Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
manders
Stand-by Joined: 5/8/04
#0Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:27pmIf not, they should be.
But the secret ingredient is love. Dammit.
#1re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:29pmI;m not sure, but when I was very young, I did see them live. it was some sort of tour that they were doing. I don't remember a thing from it though. I was really, really young
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#2re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:29pmHahaha, it would be funny to see Miss Piggy sing defying gravity
#3re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:31pmhasn't anyone seen "Muppets take Manhattan?"
manders
Stand-by Joined: 5/8/04
#4re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:31pm
Haha, that would be great. I'd love to see Tim Curry reprise his role in Muppet Treasure Island on stage =)
But actually since I live on the other side of America anyway, I probably wouldn't actually see it...
But the secret ingredient is love. Dammit.
MissElphie
Broadway Star Joined: 4/4/05
#5re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:33pm
Hahaha, it would be funny to see Miss Piggy sing defying gravity
Yes, but Kermit has the better colouring to play Elphaba. No makeup needed. Piggy'd make a great Glinda, however. :)
I'd also like to see Animal as Fiyero. He could just run around chasing Glinda and Elphaba yelling, "Woooomann!!!"
(sorry, I love the Muppets)
Updated On: 8/10/05 at 02:33 PM
#6re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:36pm
I LOVED The Muppets Take Manhattan!
oh, if only QM were here... Muppets ABOUND on Broadway.
#7re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:36pm
Look at us. Here we are. Right where we belong. The curtain's up and the lights are bright and they're playing our old song!
Sorry, what?
LOL They can have Elphaba and Kermit break into a version of "It's Not Easy Being Green."
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manders
Stand-by Joined: 5/8/04
#8re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:43pmI think you're on to something MissElphie
But the secret ingredient is love. Dammit.
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#9re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 2:50pm
that would be so awesome if the muppets were on Broadway! Maybe....like....THE MUPPETS THE MUSICAL
hmm...interesting....
#10re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 3:11pmThey can give Avenue Q a run for their money.
"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#11re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 3:28pmafter seeing the muppets wizard of oz, which wasn't too awful i'm rather disappointed in the new voices of the muppets... they seem like pale immitations as opposed to more faithful recreations (take for example rick lyon doing ernie....er i mean nickie in comparison to the new fozzie)
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wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#12re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 4:30pm
Of course I thought of Muppets Take Manhattan as soon as I saw this!
Somebody's Getting Married...
While I think the muppets on broadway, especially with the success of Q would be great, with Jim dead and Frank Oz pretty uninvolved with them, it just would be a disappointment to those of us who love the Muppets in their time.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
#13re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 5:37pm
"somebody's getting marrrrried today!"
haha.
who wrote the music for the Muppets take Manhatten?
#14re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 6:19pm
My favorite line in that movie is Janice in the locker says, "I want one with a Jacuzzi!" Cracks me up every single time.
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wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#15re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 6:59pm
Hmmm....
"You are Rowlf. You are a loner, and love classical music, You can play the piano without opposable thumbs. Then again, you are just a Muppet. ALSO KNOWN AS: Ol' Brown Ears HOBBIES: Piano playing, punning, fetching. QUOTE: "My bark is worse than my bite, and my piano playing beats 'em both." FAVORITE MOVIE: "The Dogfather" FAVORITE COMPOSER: Poochini FAVORITE SONG: "I've Never Harmed An Onion, So Why Should They Make Me Cry?" "
Hmm, I always thought of myself more of a cross between Piggy and Gonzo...
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ProducersFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/25/04
#16re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 7:04pm
Now that Disney owns the Muppets, and is always looking to get more involved on the Broadway scene - it'd be great if the Muppets could make a debut on the Great White Way. I'm not sure how it could work, since the Muppets have never had the puppeteers visible like in Q, but I think it would be great! I would definitely be there.
~Jessica
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#17re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 7:07pm
Uh yeah. That would be phenomenal. The muppets just own. Me and my friend match them to characters in Altar Boyz one time, heh, good times.
I would love the muppets on Broadway. After seeing Kermit do a duet with Justin Timberlake(poor Kermit) of Rainbow Connection, he does have wonderous comedic timing. And clearly, that's a wonderful song.
#18re: Have the muppets ever been on Broadway?
Posted: 8/10/05 at 8:35pmErnie plays Nicky in AVENUE Q
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