Cher Is Writing A Musical About Her Life

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 11:56am

I saw this on Broadway.com. "Cher: The Musical"? Thoughts. from RC in Austin, Texas
CHER

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 12:16pm

Thank goodness. Now that Priscilla is gone, Broadway needs to refill its gay quotient.

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 12:17pm

I think she's going for EGOT. This musical sounds like it would be a lot of fun. As the above poster referenced, it would definitely fill the void left by Priscilla's closing.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 12:21pm

Interesting she's going to do 8 shows a week?

[Playbilly]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 12:39pm

TABOO, TOO.

Updated On: 6/25/12 at 12:39 PM

[Broadwayhunk]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 12:52pm

Somehow I don't see this getting beyond the Twitter stage, although it has the potential to either be a huge hit or a huge disaster.

[Kelly2]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:14pm

This actually has been in development for awhile and she has some pretty legitimate Broadway names writing it with her and who are interested in producing it. It definitely will get beyond the "twitter" stage, but probably not for another year or two at least.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:17pm

I would go.

Oh, come on--admit it!

You would go too!

[Kelly2]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:20pm

PalJoey,
I would TOTALLY go. Who doesn't love Cher?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:23pm

Huh. I can see the potential for a Cher musical- but not sure about the "Three Chers" concept in the story. If Cher's sitting onstage narrating, you're not going to want to hear some young actress sing "Half-Breed"- you're going to want to hear the lady herself. And if Cher sings all the songs, why have two other actresses "Playing" the parts?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:29pm

I would go many times.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:36pm

I would go every day. And everyone here would, as well.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:38pm

EGOT? from RC in Austin, Texas

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:40pm

Emmy/Grammy /Oscar/Tony

Cher has three (The first three) of the major showbiz awards...she needs a Tony

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:41pm

^ Hi RC. What he said!

It was coined in 30 Rock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT

Updated On: 6/25/12 at 01:41 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 1:55pm

I 'might' be interested, but I cannot imagine that I'd care enough to go multiple times. (And yes, the premise seems a bit odd. (Her being IN makes it more appealing.)

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:02pm

Act 1 - Kristen Chenoweth will play Chastity

Act 2 - Philip Seymour Hoffman will play Chaz

[ksbergslien]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:10pm

broadway.com got it a little mixed up I think though.
I don't think Cher is actually planning on playing herself. At least not yet.
I am a huge fan of hers and have been dying for her to come back to Broadway, but I don't know how I would feel about her playing herself.

[DAME]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:18pm

"Interesting she's going to do 8 shows a week?"

Um .. YES! If you look at what her schedule was like for the last tour and her Vegas stint.. 8 shows a week is nothing. Except for a few weeks in Vegas that she got sick.

I would go see this in a minute.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:18pm

"It was coined in 30 Rock."

It's gotta be older than that show.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:18pm

Eh. I like her personality. I like some of her acting and I like some of her music. I'd rather watch her interact at a dinner party for two hours than watch other performers recreate her life and music on stage.

[Kalimba]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:22pm

I'd go if there was a scene from her Lori Davis hair products infomercial days.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:32pm

Here's what will happen at rehearsals.
Link

[Kalimba]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:47pm

OK, that clip was a hoot.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/25/12 at 2:55pm

Calling Chad Michaels!

At least one of her incarnations HAS to be a Man.