HEART OF ROCK & ROLL to open on Broadway this season- Page 5

[KarenValentine'sheadband]

Posted: 1/27/24 at 11:39pm

I like Huey and his music but I can't see this being that interesting as a musical? I guess we will see. 

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 1/28/24 at 1:54am

I’m personally much more interested in this than A Beautiful Noise, which I haven’t seen. I can’t stand BIO jukebox musicals, but I’m always excited to see good music telling a new original story.  That being said, I hated &Juliet and absolutely loved Once Upon a One More Time. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 1/28/24 at 9:43am

Zeppie2022 said: ""I think if you were to ask 100 random people to name a Huey Lewis song -- the small subset who are able to do so would say "Power of Love" -- which can now be heard (with the extra added bonus of a flying car) at the Winter Garden."

Actually, I think 100 random people would say "Heart of Rock and Roll" first and then maybe "I Want a New Drug"."

See, my brain immediately goes to "Hip To Be Square"...but that's just because I have the entire monologue from AMERICAN PSYCHO memorized.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/28/24 at 9:48am

If there was ever going to be a Huey Lewis musical it should have been HUEY musicalizes HUGHIE (by Eugene O'Neill) starring HUGH Bonneville.

Or perhaps we need Lewis's insights fro HUEY: THE HUGH HEFNER STORY.

[Ensemble1696584123]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 11:54am

I still don't know what this is supposed to be. Video: Watch Corey Cott & More in THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Music Video

[mshalo18]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 12:17pm

Ensemble1696584123 said: "I still don't know what this is supposed to be. Video: Watch Corey Cott & More in THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Music Video"

My takeaway? McKenzie Kurtz should have stayed with Wicked, and Raymond J. Lee should have stayed with Sweeney.

[KarenValentine'sheadband]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 12:44pm

Ensemble1696584123 said: "I still don't know what this is supposed to be. Video: Watch Corey Cott & More in THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Music Video"

 

 

Oh, dear. How unfortunate. Cringy. 

 

Updated On: 2/23/24 at 12:44 PM

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 1:03pm

It blows my mind that Hunter Arnold put all his eggs in this basket this season...

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 1:45pm

there is nothing rock & roll about this new video.

What's next for the Jones this summer?

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 1:51pm

The video is meant to emulate silly music videos from the '80s, which it does pretty well, actually. 

Updated On: 2/23/24 at 01:51 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 2:23pm

How terrible. Does this last until the Tony Awards?

[KarenValentine'sheadband]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 2:28pm

TaffyDavenport said: "The video is meant to emulate silly music videos from the '80s, which it does pretty well, actually."

 

 

Is it? The video is just a "group" of guys singing in a living room and a small bar? Other than the clothing there's really nothing 80's going on. As if the people who put the video promo together never lived in the 80's. 

 

[Kad]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 2:33pm

The only way I can see this working if it's a Rock of Ages/Xanadu style send up of the material. I'm just not seeing that sort of tongue-firmly-in-cheek self-awareness going on in the marketing so far.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 2:34pm

KarenValentine'sheadband said: "TaffyDavenport said: "The video is meant to emulate silly music videos from the '80s, which it does pretty well, actually."





Is it? The video is just a "group" of guys singing in a living room and a small bar? Other than the clothing there's really nothing 80's going on. As if the people who put the video promotogether never lived in the 80's."

I grew up in the '70s-'80s and I immediately recognized the style of the video as resembling something that would have come out back then, so, yes, I think that was what they were going for. Many of them had a similar low-budget feel, with random incongruous settings that had nothing to do with the lyrics of the song.

Updated On: 2/23/24 at 02:34 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 2:41pm

[mshalo18]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 2:49pm

TaffyDavenport said: "The video is meant to emulate silly music videos from the '80s, which it does pretty well, actually."

That I definitely agree with- right down to grabbing a girl from the crowd to dance on stage with the lead singer. 
 

The comments on the YouTube video are- not kind. 

[KarenValentine'sheadband]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 2:54pm

TaffyDavenport said: "KarenValentine'sheadband said: "TaffyDavenport said: "The video is meant to emulate silly music videos from the '80s, which it does pretty well, actually."





Is it? The video is just a "group" of guys singing in a living room and a small bar? Other than the clothing there's really nothing 80's going on. As if the people who put the video promotogether never lived in the 80's."

I grew up in the '70s-'80s and I immediately recognized the style of the video as resembling something that would have come out back then, so, yes, I think that was what they were going for. Most of them had a similarlow-budget feel, with random incongruous settings that had nothing to do with the lyrics of the song."

 

 

 

Yes, I know. I also grew up then. I was addicted to MTV. There's a slight hint in this. If they were going for an 80's vibe then neon, fog and a random white horse walking through the shot would have been great and hilarious choices. 

 

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 3:01pm

Ooof.  I'm getting more 80's Up With People than 80's MTV here. 

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 3:20pm

Ugh that was painful to watch! At least they could have tried adding a VHS effect to that music video, it would have looked like an 80s clip. Also, there's nothing rock n' roll in that video. I fear this will flop harder than 'Almost famous' 

 

 

 

 

[KarenValentine'sheadband]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 3:37pm

I'd rather have Harmony back and moving into the JEJ theatre. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 3:38pm

I think this is exactly what is successful on Broadway at the moment.

Folks are going to walk out of the theatre - AND INTO THE THEATRE - singing these big hits. 

The performances are great. 

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 5:02pm

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "It blows my mind that Hunter Arnold put all his eggs inthis basket this season..."

This season, he also has eggs in: Once Upon a One More Time, Here Lies Love, Back To The Future, Purlie, Harmony, The Notebook, and Cabaret.

[Sammy232]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 5:25pm

verywellthensigh said: "Ooof. I'm getting more 80's Up With People than 80's MTV here."

I'm old enough to appreciate this comment  - LOL!

[pmensky]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 5:49pm

It’s giving me 80s beer commercial vibes. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/18/24 at 12:57pm

McKenzie Kurtz will perform from the show on Jimmy Kimmel tonight.