[Insert 80's pop icon]! The Musical

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 1:26am

No, not really. But I was watching an ABBA concert on TV and wondering why did ABBA, of all people, get a musical based on their songs. Or even Peter Allen? What other bands/singers should have their songs adapted for a musical?

My picks:
- Michael Jackson (Really. But maybe it would work better as a Movin' Out-type show.)
- U2
- Elton John

Updated On: 8/17/04 at 01:26 AM

[SMichaelK]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 1:31am

Well I know queen is being used for "We will rock you" currently at Paris Las Vegas, not sure if it ever was on broadway or even off before hand though. I would love to see Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, or the Beach Boys... ok so the last one would be corny and peppy... but every once in a while we need a little sap in our lives

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:09am

What about? --

"I'm Rick James, Bitch -- The Musical"

Act One Closing Showstopper -- Rick sings a love song to his crackpipe and then goes downstairs and burns the girl he's got kidnapped and chained to the wall of his basement with it.

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:10am

How about.... STOP! No more revues! They are illegitimate!!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:38am

It's a testament to the crappiness of current music that there isn't enough versatility in today's artists to be able to carry a show. Unless the show is only about love. Heartache. Sex. Can you imagine N*Sync or Nickelback musical? (GAH!)

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 4:01am

Yeah, it's the sad truth. The real talent aren't appealing. The labels don't want anything to do with them. Which is what brings me to my sad conclusion: "how can they believe there's life on other planets, if they don't have it on our own??" Think about it

Updated On: 8/17/04 at 04:01 AM

[BalletGirl85]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 6:09am

Personally I think Hanson and the Spice Girls should collaborate.

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 6:18am

Personally I'd rather them not exist

Updated On: 8/17/04 at 06:18 AM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 9:23am

ABBA probably got a musical based on their songs because:

1. The songs are very melodic and often have narrative lyrics.

2. They are the world's #1 selling pop group of all time.

3. Their music has proven to stand the test of time.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 9:40am

DYNASTY! The Musical

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 9:44am

What about their other REVUE musical, Abbacadabra?

What's it about??

[AnothaPartofMe]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 10:21am

I agree with Michael Jackson... they need to make a musical using his music.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 10:26am

BEN: The Musical

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 10:31am

Dokken: The Musical.

[ForTheLoveOfLea]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 10:43am

WHAM: the Musical

[Marquise]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 10:50am

How about a grandiose overblown rock opera using the grandiose overblown music of composer Jim Steinman?

A Pat Benatar musical, anyone? Updated On: 8/17/04 at 10:50 AM

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 1:33pm

RICK SPRINGFIELD: The Musical

[WiCkEd4LyFfE]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 1:41pm

"I wish that i had Jessie's girl" just finished watching 13 going on 30 for the fourth time.

[Plum]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 1:47pm

Peter Allen got a musical because he's really popular in Australia. ABBA got a musical because tons of the Broadway tourist audience (and plenty of New Yorkers, too) have ABBA Gold in their CD collections. Simple as that.

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 1:52pm

I went to see 13 going on 30 just for the Rick Springfield references.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:07pm

Maybe they should do a musical about the year that 27-year-old Rick Springfield lived (romantically) with 15-year-old Linda Blair.

[Jon]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:36pm

ABBA got their songs made into a musical because:

1: Homosexuals love ABBA.

2: Homosexuals love Broadway musicals.

[BT]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:38pm

The B-52's.... definitely the B-52's

[Marquise]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:38pm

They do?

[kitkatgirl54]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 5:38pm

I Saw The Sign: The Ace of Base Musical.