time travel musicals
time travel musicals
#1time travel musicals
Posted: 3/8/07 at 9:28pm
Okay I know there's "A Connecticut Yankee" but are there any musicals where time-travel plays a big part?
I remember hearing about Ruthie Henshall doing "Peggy Sue Got Married" in London - did that flop?
How about "Back to the Future" as a musical?
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Yankeefan007
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#2re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/8/07 at 9:30pmGirl Group Time Travelers with direction/choreography by Debbie Allen is still in the works.
#2re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/8/07 at 9:32pmIs it as obvious as the title suggests?
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#3re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/8/07 at 9:35pmA few years ago there were several workshops/readings of a musical version of Jack Finney's TIME AND AGAIN.
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#4re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/8/07 at 9:50pm
"Peggy Sue" flopped in London, and sales worsened after 9/11. London's theatre industry was hit hard at that time.
I can't think of any time-travel shows besides the ones listed. I do know, however, that flash backs play a big role in MANY shows.
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#5re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/8/07 at 10:08pmI would love to see "Somewhere in Time" produced as a musical.
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#6re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/8/07 at 10:27pm
Big is a Time Travel Musical, and it's really entertaining. I liked it when I saw it on Broadway.
There was a musical in London called Time, but I'm not entirely sure what it was about.
I'm sure there are others.
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#8re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 5:28am
Info on Time the Musical:
http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/Defymcbeth/Time.html
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#9re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 12:52pmHow about Camelot? The whole story is Arthur's memory as he waits on the battlefield.
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#10re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 12:58pm
"How about Camelot? The whole story is Arthur's memory as he waits on the battlefield."
If that counts than a lot of Lloyd Webber's musicals count.
Evita, Joseph, Phantom, By Jeeves...
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Updated On: 3/9/07 at 12:58 PM
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#11re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 1:07pm
Does Merrily We Roll Along count?
It isn't time travel but the plot does run backwards, so it isn't chronological or flashbacks.
Updated On: 3/9/07 at 01:07 PM
#12re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 1:28pm
"Does Brigadoon count? "
I don't think so.
I'm in BRIGADOON right now at my school.
They don't go back in time, they just walk into the town which is enchanted and is over hundreds of years old.
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#13re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 4:48pmCamelot is NOT a flashback as originally written. The show orignally opened with Arthur hiding in a tree, awaiting the arrival of Guinever and her entourage. The flashback device was added for some revival along the way.
bare_nakedlady
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#14re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 5:36pmHow could I forget my favorite... LITTLE ME!
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#15re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 6:08pm
On A Clear Day....okay, not exactly travel, since it's past life regressions, but pretty close.
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#16re: time travel musicals
Posted: 3/9/07 at 6:35pm
If we're considering "memory" musicals, then "Follies" and "The Last Five Years". Also "Sunday in the Park with George" where Dot comes forward in time.
Also "Songs for a New World" jumps around in time.
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