Your Worst Musical Ideas

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Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:19am

We had some "great" ones the last time we did this thread. Unfortunately, it's disappeared from the site.

Here are some really awful (in a great way) ideas:

"Moose and Squirrel: The Rocky and Bullwinkle Musical" -- can you see Boris Badunov singing?

"Suffering Succotash: The Daffy Duck Musical"

"Mr. Ed: The Musical" Ad campign: You knew he talked, now he sings and dances. A real Broadway hoofer.

What are your "great" ideas?

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Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:23am

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 11:23 AM

#3

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:23am

A musical version of MOOSE MURDERS.

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#4

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:24am

I've always wanted to see a musical version of 'Citizen Kane,' just so the ad campaign can say 'it's the CITIZEN KANE of musicals.'

#5

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:31am

OH, GODFATHER! -- the classic gangster saga comes to Broadway. Score by Maury Yeston, directed by Tommy Tune, starring Raul Esparza as Michael Corleone. With the song "Don't Forget The Cannoli!"

HELLO, LULU! -- A new musical based on Wedekind's other play, scored by Jerry Herman. With the songs "Upon This Couch (My Father Bled To Death)", "The Jack The Ripper Polka."

BLUE VELVET -- David Lynch adapts his own classic film for the stage, with score by Angelo Badalamenti, choreography by Bill T. Jones. Christine Ebersole as Dorothy Vallens. Songs: "Joyride" "Daddy's Coming Home (All Over You)" "He Put His Disease In Me!!" and the showstopper "Baby Wants To F**k!!"

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Updated On: 7/11/08 at 11:31 AM

#6

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:37am

"Armageddon: The Musical Experience"

It will completely change your world!

#7

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:40am

I still like my idea for My Little Pony goes to Jurassic Park. :) And the dinosaurs have to sing too.

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#8

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:45am

No sh*t: In college, there was a kid who was working on a musical of THE EXORCIST. He even had gotten in touch with William Peter Blatty who was....all for it!

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#9

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:51am

That's pretty funny, Borstalboy.

Any more ideas?

#10

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 11:55am

A composer friend and I wrote a musical version of 'A Christmas Carol' a few years back that did well locally. When people would ask what we were going to do next, I always said we're working on a musical version of 'The Creature From the Black Lagoon.' I was, of course, kidding.

Imagine my shock when I found out Universal is putting up a musical version of the Creature as we speak!

#11

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:03pm

Gigli The Musical!

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#12

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:13pm

Two girls One cup. The Musical.

#13

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:38pm

Clinton or change: The musical

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#14

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:48pm

Equus, Equus! featuring a score by Jerry Herman, book by Mark Medoff, and direction/choreography by Tommy Tune. Starring Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, of course (of course).

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#15

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:48pm

I agree, Morsoco! Haha

Good Luck Chuck the Musical
Sicko (Michael Moore) the Musical
The Perks of being a Wallflower the Musical

#16

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:55pm

Jersey Girl: the Musical!

The Miracle Worker: the Musical! - can you imagine the choreography for Helen

Glitter: the Musical - starring a true Mariah Carey impersonator from Las Vegas

Hilton: the Musical - an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping gaggle of rich people tricks and antics set to the tunes of the late 90s and early aughts; Paris, Nikki, et. all.

Friends: the Musical - including the original theme song from the smash NBC hit of the same name

ESPN: the Musical - come one, come all, come out all ye athletes...

Roseanne: the Musical - Roseanne Barr stars as herself in a show about herself doing a show about herself

#17

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:57pm

Anyone see 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'?

Well, that Dracula puppett musical is CRYING OUT to be made.


On another note,

The worst possible idea would be if those Scary Movie/Date Movie/Epic Movie/Disaster Movie/Superhero Movie....ever decide to make "MUSICAL MOVIE".

Ugh.

#18

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 12:57pm

gimore girls The musical although it could be cute.

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Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:01pm

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 01:01 PM

#20

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:14pm

Shaun of the Dead; A Gorey New Musical.

Actually, thats such a bad idea that it has the potential to be awesome!

The scene where they beat the zombies with baseball bats to the music of 'Don't Stop Me Now' would work amazingly on stage.

#21

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:17pm

Given the topic, I think the addition of "The Musical" in every title is not only redundant, but simply uncreative, don't you think?

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#22

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:24pm

Vertically Challanged: The Midget Musical

songs include:
It's a Small World, Little Me, and other great classics about little and small things....

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re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:56pm

"Mockingbird Lane" (the musical version of The Munsters)

#24

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:18pm

Adam Guettel's "Deliverance."

#25

re: Your Worst Musical Ideas

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:23pm

"It's Charles!" a rollicking bed room farce/murder mystery adapted from the 1988 masterpiece of horror cinema "Child's Play". Featuring the soon to be Broadway Standards "He's Small", "Don't Call Me Chucky" and "Toy Store Break Out"!