A Chorus Line - Netflix

[BurlyBeaR]

Ryan Murphy doing a 10 parter on Netflix. Squeal. 

How many people will he need? How many boys how many girls? 

variety.com/2019/tv/news/ryan-murphy-netflix-projects-a-chorus-line-1203322585/

[woobl]

Interesting. Considering the show takes place over one casting session, there's going to be a lot of filling going on to cover a whole season!

[BurlyBeaR]

Backstories, flashbacks, I can see it working. And RM knows what he’s doing.

[sf]

Sept 4, 2019 10:52:11 GMT woobl said:

Interesting. Considering the show takes place over one casting session, there's going to be a lot of filling going on to cover a whole season!

I would guess it'll be the story of the show's development, from the late-night taped sessions that set the ball rolling (and from which several of the show's characters and a lot of the script were drawn) through the workshop process to the Broadway opening and maybe beyond. There's plenty of material there to fill ten episodes of a TV series.

[robertb213]

Great news. He's got so many projects on the go, he must never sleep!

[justfran]

Ooh this sounds great. I agree that I think they will use backstories of the performers to fill out the episodes. This can fill the “Smash” shaped hole in our lives 😊

[anthony40]

Who am I any? Is that my resume. This is a picture of a person I don't know.

What should I try to be? What does he want from me? There so many people all around and here we go. I need this job. Oh, God I need this show.

[Dr Tom]

Is this a story of how the musical was developed and made?

Or is it simply the musical spread over a longer time period with more filler?

Just curious as I think people here are talking at cross-purposes. The Variety new story suggests the latter to me.

[viserys]

My guess is that each episode will have an extensive flashback of one of the performers, based on the respective solo number they sing on the show.

[freckles]

I think this sounds a bit dreary; stretched over so long there could potentially be far too much introspective dialogue and not enough musical numbers to balance it all out. But I hope I'm wrong, I like the show.

[couldileaveyou]

What's very interesting about A Chorus Line is not just its making, but the attempt from the original cast to get percentage of the box office/claim ownership on the material since much of what happens on stage are their own stories. I'm sure we'll see a lot of backstage post-opening night drama in this.

[BurlyBeaR]

Sept 4, 2019 11:32:06 GMT sf said:

Sept 4, 2019 10:52:11 GMT woobl said:

Interesting. Considering the show takes place over one casting session, there's going to be a lot of filling going on to cover a whole season!

I would guess it'll be the story of the show's development, from the late-night taped sessions that set the ball rolling (and from which several of the show's characters and a lot of the script were drawn) through the workshop process to the Broadway opening and maybe beyond. There's plenty of material there to fill ten episodes of a TV series.

Found this in a WoS article from November 20:

Murphy seems to be taking a very different approach this time around. Discussing the upcoming project (still very much in its infancy), he looks to be going in a meta-theatrical/meta-filmic/biopic direction – utilising interviews and tapes from Bennett on top of all the content from the show: "My favorite Broadway director of all time, producer, whatever, is Michael Bennett. So, it's going to be A Chorus Line with all that wonderful music, but also the idea of how did he make A Chorus Line?"

Murphy elaborated to say that he was inspired by Bennett's experiences in his New York office, with interviews and chats sparking inspiration for iconic tunes such as "What I Did For Love".

So expect a Fosse/Verdon-style experience mixed with an actual musical film, all bundled into one ten-part Netflix show – we're intrigued to see more.

www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/ryan-murphy-a-chorus-line-netflix-film_52828.html

[BurlyBeaR]

Anyone heard anything about this? Is it even still happening?

[nick]

Dec 9, 2022 15:59:34 GMT BurlyBeaR said:

Anyone heard anything about this? Is it even still happening?

This is from March so the answer might be Yes but slowly.

screenrant.com/ryan-murphy-upcoming-tv-show-movie-release/

[alicechallice]

Dec 9, 2022 15:59:34 GMT BurlyBeaR said:

Anyone heard anything about this? Is it even still happening?

It definitely will be because Ryan Murphy's output for Netflix has been very successful this year though he's got a mountain of things he's planning to make with them. We've probably just got to wait until he's got the time.  

[BurlyBeaR]

Dec 9, 2022 17:25:35 GMT nick said:

Dec 9, 2022 15:59:34 GMT BurlyBeaR said:

Anyone heard anything about this? Is it even still happening?

This is from March so the answer might be Yes but slowly.

screenrant.com/ryan-murphy-upcoming-tv-show-movie-release/

Cheers! The description of what they’re doing with it is pretty much what our member sf predicted upthread 3 years ago!

[marob]

He has a history of announcing things prematurely.

Season 2 of American Crime Story was to be about Hurricane Katrina and it’s aftermath, with a third season to follow about Gianni Versace. Then they swapped it so Versace was season 2, and announced a fourth about Lewinsky and the Clintons. Katrina was cast before being scrapped altogether. The Clinton one was also scrapped but then did eventually get made a few years later as season 3. There’s now supposed to be a fourth season about Studio 54.

Feud season 2 was supposed to star Matthew Goode and Rosamunde Pike as Charles and Diana but was never made. 5 years on and the second season is apparently going star Tom Hollander as Truman Capote instead.

From a quick look at google news he doesn’t seem to have mentioned it in over 2 years, and Netflix cancelled a lot of shows earlier this year. It doesn’t look good, but then everything being up in the air and a bit chaotic seems to be normal.