David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#1
Posted: 1/16/25 at 10:40pm
I know many of us are mourning the death of the singular David Lynch today.
Which has got me thinking about his work and wondering… did he ever do an interview talking about being a fan of musicals? (SEO makes it crazy to try to find any Lynch news from pre-12 hours ago.)
I can only assume he loved musicals.
He used music so well in his films.
AND he named a key character in Twin Peaks Leland Palmer (aka, original Fastrada in Pippin and the Gwen Verdon standin in All That Jazz…hardly a coincidental name)
AND he cast WEST SIDE STORY stars Richard Beymer and Russ Tamblyn in Twin Peaks (not exactly guys who were at the top of Hollywood casting lists in the 90s)
Would have loved to see him try his hand at a movie musical.
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#2
Posted: 1/16/25 at 11:05pm
He was totally obsessed with Hollywood classics like The Wizard of Oz and Sunset Boulevard. He referenced both in his work. And of course used Ann Miller in Mulholland Dr.
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#3
Posted: 1/16/25 at 11:08pm
Check out the documentary “Lynch/Oz” that looks at how “The Wizard of Oz” influenced Lynch.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#4
Posted: 1/16/25 at 11:35pm
TotallyEffed said: "He was totally obsessed with Hollywood classics like The Wizard of Oz and Sunset Boulevard. He referenced both in his work. And of course used Ann Miller in Mulholland Dr."
HOW COULD I FORGET ANN MILLER! I love that performance in Mulholland Drive.
I wish he had seen Jamie Lloyd’s SUNSET. I bet he would have loved it. (I know he could have, but it sounds like he was pretty housebound by the end due to lung problems)
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#5
Posted: 1/16/25 at 11:47pm
Gordon Cole, the role Lynch himself played in Twin Peaks, is named after a minor character in Sunset Boulevard.
Really gonna miss him.
Stand-by Joined: 8/3/23
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#6
Posted: 1/17/25 at 7:32am
Jordan Catalano said: "Check out the documentary“Lynch/Oz” that looks at how “The Wizard of Oz” influenced Lynch."
Hadn't heard of this - thank you! On deck to watch this weekend.
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#7
Posted: 1/17/25 at 8:59am
Sweaty Oracle, of all people, had the best tribute to David Lynch yesterday:
"David Lynch was America to me. His art was the true voice of what happens here; the rot, the decay, the beauty. He created the singular best piece of art I think has ever been made in [Twin Peaks] The Return. The world is much worse now that he isn't in it."
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#8
Posted: 1/17/25 at 12:03pm
Sammy232 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Check out the documentary“Lynch/Oz” that looks at how “The Wizard of Oz” influenced Lynch."
Hadn't heard of this - thank you! On deck to watch this weekend."
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#9
Posted: 1/17/25 at 12:07pm
It's always been a fervent belief of mine that David Lynch is the only director who could ever adapt Anyone Could Whistle properly for the screen.
His surrealist interpretation of suburban Americana seemed perfectly positioned to mine this absurdist musical for maximum value.
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#10
Posted: 1/18/25 at 7:45am
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "TotallyEffed said: "He was totally obsessed with Hollywood classics like The Wizard of Oz and Sunset Boulevard. He referenced both in his work. And of course used Ann Miller in Mulholland Dr."
HOW COULD I FORGET ANN MILLER! I love that performance in Mulholland Drive.
I wish he hadseen Jamie Lloyd’s SUNSET. I bet he would have loved it. (I know he could have, but it sounds like he was pretty housebound by the end due to lung problems)"
It's funny you say that, because watching this SUNSET revival, I kept thinking"this feels like David Lynch." Part of it was the orchestrations that felt like the soundtrack to a 90s David Lynch movie, and other aspects of this productions aesthetic that I can't quite put my finger on: that mix of irony/camp/and deeply disturbing that is Lynchian. Nicole's Norma reminded me of Diane Ladd in Wild at Heart, so purposely over the top grand diva; Nicole would have been at home in a David Lynch fever dream film.
Broadway Star Joined: 2/20/20
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#11
Posted: 1/19/25 at 1:06pm
Lynch was the greatest. I always wish he'd done a musical.
David Lynch and Musicals/Broadway#12
Posted: 1/19/25 at 5:39pm
RIP David Lynch.
In Heaven Everything is Fine.
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