STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING

[Skimbleshanks2]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#1

Posted: 8/10/17 at 6:29am

At first I thought, ugh, another movie musical... but the talent involved based on his Instagram post is legit...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXmPrmrgzmb/

 

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[dramamama611]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#2

Posted: 8/10/17 at 8:51am

I love the movie, but I'm not feeling a musical.  I wouldn't write it off entirely, however.

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[LarryD2]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#3

Posted: 8/10/17 at 9:14am

dramamama611 said: "I love the movie, but I'm not feeling a musical.  I wouldn't write it off entirely, however.

 

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The creative team alone is enough for me to give it a chance. I believe it's already on track for a full production at Paper Mill Playhouse this season.

[Melissa25]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#4

Posted: 8/10/17 at 9:24am

Already have my tickets booked for Papermill.  It runs 3/29-4/29/18.  Excited that I might get to see Kazee in this.  So do you think they will use any of the Scott Joplin music?

[macnyc]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#5

Posted: 8/10/17 at 9:41am

The Entertainer is in the public domain, so I don't see why not! I imagine his whole catalog is available, because it's all pre-1923 (he died in 1917).

https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Entertainer

Updated On: 8/10/17 at 09:41 AM

[Cfried]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#6

Posted: 8/10/17 at 11:32am

THE STING will have its world premiere at Paper Mill next spring. I'm very excited! 

[Cfried]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#7

Posted: 8/13/17 at 7:53pm

Was anyone there on Thursday or Friday that can comment on the show? I'm very curious! 

[RippedMan]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#8

Posted: 8/13/17 at 9:37pm

Love Urinetown and have been waiting for them to write something else. I'm excited for this!

[jacobsnchz14]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#9

Posted: 8/13/17 at 11:43pm

RippedMan said: "Love Urinetown and have been waiting for them to write something else. I'm excited for this!"

http://www.playbill.com/article/yeast-nation-from-writers-of-urinetown-will-play-st-louis

[ChairinMain]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#10

Posted: 8/14/17 at 2:56am

YEAST NATION got a production in San Francisco a couple of years ago. It is a very weird show, Makes URINETOWN look like Carousel. 

[NOB88]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#11

Posted: 9/27/17 at 7:19pm

Now that Kazee has committed to Pretty Woman, who might do The Sting?

[Mister Matt]

STEVE KAZEE doing industry reading of THE STING#12

Posted: 9/27/17 at 9:36pm

Saw the world premiere of Yeast Nation in Chicago and lightning didn't strike twice, unfortunately. It was mildly amusing, but it didn't have the same spark of ingenuity. The book and score never really took off and conceptually, it didn't gel.

The Sting has such a tight screenplay, I fear the score may slow it down, but I have to admit, I can't imagine it without that iconic Joplin music, so it does have potential.

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