Rebecca: Jill Paice and Ryan Silverman to star

Jill Paice will star in the role of 'I' and Ryan Silverman in the role of 'Maxim de Winter,' in the Broadway premiere of the new musical Rebecca, based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier, opening at the Broadhurst Theatre on 18 Nov 2012, following previews from 30 Oct 2012.

Jill Paice has appeared on Broadway in 'Curtains,' 'The 39 Steps,' 'A Little Night Music' and 'The Woman in White.' In London she starred as 'Scarlett O'Hara' in Trevor Nunn's 'Gone with the Wind' and the world premiere of 'The Woman in White.' She received a Helen Hayes Award nomination as Best Actress for Ace at the Signature Theatre. Other credits include Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' (Fox Theatre Detroit), 'Mamma Mia!' in Las Vegas, the national tour of 'Les Misérables,' 'The Gig' and 'Weird Romance' (York Theatre).

Ryan Silverman has starred as 'Raoul' in 'The Phantom of the Opera' on Broadway and in the national tour. He has also been featured in' Music in the Air' (Karl) at Encores!, 'Cry-Baby' and 'The Most Happy Fella' (Al) at New York City Opera. In London he played 'Tony'in the Olivier Award-nominated 'West Side Story.' In Las Vegas he starred as 'Sky' in 'Mamma Mia!.' He also performed in the national tour of 'Wicked' and in the world premiere of 'Carmen' at La Jolla Playhouse.

The musical was originally scheduled to open at the Broadhurst theatre on 22 Apr 2012, but was cancelled due to difficulties raising capitalization. At that time Sierra Boggess and Tam Matu had been announced to play the roles of 'I' and 'Maxim de Winter, respectively. Boggess is now scheduled to star in the upcoming musical 'The Prince of Broadway.'

Based on the classic Daphne du Maurier novel (and later turned into an Oscar-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock), Rebecca is the story of Maxim de Winter, his new wife ("I") and Mrs. Danvers, the controlling and manipulative housekeeper of Maxim's West Country estate of Manderley - where the memory of his first wife, the glamorous and mysterious Rebecca, still casts a shadow.

The musical features original book and lyrics by Michael Kunze, music by Sylvester Levay, English book adaptation by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard), English lyrics by Hampton and Kunze, and direction by Tony Award-winner Michael Blakemore (Kiss Me, Kate; City of Angeles; Noises Off) and Francesca Zambello (Little Mermaid).

The show's cast will also feature the previously announced Karen Mason (Sunset Boulevard, Mamma Mia!) as 'Mrs. Danvers,' two-time Tony Award nominee Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera) as 'Frank Crawley,' James Barbour (Beauty and the Beast, A Tale of Two Cities) as 'Jack Favell,' Donna English (Lend Me A Tenor) as Beatrice de Winter, Nick Wyman (Les Miserables) as 'Giles' and Henry Stram as 'Ben.'

The musical is being produced on Broadway by Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza; with The Shubert Organization, DC Tours Pty Ltd, Manderley Partners, Tony Fusco, Nanda Anand, Peter Bogyo, Peter Bezemes and Dennis Grimaldi, in association with David Mirvish, Stage Entertainment and Larry Feinman and by special arrangement with Vereinigte Bühnen Wien GmbH.

Rebecca had its world premiere in 2006 at Vereinigte Buhnen Wien in Vienna, where it played for more than three years. Productions of Rebecca have also played Budapest, Hungary; Helsinki, Finland; Stuttgart, Germany; St. Gallen, Switzerland and at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo.