It's A New Bird - A New Plane - A New Superman

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It's A New Bird - A New Plane - A New Superman

Posted: 2/15/10 at 3:13pm

This was mentioned in the Encores thread but here is a little more information about the potential re-imagining of the Superman musical. I think they probably take all of Max's songs and give them to Luthor and maybe most of the revenge song - although some of the events in that song happen after 1940. The duet between Max and the Mad Scientist would have to be reimagined - but it's one of the better numbers in the show.

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Updated On: 2/15/10 at 03:13 PM

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Posted: 2/15/10 at 3:29pm

Oy. Pass.

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Posted: 2/15/10 at 3:39pm

They could probably turn Sidney into Cat Grant if they wanted to. I hope they don't jettison "You've Got Possibilities". It's one of my favorite songs.

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Posted: 2/15/10 at 3:57pm

Very interesting.....

Saw this in Dallas last night. See other thread.

Updated On: 6/26/10 at 03:57 PM

It's A New Bird - A New Plane - A New Superman

Posted: 2/15/10 at 4:15pm

Huzzah! I love this show. It's so cute :)

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Posted: 2/15/10 at 4:41pm

I am definitely looking forward to seeing this in the spring!

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Posted: 2/15/10 at 6:49pm

Having enjoyed the original, I would love to see this show revived.

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Posted: 2/18/10 at 1:29am

I'm thrilled by this article. The biggest problem with the show as it is, which I find very charming but a little empty, is its total disregard of all the great Superman lore. Most of the major characters are missing. Lois doesn't act like Lois (her dream is to be a housewife? Please!)

The idea of setting it in Superman's original era and basing the production on the feel of the Fliescher cartoons...incorporating Luthor and other villains...all of this excites me. I'm a huge Superman fan and a huge Musical Theatre fan and WISH I could make it to see this production. I'm sure that *something* will leak out from it.

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Posted: 2/18/10 at 2:35am

I saw the original with Bob Holiday and Jack Cassidy. I hope they keepe the multi-panel comic page. That was cool.

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Posted: 2/18/10 at 1:56pm

It's about time a It's a Bird... got some attention. What about some of Charles Strouse's other flops like Charlie and Algernon, and especially Rags? Dance a Little Closer has an interesting score, too.

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Posted: 2/27/10 at 4:46pm

I was down in Dallas seeing the premiere of GIVE IT UP a few weeks ago (which was fantastic by the way), and afterwards the Dallas Theater Center held a talk-back where the they announced that they want to try and bring Cheyenne Jackson down to play Clark Kent/Superman. I was extremely intrigued.

What do you guys think? I know he's already played the role in LA a few years ago, but you think he'd be a good choice?

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Posted: 2/27/10 at 4:56pm

Give it up was fantastic... loved it! Hope Dallas wasn't its only stop in the theater world...

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Posted: 2/27/10 at 5:23pm

The only song not on the album was sung by the Chinese acrobats "Everything's Easy When You Know How". I doubt that would still be in it if the acrobats are gone.

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Posted: 2/27/10 at 5:42pm

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