Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
Both Bonnie and Clyde and Elf are up for licensing now. Shrek has been up for a week or too, also. Can't wait to see regional theaters attempt Shrek. ooohweee.
^I can't wait to see the youtube videos of the high schools attempting Shrek.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
^ A big bright beautiful mess.
sadly, many high school & community theaters will attempt Shrek as they feel it'll bring in an audience. I just can't see any of them being any good considering the costumes alone.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
Lord knows how many people will need to wash their eyes out with rubbing alcohol after seeing Shrek at a high school/community theater.
I'd actually love to see Shrek at a regional theatre that has the balls to create an original design or maybe even design it more like the illustrations in the original book than just copy the look of the film.
I actually had a dream once where I was watching a high school production of SHREK. The guy playing Shrek had a pig snout costume piece painted green as the nose and it fell off.
I can see this actually happening.
Updated On: 10/25/12 at 04:19 PM
Ah! But FINALLY a leading role for the overweight and pimpled teenage musical theatre queen (who generally has to play the older roles)!
My 16 yo self is incredibly jealous!
Broadway Star Joined: 7/29/12
A female Shrek. huh. Okay.
When will On the Verge be available for licensing. Some of the professional theatres in my hometown could work wonders with the show!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
Bonnie and Clyde and Elf just sounds like a really bad idea for a musical. W+Do they explain WHY the Elf would join up with them? I hope they don't show Elf like killing people and stuff.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
Damn - Joe beat me to the joke!
"Bonnie and Clyde and Elf" sounds worse than P.D.Q. Bach's opera, "Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice."
Haha! Loving the comments.
I find myself wondering how well B&C would fare as a high school musical in a society currently struggling with the sensitive topic of gun rights and school shootings. I think some of the music is just beautiful and should not be confined to a shelf life, but on the other hand, I wouldn't want the show to be fodder for encouragement either.
^I don't know if that would be an issue. First, Bonnie & CLyde is a historical show, and second it doesn't end well for the leads.
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