first, Fred asked,
"Ben - Why would a summer run for FOLLIES necessarily have to be without Donna Murphy? Is LOVEMUSIK actually an open-ended run, or just the usual Biltmore Theatre limited run?"
And then Jose mentioned,
"I was trying to figure out that timeline too. LoveMusik is a limited run, so... Unless that's an indication on how soon prospective producer(s) want to get the production mounted. Striking while the iron - and buzz - is still hot."
From what I've heard it's Jose's idea that they want to do it as quickly as possible to make sure the buzz doesn't fritter away and that quick would mean trying to do it while Miss Murphy is in LoveMusik.
Although I don't think they could get a full production of Follies mounted in such a short time, that is if you are doing a real full production with sets, costumes, full choreography, etc. But if the Weisslers do it, who knows what will happen. As someone on CastRecl said a couple of days ago, "If the Weisslers do it are we in for such casting as Alan Thicke as Ben Stone?"
I am off to wash my oatmeal bowl.
Later.