| Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! | |
| Last Edit: | Official_Press_Release 01:34 pm EST 01/17/15 |
| Posted by: | Official_Press_Release 01:33 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF LEGENDS! ANNOUNCED Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost today announced the return to the Australian stage by stars of screen and stage, Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. The sisters will star in a national tour of the Australian Premiere of James Kirkwood’s hilarious and touching comedy Legends! which has broken box office records around the world wherever it has played.The Australian Premiere opens in Brisbane at QPAC in May for a strictly limited season, followed by seasons in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. Tickets are on sale from 9 February. Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills, daughters of the legendary actor Sir John Mills, previously appeared across Australia in the play Fallen Angels, and Hayley starred in John Frost’s Tony Award winning production of The King and I during the original Australian tour in 1991. Hayley appeared in several Walt Disney films, most famously the dual roles of the twins Susan and Sharon in The Parent Trap (1961) and won the Academy Juvenile Award for Pollyanna (1960). Juliet gained enormous popularity in the television sitcom Nanny and The Professor, and won Emmy Awards for her performances in the mini-series QB VII (1974) and her role in the daytime drama series Passions. Co-starring is International heart throb Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, Dynasty, The Colbys). Maxwell has more than 70 film, theatre and television credits, including Gettysburg (1993), Tom DiCillio's The Real Blonde (1987) and on television in the role of Mark Wylde in Emmerdale. Maxwell is married to Juliet Mills. “I’m so excited to bring Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills back to Australia, and for them to perform opposite Maxwell Caulfield,” said John Frost. “The moment I read James Kirkwood’s very funny and theatrical play I immediately thought of them, and luckily they all had a gap in their schedules to travel to Australia for this five month tour. And I’m thrilled that the wonderful Christopher Renshaw, who directed Hayley in The King and I and Hayley and Juliet in Fallen Angels so long ago, is available to direct Legends!. Driving Miss Daisy showed me that Australian audiences want to see top class international stars in top quality plays. I’m sure we’re all in for a hilarious night with these legends in Legends!.” Legends! takes audiences into a world of gossip, rivalry, reminiscence, longing and scandal. As the sun sets in Manhattan, the claws come out as two famous but fading movie stars try to upstage one another. Leatrice Monsee (Hayley Mills) and Sylvia Glenn (Juliet Mills) are hustled by a theatre producer (Maxwell Caulfield) to kick-start their once-luminous careers by starring in a Broadway–bound play. There’s just one problem: they loathe one another. The fiery feuds of Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford fade in comparison to those of Leatrice Monsee and Sylvia Glenn. The fast-paced play takes audiences on a joyous journey from the glamour of Hollywood to the excitement and promise of a new lease of life on Broadway. The pairing of Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills promises to be a sensational sister act full of back-stabbing and banter, wisdom and wit. Their consummate talents will shine in this riotous new production directed by Christopher Renshaw (The King and I), designed by Justin Nardella, written by Pulitzer Prize winner James Kirkwood (A Chorus Line), produced by John Frost and also starring Maxwell Caulfield and Leah Howard. TOUR DETAILS Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane Season: From Thursday 28 May Performance Times: Wed–Sat 8.00pm, Matinees Tues & Wed 1pm, Sat 2pm & Sun 3pm Price: From $79.90* Bookings: qpac.com.au or phone 136246 Groups 8+ call 07 3840 7466 Theatre Royal, Sydney Season: From Thursday 18 June Performance Times: Wed–Sat 8.00pm, Matinees Tues & Wed 1pm, Sat 2pm & Sun 3pm Price: From $79.90* Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or phone 1300 723 038 Groups 8+ call 02 8240 2290 His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth Season: From Sunday 2 August Performance Times: Tues–Sat 8.00pm, Matinees Wed 1pm, Sat 2pm & Sun 3pm Price: From $79.90* Bookings: ticketek.com.au or 1300 795 012 Groups 8+ call 1300 364 001 Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide Season: From Thursday 20 August Performance Times: Tues–Sat 8.00pm, Matinees Wed 1pm, Sat 2pm & Sun 3pm Price: From $79.90* Bookings: www.bass.net.au or phone 131 246 Groups 8+ call 08 8205 2220 Comedy Theatre, Melbourne Season: From Wednesday 2 September Performance Times: Wed–Sat 8.00pm, Matinees Tues & Wed 1pm, Sat 2pm & Sun 3pm Price: From $79.90* Bookings: Ticketmaster.com.au or phone 1300 111 011 Groups 8+ call 1300 889 278 * An additional transaction fee and/or a credit/debit payment processing fee may apply TICKETS ON SALE 9 FEBRUARY | |
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| I'd rather see them in "Lettice and Lovage" | |
| Posted by: | Delvino 07:14 pm EST 01/17/15 |
| In reply to: | Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - Official_Press_Release 01:33 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| Wouldn't the Mills sisters be charming? Poor "Legends," so wrong for all three of them and so genuinely unfunny. It doesn't matter that it's fluff; it's almost devoid of house laughs. Caulfield is in the Gary Beach role? I bet most ticket buyers would prefer he play the stripper. Another bizarre idea. | |
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| re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! | |
| Posted by: | richmurphy 05:50 pm EST 01/17/15 |
| In reply to: | Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - Official_Press_Release 01:33 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| Too bad Caulfield didn't tour with Linda Evans and Joan Collins when they did LEGENDS. That would have ramped up the Dynasty camp-o-meter even higher. | |
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| re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! | |
| Posted by: | JohnDunlop 07:07 pm EST 01/17/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - richmurphy 05:50 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| Perhaps for the few people who saw the Collins-Evans tour. Caulfield would have played a relatively minor role. I saw the play with Collins in Philadelphia with a very small audience. I am not even sure it lasted beyond Philly. | |
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| re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! | |
| Posted by: | simbo 05:46 am EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - JohnDunlop 07:07 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| I suspect the reason Cauflield has been cast (and is being imported into Australia) is because he's Juliet Mills' husband, not because he's necessarily obvious casting. ("That Guy From Grease 2" is not exactly a big ticket promotion) | |
