BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway

[TooDarnHot]

BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#1

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:55pm

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117900.html

did everyone see this?

announced yesterday that they're aiming for the 2010 season.

I've had the pleasure of hearing a couple of demo tracks and the music was actually fantastic. it's Yazbek, of course.

worried it just won't translate on stage.

Thoughts?

Updated On: 5/20/08 at 04:55 PM

[Mister Matt]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#2

Posted: 5/20/08 at 5:25pm

It sounds very...odd. I'm all for a moving story and Chinese folklore and whatnot, but it's going to be a stretch to get people to disassociate the show with the iconic imagery of Kung Fu action films.

First suggestion: Change the title. "Bruce Lee: Journey to the West" First of all, "Bruce Lee" conjurs certain images as mentioned before. And "Journey to the West" is more reminiscent of old western films or the Gold Rush. I hope the script shows more creativity.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

Updated On: 5/20/08 at 05:25 PM

[TooDarnHot]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#2

Posted: 5/20/08 at 5:28pm

I agree. a title change is needed

[songanddanceman2]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#3

Posted: 5/20/08 at 5:33pm

I heard about this months ago, it sounds very strange

Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna

[Weez]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#4

Posted: 5/20/08 at 6:41pm

If anyone can do it, Yazbek can. I look forward to it very much. :)

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[CurtainPullDowner]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#5

Posted: 5/20/08 at 7:27pm

It does sound strange, but oddly interesting.

Talk about a name change, the unfortunately monikered Dou Dou Huang will do the choreography.
I guess in Asia it's Ok to name your child Dou Dou, that wouldn't fly in any English speaking country.
Good Luck to Her.

[scaryclowns223]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#6

Posted: 5/20/08 at 8:15pm

I'm willing to give it a chance, but it really does sound like a terrible idea for a musical. A really terrible idea, as a matter of fact.

What gives me faith in it is Bartlett Sher's involvement.
He's too smart to get involved with a poor project.

This will be a great opportunity for a lot of Asian musical theatre actors...

[TooDarnHot]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#7

Posted: 5/20/08 at 8:19pm

B.D. WONG

[A Director]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#8

Posted: 5/20/08 at 8:21pm

Dou Dou Huang is male. Who cares if his name would fly in any English speaking country!

David Henry Hwang is writing the book. Director Bart Sher's stepfather is Chinese-Hawaiian.

[roquat]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#9

Posted: 5/20/08 at 8:34pm

The choreography will be rather challenging, won't it?

I ask in all honesty/What would life be?/Without a song and a dance, what are we?/So I say "Thank you for the music/For giving it to me."

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#10

Posted: 5/20/08 at 8:38pm

My Bad.
No disrespect.
Good Luck to Him.

[GHOSTLIGHT2]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#11

Posted: 5/22/08 at 10:11am

Bruce Lee was a wise man and a philosopher, he was a great deal more than Chop Sock movies.

[LizzieCurry]

re: BRUCE LEE Musical coming to Broadway#12

Posted: 5/22/08 at 10:19am

http://www.angryasianman.com/2008/05/bruce-lee-musical.html

I guess in Asia it's Ok to name your child Dou Dou, that wouldn't fly in any English speaking country.

They speak English in Israel...

http://www.dudufisher.com/

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