BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
macbeth
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/03
#1BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/8/10 at 9:00pm
I'd KILL for this to come to Broadway. Shuler Hensley is PERFECT casting.
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Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#2BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/8/10 at 9:10pm
Further proof that creatives read Broadway message boards too much. Just because a tiny cadre of musical misfits love your movie doesn't mean its worth anything.
This movie sucked. The music was terrible. It was a mistake.
THE END. Full Stop. Right? Right....?
But hey, you're Disney...if you have the money to pump jizz into a corpse and expect it to have an orgasm...go for it. It just strikes me as a strange way to avoid admitting you made a mistake in the first place.
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#2BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/8/10 at 9:31pmI know plenty of people who loved the movie. Although a big Disney Dork, I've never seen it. But a live action Disney musical with Alan Menken can't be all that bad. I'm excited about this. The cast, as performers, are fantastic.
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#3BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/8/10 at 9:32pm
One of the few movies I walked out on. While I like a few of the songs, the script was so humorless and the thing was so leaden, and yes, it has a cult following that consists of people who saw it at a young and impressionable age - the way many films that are bad (The Goonies comes to mind) live on in beloved memory of the eight year old who saw it. I've attempted to watch Newsies many times over the years and it is never less than a complete bore.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/8/10 at 9:43pmYoung and impressionable is a great response to those that love this. And I know many that do....I'm not one of them. I was utterly bored.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#5BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/8/10 at 9:44pmMaybe with Harvey coming in, he'll fix the book up. You never know. Not all film to stage transfers are shot for shot remakes or even contain the same plot points or characters most of the time. Of course, I too, could be wrong.
#6BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/8/10 at 10:49pm
Love the score (Santa Fe is a favorite) but the movie was god awful. An absolute bore.
It's just a bad idea. Oppressed newsboys? It's almost too camp.
It's been awhile since I saw the movie, but I do remember thinking that Anne Margaret had no purpose at all except to sing a couple of songs that had nothing to do with anything.
....but the world goes 'round
EVIE
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/04
#7BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/9/10 at 4:05pmI still enjoy this movie a ton, however, I always stop watching after King of New York! LOL
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#8BWW Exclusive: The Cast of Disney's NEWSIES Reading!
Posted: 12/9/10 at 6:46pm
Here's a young Christian Bale singing "Santa Fe" and showing his dancing skills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaNQ0vnLtDY
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