New York Post Michael Riedel Reports Rumored Oscar/Tony Winners Roles in Broadway Revival

New York Post Rumor says Academy Award Winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and Iconic Actress Angela Lansbury are to star in a revival of A Little Night Music with music and lyrics by the famed Stephen Sondheim?

If the production pans out it would mark Catherine Zeta-Jones Broadway debut, playing alongside TV and Broadway Legend Angela Lansbury in The Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of A Little Night Music, the book is rumored to be by Hugh Wheeler, with choreography possibly by Lynne Page, the potential show director may be Trevour Nunn.

Zeta-Jones is rumored to be cast as Desiree and Lansbury is said to play Desiree’s mother Madame Armfeldt who is confined to a wheelchair during the show.

Five time Tony Winner, Lansbury just finished her run as Madame Arcati in the Box Office Broadway hit play Blithe Spirit which she won a 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress In A Play.

According to Riedel the Broadway musical is rumored to begin in December at the Walter Kerr Theatre

Rumor or not, we can’t wait, hopefully we will have Ticket info. soon, hold on gang!

See our recent interviews with Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore.

Photos: J. Harrison / B. Bank

Tags: Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit, Catherine Zeta-Jones, desiree, madame arcati, tony winner

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