Pinocchio is the next Disney musical! — Page 2

"Any particular reason why you don't like it, or is it just not your thing? I personally think that all of the movies that Disney himself worked on are miles better than anything after he died."

I honestly couldn't give you a solid reason. Just never took a shining to it.

I can't say I agree re: before and after his death. I have a soft spot for a number of the admittedly clunky '70s Disney movies and of course the Renaissance ones are a league in themselves. I think most if not all of the Disney features excel but only to an extent, dropping the ball terribly somewhere else.

Hercules should be the next Disney musical.

Good god.

Will they ever realize that

Welcome to Times Square which is becoming Disney's East Coast Disneyland including their theme park shows.

Actually, you're thinking of DisneyWORLD--the actual east coast Disneyland...

I worked on MTI's pilot production of MY SON PINNOCHIO. Neither score is really good enough to carry a show. It's certainly cute enough for kids, but not much beyond that.

I imagine the stage version of Dumbo is on hold or dead, as Disney is doing the live action film version with Tim Burton.

"I imagine the stage version of Dumbo is on hold or dead, as Disney is doing the live action film version with Tim Burton."

Whaaaaaaaaaat

No!

The Daily Mail reports that, while the role of Pinocchio will be portayed by a human actor, other parts in the stage adaptation will be performed by puppets.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/John-Tiffany-to-Adapt-PINOCCHIO-for-Run-at-National-Theatre-20170119

What.

QueenAlice said: "John Tiffany's concept is so out there it could be brilliant. It will be the most adventurous take on a Disney film to stage since The Lion King no doubt.



ive heard from the horses mouth that Disney won't be developing Pocahontas for the stage any time soon. They received a lot of flack from the Native American community when the film came out and fully casting the show with accomplished musical theatre talent who are also Native American is likely next to impossible.



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I wonder if they could what Terrence Mann did for Anastasia, by removing most of the (overly idiotic) fantasy elements and incorporating more of the 'real history' into the book . then again, like you mentioned, the Russians never had a problem that Native Americans had with the depiction of the titular character.

edit: on 2nd thoughts, maybe it's for the best since IRL, Pocohontas was actually a little girl / pre teen when she met John Smith and she was technically a teenager when she got child-brided to that other dude. talk about ick.

Updated On: 1/20/17 at 04:43 AM

I love and adore Pinocchio with all my heart. I even own it, but don't watch it all that often for whatever reason, but every time I do, I'm always reminded of how truly great it is/what a true classic it is. But I don't know how it would translate :/ The Golden Age films weren't created with "stage" in mind. Pretty much all the musical films Disney has ever made have at the very least, a SLIGHT stage essence about it just by being a 'musical' or 'movie with music' as I think the Golden Age ones are, but not every Disney movie musical would translate/read on stage well. Tarzan and Little Mermaid being the two Renaissance ones that def didn't need to be on stage.

Pocahontas is the same way but for different reason. Even Menken has said, he doesn't know how Pocahontas would translate. Pocahontas, I believe, was meant to stand on it's own as a piece of race relations commentary as a film. It's theme, I think, keep sit from being a good stage property. It was created to tell that always relevant theme, and that's it. At least, that's my bets explanation. Sometimes you don't why something won't translate, but you just know it won't. Allegiance I daresay flopped for the same reason. These themes are better told in other mediums rather than a stage musical. Musicals just by being musical live in their own world and still need to entertain as well as educate as make us "feel".

Now why Hunchback works in most mediums, I think it's because the story has that sweeping epic feel to it already. It lends itself to being a musical tale well. And of course, Menken just made it even more epic and sweeping with that God sent music of his..."Bells...Dame" is still my musical crack yo.

And speaking of, He HAS said more than once when asked about which is his Disney works he's like to see on stage, he's answered with Hercules. I'M STILL WAITING ON THIS!!

The layers of that concept make my brain hurt. So Pinocchio makes his epic journey to become...a puppet? *explosion*

Also, Disney is not producing this show, I read. They're just licensing the plot/music.

Oh Lord