I Would Love to See an Industrial Musical!

[fbueller]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 11:10pm

I have only recently discovered industrial musicals from the past which were private shows for corporations. I would love to see the staging of an industrial musical with songs/clips from a number of shows. I think this show would be a success. Some of the songs from the industrial musicals are really good. Whenever I need a laugh, I listen to "My Bathroom is a Private Kind of Place".

[morosco]

Posted: 12/31/13 at 11:15pm

Here's a fun one

[whatever2]

Posted: 1/1/14 at 12:28pm

did you happen to catch the NPR Fresh Air piece on industrials:

http://www.npr.org/2013/11/09/243938782/fresh-air-weekend-roy-choi-industrial-musicals-and-the-story-of-a-new-name

it aired in November but was highlighted in a best-of year end show this week.

also, a book on the topic was published this Fall: Everything's Coming Up Profits.

[darquegk]

Posted: 1/1/14 at 12:54pm

The closest thing we've seen to an industrial musical in a while is the NBC "Brotherhood of Man" commercial with the entire NBC stable singing and dancing at the Super Bowl to introduce their new season. Part commercial, part industrial musical, part satire on NBC's perpetual failing ratings.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 1/1/14 at 2:57pm

I love to go to my bathroom to dream and cream.

[morosco]

Posted: 1/30/14 at 3:39pm

New York Times - Industrial Musicals Were Once Big Shows

[finebydesign]

Posted: 1/30/14 at 3:46pm

I fairly certain these still have happen at many large banks. They have like "wow" Award appreciation days for their best and brightest. I kind of remember my friend being in one.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 1/30/14 at 4:45pm

Yes but do they hire Broadway gypsies and actual Broadway composers?

[finebydesign]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 1:04pm

Gotta love Google! Well the composer/lyricist for that show hasn't done Broadway (yet) but was in BMI.

"TD BANK WOW AWARDS (Music, lyrics) annual award show. Feb 17-18 BEACON THEATER, NY, NY Zakarack Productions: Julianna Schauerman, Producer."
His CV

[finebydesign]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 1:11pm

LOL

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 1/31/14 at 5:29pm

Wow. How can you not go? (I hope they have a bar.)

[jnb9872]

Posted: 2/5/14 at 9:38am

If you folks have read Everything's Coming Up Profits or heard the NPR "Fresh Air" piece with the author, you might also be interested in knowing that there are now multi-volume collections of songs from these shows available on iTunes. Look for "The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals" to find them, and enjoy!