Next for Frank Wildhorn?

[Butter Broadway]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 1:19am

What's his next show?

[Fantod]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 1:28am

Hopefully retirement.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 1:36am

I think he's on par with Webber - take that as you want - but he just can't find an interesting story/angle. 

[Willie4316]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 1:51am

I don't know how much we will here from him over the next few years. He seems to have found much more success abroad. However, in the "Frank Wildhorn and Friends" airing, he mentioned a revival of Scarlet Pimpernel in the works. And perhaps a proper revival of Jekyll and Hyde? While I enjoyed Constantine and Deborah's performances, I think the show did not translate that well as a rock version. 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 2:37am

Fantod said: "Hopefully retirement."

this is what i thought immediately lol

[Dave28282]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 4:18am

I am still hoping for a well sung and well acted Jekyll & Hyde feature film. That could be something special.

[Q3]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 5:19am

RippedMan said: "I think he's on par with Webber - take that as you want - but he just can't find an interesting story/angle. 

 

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I think Webber is a much better composer tbh

[Lot666]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 8:07am

Nasty, nasty people.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 8:13am

His shows usually include one or two AMAZING songs and then the rest is crap. I feel like he wouldn't have been terrible choice for the Devils Wear Prada musical, but Elton already has that. 

Btw has anyone seen Kyle Dean Massey in Jekyll in Korea?

Updated On: 4/20/17 at 08:13 AM

[mikey2573]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 8:30am

How could Wildhorn be "on par" with ALW?  ALW has had two of the most successful musicals in history, CATS and PHANTOM.  In addition to other major hit shows like JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR, EVITA, and JOSEF.  He has also won numerous Tony and Olivier Awards and an Oscar.   Wildhorn has not achieved anything like this.  So again, how can Wildhorn be on par with ALW? 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 10:13am

I would really like to see him have a hit, he has written some wonderful music. Actually thought "Bonnie & Clyde" was pretty decent. 

[philly03]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 4:34pm

Frank's got nothing major planned in the US in the short term. Expect Monte Cristo to get regional rights.

 

Upcoming:

-WONDERLAND UK tour (starring Kerry Ellis, huge revamp)
-The Song of Bernadette concert (lyrics Robin Lerner) will play ATF Festival in upstate NY (July 30/31)
-EMK productions (Korea's biggest musical theatre producer) will be doing a triple header of Frank's shows in the 2017-18 season: staring with Excalibur (which played Germany), Rudolf - The Last Kiss (which played Vienna), and ending with the new one The Man Who Laughs (lyrics Jack Murphy, book by Robert Johanson, based on the Victor Hugo work.
-Bonnie & Clyde will debut in the West End in 2018 I believe

 

Other projects still in the works: Havana, Zelda, Song for my Father

 
-Edit: Mata Hari at the Moulun Rogue is or was playing in Korea. For those that don't know, Jekyll is the longest running musical in Korea and he is in high demands (in the way he wanted, they generally have pop stars star in their musicals)

Updated On: 4/20/17 at 04:34 PM

[Zimmy]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 5:38pm

I believe he is still working Count of Monte Cristo. The era and genre suits his skills.

[Zimmy]

Posted: 4/20/17 at 5:38pm

I believe he is still working Count of Monte Cristo. The era and genre suits his skills.