25 MGM Films in the works for the stage?!

I went to Legally Blonde this past weekend, and looking through the Playbill under Who's Who, MGM on Stage, whom have produced Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, say they currently have 25 projects in the works.

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http://www.mgmonstage.com/

Rain Man the musical? I mean...

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Wow. I was about to say, "I hope they're better than waht they've produced so far"...but after looking at that list, I guess not.

I have a feeling it would never be a hit here in America but A Priscilla Musical? AWESOME!

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Yikes! The list they have on their site is terrible!
Deserately Seeking Susan
The Thomas Crown Affair
Mermaids
Get Shorty
Heartbreakers
Rainman
Midnight Cowboy
The Pink Panther
Weekend at Bernie's
Moonstruck
Man in the Iron Mask
A Shot in the Dark
"The Night They Raided Minsky's"
Where's Poppa?
"Marty"

To be fair, MARTY, MOONSTRUCK and ...MINSKY'S all have been in some stage of development for years. MARTY actually had a production in Boston, with John C. Reilly as MARTY.

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I wouldn't mind Moonstruck, but the rest? Yuck.

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Minsky's==

wasn't kander and ebb or cy coleman attached to that one?

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"Man in the Iron Mask" sounds good, but the rest...barf.

In Plabill, did it actualy say '25 theatrical projects' or just '25 projects'. Im just guessing they were proberbly talking about the future movie schedule they have. To have 25 theatre shows line up is a little adventourous would you agree. Where would they all go?

The Man In The Iron Mask was done in London last year with disastrous results. It recieved some of the worst reviews in London theatre history, lasted 2 weeks and that was by the producer keeping it going. Its only the second show ive seen when the audience were unable to stop laughing at the total trash that was on stage. I couldnt bare to stay beyond the intermission. It was called Behind The Iron Mask and starred Sheila Ferguson who totaly disowned the show after her reviews but had to slug it out the last 10 or more shows. A cd was made and is available but with a different actress taking over from Ms ferguson. A truly rare bad nights theatre.

I saw the stage version of Easter Parade, an MGM film which is now handled by Warner Bros. theatrical, at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre and hated it. There are stage versions of The Night They Raided Minsky's and I've heard that Moonstruck was being planned for the stage. I considered going to see a stage version of Man in the Iron Mask in London, but it got terrible reviews, and I opted for Mary Poppins instead. Frankly, Midnight Cowboy, The Thomas Crown Affair and Rainman don't really sing, do they? Lucky Stiff has the same plot as Weekend at Bernie's, and it's a better show than they could possibly make of that movie. Without Peter Sellars, what would The Pink Panther and A Shot in the Dark be like onstage? Awful.

Marty would make a good opera, but not a musical. The rest? Would an audience want to see these things? It's a frightening though, isn't it?

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