Posted: 3/2/18 at 8:58pm
With Birdie being pushed back again, will they finally do The Music Man they were discussing before? With NPH, Seth Macfarlane, or Hugh? Lol. I would love Oklahoma for the 75th Anniversary or Fiddler, Little Shop, etc.
Updated On: 3/2/18 at 08:58 PM
Posted: 3/2/18 at 9:09pm
Posted: 3/2/18 at 9:10pm
I rather see Music Man with Neil Patrick Harris or Santino Fontana reuniting with Laura Osnes as Marion. If it's going to be Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, cast a newcomer in the title role and Heather Headley or Audra McDonald as Fairy Godmother.
Posted: 3/2/18 at 11:13pm
Posted: 3/3/18 at 12:49am
I agree with Cinderella. It seems like the safest choice right now, and I could see it being lots of fun if they play their cards right.
Posted: 3/3/18 at 1:05am
Posted: 3/3/18 at 1:48am
I'm so tired of these Live specials having to be feel good musicals.
Cinderella? We have THREE tv versions of this that are all accessible to be watched. We gotta move on.
This is gonna get stale if they keep doing bland with no dark content musicals.
Or move it up to Halloween and do Little Shop or Bat Boy.
Musical Theatre deserves better than being relegated to feeling like PG Community Theatre at a church. You get incredible gifted people, give them something to DO and ACT.
Posted: 3/3/18 at 1:49am
Okay, here's one.
Do A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and cast like a bunch of Judd Apatow actors.
Done.
Posted: 3/3/18 at 2:05am
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "I'm so tired of these Live specials having to be feel good musicals.
Cinderella? We have THREE tv versions of this that are all accessible to be watched.We gotta move on.
This is gonna get stale if they keep doing bland with no dark content musicals.
Or move it up to Halloween and do Little Shop or Bat Boy.
Musical Theatre deserves better than being relegated to feeling like PG Community Theatre at a church. You get incredible gifted people, give them something to DO and ACT."
Because Jesus Christ Superstar is such a fluffy, feel-good musical!
Posted: 3/3/18 at 4:15am
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "I'm so tired of these Live specials having to be feel good musicals.
Cinderella? We have THREE tv versions of this that are all accessible to be watched.We gotta move on.
This is gonna get stale if they keep doing bland with no dark content musicals.
Or move it up to Halloween and do Little Shop or Bat Boy.
Musical Theatre deserves better than being relegated to feeling like PG Community Theatre at a church. You get incredible gifted people, give them something to DO and ACT."
Yes, let’s air Parade two weeks before Christmas! That’ll be a ratings bonanza!
Posted: 3/3/18 at 7:25am
I would rather see a WEST SIDE STORY LIVE than a movie remake, even if Spielberg is directing.
Posted: 3/3/18 at 8:44am
Posted: 3/3/18 at 11:44am
I'd love to see "Pajama Game". The 2006 revival was entertaining, and I think it would transfer well to television - with the right cast to pull in ratings. Maybe Neil Patrick Harris as Sid? Anne Hathaway as 'Babe'? Rosie O'Donnell as Mabel?
Posted: 3/3/18 at 2:08pm
rattleNwoolypenguin - apart from Jesus Christ Superstar, we did also get Rocky Horror and Grease. Neither of those are "feel good". Grease to me is a very heavy show with some slapstick romance but I find it a very heavy story. Rocky Horror is as non-feel good as it gets.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Pajama Game are both great suggestions too.
Posted: 3/3/18 at 2:32pm
Valentina3 said: "rattleNwoolypenguin - apart from Jesus Christ Superstar, we did also get Rocky Horror and Grease. Neither of those are "feel good". Grease to me is a very heavy show with some slapstick romance but I find it a very heavy story. Rocky Horror is as non-feel good as it gets.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Pajama Game are both great suggestions too."
Rocky Horror was not Live...and also it was a travesty. Let's never speak of it again.
I liked the idea of "Little Shop" on Halloween, especially if you could get Jake Gyllenhaal and Taran Killam again...
Posted: 3/3/18 at 2:44pm
As if anywhere near the size audience The Sound of Music had is gonna tune in for THE PAJAMA GAME. Or FORUM. Plus the latter is pretty bawdy for the Bible Belt audience that make these hits.
The problem is there just aren't many shows that can make this kind of thing feasible. And they did the two biggest already. You can only do so many that aren't great or aren't ratings booms before the big wigs and audiences get bored with it. Lord knows I have been for years at this point.
And GREASE, a heavy story??????? In what universe!
Posted: 3/7/18 at 2:36pm
Forum is out of the question (In today's world If I even repeated a few of the lines here I would probably be permanently banned from this board). 2 years ago I voted for The Pajama Game and I vote for it again now. Although this being for TV there will obviously be much tweaking involved (50's Man/Woman stuff). As for Bye Bye Birdie at this point It should be clear that Jennifer Lopez has no interest in doing live TV.
