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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 12:54:27 GMT
I don't care what they adapt into a musical so long as it has a tap routine. All shows should have a tap routine.
Well, maybe not 'Sophie's Choice' if they chose to adapt that. Might be a touch inappropriate.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 18:17:46 GMT
Down With Love
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 19:47:35 GMT
It astounds me there is no Devil Wears Prada musical yet, that seems like it would be stage musical heaven! And the Meryl Streep/Emily Blunt roles are leading lady showcases practically!
Also, don't know if I'm minority, but id love a Sex and The City musical!
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 14, 2017 19:50:54 GMT
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Post by vabbian on Jun 15, 2017 9:07:42 GMT
Ice Bucket Challenge
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:18:15 GMT
Not sure why, but Peter's Friends pops into my head whenever I see this thread.
And whilst I'm no fan of jukebox musicals, if we can have Bat Out Of Hell, we can surely do something with Alice Cooper's catalogue. And Randy Newman's.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 14:10:49 GMT
Bumping this thread thanks to iTunes.
Really not a fan of Jukeboxes, but iTunes on shuffle has today reminded me how I would make an exception for a Mamas & Papas Musical. Perhaps something biographical regarding the life of Cass Elliot.
If anyone wants to work on one with me, shout!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 0:18:55 GMT
Mamas and Papas is a good idea but whilst they made some great music would there be enough well known material to sustain a full musical. You could include Cass' solo stuff and John Phillips of course wrote San Francisco so you'd not be far off having a workable score and the songs have the ability to be woven into a story easily.
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Post by westendwendy on Sept 7, 2017 8:07:05 GMT
Beetlejuice
Death Becomes Her
Pretty Woman
Devil Wears Pravda
Beaches
Luckily the last three are happening in some form or other.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 10:20:13 GMT
Mamas and Papas is a good idea but whilst they made some great music would there be enough well known material to sustain a full musical. You could include Cass' solo stuff and John Phillips of course wrote San Francisco so you'd not be far off having a workable score and the songs have the ability to be woven into a story easily. Definitely have to dig into Cass' back catalogue also. It would be rude not to include 'Make your own kind of music", "Dream a little dream" etc. I think "California Earthquake" would make a really good Act 2 opener. |
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Post by crabtree on Sept 7, 2017 10:58:10 GMT
I would love to write a piece about the life and songs of Stephen Foster - gorgeous powerful songs.
And maybe a Scott Joplin piece.
and then I have a play about the making of king Kong all ready and raring to go.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 11:18:04 GMT
If we're talking Mamas and Papas, lets have Beautiful Thing - The Musical
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 12:17:01 GMT
If we're talking Mamas and Papas, lets have Beautiful Thing - The Musical Oh god no. Unfamiliar with the film, but on reading the plot on Wiki, no thanks. Not a fan of council estate-centric, middle-class-written drama. If its a Mamas & Papas thing, something 70s, Hair-esque, drug-fueled madness. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 12:22:08 GMT
If we're talking Mamas and Papas, lets have Beautiful Thing - The Musical Oh god no. Unfamiliar with the film, but on reading the plot on Wiki, no thanks. Not a fan of council estate-centric, middle-class-written drama. If its a Mamas & Papas thing, something 70s, Hair-esque, drug-fueled madness. You don't know the film?? Shame on you!  It really is a beautiful, funny, heart warming film and the songs fit perfectly within it, especially 'make your own kind of music' And 'council estate-centric, middle class written drama' didnt work out too badly for Blood Brothers, they though are both very different. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 12:46:28 GMT
Oh god no. Unfamiliar with the film, but on reading the plot on Wiki, no thanks. Not a fan of council estate-centric, middle-class-written drama. If its a Mamas & Papas thing, something 70s, Hair-esque, drug-fueled madness. You don't know the film?? Shame on you! It really is a beautiful, funny, heart warming film and the songs fit perfectly within it, especially 'make your own kind of music' And 'council estate-centric, middle class written drama' didnt work out too badly for Blood Brothers, they though are both very different. True, but like a lot of purely British content, Blood Bros doesn't have much scope in the US, and it would be a shame to do a Mamas/Papas Jukebox that completely alienates the US market, given they were an American band. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 1:42:07 GMT
Field of Dreams might be an interesting one.
Brassed Off, Four Weddings and A Funeral if we looked at British films for ideas.
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Post by danb on Sept 8, 2017 8:00:19 GMT
I don't care what they adapt into a musical so long as it has a tap routine. All shows should have a tap routine. Well, maybe not 'Sophie's Choice' if they chose to adapt that. Might be a touch inappropriate. I think it would stand or fall on the placement of said tap routine Ryan... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 11:08:37 GMT
I've always thought Patrick Süskind's Das Parfum could make a great musical.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 8, 2017 11:12:46 GMT
Mamas and Papas? A musical about a pram manufacturer will never work!!!
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Post by danb on Sept 8, 2017 11:37:47 GMT
I've always thought Patrick Süskind's Das Parfum could make a great musical. Absolutely love 'Perfume' and I could imagine (although can't for a second imagine) Boubil & Schoenberg doing something fabulously epic with it. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 12:44:48 GMT
How about a follow up to Carrie with another King musical....Cujo.....Man in a dog costume is going to be a winner in everyone's eyes!
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Post by WireHangers on Sept 10, 2017 9:58:22 GMT
I'd love to see a musical about Isabel Martínez de Perón who was Juan Perón's third wife and Evita's successor. She had a similar life to Evita but ended up having a far more controversial career. She was the first female President in history and it all came crashing down after two years. If ALW created it as a successor to Evita rather than a standalone musical then it would be great to see the similarities and how Juan plucks these women from nothing and creates formidable forces.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 13:05:21 GMT
I'd love to see a musical about Isabel Martínez de Perón who was Juan Perón's third wife and Evita's successor. She had a similar life to Evita but ended up having a far more controversial career. She was the first female President in history and it all came crashing down after two years. If ALW created it as a successor to Evita rather than a standalone musical then it would be great to see the similarities and how Juan plucks these women from nothing and creates formidable forces. I think ALW is probably going to steer clear of sequels forthwith. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 17:32:08 GMT
I've always thought the life of Che Guevara might make a good musical, but I'm afraid some people might perceive it as being an Evita rip-off.
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Post by WireHangers on Sept 10, 2017 23:08:50 GMT
I'd love to see a musical about Isabel Martínez de Perón who was Juan Perón's third wife and Evita's successor. She had a similar life to Evita but ended up having a far more controversial career. She was the first female President in history and it all came crashing down after two years. If ALW created it as a successor to Evita rather than a standalone musical then it would be great to see the similarities and how Juan plucks these women from nothing and creates formidable forces. I think ALW is probably going to steer clear of sequels forthwith. In my fantasies he writes sequels, including one about Isabel Person, and I'm his wife and we have three toad-looking children. |
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