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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#500
Posted: 12/14/13 at 8:10pmMe either. Especially with the "attempted rape" scene, which the recent revival made pretty graphic.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#501
Posted: 12/14/13 at 8:12pm
@ljay I can't (the picture).
Woah, I totally forgot about that scene! That changes everything
@Liza True, but it is indeed a classic. I think The Music Man could be one of their considerations as well
Updated On: 12/14/13 at 08:12 PM
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#502
Posted: 12/14/13 at 8:14pmOkay. But the qualifier is not a "classic." It's a "family friendly classic" that is good for children and their parents as is stated in this thread based on numerous interviews with Bob Greenblatt. I feel like people don't actually read the threads... they just shout out their thoughts.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#503
Posted: 12/14/13 at 8:22pm
I read every post and I still thought it would be appropriate for families, until I was reminded of the rape scene...
I'm now thinking either Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, or The Music Man.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#504
Posted: 12/14/13 at 9:50pm
I'm sure this has been said above, but if Meron and Zadan can build a holiday tradition of live broadcasts of Broadway shows, then (within reason) shows with well-known names may eventually sell as well.
So let's sit through a couple years of OLIVER! and PETER PAN (or OKLAHOMA!) and then maybe we'll get HELLO, DOLLY! or THE PAJAMA GAME.
This isn't to suggest we will ever see FOLLIES, CHICAGO or CABARET.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#505
Posted: 12/14/13 at 10:45pm
Wow, I had forgotten about that scene as well.
To be honest, very few tried and true classics are both as well known and tirelessly "family friendly" as THE SOUND OF MUSIC. It'll be a hard act to match because of that.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#506
Posted: 12/14/13 at 10:59pm
"To be honest, very few tried and true classics are both as well known and tirelessly "family friendly" as THE SOUND OF MUSIC. It'll be a hard act to match because of that."
OKLAHOMA, PETER PAN, THE MUSIC MAN, OLIVER!, ANNIE, BYE BYE BIRDIE, STATE FAIR, THE WIZARD OF OZ, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, WHITE CHRISTMAS.....
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#507
Posted: 12/14/13 at 11:18pmBYE BYE BIRDIE would be a lot of fun, but the stage version had a pretty good TV movie in 1995. It's a great show for "names" though.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#508
Posted: 12/14/13 at 11:20pm
I didn't say there were none. I said there were very few. And I would definitely argue that OKLAHOMA and OLIVER! are not as unabashedly "family friendly," and PETER PAN, BYE BYE BIRDIE, STATE FAIR, and MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS are by far not as well known.
I was hoping they'd shy away from musicals that were already adapted from films, and stick to bona-fide stage musicals, even though no such intention has ever been mentioned.
It is true that any production code era musical would fit the bill nicely, but would they really want to go through the trouble contending with classic film performances, since the film actors would have likely originated the roles, unlike Julie Andrews in THE SOUND OF MUSIC?
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#509
Posted: 12/14/13 at 11:41pm
Competing with Julie Andrews wasn't enough? Now we want Taylor Swift to compete with Judy Garland (in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS)?!
Yikes! I may light torches and storm the castle myself.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#510
Posted: 12/15/13 at 12:46amI wish the rights hassle would finally come to an end and Tina Fey could work with Charles Strouse on her proposed reboot, "Bye Bye Birdie 2." The essential premise- a female Albert analogue and a male Rose analogue are forced to adjust their everyday lives and family situations while they house controversial and egotistical rapper Birdie, in an attempt to change his image before he is sent to prison- was recycled and redesigned into the Liz Lemon and Tracey Jordan relationship on "30 Rock."
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#511
Posted: 12/15/13 at 10:23am
Given that Sound of Music has been such a success, some of the shows listed will be don such as White Christmas, Peter Pan, Oliver, The King and I, My Fair Lady, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, The Secret Garden, Singing In The Rain, West Side Story etc because it has been such a success everyone will try and jump on the bandwagon and you will see 12-15 shows done in the next 5 years with ABC and NBC trying to out compete each other and do 2-3 shows a year, then the audience will get bored of the satiation that the audience will peak then drop , then the whole idea will be kicked into touch.
In this time every producers will be vying to get there show on TV and will launch Broadway production/national tour on that strength. I would bet that Oliver would launch a national tour on the strength of a tv production.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#512
Posted: 12/15/13 at 10:28am
I'm not sure why people keep suggesting Singin' in the Rain or Meet Me in St. Louis. These were not hit shows or even well reviewed musicals. They both tanked on Broadway.
They are failed adaptations of classic films, but we're talking about doing the stage show live on TV ... not a great idea in either case.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#513
Posted: 12/15/13 at 10:33amI actually had a dream last night that they did a live TV production of WILLY WONKA and that it was wonderful!
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#514
Posted: 12/15/13 at 10:36am
I would love that!
Just not the recent stage adaptation in London ...
A live TV adaptation of the Wonka film would be great ... and I think if you started from scratch and adapted either Meet Me in St. Louis or Singin' in the Rain, they could be great, too. Just not the Broadway/stage versions, please.
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What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#515
Posted: 12/15/13 at 10:40amAudra would sing the hell out of " Cheer up Charlie."
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#516
Posted: 12/15/13 at 10:44amCould Adam Sandlee pull off Willy WONKA?
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#517
Posted: 12/15/13 at 11:15amOr Johnny Depp recreating his version, but in the original movie's script.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#518
Posted: 12/16/13 at 12:49amHow about Bye Bye Birdie with Neil Patrick Harris?
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#519
Posted: 12/16/13 at 12:52amWow, Neil would be a great choice. I'm sure Jennifer Lopez would be approached for Rosie. But I highly doubt Birdie is in the running.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#520
Posted: 12/16/13 at 2:52amI can definitely see Neil doing one of these. He'd be great in BIRDIE for sure, but yeah, that show is not big enough for them to follow up SOUND OF MUSIC with. I'm looking forward to the announcement, I hope it's not PETER PAN, I'd prefer OLIVER.
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#521
Posted: 12/16/13 at 6:38amWouldn't Neil be too busy with HEDWIG stuff??
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#522
Posted: 12/16/13 at 7:27amI think NBC will stick to the success of building a show around a single star, or maybe two, and surrounding him or her with theater vets. It would be difficult to assemble a 'starry' cast with the commitment to a live broadcast
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#523
Posted: 12/16/13 at 8:55amCan somebody speak to what time commitment these stars would have? Why would the rehearsal time be anything more than a regular Broadway show? As far as the actors are concerned, can't they do it in a six week commitment?
What musical should Meron and Zadan do next?#524
Posted: 12/16/13 at 9:23am
Carrie was committed for months to SOM, and I would guess half of that time was devoted to publicity, public appearances, etc., not rehearsals. But it was a lot longer that six weeks.
It was more like 3 months.
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