#1
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:16pm
I noticed this on Amazon.com with Schuler Hensley. Any word on this? Reviews on amazon sounded ok..
Frankenstein- the musical
#2
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:17pm
I have the CD & the music is good
The DVD is a bare bones production with minimal scenery. I have not seen it
The DVD is a bare bones production with minimal scenery. I have not seen it
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#3
Posted: 7/9/06 at 3:03pm
I have the cd, and I really like it!
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#5
Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:13pm
It wasn't.
I had a good laugh the first time I listened to it.
It was also the last time I listened to it.
I had a good laugh the first time I listened to it.
It was also the last time I listened to it.
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#6
Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:14pm
I have the recording and it's very...interesting. I liked it, and thought that it was good...but I felt as if I had heard the music before. It was nothing new or original, but it was interesting.
#7
Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:25pm
As I remember, sounded like Wildhorn
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#8
Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:28pm
You know what Roxy? Wildhorn is exactly who I was thinking of. It reminded me a lot of Jekyll & Hyde.
Updated On: 7/9/06 at 06:28 PM
#9
Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:32pm
I was thinking the same thing about Wildhorn.
Except this was a lot worse than Wildhorn.
By the time I got to the end, I had been laughing so hard I was crying. I wouldn't recommend spending money on it. It's really not worth it.
Ivan Rutherford was good, however... sort of.
Except this was a lot worse than Wildhorn.
By the time I got to the end, I had been laughing so hard I was crying. I wouldn't recommend spending money on it. It's really not worth it.
Ivan Rutherford was good, however... sort of.
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#10
Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:32pm
Sorry. Double post.
"I believe that art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, to engage in a constant search for the truth."
- Barbra Streisand
Updated On: 7/9/06 at 06:32 PM
#11
Posted: 7/9/06 at 6:32pm
This is the Moment
I Give Him Life
And He Will Cause
Great Grief & Strife
And I love Wildhorn music
I Give Him Life
And He Will Cause
Great Grief & Strife
And I love Wildhorn music
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Updated On: 7/9/06 at 06:32 PM
#12
Posted: 7/9/06 at 8:24pm
Frankenstein- the musical is going to tour the uk ,i wonder if its this one Hmmmmmmm.
#13
Posted: 7/9/06 at 8:25pm
Another Frankenstein musical. We are being overrun. First vampires & now uncouth monsters
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#14
Posted: 7/9/06 at 8:37pm
hehe well the UK diddnt get Lestat,Dracula or Dance Of the Vampires so maybee Frankenstein will be our thing hehe(god i hope not).
Will let you know what its like ,it goes in to the Manchester Palace Theatre in Febuary for 1 week.
Will let you know what its like ,it goes in to the Manchester Palace Theatre in Febuary for 1 week.
#15
Posted: 7/9/06 at 8:39pm
Saw all 3 vampire musicals & they were not that bad. From the best of the 3 to the last
Lestat
Dracula
DOTV
Lestat
Dracula
DOTV
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#16
Posted: 7/9/06 at 8:56pm
This thread is funny because Wildhorn is actually scheduled to musicalize Frankenstein. From his website:
"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Frank is currently developing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy. Playbill Online has reported that James Barbour is attached to the work in the role of the creature, and Kate Shindle is also connected to the project in its early stages. The show is expected to be a romantic mystery, and will largely examine the inspiration and creative process that led to Mary Shelley's famous novel. No definite production or recording plans have been announced at this time."
"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Frank is currently developing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy. Playbill Online has reported that James Barbour is attached to the work in the role of the creature, and Kate Shindle is also connected to the project in its early stages. The show is expected to be a romantic mystery, and will largely examine the inspiration and creative process that led to Mary Shelley's famous novel. No definite production or recording plans have been announced at this time."
#17
Posted: 7/9/06 at 9:00pm
I have the cd also. I never listen to it. It's ok, I guess, but with so many other WAY better things to listen to, it's not likely to be getting into my rotation any time soon.
Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.
#18
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:43pm
There's also a new Frankenstein musical running in NYC right now. It's playing through July 30 at Wings Theatre on Christopher Street.
Book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell
Directed by John Henry Davis
Cast:
Victor Frankenstein: Brian Charles Rooney (Threepenny Opera)
Creature: Timothy Warmen (Tommy, Steel Pier, Dance of the Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll and Hyde)
Elizabeth: Cadden Jones (Infertility the Musical)
Justine: Kim Volpe
Clerval: Martin Giannini
Father: Paul Jackel (Secret Garden, A Christmas Carol)
Book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell
Directed by John Henry Davis
Cast:
Victor Frankenstein: Brian Charles Rooney (Threepenny Opera)
Creature: Timothy Warmen (Tommy, Steel Pier, Dance of the Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll and Hyde)
Elizabeth: Cadden Jones (Infertility the Musical)
Justine: Kim Volpe
Clerval: Martin Giannini
Father: Paul Jackel (Secret Garden, A Christmas Carol)
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I chose and my world was shaken, so what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. Just keep moving on...
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#19
Posted: 7/10/06 at 2:45pm
LOL Shuler Hensley is so typecast in every role.
#20
Posted: 7/10/06 at 3:45pm
Ooh BCR as Victor Frankenstein!? Sounds interesting. I'd love to see it no matter how bad it is, cuz BCR really wowed me in Threepenny.
And I wonder if Wildhorn knows about Mel Brooks adapting Young Frankenstein? It would be really weird if both their musicals premiered in the same season.
And I wonder if Wildhorn knows about Mel Brooks adapting Young Frankenstein? It would be really weird if both their musicals premiered in the same season.
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"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#21
Posted: 7/12/06 at 12:43am
The music sounds pretty good.. is it the same as the one that is running in NYC?
#22
Posted: 7/18/06 at 9:39am
Here's the NY Times review:
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/theater/reviews/18fran.html
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/theater/reviews/18fran.html
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#23
Posted: 7/20/06 at 10:53pm
I just saw this show tonight and I gotta say I REALLY enjoyed it. I read that New York Times review and if that's how the show was when the reviewer saw it, they've certanly cleaned it up since. It's a mostly sung through score which I thought worked very well. I went into it expecting something campy (c'mon, have we had a good "monster" musical yet?) but I got a very good score that was very nicely acted. I'm glad I went and I'll probably go back again before it closes in a few weeks. It's a cheap show to go to so if you can, I would suggest going to check it out.
Oh, and the CD that's on Amazon is not the same as this show.
Oh, and the CD that's on Amazon is not the same as this show.
#24
Posted: 7/21/06 at 12:29am
hey there
ok, so I have to thank you JC for posting that :) We have been working SO hard to make good on this show, and it's been a difficult journey.
thank you thank you
-BCR
ok, so I have to thank you JC for posting that :) We have been working SO hard to make good on this show, and it's been a difficult journey.
thank you thank you
-BCR
#25
Posted: 7/21/06 at 12:47am
You are more than welcome. And you know it's a good show when you leave with the tunes in your head, which is exactly what happened tonight.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
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