Woman in White to Debut on Broadway in November

By Andrew Gans
11 Nov 2004

Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical, The Woman in White — currently playing London's Palace Theatre — will arrive on Broadway in November 2005.



It has been confirmed that the musical, based on the Wilkie Collins' novel of the same name, will open on Broadway Nov. 10, 2005. Woman in White will play one of the Nederlander Theatres, most likely the Minskoff, which is the current home of the revival of Fiddler on the Roof. The musical is expected to cost between $10 million and $12 million, and the entire British creative team will be part of the Broadway production. No casting has yet been announced.

The Woman in White features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel and a book by Charlotte Jones. The remainder of the creative team comprises William Dudley (set and costume design), Paul Pyant (lighting design), Mick Potter (sound design), Wayne McGregor (dance and movement) and Simon Lee (musical supervisor). The musical — co-starring Maria Friedman and Michael Crawford — began previews at the newly refurbished Palace Theatre Aug. 28 with an official opening Sept. 15. Trevor Nunn directs.

According to production notes, The Woman in White concerns "a dashing young man, employed as the art tutor to two devoted sisters, [who] is stranded at a remote railway cutting. Out of the darkness looms a woman, a mysterious figure dressed in white, desperate to share a chilling secret. He and the sisters soon find themselves trapped in a web of betrayal and greed, the victims of a seemingly flawless crime. Together they will need all their resourcefulness and courage to outwit a hugely charismatic and ingenious villain. As the compelling plot twists and turns, low villainy vies with high romance in a world where nothing is as it first appears and where it is impossible to know who to trust."

For more information about The Woman in White visit www.womaninwhitethemusical.com.