Profile for Vivre la Dance

Timote316: "And once again I love when people freak out at the source material behind musicals. If a show is well done, what does it matter what the source material is? So many people bemoan the lack of 'original musicals' on the boards, but they are horrible and flop with the same regularity as musicals based on movies/books/etc." I wonder if Cable News Shows could be a source. Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann in "Waiting For Godot"? OK, here's one that I don't think I've seen yet: a televisio...

Mr Roxy: "Starring William Hung." He wouldn't be the first. :) Several American Idol contestants have done Broadway: Diana DeGarmo in "Hairspray" Constantine Maroulis in "The Wedding Singer" Frenchie Davis in "Rent" Clay Aiken in "Spamalot"

re "Is Trump still pitching 'Apprentice: The Musical'?" I haven't heard anything about it. Is this a celebrity version? (Can Dennis Rodman sing?)

No movie version of CATS? So you're saying that dog won't hunt? :)

Sounds crazy, doesn't it? I was reading Mr Roxy's thread "Musicals You Do Not Want A Movie On" and thinking in this day and age -- when cartoons (e.g., "The Lion King") and SNL sketches (e.g., "You're Welcome America") are turned into Broadway "shows" -- just how far outside the box could you go? So, how would you do a reality show for theater? Would you cast actors or regular folk, so to speak? If you cast stage actors, would you have them "performing" as themselves, or creating characters, ...