Riedel on the new Donna Summer Musical

[10086sunset]

Riedel on the new Donna Summer Musical#1

Posted: 9/6/16 at 8:14pm

http://nypost.com/2016/09/06/inside-the-new-donna-summer-musical/

Believe this could really work...

Like the person in the article comments, those f--king songs are so catchy.

[Sertzo19]

Riedel on the new Donna Summer Musical#2

Posted: 9/7/16 at 11:08am

YES!! I've been DYING for someone to finally make this! So many of her songs already carry stories, I remember before she passed she had been working on a musical based on her life. I wonder if this is that project or a completely new project. 

[skies]

Riedel on the new Donna Summer Musical#3

Posted: 9/8/16 at 1:43am

Several of her albums were "concept albums"

"when I’m on stage I see the abyss and have to overcome it by telling myself it’s only a play." - Helen Mirren

[Sertzo19]

Riedel on the new Donna Summer Musical#4

Posted: 9/8/16 at 11:06am

skies said: "Several of her albums were "concept albums"

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Correct, skies! I've always thought her Once Upon a Time album would make a great (non biographical) musical. Almost wish they just went ahead and adapted one of her concept albums, rather than going the expected biographical route. Hopefully they'll keep some of the grit and drama to her life and they don't churn out some shiny disco duck. 

[ethanw]

Riedel on the new Donna Summer Musical#5

Posted: 9/8/16 at 3:25pm

I remember on the "VH1-Live and More Encore" cd/show there was a track called "My Life" that she said in the song's intro that it was from the play "Ordinary Girl" that was based on her life.

Here's a link to an article from April 2000 taking about the show being in "limbo":

http://www.playbill.com/article/donna-summers-ordinary-girl-still-in-limbo-com-88611

[MadonnaMusical]

Riedel on the new Donna Summer Musical#6

Posted: 9/8/16 at 4:57pm

I was at the reading... It's reAlly good. This could be a big winner! LaChanze gives another stellar performance that could win her another Tony. DuBose is also fantastic. There are three actresses all playing Donna at different ages. The female cast really puts a nice twist on what had become a tired genre (juke box musicals).

Updated On: 9/8/16 at 04:57 PM