Information about these upcoming shows

[~*Triple Star On Broadway*~]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 1:14am

SPAMALOT
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
ALL SHOOK UP
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
BROOKLYN

Anyone have any ideas or thoughts about these shows? And where abouts would a person get information about them?

[phantomofrent]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 1:44am

I don't know about SPAMALOT. I mean, it is based on MONTY PYTHON'S SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL movie which is hillarious, but the musical will not have what really made the movie so great.....the guys of Monty Python. But,we shall see.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 1:46am

So PhantomOfRent, I haven't seen you here before. Would you like to stand up and tell the class something about yourself.

[phantomofrent]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 1:51am

Sure. I am a 21 year old male. I am almost finished with College (HALLELUJAH, PRAISE JESUS), hopefully getting married soon to my girlfriend whom I have been dating for over 6 years now, have been an avid musical theatre fan for years, and my dream is to one day grace the broadway stage.

My favorite musicals are in this order:

Phantom of the Opera (the musical that got me interested in
musicals)
RENT
PARADE
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
JEKYLL AND HYDE (the concept cast of course. Anthony Warlow is
a GOD)
WICKED
AVENUE Q
and so on........

[BROADWAYFAN3]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:07am

VARIETY:

"Brooklyn" has secured the Plymouth Theater on West 45th Street, with previews beginning Sept. 23 and opening night set for Oct. 21. Show is one of the few new tuners to be announced for the first half of the 2004-05 Broadway season.

"Brooklyn" tells the original story of a troupe of street performers who live an urban fairy tale under the Brooklyn Bridge. Score and book are by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson. Cast of five is headed by Eden Espinosa, who currently performs the role of Elphaba in "Wicked." Idina Menzel, who won the 2004 Tony for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch, returns to the "Oz" redux in early July. .

Jeff Calhoun ("Big River") is the director of "Brooklyn," which had its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Theater in May 2003.

[moonys_autumn]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:16am

"All Shook Up" is all Elvis music. I saw it at Goodspeed, it was very enjoyable. It isn't about Elvis as some people think, but his music is used to tell the story.

[scottwalker]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 11:00am

Updated On: 7/9/04 at 11:00 AM

[saddle shoe side kick]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 11:24am

I got the chance to see 'All Shook Up' in Connecticut. I'm very excited to see what will change and stay the same when it comes to Broadway. The show was really enjoyable so I suggest you see it when it gets here. Ms. Gambatese is going places. -Penny

Updated On: 6/24/04 at 11:24 AM

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 11:33am

I also heard that they are thinking about making a "Spider-Man" musical due to the phenomenal success of the movies. I am an avid Spider-Man fan, but I don't know how good it will be as a musical. It will be interesting to see what they do with it. I wonder if they will have the 1960's theme song in it. That would ROCK!!!

[PennyLou]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 11:47am

yea I saw 'All Shook Up' as well and the show was very funny! I think it is goig to do very well when it hit the broadway stage!! And ofcoures Jenn was amazing!! I can't wait till she gets noticed for her talents like she should!

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/24/04 at 12:26pm

"The Light In The Piazza" is about a woman and her daughter on vacation in Italy. The daughter, because of an injury in her youth, has not progressed mentally past the age of eleven. She meets and falls in love with an Italian named Fabrizio, and the mother is left with the question of whether she should let her daughter to pursue love or to take her back to America to return to their former lives. Meanwhile, does she tell Fabrizio's family--all of whom react in their own ways to the intensity of this young love--about her daughter's injury?

The score is very complex, almost Britten-like in spots, but also ravishingly gorgeous. There is no way this will go up in NY without the absolutely incredible Victoria Clark starring as the mother. She absolutely rocked the house when the show played in Chicago. Whether or not the show is a hit in NY, this will make Victoria Clark a big-time star. Let's just hope they find a different director than Bartlett Sher, whose hand with the material was rather inept.

[BillyLawlor]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 8:56pm

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

The 1998 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was written by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. The plot centers on two swindlers, crass American Freddy Benson (Butz) and suave Brit Laurence Jameson (Lithgow). After meeting on a train, the pair bet to see who can bilk $50,000 out of an heiress first.

This plot sounds perfect for a musical. And how could one go wrong with Joanna Gleason, Norbert Leo Butz, John Lithgow, and Sherie Rene Scott all in one musical?

[basketcase]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 10:45pm

I'll throw in another good word about All Shook Up. I saw it at Goodspeed and thought it was very cute and fun. Joe DiPietro did an amazing job with the book. The cast was pretty great as well, Jenn Gambatese is, of course, fabulous. I'll be interested to see who in the cast sticks around for Broadway. I could personally do without Manley Pope.