Just a heads up for those not aware. It's a good initiative, although unfortunately these streams don't seem to be available worldwide. I imagine that they're probably available across the US.
A heads up to any Antipodeans here, that this pro-shot is screening in a few Australian and New Zealand cinemas in early May. https://www.cinemalive.com/event/Titanic
While this may not reflect his current plans, this is what Chu had to say about a potential musical adaptation back in 2018:
"Maybe we combine a Chinese singer with an Asian-American composer to put it together,” he said. “We have a big band - the band is on the stage itself so you can experience it like you’re at a party. We would have the best fashion. Jason Wu comes in and designs everything. You make an experience for the audience. It would be ridiculous."
A heads-up to any Aussies who might be on this board: this Waitress pro-shot is screening in a few cinemas in Australia at the moment, albeit with very limited session options available. So check your local cinema listings if you're interested.(Incidentally, the Titanic pro-shot is also on its way to Australia/New Zealand in May - https://www.cinemalive.com/event/Titanic.)
Okay, so I just misread the article headline on this site as "Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in OH, HELLO on Broadway" *facepalm* Carry on...
A bit of a callback, but for those who'd like to know, Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy Hour podcast is back, at least for now; they've put out a new episode about 'On the Town'. https://jimandtomic.com/
chrishuyen said: "Is there a comprehensive list of the original songs that the show is based on? Wikipedia lists some of them and I think people have said that Last Chance Blues is based on Blue Blood Blues, and George C. Wolfe has also mentioned Jungle Blues in interviews, but I can't find a list online that has each corresponding track. Or is it just that the arrangements have "remixed" some of them enough that they wouldn't necessarily be recognizable? I'd lo
As a side note, you might be interested in looking up the South Korean scene, which casts 2-3 people in each lead role as a matter of course, at least in musicals. (I think Japan sometimes does this as well.) This blog post highlights some of the problems with that approach: https://musicalholic21.wordpress.com/2023/04/23/article_trans-overlap-appearance-problem/. Reading between the lines, one can see some potential benefits as well. For example, double/triple-casting is apparently so universal over there that a star can potentially star part-time in two shows at once, because both shows are already dealing in multiple part-time stars. That would theoretically solve the salary challenge for that person, while a different star might just do a 'half week' in a single role if that would work better for them. However I'll admit that that's an optimistic view, while this article points out how it can play out in reality, for example, "Many actors who play the lead role [...] can [only] earn enough income through overlapping appearances, so they appear in several works, and this often causes them to be criticized by the audience for poor physical condition."
Edit: It's also interesting to see how the marketing for multiple stars in the same roles is handled. For example, this promo video for 'Death Note': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz0SQtGuX-Q.
This show was originally going to premiere in the UK starring Alexandra Burke a few years ago, but COVID put paid to that.
Regarding hypothetical composers for a non-jukebox version, I don't think she would do it given its similarities to 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend', but I could see Rachel Bloom writing a fun score for this story.
If it's of interest to anyone, there has been at least one German-language musical covering the same historical events, possibly several. Here's the website of one recent musical: https://www.schollmusical.com/.
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