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The producers intend to film the show for theatrical transfer, a strategy they used on the 1975 pic "Give 'Em Hell Harry," a one-man stage show about President Harry Truman, and on 1978's "Bully: An Adventure With Teddy Roosevelt," another single-hander. Both starred James Whitmore.
Peter Hunt, who helmed the earlier plays, returns to direct "Reagan."
Rambo's play, "The Lady With All the Answers," just opened off-Broadway with Judith Ivey playing advice columnist Dear Abby.
Permut and Travis had originally set the Reagan play to be written by Lionel Chetwynd (Daily Variety, Sept. 10, 2008), when a 10-city run was expected this fall. It has taken longer to raise the curtain, but they say they will be ready next year.
The producers, who also used the stage-to-screen strategy on 1979's "Richard Pryor: Live in Concert," have enlisted the cooperation of the Reagan family as consultants. The producers said they are in talks with a major actor to play Reagan, but wanted to keep their candidate in the shadows until he's set.
