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Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST

Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST

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#2Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 7:20pm

Directed by John Doyle...

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#2Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 7:21pm

cue the pea soup.


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#3Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 7:22pm

Even Satan has to play his own instrument.


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#4Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 7:38pm

As someone who has seen LOTS of Broadway bombs, if I had to name the absolute WORST play I saw on Broadway it would be John Pielmeier's SLEIGHT OF HAND. Shockingly bad. Since he's writing this thing (not a good idea to begin with, methinks) I wouldn't get my hopes up. I'm shocked to see that Harry Groener has agreed to appear in another Pielmeier play after what he experienced with SLEIGHT OF HAND. The only good thing to emerge from that debacle was the poster.

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#5Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 8:20pm

This casting is sure to turn heads.


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#6Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 9:49pm

Will they sell crucifix's in the lobby?

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#7Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 10:20pm

Jordan, they will sell holy water in logo sippy cups for 33.00.


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#8Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 11:22pm

What is Stephen Bogardus doing in this? (As in, does anyone know what his role is?)

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#9Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/17/12 at 11:36pm

I Just don't understand the idea of putting a popular (cult?) on stage. What's the appeal? Why not just watch the movie? It's not like they are adding thing to it.

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#10Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 12:04am

Why is twelve-year-old Regan being played by a college graduate? Doesn't that kinda kill the shock of it?

I actually like the idea of Brooke as Chris.

I have my doubts about this play, though. Big-time.


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#11Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 2:21am


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#12Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 2:27am

I wish this was a musical.

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#13Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 2:58am

with tap dancing devils

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#14Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 4:28am

Bogardus plays one of the doctors.

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#15Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 6:51am

It's certainly a story Sondheim should adapt.

Excitingly - Teller (of Penn and Teller) is doing the illusions for this show.


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#16Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 9:43am

Well! This is a team-up I don't think anyone saw coming.


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#17Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 11:01am

I'm excited for this, though I'm not sure about Shields' casting. Hoping to be pleasantly surprised by her...it's a tough role!

I'm interested in more casting...Sharon, Karl and Kinderman.


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#18Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 11:33am

Some minor characters in the novel were downplayed in the movie, so maybe they're going to emphasize them. If they are going the mystery route, (for good or ill)AGNES OF GOD might be a model.


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#19Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 12:06pm

A word of advice to the Geffen Playhouse. Don't use green lights for the vomit-the queens on this boards will have a hissy fit and never let it go. lol


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#20Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 12:11pm

Am I the only one who would be a little distracted by Brooke Shields in something like this? I can understand the desire to take the Ellen Burstyn role, but there's a reason horror movies usually star non-famous people. It takes the audience out of the scariness.

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#21Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 12:16pm

I don't know the book well, but I know the movie. Isn't the character supposed to be a movie star? I think Shields will be effective in that regard. Even more effective than Burstyn who never seeemed a movie star...even though she actually IS one.

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#22Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 12:21pm

Welcome lemiz1862 to the madness! Thanks for the info. I am very excited to see this and thrilled that it's here in LA. The Geffen does great work, so hopes are high.

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#23Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 12:56pm

It's been a long time since I read the novel. I remember it being very close to the screenplay, except the sub plot involving Karl.

Interesting take on Sheilds, and Chris being a star, Robbie. Maybe it's a movie star versus glamour star kind of thing, but I felt like Chris was a great actress kind of star rather than a screen siren type. Burstyn, Blatty and Freidken seem to make that clear with her "preperation" during her working scenes, especially when the makeup person annoys her as she's about to begin filming the campus scene and questioning the writers of the film.

I'm hoping Shields is great, it just seems a daring choice.


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#24Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST
Posted: 5/18/12 at 7:16pm

Interesting no one has mentioned Manouel Feliciano.

His denial of a Tony for the SWEENEY TODD revival sent this board into paroxysms that would make Pazuzu wrinkle his nose, once upon a time.


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