While I’m not a frequent theater-goer, tell me you’re adapting a Stephen King property, and you’ve got my attention. Misery, which many of you movie lovers know as a work of obsessive art starring James Caan and Kathy Bates, has found itself a home on Broadway for the foreseeable future – which works in the strangest of ways. King’s source is loaded with crazed, domesticated tension, which Rob Reiner was able to blend with a subdued sense of humor, but Will Frears’ theatrical adaptation expands upon the dark comedy of Paul Sheldon’s imprisonment. Scares don’t translate easily to stage, and thankfully Misery isn’t a rigid adaptation, because it actually Adapts.
Misery boils everything down to three characters – Paul Sheldon (Bruce Willis), Annie Wilkes (Laurie Metcalf), and Sheriff Buster (Leon Addison Brown). Sheldon is a famous author who has an accident during a Colorado blizzard,...
Misery boils everything down to three characters – Paul Sheldon (Bruce Willis), Annie Wilkes (Laurie Metcalf), and Sheriff Buster (Leon Addison Brown). Sheldon is a famous author who has an accident during a Colorado blizzard,...
- 10/29/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
When it was announced in March that Stephen King's classic horror novel Misery was getting the Broadway treatment, Elizabeth Marvel was intended to play the juicy role of number-one fan and number-one torturous motivator Annie Wilkes on stage. Due to House of Cards commitments, however, Marvel has left the project and Laurie Metcalf has joined it in her place.
Variety reports that Laurie Metcalf will play Annie Wilkes in the Misery Broadway play. Widely known for her stellar turn as Jackie Harris on Roseanne in addition to a plethora of other TV and film credits, Metcalf is perhaps best known to horror fans for her intense, unflinching portrayal as Mrs. Loomis in Scream 2.
As Wilkes, Metcalf will inflict pain on author Paul Sheldon, played by Bruce Willis in his Broadway debut. Metcalf is no stranger to the stage, having performed both off Broadway in Domesticated and on Broadway in The Other Place.
Variety reports that Laurie Metcalf will play Annie Wilkes in the Misery Broadway play. Widely known for her stellar turn as Jackie Harris on Roseanne in addition to a plethora of other TV and film credits, Metcalf is perhaps best known to horror fans for her intense, unflinching portrayal as Mrs. Loomis in Scream 2.
As Wilkes, Metcalf will inflict pain on author Paul Sheldon, played by Bruce Willis in his Broadway debut. Metcalf is no stranger to the stage, having performed both off Broadway in Domesticated and on Broadway in The Other Place.
- 6/23/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Actor Laurie Metcalf boasts a long, robust career, but this fall will mark only her second foray into horror. Following her turn as the vengeful Debbie Salt (aka Mrs. Loomis) in Scream 2, Metcalf will take over for Elizabeth Marvel in the upcoming stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery. Directed by Will Frears, the limited…
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- 6/23/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Oscar-winning movie Misery is heading to the stage. With Bruce Willis in the James Caan role...
THR is reporting that Bruce Willis will make his Broadway debut in a theatre adaptation of Stephen King's best-selling novel, Misery.
Willis will star as writer Paul Sheldon, who is kidnapped by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes (played in the 1990 movie by the wonderful Kathy Bates). Wilkes will be played by Elizabeth Marvel.
Will Frears will direct the play for an unannounced theatre. The script was written by William Goldman, who also penned the screenplay for the aforementioned film.
Misery will be produced by Warner Bros Theatre Ventures' Mark Kaufman and Castle Rock Entertainment's Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer. Raymond Wu is also producing.
Willis will have some pretty big shoes to fill, after the sterling perfomance from James Caan in the 1990 film. Also, it'd be lovely to sit through...
THR is reporting that Bruce Willis will make his Broadway debut in a theatre adaptation of Stephen King's best-selling novel, Misery.
Willis will star as writer Paul Sheldon, who is kidnapped by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes (played in the 1990 movie by the wonderful Kathy Bates). Wilkes will be played by Elizabeth Marvel.
Will Frears will direct the play for an unannounced theatre. The script was written by William Goldman, who also penned the screenplay for the aforementioned film.
Misery will be produced by Warner Bros Theatre Ventures' Mark Kaufman and Castle Rock Entertainment's Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer. Raymond Wu is also producing.
Willis will have some pretty big shoes to fill, after the sterling perfomance from James Caan in the 1990 film. Also, it'd be lovely to sit through...
- 3/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Number one fans can be flattering, but Annie Wilkes comes on a little too strong, and Bruce Willis is about to find out just how strong when he makes his Broadway debut in Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures' stage adaptation of one of Stephen King's most chilling novels: Misery.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Bruce Willis will star as author Paul Sheldon opposite Elizabeth Marvel (Other Desert Cities, House Of Cards) as Annie Wilkes in Misery, the Broadway adaptation of the classic 1987 novel that was adapted to film in 1990 by Rob Reiner. The play is scribed by William Goldman (The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), who also penned the screenplay for the film adaptation. The stage version of Misery made its world premiere in the fall of 2012 at Bucks County Playhouse.
Will Frears (Omnium Gatherum) will direct Misery, which will have a limited run this fall at...
