"MGM on Stage", is apparantly planning dozens of musicals based on their property.
I never objected to movies being turned into musicals, as long as it was in reasonable proportions with original shows. but this really scares me. few examples of their professed "upcoming projects" include: Rain man, man in the iron mask, heart breakers, moonstruck.
has anyone heard anything about any of these productions?
Oh my goodness. MORE MOVIES turned MUSICALS!? Geeze. I like the idea of HEARTBREAKERS. The others make no sense. However, I'm looking forward to LEGALLY BLONDE.
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
Heartbreakers and Moonstruck have been in "the works" for years with, as far as I know, no movement being made on either. I'd say don't worry about any of them right now.
I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them
Personally, of the whole list, MOONSTRUCK is the logical choice. It lends itself to music so well. Why it's been dead in the water for so many years baffles me.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
It looks like they want "Weekend at Bernie's" to be the next "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." The logo seems eerily similar to "Dirth Rotten Scoundrels" to my eye.
I wish I could form a better opinion on a few of these projects, but I haven't seen any of the movies they have listed as upcoming projects.
"Weekend At Bernie's" ---> Could work with Yazbek. It seems like they're catering to the same "frat guy" crowd as DRS.
"Thomas Crown Affair" ---> What a horrible idea for a musical. Who's in charge of this stuff? It sounds horrible. Why not put some money into something new.
SUSAN was mentioned in a recent thread and apparently is to be a jukebox musical based on Blondie songs. Why theyre not using Madonna eludes me. I mean, I can see the thing working, but Blondie??? Heck, who was in the movie, fer cryin' out loud...
It's already on DVD. I have it. It's $12.99 on Amazon.com
As for the upcoming MGM on stage projects, please get me some extra barf bags! "The Pink Panther"?!! Are they kidding? Maybe "Mermaids" could play across the street from "The Little Mermaid" and then we could have Siren, the mermaid from "Passions" in a new musical, too. It could be an all mermaid season.
I think Jerry Herman needs to write the scores for "Midnight Cowboy" and "Rain Man"!
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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"Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu"
from "Can't Stop The Music"
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"When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth"
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"Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
Well, Siren the Mermaid is engaged to Frank Wildhorn. Imagine the possibilities.
Siren says, "...I started off as a piano player, but then I changed my talent to singing, which worked out a lot better for me. Coincidentally, for Miss America, I sang “Take Me As I Am,” which is one of the songs I sing on “Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection.”
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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"Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu"
from "Can't Stop The Music"
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"When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth"
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"Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
omg, jimnysf, are you serious about her being engaged to frank wildhorn? i went to a master class of his and he pointed her out and i was like "where did she come from?". thanks for the info
I'd like to see a musical version of "Joy Luck Club."
"I love acting. It is so much more real than life." Oscar Wilde "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley