Stage Musical of "A Fish Called Wanda" in the Works
Stage Musical of "A Fish Called Wanda" in the Works
#1Stage Musical of "A Fish Called Wanda" in the Works
Posted: 6/17/08 at 12:13pm
really? One of my favorite movies and they want to make a musical out of it? i guess I'll have to see what happens cause I didn't know DRS would be so good. Maybe this could actually work.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118758.html
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#2re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 6/17/08 at 12:22pmI'd love to see David Hyde Pierce in the Cleese role.
#2re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 6/17/08 at 1:21pmactually Jon, I could see that working out. Let's hope he does do it.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#3re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 6/17/08 at 1:32pmThe challenge may be in writing songs for Palin's stuttering character.
#4re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 6/17/08 at 1:40pmI don't know about this one. The movie is so embedded with the original film cast, I can't see it translating well to the stage, especially adding songs to the plot. But it's worked before for other films (though I don't include DRS because I found it a huge disappointment), so it's possible. But I do think Yazbek would be a good choice for composer and/or Zippel for lyrics.
#5re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 6/17/08 at 3:33pmDHP in the Cleese role would be CRAMAZING.
#6re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 6/17/08 at 3:47pmWhy would DHP be so extra special? I liked him in Curtains, but nothing about any of the characters he has played make me think he would be "CRAMAZING" (I'm still not quite sure what this means) in Cleese's role. The real casting is going to hinge on the the Curtis and Klein roles. Those are going to be tough shoes to fill.
Fan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#7re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/17/09 at 5:13pm
"Frosty Bumped Into John Cleese at Sundance and Learned About A FISH CALLED WANDA Musical"
Click on link for story.
A Fish Called Wanda Musical - 2 to 3 years
#8re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/17/09 at 8:37pmI bet the debut will be at the Old Globe in San Diego. and if so, there is a slight possibility that Jack O'Brien could direct it.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
#9re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/17/09 at 11:04pmWho is doing the score? David Yazbek would be a great choice.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#10re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/17/09 at 11:05pm
Archie Leach: David Hyde Pierce
Wanda Gershwitz: Alice Ripley
Otto West: Alan Cumming
Ken Pile: Michael McGrath
#11re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/18/09 at 2:47am
I think David Hibbard would be a great Ken.
Hannah Waddingham for Wanda.
Alan Cumming for Otto.
And it would be fun to see Kevin Kline take on the John Cleese role.
#12re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/18/09 at 3:19pmI can't see Alan Cumming doing Otto. he doesn't seem like the best choice.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
ShbrtAlley44
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/03
#13re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/18/09 at 3:20pmI can't wait for Otto's big second-act number, "Don't Call Me (Stupid)."
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#14re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/19/09 at 9:03amTo be honest, I don't know how this would work as a musical.
#15re: Stage Musical of 'A Fish Called Wanda' in the Works
Posted: 1/19/09 at 4:24pmI worked for Cleese while the film was being made. His friend Tom Georgeson played the role of George Thomason. Thank god the friend's name wasn't Billy Sastard.
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