Weisslers to produce Apprentice musical....

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/19/05 at 9:58pm

....or so Trump made it seem on tonight's finale...they were in the front row, Barry cheering his head off, Fran sitting there stonefaced.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/19/05 at 9:59pm

Haha. Yeah I'm almost suprised because we know The Weisslers usually invest in revivals.

This should be quite an interesting project now that Fran & Barry are invovled.

[alterego]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 12:50am

This could be a serious worry. What next, Survivor the musical?

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 12:58am

OH gawd...I hear it now

"God I hope I get, I hope I get, how many people does Trump need?"

[admanrich]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 9:37am

Haha Survivor: The Musical-- sort of reminds me of Spelling Bee without the spelling with the people getting kicked off and such.

I think I smell a flop with this one.

[bill mobley]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 9:41am

Oh no!!!

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:11am

But they won't freaking produce Opposite of Sex. Dear God---this is what is wrong with the theatre community. Stop with the TV shows, jukebox musicals and the like. NEW MATERIAL MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.

[alterego]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:13am

Could this be the beginning of a whole new genre? The Reality Musical...The Apprentice (The Musical) Survivor(The Musical) Cops (The Musical) and When Celebrity Boob Jobs Go Wrong (The Musical). Aaahhhhhhhhh.....

[Justin D]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:37am

Hmmm, bad idea i think, whats next? Survivor the musical...
"Trapped in a Deserted Island,
With only sand in my pants
and stars in my eyes"
(dance break)
"I hope i win the mil'
before the tribal counsil'
votes me off"

they should FIRE this idea, not HIRE it

[Corine2]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:40am

Trump should just get the audience to be in it and then he wont have to hire anyone.
LOL!
I bet it could be funny. They should hire someone like Vilanch to write it.
Vilanch/Shaiman Wittman.
ps I can't wait for Gerard Alessandrini's number:
Mr Trump- "You're Fired" finale! Updated On: 5/20/05 at 10:40 AM

[metoog]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:43am

When Trump first announced this last night I thought it could work as Avenue Q or Spelling Bee does. But, the qoutes in the article talk about it being a serious "love" story and that makes me think it will not work as well as the humorous side would.

[ChiChi]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:47am

I think this is a terrible, terrible idea.

[Corine2]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:48am

If it was a comedy (very VILANCH, tongue in cheek and campy)
it could work.
As a love story. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

[Marquise]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:50am

They should cast Audra McDonald or Heather Headley as Omorosa...LOL

[buskeat]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:50am

And exactly how will they put this up in one year without a librettist and composer attached to the project yet?

[ChiChi]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 10:57am

The Weisslers have put plenty of bad stuff up quickly.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 11:52am

I found myself double checking the date to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 12:56pm

"NEW MATERIAL MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND."

Actually, this would be new material. Truly original musicals are very rare. Around 90% of musicals are based on previously written material. With the right team, this could really work as a comedy. I don't understand the love story thing. There's nothing about The Apprentice that has anything to do with love. Of course, this is VERY premature and it could result in nothing at all.

But hey, I have to hand it to Trump for supporting musical theatre.

[justme2]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 1:01pm

hmmmmm.

Am I the only one wondering if maybe Trump is where the "extra money" came from to bring Sweet Charity into town? And perhaps this is what Barry and Fran now have to do to "pay Trump back"?

[CJR]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 7:01pm

As I said in the other thread about this..... "The Weasels, er, Weisslers are producing "The Apprentice: The Musical"..... now THERE'S a shock!"

*rolls eyes*

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/20/05 at 7:44pm

Hasselhoff has to play the Donald to insure the show will be a total disaster. There also has to be a song about Omorosa & his hair . Carolyn has to do a steamy sex scene with George & another one where she vents her spleen @ the Donald