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| re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! | |
| Posted by: | sf 05:41 pm EST 01/17/15 |
| In reply to: | Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - Official_Press_Release 01:33 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| "James Kirkwood’s hilarious and touching comedy Legends!" Did Mr. Kirkwood write more than one play called "Legends!"? | |
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| re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! | |
| Posted by: | LegitOnce 05:19 pm EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - sf 05:41 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| "You mean as opposed to the soggy and lifeless failed attempt at boulevard farce?" | |
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| re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! | |
| Posted by: | sf 05:37 pm EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - LegitOnce 05:19 pm EST 01/18/15 |
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| Ha! Yes, that's more or less where I was going. | |
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| Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? | |
| Posted by: | Jax 09:02 pm EST 01/17/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield to tour Australia in LEGENDS! - sf 05:41 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| Can anyone think of another show that has been as thoroughly lambasted as "Legends," yet continues to be produced? I've read that "Abie's Irish Rose" was considered a terrible play, but that is so long ago. Any others? | |
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| re: Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? | |
| Posted by: | writerkev 09:48 am EST 01/19/15 |
| In reply to: | Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? - Jax 09:02 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| How about the current hit "It's Only a Play"? I think it certainly qualifies as much as any of the others mentioned in this thread. | |
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| re: Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? | |
| Posted by: | MFeingold (feinpress@earthlink.net) 09:36 am EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? - Jax 09:02 pm EST 01/17/15 |
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| LEGENDS is hardly the most successful bad play ever written - and it's far from the worst. However commercially successful its various tours, LEGENDS never even made it to Broadway. ABIE'S IRISH ROSE ran five years there - after which it spawned two film versions, a radio series, and - long past what should have been its cultural sell-by date - a TV sitcom called BRIDGET LOVES BERNIE. Other plays generally viewed as lousy have had lengthy Broadway runs which led to tours or multiple stock productions. Jack Kirkland's adaptation of Erskine Caldwell's TOBACCO ROAD, which I think was generally viewed as pretty rancid, ran over seven years on Broadway. And while I like some of Ira Levin's plays, I would put DEATHTRAP - which ran longer than most of the others combined - pretty far down the list. No one ever went broke, as they say, underestimating the intelligence of the American public. | |
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| re: Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? | |
| Posted by: | Jax 02:48 pm EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? - MFeingold 09:36 am EST 01/18/15 |
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| I wasn't thinking of DEATHTRAP when I posted. To my recollection, it got largely positive reviews when it opened. You might not have liked it, but I don't think many would think of it as a "bad" play. I was thinking more of some of the crass comedies that achieved decent runs in the 50s and 60s -- "The Impossible Years" or "Time Out for Ginger" -- which ran because they had a star, Alan King, or community theatre appeal. They kept doing them in stock for years, and then they just went away. You don't see shows like that much anymore..unless you see "Legends." | |
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| re: Is LEGENDS i was on the Mary Martin, Carol Channing tour | |
| Posted by: | tealady 03:10 pm EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Is LEGENDS the most successful BAD play ever written? - Jax 02:48 pm EST 01/18/15 |
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| it was the best of times... a magical time on the road... i have never heard an audience laugh so hard during a show... was it a good play, was it a bad play. if you gage from the laughter it was a huge hit. the play as reported by Charles Lowe each week was the highest grossing play on the road, and in new york... (note play!!!) we sold out most performances. Mary and Carol were a dream to work with, and to watch each night during the show. the highlight of the night was the song at the end of the show... the audience left happy. the play was called a boulevard comedy, by Jimmy Kirkwood. still not sure what that means... but it was a hit on the road... a star driven show. with the best cast at the time. if it had come into new york Gary Beach would of walked away with the Tony! | |
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| re: Is LEGENDS i was on the Mary Martin, Carol Channing tour | |
| Posted by: | JohnDunlop 04:32 pm EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Is LEGENDS i was on the Mary Martin, Carol Channing tour - tealady 03:10 pm EST 01/18/15 |
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| "if you gage from the laughter it was a huge hit." I saw a sold out matinee of "Legends" in Boston well into the road tour. Were people laughing at the Kirkwood's lines, or Carol Channing's delivery of the lines? The high point that afternoon occurred when Mary Martin completely broke down in laughter for at least thirty seconds by something the male stripper said to her. Kirkwood set up situations that gave the two actresses an opportunity to have some fun. And Channing and Martin were huge audience favorites from the moment they walked on stage, or more likely from the day the tour was announced. | |
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| re: Is LEGENDS i was on the Mary Martin, Carol Channing tour | |
| Posted by: | tealady 04:55 pm EST 01/18/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Is LEGENDS i was on the Mary Martin, Carol Channing tour - JohnDunlop 04:32 pm EST 01/18/15 |
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| Boston was a special time. Mary was secure in her lines, and was having a great time on stage. the ladies loved Eric Riley, the stripper, and yes he was allowed to ad lib to the ladies, which kept the spark in the moment. it was the the stop they tried to cut her big speech, and she was not having it. Mary put her foot down, and said no more. its my speech and i am keeping it... i am glad you enjoyed the show, it was my first time to the Shubert theater. with legends i was able to play all the great theaters in BOSTON...a great theater town Shubert Wang Colonial Wilber. | |
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