Look at all these rumors surrounding me every day.
I just need to know if ‘Whorl’ will reach Broadway.
Maybe Club Nouveau’s classic song didn’t bubble up in your brain this week, but the collective energy of this rumor was almost palpable.
Is the smash off-Broadway play Whorl Inside a Loop transitioning to the Great White Way?
Well…it depends who you ask, and when.
It started December 7th with Michael Musto reporting in Out.com that he ran into Whorl’s star and co-writer Sherie Rene Scott and Michael Mayer who directed said show. Scott, according to Musto’s piece, said that not only was the show moving to Broadway, but “it’s moving with a star.” Those are her words, and his ink.
Great! Where do we buy tickets?
Not so fast.
Then later the same day later Scott was quoted as saying that Broadway, and the possibility of a star, were options considered for where the show might go next.
Okay, now I am confused.
That is the gossip. Here are the facts, as we understand them.
Whorl Inside A Loop is a story about an actress who teaches six felons how to tell their stories, at least according to Scott and the show’s website. It has received rave reviews from the “New York Times” and “The Huffington Post.” It premiered at the Second Stage Theater this summer where they even extended the run of the show. We were there on opening night.
It was co-written by Scott and Dick Scanlan and also starred Donald Webber Jr. Nicholas Christopher, Chris Myers, Ryan Quinn, Derrick Baskin and Daniel J Watts.
No word has come down as to whether the show will indeed get a Broadway run. But who knows? If the rumors keep circulating, someone might pick it up. Critics and audiences agree it deserves a chance. Until then, I guess we gotta keep spreading the gossip until one of them sticks to Broadway.
Stay tuned.
