Rebecca (musical) Rebecca (musical) Rebecca is a German-language musical based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It was written by Michael Kunze (book and lyrics) and Sylvester Levay (music), the authors of the musicals "Elisabeth", "Mozart!" and "Marie Antoinette". The plot, which adheres closely to the original novel, revolves around wealthy Maxim DeWinter, his naïve new wife, and Mrs. Danvers, the manipulative housekeeper of DeWinter's Cornish estate Manderley. Mrs. Danvers resents the new wife's intrusion and persuades the new wife that she is an unworthy replacement for the first Mrs. DeWinter, the glamorous and mysterious Rebecca, who
Bedelia Du Maurier post-credits scene, sitting at a table and being served her own leg, in a similar manner to Lecter's previous victim Abel Gideon (Eddie Izzard). She hides a sharp fork in her lap and as the camera zooms out, it is revealed that the table is set for three. Bryan Fuller stated in an interview with "The A.V. Club" that he was inspired to name the character "Bedelia" after a character in "Creepshow", and because it has "a classic, old-world style to it". Fuller, an Alfred Hitchcock fan, said that he named character "Du Maurier" after Daphne du Maurier, the author