#1
Posted: 1/18/08 at 9:59am
Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
#2
Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:07am
Oh that would be so cool & fun. I love me some Jake... and "Tales of the City" is a big favorite of mine too.
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#3
Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:13am
This could be fantastic.
#4
Posted: 1/18/08 at 11:45am
I'm curious as well... I LOVE Armistead's books. Michael Tolliver Lives (the newest book) is great. Jake is adorable too.
#5
Posted: 1/18/08 at 11:55am
The book will be by AVENUE Q's Jeff Whitty.
#6
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:12pm
It could be good. I love all the books.
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#7
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:48pm
I hope it's the Angels in America of Tales of the City musicals.
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#8
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:51pm
Cool idea, but to play devil's advocate....isn't there A LOT of story to fit into one musical? It would be a shame to see this turn into a COLOR PURPLE thing of "it almost worked, but they tried to pack too much in". The great thing about Maupin's books were how light and frothy they were...blowing it up could, well, blow it up.
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#9
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:31pm
Maybe it should be 3 parts in repertory?
They could call it The Coast of Gaytopia.
Or I guess the Bay of Gaytopia would be more appropriate?
In any event, a Whitty/Shears musical makes me tingle in various places throughout my body.
They could call it The Coast of Gaytopia.
Or I guess the Bay of Gaytopia would be more appropriate?
In any event, a Whitty/Shears musical makes me tingle in various places throughout my body.
#10
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:40pm
Oh wow. This is so exciting!!!!
#11
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:55pm
Borstal is right. There is a LOT of ground to cover but it does have potential.
#12
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:56pm
This is actually not a bad fit. Scissor Sisters have kind of a disco retro sound anyway. I think you could easily pick and choose the story lines you wanted to use. Probably the one with Mrs. Madrigal and the rich guy, Michael and John, and Maryanne would have to come in somewhere... I guess...
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