STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#1STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/10/17 at 6:29am
At first I thought, ugh, another movie musical... but the talent involved based on his Instagram post is legit...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXmPrmrgzmb/
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/10/17 at 8:51am
I love the movie, but I'm not feeling a musical. I wouldn't write it off entirely, however.
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LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#3STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/10/17 at 9:14am
dramamama611 said: "I love the movie, but I'm not feeling a musical. I wouldn't write it off entirely, however.
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The creative team alone is enough for me to give it a chance. I believe it's already on track for a full production at Paper Mill Playhouse this season.
#4STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/10/17 at 9:24am
Already have my tickets booked for Papermill. It runs 3/29-4/29/18. Excited that I might get to see Kazee in this. So do you think they will use any of the Scott Joplin music?
#5STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/10/17 at 9:41am
The Entertainer is in the public domain, so I don't see why not! I imagine his whole catalog is available, because it's all pre-1923 (he died in 1917).
https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Entertainer
Cfried
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/16
#6STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/10/17 at 11:32am
THE STING will have its world premiere at Paper Mill next spring. I'm very excited!
Cfried
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/16
#7STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/13/17 at 7:53pm
Was anyone there on Thursday or Friday that can comment on the show? I'm very curious!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#8STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/13/17 at 9:37pm
Love Urinetown and have been waiting for them to write something else. I'm excited for this!
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#9STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/13/17 at 11:43pm
RippedMan said: "Love Urinetown and have been waiting for them to write something else. I'm excited for this!"
http://www.playbill.com/article/yeast-nation-from-writers-of-urinetown-will-play-st-louis
#10STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:56am
YEAST NATION got a production in San Francisco a couple of years ago. It is a very weird show, Makes URINETOWN look like Carousel.
NOB88
Stand-by Joined: 10/21/06
#11STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 9/27/17 at 7:19pm
Now that Kazee has committed to Pretty Woman, who might do The Sting?
#12STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING
Posted: 9/27/17 at 9:36pm
Saw the world premiere of Yeast Nation in Chicago and lightning didn't strike twice, unfortunately. It was mildly amusing, but it didn't have the same spark of ingenuity. The book and score never really took off and conceptually, it didn't gel.
The Sting has such a tight screenplay, I fear the score may slow it down, but I have to admit, I can't imagine it without that iconic Joplin music, so it does have potential.
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