Tony Award winner (Sweeney Todd, Company) directs the new incarnation of The Visit, which debuted in a 100-minute, intermissionless version last summer at the . Doyle returns for the Broadway production alongside Tony Award nominee as choreographer.
Based on Friedrich D眉rrenmatt's 1956 play, The Visit has music by , lyrics by the late and a book by Tony Award winner .
Here's how the musical is billed: "Based on the satirical play by Friedrich D眉rrenmatt as adapted by , The Visit is about greed, love, and one woman鈥檚 carefully plotted revenge. The oft-widowed Claire Zachanassian (Rivera), richest woman in the world, returns to the hardship-stricken town of her birth. The locals pray that her wealth will bring them a new lease on life, but her arrival carries a dreadful price. Rees co-stars as Anton Schell, the man who scorned Claire years ago. Sardonic and morally complex, The Visit asks 'What can your heart afford?'"
The production marks the third collaboration for Kander and Ebb, McNally and Rivera. The artists previously worked together on The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman, both of which led Rivera to Tony Award wins for her performances. "In The Visit, Chita Rivera shows the world what becomes a legend most," Kirdahy said in a statement. "Kander and Ebb's final musical is a masterwork. Fascinating, visceral and haunting, The Visit entertains and challenges in ways that can only be described as thrilling. We cannot wait for The Visit to visit Broadway."
Rivera will co-star in The Visit alongside , who will play Anton Schell. The cast also features (Curtains, Next to Normal), , (Sweeney Todd), (Titanic), (Spamalot), (Passion), Chris Newcomer (Chicago), (Young Frankenstein, Curtains), (Evita, Les Mis茅rables) and Michelle Veintimilla.
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