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Previewing 24 June 2000 and opening 18 July 2000 in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, ''The Witches of Eastwick'' was based upon the John Updike novel of the same name and also upon the motion picture directed by George Miller. The director who 'fixed' previous show, "The Fix" for its American premiere, Eric D. Schaeffer, was employed to head the new production. The original cast featured Ian McShane in the role of 'Darryl Van Horne' with Lucie Arnaz, Maria Friedman and Joanna Riding as the three witches, 'Alexandra', 'Sukie' and 'Jane'. The show was transferred to the Prince of Wales theatre on the 23 March 2001, where the set design was heavily reconceived and a new song, "The Glory of Me" added in place of Van Horne's solo, "Who's the Man?". The production closed on the 27 October 2001. The Witches of Eastwick is the season ending musical to Signature Theatre's 2006-2007 season featuring Marc Kuddisch, Emily Skinner, Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, and Christiane Noll.

===Plot===

Three lonely ladies in the quiet town of Eastwick, Rhode Island wish upon the moon for their perfect lover. According to their very specific (yet very conflicting) requirements, a lover arrives who is everything all three of the ladies could have ever asked for. He is Darryl Van Horne - an outsider - who, as well as being only one man for the three, has something of the devil about him - literally! Van Horne sweeps like a hurricane in their quiet town, seducing the three ladies, who fall in love with him, and corrupting the town's youth. Despite their best efforts, the elderfolk of the town cannot rid Eastwick of Van Horne or his influence over the three ladies and the story spirals out of control as he solidifies his hold over the trio.

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