Good ideas for jukebox musicals- Page 3

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 2:14pm

<<<------------ jotting notes for a Lady Bird Johnson jukebox musical...


(Lady Bird! - featuring the music of Boyce & Hart, with memorable quotes by H.L. Mencken: The curtain rises on the family room at the LBJ ranch...)
Updated On: 7/13/07 at 02:14 PM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 2:18pm

It would probably be too expensive to secure all the rights, but I'd like to see a jukebox musical of 1970 songs.

All that's left is a band of gold
all that's left of the dreams I hold.

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 2:28pm

which 1970s songs? the cramps? the ramones? edgar winter? emerson lake and palmer? patti labelle? leo sayer? king crimson? sister sledge? mott the hoople?

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 2:31pm

... i just checked, and the Doris Day Show was still on the air until 1973. there's a jukebox musical for ya'

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 2:38pm

Is Andrew Lloyd Webber's idea for an Eminem musical gonna be a jukebox musical?

[Kelly2]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 3:11pm

Rufus Wainwright. Could be brilliant.

And SPICE GIRLS could be a big fun campfest. I say yes to both.

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 3:13pm

I'd pay to see someone tap-dancing to Rufus Wainright, especially in Kelly2's outfit.

[MrsVampyre]

Posted: 7/14/07 at 12:56pm

I'm not a real fan of jukebox musicals...but I have to pick one.. how about Queen? Their music was ground breaking, and the story line behind the group would be strong enough to carry a show.

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 7/14/07 at 1:12pm

There already is a Queen Musical called We Will Rock You, now playing in London

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 7/14/07 at 4:26pm

The Beatles never done as a jukebox musical? Are you kidding? Beatlemania is the ORIGINAL jukebox musical. It's even in wikipedia...

Are YOU kidding? The jukebox musical used different songs to integrate into the STORY!!!!!! And the Beatlemania show did NOT under ANY circumstances fall into that category. The original jukebox musical was MAMMA MIA. You know that. I know that. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT!!!

I say Across the Universe would be a perfect chance of doing the Beatles' jukebox musical thing. It could REALLY work. But as a movie? I DON'T THINK SO. It works better on stage.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 7/14/07 at 5:14pm

I think Billy Ocean would make a good jukebox musical.

[chino]

Posted: 7/14/07 at 6:19pm

Spice Girls...

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 11:39am

josh, calm down. you're going to have a coronory before you finish puberty.

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 11:41am

by the way... "mama mia?"
no, "leader of the pack"

re: beatlemania as a jukebox musical. one definition of the 'jukebox musical' describes it as a performance of pop songs given context by the structure of the show.

how's this for context?

act 1

SCENE 1 / CAMELOT: Pre-Beatles

The early 1960's begin with an all-time optimism in America. Youthful and elegant, John F. Kennedy charms the public and press while his First Family welcomes the public into the White House. His assassination on November 22, 1963 shocks the country in a horrifying introduction to what was to become the most turbulent of decades.

Songs:
Let's Twist Again*
Roll Over Beethoven*
Bye Bye Love*
Hound Dog*

SCENE II / THE COMING

Television viewers watch open-mouthed as a group of four Liverpudlians explode on national television. Shortly after their debut in February, 1964, the lighthearted, moptopped jesters begin to win recognition and attention never before given to rock and roll artists.

Songs:
I Want to Hold Your Hand*
She Loves You*

SCENE III / MAKING IT
The "Fab Four" establish themselves as style-setters, innovators, movie stars, recording artists and fashion-makers with a contagious sense of humor, newness and excitement.

Songs:
Help!
If I Fell
Can't Buy Me Love (unknown to audience, an alternate cast performed to live recording of starring cast while starring cast changes into white tuxes)
Day Tripper

SCENE IV / LISTENING

As a group begins to mature musically, a sense of introspection is felt through their music. Critics begin to give them more serious consideration, while an increasing number and diversity of fans await the changing sounds of each newly released recording.

Songs:
Yesterday
Eleanor Rigby
TAXMAN...was played instead of Eleanor Rigby when off stage orchestra was not available, especially in certain roadshow productions.
We Can Work It Out
Nowhere Man


SCENE V / TRIPPING

Becoming an accepted entity by the "establishment," the group takes on a whole new direction with musical experimentation and sensual, psychedelic perceptions. Their music is becoming a directional for the increasing "counter-culture" and antiestablishment youth movement.

Songs:
A Day In The Life
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
Magical Mystery Tour
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds


INTERMISSION


act 2

SCENE V / DROPPING OUT

Their growing musical styles have connected with other cultures and lifestyles through a multi-dimensional sound which defies categorization. The country's youth follows suit in more personal, individualized self-exploration and unconventional answers to an unresponsive and static society.


Songs:
Lady Madonna
The Fool On the Hill
Got To Get You Into My Life
Michelle
Get Back


SCENE VII / FLOWER POWER

Holding its own, the youth movement becomes an established force and reality, influencing all phases of society: as the "hippies" and "street-people" of Haight Ashbury and New York's Lower East Side reach for beyond their coastal boundaries into the homes of middle-America.

Songs:
Come Together
With A Little Help From My Friends
All You Need Is Love

SCENE VIII / BOTTOMING OUT

The assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy traumatize the country. The War in Vietnam rages on and the confusion, anger and violent confrontations in the streets of the U.S. splinter any hopeful ideals left from the early years of the decade. The group moves towards seperation.

Songs:
Revolution
Helter Skelter (unknown to audience, an alternate cast performed to live recording of starring cast while starring cast changed into long hair / beards and wardrobe.)
Hey Jude

SCENE IX / MOVING ON

The decade climaxes as the group itself splits apart. Their songs, now individual statements, are reflective of their own personal choices and lifestyles, while the wealth of collective material remains, painting a spectrum of images ranging from the innocent of the innovators, from the celebrities to the outlaws; always growing, creating and moving beyond their audiences.

Songs:
I Am The Walrus
The Long And Winding Road
Let It Be

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not enough context for ya?


Updated On: 7/16/07 at 11:41 AM

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 1:53pm

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