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Bruce Willis will star as author Paul Sheldon opposite Elizabeth Marvel (Other Desert Cities, House Of Cards) as Annie Wilkes in Misery, the Broadway adaptation of the classic 1987 novel that was adapted to film in 1990 by Rob Reiner. The play is scribed by William Goldman (The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), who also penned the screenplay for the film adaptation. The stage version of Misery made its world premiere in the fall of 2012 at Bucks County Playhouse.
Will Frears (Omnium Gatherum) will direct Misery, which will have a limited run this fall at...
- 3/4/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One of the most terrifying and tremendous thrillers of the 1990s, Rob Reiners film adaptation of Stephen Kings bestselling semi-roman a clef novelistic ode to psychotic fans, Misery, has always seemed somehow destined for the stage, and, now, thanks to two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Goldman, responsible for the original films screenplay as well as many films, books, plays and musicals of his own, and director Will Frears, the nightmare is coming all too harrowingly, hobbling-ly real, live onstage at the Bucks County Playhouse for a special limited engagement November 24 through December 8. In this detailed discussion, Goldman, Frears and I dissect the finer points of the characters, story, themes and narrative ideas that flow through the original King novel and the Reiner film as well as outline what the new stage adaptation sets out to do insofar as intensifying, clarifying and maximizing the terrific potential inherent to the dynamic and compelling material.
- 11/26/2012
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Castle Rock Entertainment and Playhouse Productions present the world premiere of Misery at Bucks County Playhouse 70 South Main Street, New Hope Pa this fall. Written by two-time Academy Award-winner William Goldman who wrote the screenplay for Misery as well as The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, based on the acclaimed novel by Stephen King and directed by Will Frears Coach, Year Zero, Misery will play a limited developmental engagement of 11 performances only, tonight, November 24th through December 8th.
- 11/24/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Even though Carrie didn't work, that's not stopping anyone from adapting Stephen King tales for the stage, and the next project up for the live theatre treatment is the tale of an obsessed fan who knows all about Misery.
Variety reports that Warner Bros. Theater Ventures' stage adaptation of Misery is gearing up for its first public showcase, scheduling a brief 11-performance run at the Bucks County Playhouse, the newly revitalized regional theater in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
William Goldman, screenwriter of the 1990 film based on the 1987 Stephen King novel, pens the legit incarnation, a play to be directed by Will Frears. Warner Bros. Theater Ventures, Castle Rock Entertainment (producer of the film), and Playhouse Prods. present the world premiere.
No cast has yet been announced for the run, which kicks off in late November. The Bucks County stint has been tagged a "limited developmental engagement" rather than a pre-Broadway tryout,...
Variety reports that Warner Bros. Theater Ventures' stage adaptation of Misery is gearing up for its first public showcase, scheduling a brief 11-performance run at the Bucks County Playhouse, the newly revitalized regional theater in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
William Goldman, screenwriter of the 1990 film based on the 1987 Stephen King novel, pens the legit incarnation, a play to be directed by Will Frears. Warner Bros. Theater Ventures, Castle Rock Entertainment (producer of the film), and Playhouse Prods. present the world premiere.
No cast has yet been announced for the run, which kicks off in late November. The Bucks County stint has been tagged a "limited developmental engagement" rather than a pre-Broadway tryout,...
- 9/21/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Castle Rock Entertainment and Playhouse Productions announced today that they will present the world premiere of Misery at Bucks County Playhouse 70 South Main Street, New Hope Pa this fall. Written by two-time Academy Award-winner William Goldman who wrote the screenplay for Misery as well as The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, based on the acclaimed novel by Stephen King and directed by Will Frears Coach, Year Zero, Misery will play a limited developmental engagement of 11 performances only, November 24th through December 8th.
- 9/20/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Exclusive: Eve’s Bayou helmer Kasi Lemmons has been set to adapt and direct On Beauty, based on the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Zadie Smith. The film will be developed as a coproduction between Carol Polakoff Productions, Ruby Films and Film4. The book is an academic comedy of manners, focusing on the story of two families with different but increasingly intertwined lives, race and sexual politics. It’s been called a modern day Howards End, which was an inspiration for the author. Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits of Ruby Films are producing with Carol Polakoff. Lemmons, who started as an actress (she played Clarice Starling’s classmate at the FBI Academy in The Silence of the Lambs) and has also directed Talk To Me with Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejoifor, and The Caveman’s Valentine with Samuel L. Jackson. She’s developing at Fox Searchlight an adapatation of Langston Hughes...
- 3/27/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
w musical with book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Steven Sater and music by Academy and Grammy Award-winning legend Burt Bacharach. Directed by Will Frears with music supervision by Lon Hoyt and choreography by Denis Jones, Some Lovers will run through Dec. 31 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. The production will celebrate its official opening night on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 630 p.m.BroadwayWorld reporter Audra Stafford recently sat down with the show's famed creators to talk about all things 'Lovers'. Click below to hear from Bacharach and Sater...
- 12/2/2011
- by Audra Stafford
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Old Globe is currently presenting the World Premiere of Some Lovers, a new musical with book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Steven Sater and music by Academy and Grammy Award-winning legend Burt Bacharach. Directed by Will Frears with music supervision by Lon Hoyt and choreography by Denis Jones, Some Lovers will run through Dec. 31 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run Nov. 26 - Dec. 6. Opening night is Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 630 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at 619 23-globe or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.Check out production shots from the show below...
- 11/29/2011
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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