UNCHAIN MY HEART Books Ethel Barrymore Theatre; Previews Oct. 8, Opens Nov. 7
#2
Posted: 5/11/10 at 3:56pm
Yay! ^.^
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Posted: 5/11/10 at 3:56pm
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#5
Posted: 5/11/10 at 4:29pm
This does nothing for me. Blah.
#6
Posted: 5/11/10 at 4:43pm
This is one announcemnet made that I wish fell through... Hopefully it will have a fate like Enron.
#7
Posted: 5/11/10 at 5:01pm
Oh, that's nice.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
#8
Posted: 5/11/10 at 5:04pm
Can this trend of catalog musicals please end?
#9
Posted: 5/11/10 at 5:04pm
With all due respect to the terrific artists involved, are we going to have to sit through a biographical musical using a famous musician's songbook for every singer in history?
I love Ray Charles and was lucky enough to see him perform before he died, but I'm reaching my point of Broadway pop saturation.
I love Ray Charles and was lucky enough to see him perform before he died, but I'm reaching my point of Broadway pop saturation.
#10
Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:05pm
I thought this would have been the perfect theatre for SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
#11
Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:15pm
Every time I read the title of this show, I think Unbreak My Heart and I hate that song.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#12
Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:23pm
Every time I read the title of this show, I think Unbreak My Heart and I hate that song.
Haha, me too.
But nonetheless, meh.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
Haha, me too.
But nonetheless, meh.
#13
Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:47pm
^
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Oh same
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Oh same
#14
Posted: 5/11/10 at 7:27pm
So looking forward to "Slip Slidin' Away: The Paul Simon Musical".
#15
Posted: 5/11/10 at 8:39pm
Suzan-Lori Parks is writing the book, so I have a hunch that it won't be a formulaic evening. I'm curious to see what she does. Charles' story is a compelling one. I also admire this production for not attempting to spin-off from the film. I also think the cast sounds quite promising. Though, I thought Dixon was magnificent in Scottsboro Boys, I think this was the wise choice if he's seeking job longevity.
Also, I think we need to clearly define what a jukebox musical is and isn't. From my point of view, the term "Jukebox Musical" is used to describe a certain catalog of music (songwriter or genre) put into a new book. Unchain My Hear (I agree on the title, btw), is more of a bio musical. I consider this genre of musical far less offensive than the Jukebox trend.
Also, I think we need to clearly define what a jukebox musical is and isn't. From my point of view, the term "Jukebox Musical" is used to describe a certain catalog of music (songwriter or genre) put into a new book. Unchain My Hear (I agree on the title, btw), is more of a bio musical. I consider this genre of musical far less offensive than the Jukebox trend.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#16
Posted: 5/11/10 at 9:06pm
Very well put, Mildred.
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#17
Posted: 5/11/10 at 9:07pm
Say what you want about how much you don't like a show but I think it is horrible to hope for a show to flop. I wish for every show to be successful regardless of the material. Remember if a show closes it means more and more people are out of work.
#18
Posted: 5/11/10 at 9:28pm
^Agreed.
"Also, I think we need to clearly define what a jukebox musical is and isn't. From my point of view, the term "Jukebox Musical" is used to describe a certain catalog of music (songwriter or genre) put into a new book. Unchain My Hear (I agree on the title, btw), is more of a bio musical. I consider this genre of musical far less offensive than the Jukebox trend."
Also well put. I've heard people saying FELA is a jukebox musical, and that's absurd. Neither was, say, LOVEMUSIK.
"Also, I think we need to clearly define what a jukebox musical is and isn't. From my point of view, the term "Jukebox Musical" is used to describe a certain catalog of music (songwriter or genre) put into a new book. Unchain My Hear (I agree on the title, btw), is more of a bio musical. I consider this genre of musical far less offensive than the Jukebox trend."
Also well put. I've heard people saying FELA is a jukebox musical, and that's absurd. Neither was, say, LOVEMUSIK.
#19
Posted: 5/11/10 at 9:41pm
And "jukebox musical" was a term coined upon the popularity and success of Mamma Mia, though they existed previously in such shows as From a Jack to a King, Return to the Forbidden Planet and Play On. It has to do with whether or not the preexisting songs are incorporated into the narrative of the book.
Why does this sound so familiar?
Why does this sound so familiar?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#20
Posted: 5/11/10 at 9:43pm
There are only 3 jukebox musicals currently playing on Broadway: Mamma Mia! Rock of Ages, and American Idiot (like it, or not, it is).
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#21
Posted: 5/11/10 at 9:44pm
^ What about Million Dollar Quartet?
#22
Posted: 5/11/10 at 10:40pm
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, telling the pre-fame history of Elvis, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lee, is a bio-musical.
"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim
#23
Posted: 5/11/10 at 10:42pm
And yes, I wish UNCHAIN MY HEART nothing but the best. At least another musical choice for the skeptics.
"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim
#24
Posted: 5/11/10 at 11:19pm
Million Dollar Quartet is based on an actual event with the characters based on actual people singing songs they actually sung. I'd put it in the bio-musical category of Jersey Boys (Quartet just happens to be 1 day rather than a life span of its characters). The 3 I mentioned have put a new plot to music that was not intended for that plot.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#25
Posted: 5/12/10 at 6:43pm
@Mister Matt
The term 'jukebox musical" goes farther back than Mamma Mia!
It goes back to the mid-to-late 80s with shows such as "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story" and the ill-fated "Leader of the Pack"...
The term 'jukebox musical" goes farther back than Mamma Mia!
It goes back to the mid-to-late 80s with shows such as "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story" and the ill-fated "Leader of the Pack"...
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