A Life Worthy of Musicalization- Page 2

[joniray]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 1:23am

There are already quite a few Princess Di musicals floating around (a few of them have been done recently in the NYC festivals). And I saw a staged reading of one about Frida a couple of years ago.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 12:33pm

Harriet Tubman - abolitionist, humanitarion, spy and suffragette. I still can't believe there hasn't been a musicalization of her yet.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 1:29pm

David Garrick, the English actor and theatrical manager who effectively changed the face of theatre during the 18th century.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 1:34pm

Edgar Allen Poe might be interesting

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 1:34pm

Edgar Allen Poe might be interesting

[WOSQ]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 2:01pm

I am reading some wonderful ideas for the subjects of some operas. For instance, just above, Harriet Tubman is a brilliant suggestion of an individual who was a larger-than-larger-than-life. Even Hefner, if the turning point in his life could be found, is operatic.

Musical subjects are more commonplace folks. Fanny Brice is a musical. Piaf is an opera.

The Mizner brothers are neither. They are slapstick but they don't 'sing' to me at all.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 2:10pm

I don't know...Eva Peron and Jesus are pretty larger-than-life figures and those turned out rather well.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 2:11pm

Eleanor Roosevelt was in inspiring person who also lead a life full of tragedy and triumph. If you want a life that "Sings" may I suggest nightclub performer Keely Smith- she had quite a career, filled with wacky and heartbreaking moments....

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 2:14pm

RE: Poe -

Years and years ago, I was writing something on his life, which subsequently aided a paper I was working on for school. Turns out, there was already an attempt at a 'POE' musical. So, I seemingly dropped the idea. These are such a wonderful suggestions. Plesae, keep 'em coming! I'm thrilled by these responses. Can't thank you guys enough!

Best,
- Mike

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 7:47pm

Mr. Matt-- Unfortunately, almost all major stories about Harriet Tubman are made-up... mostly by Ms. Tubman herself. She exaggerated a lot in her old age. Apparently, she only personally rescued about a dozen people from slavery. But a musical about her would still be pretty cool.

[slimandslam]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 9:32pm

Some thoughts:

George Plimpton
Sonny Liston
Andy Warhol
Orval Faubus

And, no matter what you think about her personality or her politics, a musical that covered the life of Sarah Palin from August to November 2008 could be terrific. Such a crazy story...

[Radiana]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 11:48pm

Emily Dickensen......Before she became a recluse her life as a young girl was pretty normal. I can see where some of the themes of her poems could be songs. "I'm nobody, who are you" "The heart wants what the heart wants"

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 11/19/08 at 11:49pm

well I dunno if there is already a musical for her or not, but I know that two years ago my high school chorus sang one of her poems
So her poems are very adaptable
plus, she was interesting!

[Radiana]

Posted: 11/20/08 at 12:13am

I just know of the one woman show "Belle of Amherst" Yes she had an interesting life and the letters she wrote were as wonderful as her poems.

I was under the impression that she lived a very lonely life but that wasn't until her later years.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 11/20/08 at 12:21am

yeah, i read Belle of Amherst!
i really liked it
but i dont think she has a musical
I just think that some of her poems are songs

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 4:13am

Bump.

[Weez]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 2:26pm

Uh, 'Piaf' was a play. O_o

I vote Thomas Cochrane! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald But then, I have a thing for British naval heroes. :3

Although I think this musical should probably not happen until people have forgotten 'The Pirate Queen'...

[Paul W. Thompson]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 4:51pm

Dorothy Parker. I mean, seriously, Dorothy Parker!

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 4:56pm

Truman Capote

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 4:59pm

Oh... I thought I'd clicked on the "Who's Your Favourite Valjean" thread... and got extremely confused. (Though Truman Capote DID do a good job on "Who Am I.")

[lakezurich]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:43am

One about the lives of the members of the group The Temptations would be GREAT!!