The8re phan said: "Tales of the City --- i still think there's a great musical in there somewhere with the right composer and a good cast
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I saw one of the (LOOONG) previews in SF of the show, and remember getting massacred on here when I reported back that I thought it was a mess with a few great performances and some good songs that captured the tone right.
I think the problem with Tales will always be that part of the appeal of the work is due to its serialized format and large cast of characters with multiple simultaneous storylines. Of course I guess you could say Les Miz had these same issues but the appeal of that musical for many is due to its grand themes.,
I’m gonna sound like a broken record, but The Devil in the White City. I think it would be kinda cool having Burnham and Holmes as a dual role. Like a Jekyll and Hyde thing?
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I always thought so, too--putting the Idgie/Ruth love story back in, of course--but then you realize that it probably has about as much incident than Les Miz so they'd either have to floor it through the stories or the show would be four hours long.
I've always thought Carol by Patricia Highsmith (and also a beautiful film) would be really interesting to musicalize. I could see Frankel and Korie doing it but I also see it as an opera tbh.
I don't know if it would be a musical, maybe more of a play with music, but I'd love to see extracts from The Maeve Chronicles by Elizabeth Cunningham paired with her songs from the tie-in album MaevenSongs as a theatrical evening. (And the whole thing as a limited series on one of the streamers. Sort of "Mists of Avalon goes to Jerusalem," but I dig it.)
(I'm torn on how to use it, but she once wrote a poem called "A Witch's Love Song to Christ" that I think encapsulates the vibe of the series, and so that poem's title would either be the title, subtitle, or tagline of the evening.)
I would love to see how Alex Timbers would stage The Night Circus. It could be visually stunning...or a complete flop. If done right, the stage design could be incredible. I am not sure about score though...maybe a newcomer??
I think there is great musical potential for A Confederacy of Dunces, with a mix of styles that reflects the New Orleans setting. Of course, the protagonist is not the most likeable empathetic person ....
Wait! Google says there was a play version back in 2016? with Nick Offerman?