Eve's Bayou ~ The musical

[ThatBitc]

Eve's Bayou ~ The musical#1

Posted: 3/9/12 at 5:52pm

Was high watching the movie last night and thought it would/should be a cute musical.

Any fans of the film?

[best12bars]

Eve's Bayou ~ The musical #2

Posted: 3/9/12 at 6:14pm

Big fan here. I've been saying it would be a great choice to musicalize for years!

So, yes, please.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[Huss417]

Eve's Bayou ~ The musical #2

Posted: 3/9/12 at 6:38pm

Thought it was a great film. But why does every movie need to be turned into a musical these days?

"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter." Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.

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Eve's Bayou ~ The musical #3

Posted: 3/9/12 at 6:43pm

It doesn't. God forbid!

But this one actually should be musicalized. It has to do with the story, structure, characters, and subject. It lends itself to being staged with songs.

It probably won't be, because it's not a huge popular title that everyone knows. I'm sick of movies that get the musical treatment simply because they're popular mega-hits with the 18-35 crowd. And usually that's the only reason it gets a green light for production.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[PattyO'Furniture]

Eve's Bayou ~ The musical #4

Posted: 3/9/12 at 9:53pm

Love the movie. This idea kind of makes me want MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL to be get the same musical treatment! So many elements from that story and movie would lend themselves well to the genre!

[twinbelters]

Eve's Bayou ~ The musical #5

Posted: 3/9/12 at 11:37pm

Ooh, good one. Love that movie.

With Irma you gotta do something!

[EricMontreal22]

Eve's Bayou ~ The musical #6

Posted: 3/10/12 at 4:06pm

Great film--I'd only see the musical if they got back the sublime Debbi Morgan to be in it (she could work with her soap co-star Tonya Pinkins)

[best12bars]

Eve's Bayou ~ The musical #7

Posted: 3/10/12 at 5:48pm

The thing about Eve's Bayou is that it could potentially have an incredible cast, from people like Audra McDonald, Tonya Pinkins, Nikki James, LaChanze, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Taye Diggs ... all in the same show, playing rich (in more ways than one) characters.

The music would cover several key styles: bayou/cajun folk, gospel/blues, and 60s (ala Hairspray).

I really wish some creative team would jump on this. My choice to direct would be George C. Wolfe. And I'll bet Ahrens and Flaherty could nail these varied music styles and mesh them together into a single musical play.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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