles nombres del reparto de la obra es el de Whitney Houston. ¿Veremos a Whtiney en Broadway?...
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A Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with an all-black cast headed by Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as Big Daddy has im ploded - the result, theater sources say, of "inexperienced, inept and insane" producing.
The revival, which was to have opened in the fall, would also have starred Phylicia Rashad (Big Mamma), Audra McDonald (Maggie) and Anthony Mackie (Brick). It was to have been directed by Kenny Leon, who staged the hit production of "A Raisin in the Sun" starring Sean Combs.
But two weeks ago, Leon and Whitaker pulled out of the project after repeatedly clashing with the producers, a group of extremely wealthy hedge-fund managers with no previous theatrical experience.
Whitaker, says a source, was annoyed to learn that the producers, tired of waiting for him to sign his contract, were threatening to replace him with Danny Glover.
Leon, meanwhile, was fuming that the producers were second-guessing his casting. They called McDonald a "regional theater actress" (her four Tony Awards notwithstanding) and were trying to replace her with either Whitney Houston or Beyoncé.
"It was just insane stuff," says a source. "Beyoncé might look good in a slip, but then she has to act. They couldn't grasp that."
Once Leon was out, Rashad, who won the Tony for her performance in "A Raisin in the Sun," and Mackie, a handsome young actor much adored by the critics, quit the production as well, sources say.
"Everybody's glad to be out of it," one person says. "It's a mess."
The producers could not be reached for comment yesterday. But sources say they haven't given up on the revival, and have now turned to choreographer Debbie Allen - Rashad's sister - to direct.
The revival, which was to have opened in the fall, would also have starred Phylicia Rashad (Big Mamma), Audra McDonald (Maggie) and Anthony Mackie (Brick). It was to have been directed by Kenny Leon, who staged the hit production of "A Raisin in the Sun" starring Sean Combs.
But two weeks ago, Leon and Whitaker pulled out of the project after repeatedly clashing with the producers, a group of extremely wealthy hedge-fund managers with no previous theatrical experience.
Whitaker, says a source, was annoyed to learn that the producers, tired of waiting for him to sign his contract, were threatening to replace him with Danny Glover.
Leon, meanwhile, was fuming that the producers were second-guessing his casting. They called McDonald a "regional theater actress" (her four Tony Awards notwithstanding) and were trying to replace her with either Whitney Houston or Beyoncé.
"It was just insane stuff," says a source. "Beyoncé might look good in a slip, but then she has to act. They couldn't grasp that."
Once Leon was out, Rashad, who won the Tony for her performance in "A Raisin in the Sun," and Mackie, a handsome young actor much adored by the critics, quit the production as well, sources say.
"Everybody's glad to be out of it," one person says. "It's a mess."
The producers could not be reached for comment yesterday. But sources say they haven't given up on the revival, and have now turned to choreographer Debbie Allen - Rashad's sister - to direct.
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