Luke Perry to star in stage performance of 'When Harry Met Sally ...'
Posted: Tuesday, December 02, 2003
LONDON (AP) -- "When Harry Met Sally ..." is coming to London's West End as a stage show, starring Luke Perry in the role Billy Crystal made famous in the 1989 film.
The play is scheduled to open Feb. 20 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, producer James Tod said Monday. Preview performances begin Feb. 10. Plans are for a limited run of 16 weeks.
Meg Ryan's role as Sally has not yet been cast, but Tod said he expected an American actress to take the part.
Best known for playing the tormented Dylan McKay on the TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210," Perry appeared on Broadway several seasons ago in a revival of "The Rocky Horror Show." In coming to the West End, he follows his former co-star, Jason Priestley, and "Friends" star Matthew Perry, who've braved the London stage -- to mixed reviews.
Tod said he wasn't put off by the prospect of bad notices: "If you've got a great project and a great performer, then it doesn't really matter."
The stage version of "When Harry Met Sally...," adapted by Marcy Kahan from Nora Ephron's screenplay, is the latest in a long line of hit movies to have spawned stage musicals and, more recently, plays.
"The Graduate," a British theater version of the Mike Nichols film, had a lengthy run on the West End and a much shorter engagement on Broadway. The hit movie "Billy Elliot" is being developed as a London stage musical to open late next year.
The play is scheduled to open Feb. 20 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, producer James Tod said Monday. Preview performances begin Feb. 10. Plans are for a limited run of 16 weeks.
Meg Ryan's role as Sally has not yet been cast, but Tod said he expected an American actress to take the part.
Best known for playing the tormented Dylan McKay on the TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210," Perry appeared on Broadway several seasons ago in a revival of "The Rocky Horror Show." In coming to the West End, he follows his former co-star, Jason Priestley, and "Friends" star Matthew Perry, who've braved the London stage -- to mixed reviews.
Tod said he wasn't put off by the prospect of bad notices: "If you've got a great project and a great performer, then it doesn't really matter."
The stage version of "When Harry Met Sally...," adapted by Marcy Kahan from Nora Ephron's screenplay, is the latest in a long line of hit movies to have spawned stage musicals and, more recently, plays.
"The Graduate," a British theater version of the Mike Nichols film, had a lengthy run on the West End and a much shorter engagement on Broadway. The hit movie "Billy Elliot" is being developed as a London stage musical to open late next year.
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