Empire, musical about Empire State Building, Aims for 2009-2010 Season

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 4:41pm

From the producers that brought us Glory Days, A Catered Affair, and Frankenstein off-Broadway.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124373.html

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 5:50pm

yeah, Karen Ziemba!

[Kad]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 5:51pm

A successful track record, indeed.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 5:57pm

According to the producers, "Empire is a celebration of the American spirit embodied by those who built what was then the tallest structure in the world, the Empire State Building. With big dance numbers, pop-driven melodies and captivating spectacle, Empire puts a contemporary spin on the classic musicals of the '40s and '50s."

The article then explains that the action takes place from 1929 to 1931. What about that requires "pop-driven melodies" or a "contemporary spin"? The idea for the story sounds wonderful, but conceptually, the alarm bells of skepticism are going off. My eyebrow...she is raised.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 5:59pm

Hopefully there will be a role for King Kong in it.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 5:59pm

Hopefully there will be a role for King Kong in it.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 6:35pm

"A successful track record, indeed."

A lot of people really liked ACA, and besides, at least these producers aren't just serving up adaptation after adaptation of hit movies. Cool out, Raul Esparza

[cfmiller]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 6:42pm

Sounds like some major suckage.

But I've been wrong before.

[Hank]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 7:42pm

Wow! I can't help but be impressed.
I've always loved that building, and now I have a view of it from my new home. I've also been a long time fan of 20's and 30's musicals, so put me into the core audience.
I wish them all the best!

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 8:03pm

Well I have some faith, I loved A Catered Affair, and this sounds promising.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 8:18pm

Lets let them try...we can't afford to bash it and have it close before it opens...broadway needs new shows...lets keep our mouths shut :-p

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 12/16/08 at 11:12pm

I wish someone would make a musical out of "The Fountainhead." There's a beautiful love story there if you strip it down!

(Sorry, this just reminded me of it)