| HERE COMES NORMAN
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By ROGER B. HARRIS
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Published January 31 2009 |
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| Stephen Mangan/Ph: Manuel Harlan |
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The critically-acclaimed Old Vic revival of Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests will open on Broadway in April at Circle in the Square. The entire London cast will make the trip, according to lead producer Sonia Friedman. That means New York audiences will get the chance to see Stephen Mangan (Norman), Amelia Bullmore (Ruth), Paul Ritter (Reg), Amanda Root (Sarah), Jessica Hynes (Annie), and Ben Miles Tom). London Theatre News reviewer Clive Hirschhorn called their performances flawless. The arrival of The Norman Conquests on Broadway sets up an intriguing possibility: Namely that Friedman could be competing with herself on The Seagull for Best Revival.
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