|
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 23:34:19 GMT
Broadway.com recently did a poll for fans on which Diva's they would most want to see a bio-musical about and the results are as follows:
10. Madonna
09. Amy Winehouse
08. Lady Gaga
07. Adele
06. Beyonce
05. Ella Fitzgerald
04. Celine Dion
03. Aretha Franklin
02. Barbra Streisand
01. Whitney Houston
www.broadway.com/buzz/185917/the-fans-have-spoken-these-10-music-divas-need-bio-musicals-asap/
So what do we think guys? What Diva would we most like to see have a musical based on them? I actually really would love an Amy Winehouse one, as well as a Whitney one about her life and struggles, I think musically it could work really well.
The only issue with Babs, wouldn't her musical be pretty much the plot of Funny Girl bar the romance?  the whole becoming a big star overnight etc. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 23:37:08 GMT
Beyonce  |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 23:39:36 GMT
Beyonce Would she make a good musical? I love Beyoncé and the songs would of course be fantastic but I don't think she has had the most fascinating life other than her music fame. If it were her life story, it would be the plot of Viva Forever hahaha... split from the band, become a star overnight! |
|
|
|
Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 23:40:09 GMT
Amy Winehouse, yes! Whitney Houston, yes. Ella Fitzgerald, yes. Barbara Streisand , maybe. I would definitely add Cher to the mix.
Some of the ones on that list are way too young (if they're still alive).
Celine Dion does have an interesting story too.
Also, she may not count as a Diva but Shania Twain has a very interesting (tragic) backstory.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 23:44:06 GMT
Adele's would be hilarious! She's jokes, if you have heard her speak in interviews, she is such a laugh! She sings like an angel but has such a cockney London voice, its brilliant! You could almost do it as a one woman show of her just chatting and singing like Bette in Sue Mengers! |
|
|
|
Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 23:51:22 GMT
Adele's would be hilarious! She's jokes, if you have heard her speak in interviews, she is such a laugh! She sings like an angel but has such a cockney London voice, its brilliant! You could almost do it as a one woman show of her just chatting and singing like Bette in Sue Mengers! Adele's too young and doesn't seem to have much of a story. I guess people would see it though anyway. Maybe you're right. Don't know what 'Bette in Sue Mengers' is. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 23:59:22 GMT
Adele's would be hilarious! She's jokes, if you have heard her speak in interviews, she is such a laugh! She sings like an angel but has such a cockney London voice, its brilliant! You could almost do it as a one woman show of her just chatting and singing like Bette in Sue Mengers! Adele's too young and doesn't seem to have much of a story. I guess people would see it though anyway. Maybe you're right. Don't know what 'Bette in Sue Mengers' is. Bette Midler did a show on Broadway based on the life of Sue Mengers, an agent from the golden age of Hollywood. It was a one woman show where she basically sat on a couch and chatted to the audience, but appeared to be hilarious from what I heard.
|
|
|
|
Post by d'James on Sept 13, 2016 0:16:02 GMT
Not for me.
|
|
7,050 posts
|
Post by Jon on Sept 13, 2016 0:17:41 GMT
I'm surprised I'll Eat You Last hasn't transferred or been given a UK production. With a name in the title role, it would do quite well
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 0:19:50 GMT
And I didn't consciously bring her into the discussion on purpose, just to describe the show I imagine the Adele one to be like, but I wouldn't say no to a Bette musical!
|
|
571 posts
|
Post by westendwendy on Sept 13, 2016 4:16:22 GMT
Kylie!
I'm sure it will happen at some point - problem is with these shows they can be 1 star trash or 5 star brilliance.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 8:06:57 GMT
Beyonce Absolutely. But only if Katherine Ryan plays Beyonce. No-one else could do her justice.  |
|
the whole becoming a big star overnight etc.
