Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#1Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:40pm
I understand that its been tossed around as a joke and even in an encore line of Young Frankenstein, but could Mel actually be serious?
Thoughts?
#2re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:43pmLet it go, Mel. Just let it go.
#2re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:44pmIt'd be nice to see a Mel original next time around
#3re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:44pmJust imagine what Stro could come up with for the campfire scene...
#4re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:45pmHe should have done this instead of YF, but now it needs to stop.
#5re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:47pmIs this a joke? I'm not so sure it would work out...
#6re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:48pmSo YF wasn't enough of an epic hit?
#7re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:48pmJohn Doyle could direct it and the actors could fart into harmonicas in the campfire scene.
BkCollector
Broadway Star Joined: 2/6/08
#9re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:52pm
Wow, this is pretty sad. I could totally understand The Producers, it was screaming to be made into a musical since the original film came out, but YF was a stretch, and while Blazing Saddles I think is better suited to musicalization than Young Frankenstein, I think it's getting a little thin now.
How about "Silent Movie" the musical!
#10re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:55pmI'm still waiting for my "Spaceballs(R): the flame-thrower" to come out.
#11re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 12:56pmBlazing Saddles couldn't work without being de-fanged beyond belief. No matter how you do it or what the tone of the show is, having a white actor on stage using the N-word just isn't going to fly.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#12re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:18pm
"It'd be nice to see a Mel original next time around"
Interesting comment considering Blazing Saddles WAS an original by Mel Brooks- written, produced and directed by him. Oh wait, so was Producers. And Young Frankenstein too.
#13re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:21pmI think East Village meant an original musical, not a musical adapted from an original film.
With Clay Aiken in Spamalot, all of Broadway is singing a collective "There! Right! There!" -Me-
"Not Barker, Todd is the only person I've ever known who could imitate Katherine Hepburn...in print." -nmartin-
#14re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:23pm
"Interesting comment considering Blazing Saddles WAS an original by Mel Brooks- written, produced and directed by him. Oh wait, so was Producers. And Young Frankenstein too."
I thought Gene Wilder wrote Young Frankenstein, that Mel Brooks only Directed.
jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#15re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:23pmYES!, and if you want something original, have a full out History of the World Part 1&2.
#16re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:25pmHmm, History of the World Part 2?
With Clay Aiken in Spamalot, all of Broadway is singing a collective "There! Right! There!" -Me-
"Not Barker, Todd is the only person I've ever known who could imitate Katherine Hepburn...in print." -nmartin-
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#17re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:25pmYes, Yes, Yes, Yes, and yes! History of the World! I would love to see Hitler on Ice! Or JEWS IN SPACE!
BkCollector
Broadway Star Joined: 2/6/08
#18re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:32pm
Yea, History of the world would be a great musical. Think of all the costumes and sets.
I'll only go if there's a big number for Bea Arthur called 'Did you try to bull**** last week?'
#19re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:33pmShouldn't they wait to see if YF recoups first?
#20re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:34pmMaybe it would work as a musical, but he should only produce. Turn it over to a fresh team of writers.
#21re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:52pmMel has said this isn't true. It's just a joke. Why are people stirring up stupid rumors?
#22re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 1:55pm
It's what we do elphie....duh.
The best gag in BS was the toll booth in the middle of the desert. They couldn't translate to stage effectively.
#23re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 2:01pm#24re: Blazing Saddles The Musical?!
Posted: 4/24/08 at 2:12pmUm...NO. Mel should not return to Broadway.
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