Center Stage as a musical?
Center Stage as a musical?
#1Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 8:09pm
Would the movie Center Stage work as a musical or even just a movin out like dance show?
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#2re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 8:12pmIf talented people were invovled, yes it would. Stroman did the film, maybe she can do the musical. I love this film.
#2re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 8:15pmYeah one of my favorite too. The dance sequence at the end is amazing.
"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"
"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu
Craww
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#3re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 8:30pm
Only if we can get The Eyebrows to reprise his role on stage. 
#4re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 8:47pmoh heck yes. I've thought this for a long time. And I second the comment about "The Eyebrows." It would be brilliant.
#5re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 9:01pmI'm actually surprised that with so many film-to-stage adaptations recently on Broadway or in development, this one hasn't found its way. It always seemed a natural for the stage.
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#6re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 9:07pmIt's completely natural for the stage, but was not a great big hit, and (as much as I love it) is not a great movie. They'd rather shoehorn something with name recognition into a musical than develop one from something smaller that would support it better.
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#7re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 11:04pmi think it would be a fun show however fame has already filled its void in my opinion. i also think it would be hard to continually find up to snuff ballet dancers who could belt out some pop tunes...i know people would argue against that but even in a chorus line there are varying degrees of singing ability and only one girl has been continually praised for her singing ability. im definately not saying there arent true triple threats out there im just saying that i think for this show you would need real ballerinas and many of them would have to sing many songs. some characters in a chorus line dont sing or only sing part of a song...
#8re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 11:08pmI love that movie! If this was made itto a musical ti would have to have some seriously talented people attached to it.
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#9re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 11:13pm
aactually, this is one movie that just MIGHT work as a musical! if some insanely talented people were involved, I could imagine it being very cool on stage.
aaand I LOVE this movie. I havn't watched it in forever though, I need to watch it again
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#10re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 11:36pmit would be neat if Susan Stroman made some kind of Contact like musical out of it.
#11re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/8/07 at 11:47pmI heard Tina Madigan and Vanessa Williams have been contacted.
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#12re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/9/07 at 1:16am
"even in a chorus line there are varying degrees of singing ability and only one girl has been continually praised for her singing ability"
Who?
Also, totally random, can anyone tell me how to put stuff in italics?
#13re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/9/07 at 1:22amalright, I'll teach you some html. to put something in italics, just type < i > without the spaces between the characters (I can't type it out right or the board will just make my instructions italicized too), and then type < / i > (again, without the spaces between characters to end the italicization.
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#14re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/9/07 at 2:07am
so is Eyebrows Peter Gallagher... took me a while to figure that out... am i right?
lastly... i love this movie... it's a guilty pleasure... oh but dear God does the ending make me laugh.... "jodi sawyer" *clap clap clap*... aaaaargggghh..... that is EXTREMELY cheesey!!!!!
#15re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/9/07 at 2:12amit would be like another FAME but for just only dancers...I can see it...would be gr
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#16re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/9/07 at 9:32am
Though I agree it would be unlikely to happen, this is one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies and I agree with insanely talented people, it could work.
But some people may consider it too much of a Fame copy anyway.
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#18re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/10/07 at 4:13pmI think this could work, but only if the right people were involved.
#19re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/10/07 at 7:39pmWould it be too over the top to work off-Broadway? cause, sometimes it doesn't matter if the movie on which the show was based was a hit.
"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"
"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu
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#23re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/10/07 at 11:52pmoh HELL yes. I would so go see it.
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#24re: Center Stage as a musical?
Posted: 2/11/07 at 12:26am
Heck yeah!
Although, that move that Jodie does in Cooper's ballet from fresh-faced ballerina in white to painted slut in red is a highlight for me - but couldn't be done on stage, sadly.
And I would love to hear Maureen's elephant and mouse joke made into a touching ballad - "Take it bitch!"
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