#1
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:09pm
I'm sure Julie Taymor could make it work too. They'd have to do a mostly new score, but I think Broadway is overdue for a staging of this classic tale.
How about Alice in Wonderland as Disney's next project?
#2
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:13pm
I agree 100%!
#3
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:13pm
I don't know if they could generate enough interest.
It's a fabulous story but it seems the only Disney shows that sell well are the blockbuster movies. IE: BEAUTY, LION KING and, if it gets good reviews, LITTLE MERMAID will be sold out until kingdom come.
TARZAN, even before the reviews wasn't impossible to get tickets to. And POPPINS with fairly positive reviews and a slew of TONY nominations, still can't seem to sell out.
It's a fabulous story but it seems the only Disney shows that sell well are the blockbuster movies. IE: BEAUTY, LION KING and, if it gets good reviews, LITTLE MERMAID will be sold out until kingdom come.
TARZAN, even before the reviews wasn't impossible to get tickets to. And POPPINS with fairly positive reviews and a slew of TONY nominations, still can't seem to sell out.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#4
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:14pm
I think with the right artists involved, they could get positive reviews ala Lion King.
#5
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:16pm
Wow that would be brilliant!
#6
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:17pm
They would need out and out raves.
But, if it can be achieved, I don't see why not.
I know they'll never do it because all of the PC crap, but I'd love to see them tackle POCAHONTAS.
But, if it can be achieved, I don't see why not.
I know they'll never do it because all of the PC crap, but I'd love to see them tackle POCAHONTAS.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#7
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:20pm
Disney's Pocahontas has some wonderful songs, but is probably the most offensive (next to the priest sex scene in Hunchback) animated film I have ever seen. It is insulting to native Americans, and I'm surprised it wasn't protested that much.
John Smith raped her, took her to the white man's land, and she died. Pure and simple. Nothing to sing about, in my opinion.
John Smith raped her, took her to the white man's land, and she died. Pure and simple. Nothing to sing about, in my opinion.
#8
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:22pm
GOOD NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWS!
SHE'S DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAD!
Oh, wait. That's another Schwartz show.
My mistake.
SHE'S DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAD!
Oh, wait. That's another Schwartz show.
My mistake.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#9
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:25pm
Can Disney just take a break? PLEASE?
#10
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:26pm
I'd love to see them make Alice in Wonderland on Broadway!
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#11
Posted: 6/23/07 at 1:31pm
We owe a lot to Disney. I always here the negative remarks, but it has brought millions of people to Broadway and cleaned up Times Square. Would you prefer to step over the heroine needles and ignore the prostitutes and smells coming from the porn stores?
#13
Posted: 6/23/07 at 3:04pm
I miss the porn stores. At least they had more variety than Disney films being made into $120 ticket musicals. And, there was no Red Lobster or Olive Garden or Applebees or any of the other same old same old that you can find anyplace other than NYC.
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#14
Posted: 6/23/07 at 3:08pm
Once Disney can produce quality material - they will get more respect.
#15
Posted: 6/23/07 at 3:09pm
Alice in Wonderland is just about the most trippy animated movie I've ever seen, and if they could recreate that effect on stage, I would go see it in a heartbeat. All I can think of when I see it is an acid trip.
#16
Posted: 6/23/07 at 3:10pm
Maybe with Fantasia as Alice?
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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"Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu"
from "Can't Stop The Music"
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"When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth"
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"Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
#17
Posted: 6/23/07 at 3:12pm
What a brilliant choice!
#18
Posted: 6/23/07 at 3:14pm
Hahah, I find that creepy since I was seriously about to post a thread on whether or not if there was a Caroline, or Change revival in the future if Fantasia could play Caroline or Emmie.
#19
Posted: 6/23/07 at 4:12pm
I don't know about Alice in Wonderland. It is a great show and it would have to be conceptualized for it to work properly but I want to see Hercules or Mulan. Of course w/ both of those shows you would have to deal with the issues of Pegasus and Muushuu (sp?) respectively. I think we should see how Little Mermaid does first.
Cheers,
Christopher
Cheers,
Christopher
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#20
Posted: 6/23/07 at 4:28pm
I would LOVE for them to do this. But ONLY if they took a dark approach on it. Base it more off the book and actually TRY to scare you. I would pay good money for that.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#21
Posted: 6/23/07 at 5:46pm
I'd love to see Alice in Wonderland onstage, but I'd prefer it if weren't Disney tackling it.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#22
Posted: 6/23/07 at 5:55pm
NathanLaneStalker
I couldn't agree more!
I couldn't agree more!
#23
Posted: 6/23/07 at 9:33pm
I want it to be like....Pan's Labyrinth dark. That would be amazing.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#24
Posted: 6/23/07 at 10:04pm
I think, instead of a recent blockbuster, they should indeed to a stage version of a classic film, but Alice isn't it. The show that would be the most dazzling onstage is Sleeping Beauty. Think of the marvelous effects: Maleficent (along with Cruella, my favorite Disney villain) turning into a dragon, the marvelous good fairies, the lovely scene of Aurora dancing with the animals in the woods, and of course, the thorns surrounding the castle. It could be a truly spectacular stage musical!
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#25
Posted: 6/23/07 at 10:18pm
Sorry to dissapoint all you guys, but Frank Wildhorn (who I know is so popular with many people on this site) has already written an Alice in Wonderland musical... It's currently workshopping. Here's a link...
http://frankwildhorn.com/projects/upcoming.shtml#alice
PS - I think perhaps Disney should start producing more original works outside of the Disney movie catalogue... (A la Aida) maybe they'd gain a little more respect through that...
http://frankwildhorn.com/projects/upcoming.shtml#alice
PS - I think perhaps Disney should start producing more original works outside of the Disney movie catalogue... (A la Aida) maybe they'd gain a little more respect through that...
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