The New Bob Marley Musical

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 10:26am

Permission has been granted to work on a Bob Marley 'juke box' musical due in 2008

Updated On: 8/14/07 at 10:26 AM

[Testing1232]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 10:50am

Believe I read an article about this a year or two ago- apprantely, was supposed to open off-broadway, with the hopes of transferring to a Broadway house.

Dont know if they would find an audience, but I would definitely be there !!!

Pretty hard to make Marley into "juke-box", but they could try.

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 11:00am

yea i thought i rememberd this being pushed around some years ago but its just been confirmed in the UK press for a London opening in mid 2008. They want to play the Hammersmith Apollo- a house with a great history of pop/rock etc giants over the last 40 years.

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 1:09pm

They should sell blunts at the snackbar!

[misschung]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 1:14pm

If this isn't in the right hands, I will be very, very angry.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 1:22pm

Agree, Misschung.... basically meaning that the family HAS to be involved, (Stephen !) or this could be a total disaster !!!

I can just see them playing 15 versions of "No Woman/No Cry" and "One Love/People Get Ready", and calling it a day !!

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:02pm

...the family are involved. They were mentioned in the release.

[Fenchurch]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:09pm

"They should sell blunts at the snackbar!"

Sign me up!

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:10pm

Whats a blunt? Is it what i think it is!

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:25pm

Is it an American candy bar?

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:32pm

"Is it an American candy bar? "

HA!!!!! Kinda! It makes you want a candy bar!!

Its a cigar that has the tabacco taken out and has another herb put in instead!

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:33pm

My first guess was correct! Makes you wonder what the 'merchandise' will be stocking!

[misschung]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:45pm

The family is involved? Well, that's good, at least. Somehow I feel like this is going to be a hot mess, but I hope they prove me wrong. Bob Marley's music has some of the best melodies ever written, which will sound outstanding with a full orchestra, given that they get the right musicians and don't use electronic filler.
THAT would be sinful.

Do you have a link to this information?

Updated On: 8/14/07 at 02:45 PM

[Testing1232]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:38pm

http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821186673082&title=Bob+Marley+Musical%3A+Not+Marley+Mia!%3F%3F%3F

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:38pm

I dont have the link anymore but it was in 3 daily UK papers last week. The Guardian, The Daily Mail and The Times.