The Bridget Jones Musical

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 12:17am

Thoughts? Has anyone heard any music or heard anything? I think this sounds great on paper.
Link (it was wonky earlier)

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 5:27am

I haven't heard the score for the show, but I love Lily Allen (sp?) as a writer. I watched the movie recently thinking about Lily Allen writing it and the comedy of the movie suits the type of songs Lily has written in the past so I hope for the best.

[DeNada]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 5:45am

A friend of mine has been in both workshops and is very excited about it, but then that may be bias as there's always the promise of landing the gig for the actual production at the end of it!

I don't know if Lily Allen is well known in the States; if people don't know who she is she's a young singer-songwriter with a relatively famous dad who tends to write lots of bouncy-yet-depressing songs. One of her songs was featured in season 1 of Glee (Smile). She's a very good choice to work on a show like this as her lyrical voice comes across as very Bridget - and with Helen Fielding on hand as well I'm sure the narrative voice will be accurate.

Sheridan Smith (recent Olivier winner for Elle in Legally Blonde) is the perfect choice to play Bridget and hopefully will open the show in town.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 9:50am

I think she's semi-known here. I've been a fan of hers since her first album, so I'm looking forward to hearing what she writes for this. And I know Sheridan Smith mostly from her tv stuff. I think she's a good fit for the role.

The first movie and the books are favorites of mine, so I'm really hoping this pans out into something decent. So far, it certainly seems promising.

[trentsketch]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 10:01am

Lilly Allen is pretty well known here. For one thing, she's one of the artists that was signed because she got a bajillion fans on MySpace before her first record deal (like One Republic and Secondhand Serenade). She also got some decent airplay with "Smile," "LDN," and "The Fear" (if you count music video playing, then very good airplay). I also think "Alfie" was used for some big campaign or other but I might be mistaken. I think she might actually be better known for that tabloid nonsense where the London rags said she was "a fatter Amy Winehouse" and the misfortune with the miscarriage. People might not know her by name, exactly, but they would know a few of her songs that were used in marketing campaigns for films and "Smile," in particular.

I, too, think she's a perfect match for the humor in this story. Bridget Jones can get away with a pop score and she has the right sensibility to match the tone of the story.