The NY Post is writing that John Doyle’s “The Exorcist” stage play, which has been adapted from William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel, begins performances next month at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. And while producers Ben Sprecher and Sonia Friedman are keeping a lid on expectations, they hear that if the reviews are good, the production will land on Broadway, possibly at the John Golden Theatre, in the fall. Teller, of Penn and Teller fame, is providing a few effects. A source who watched him practice a levitation scene says it’s “genuinely creepy.” Brooke Shields is playing Regan’s mother, and Richard Chamberlain is playing Father Merrin (Max von Sydow in the movie). Should the show move to Broadway, Shields will be coming with it. Chamberlain, however, will not. The producers have offered the role to Malcolm McDowell (Halloween, Clockwork Orange). READ MORE
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