Whatever Happened to Singin In the Rain Musical?

[Braniff Forever]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 7:42am

I thought that Derek Hough was supposed to be attached to Singin in the Rain? Also, I seem to remember that Harvey Weinstein was supposed to produce. Of course that will never happen, but why can’t somebody else take over, produce it, and make it happen? Seems like it would make a lot of money??

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 8:48am

I feel like with Singin in the Rain, it is almost exactly the movie script on stage, and I will admit that the 2 times I have seen a stage musical of the show, its a good time, The dancing has been great, but I think it almost falls into the "The Sound of Music" catagory of shows with very successful movies, that are done regionally a lot, so why do we need this on Broadway? 

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 10:19am

Saw the 2012 London production. Ehh.  Nothing stood out except for the title number, which was admittedly, remarkable. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/17/24 at 10:30am

Weinstein factor aside, I feel like not only they were looking for Hough to star (which was harder back then as DWTS was 2 seasons per cycle instead of 1 like now), but also they wanted the Palace and obviously the Palace had been angling for renovations. The palace does seem like a nice grand venue for this type of classic show.

As Hough is now a judge on DWTS, he could in theory open the show in the Spring and do a contract for a few months, before leaving entirely or taking an LOA. (As he does additional segments and routines on the show in addition to judging, he would likely be tied up for the whole season - not to mention the jet lag if he worked bicoastally for 3 months)

[Braniff Forever]

Posted: 12/19/24 at 5:37am

I didn’t realize there was already a stage musical version. Learn something new  every day! 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/19/24 at 9:47am

Braniff Forever said: "I didn’t realize there was already a stage musical version. Learn something new every day!"

The Broadway musical adaptation of the 1952 film played the Gershwin Theatre in 1985:

 

[keen on kean]

Posted: 12/21/24 at 8:41am

I saw this in London in 2012. Fantastic production but too much like the movie to be interesting in a live performance.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/24/24 at 2:29pm

I saw the Original Broadway Production in 1985. It played the Gershwin. It was a faithful adaptation (give or take a few things...there were come interpolated songs) but the sentiment even then was...why?

Don Correia was "Don Lockwood", Mary D'Arcy was "Kathy Selden", Peter Slutsker was "Cosmo Brown" and Faye Grant was "Lina Lamont". I had a huge crush on Faye Grant from her stints on "The Greatest American Hero" and "V", so I ran to see her in this. I may be biased in saying this but she did a great job as "Lina" and she was the only cast member I even bothered to get an autograph from. She was so sweet and kind to me - - - I've never forgotten it. 

[jagman106]

Posted: 12/24/24 at 2:46pm

I also saw the 1985 Broadway production in early 1986. Other than the rain scene and Don Correia (Sandy Duncan's  husband) being a very good dancer, I remember nothing about this production. A revival would have to be spectacular for me to have any interest in it.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/24/24 at 3:01pm

 

[RunnyBabbit]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 4:25am

I saw the West End production in 2013 and the only thing I remember about it was being glad that we got super cheap tickets. And that I felt bad I picked that as my birthday present for me and my best friend to go see.

But on the upside we also saw The Audience on that trip, which was 110% worth it.

[Penna2]

Posted: 12/27/24 at 7:58pm

I saw it in London in 1989 with Tommy Steele. All I remember is the water on the stage! We had pretty good seats right orchestra.