B'way's 'Rebecca' beckons McGillin

McGillin Vet Broadway thesp Howard McGillin is slated to become listed on the approaching Rialto tuner version of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca," modified for that stage by composer Sylvester Levay and lyricist-playwright Michael Kunze and converted into British by "A Harmful Method" scribe Christopher Hampton.McGillin's most impressive claim that they can fame might be his years-long term within the Great Whitened Way's "Phantom from the Opera," where the actor drenched a lot more than 2,300 perfs within the title role, but younger crowd made an appearance within the Hal Prince-helmed manufacture of Stephen Sondheim's "Bounce" (later reworked as "Road Show") in the Kennedy Center, along with a Broadway revival of "Anything Goes" along with the Rialto's "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." McGillin gained Tony noms for from the latter.New tuner is placed to bow April 22 in the Broadhurst Theater and can star Sierra Boggess, Tam Mutu, Karen Mason and James Barbour. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com