Seriously, Popular Culture?
Seriously?
Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, South Pacific...
Legally Blonde?!
Seriously?
Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, South Pacific...
Legally Blonde?!
Legally Blonde: The Musical
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If you're holding 'Phantom' up as a good example of culture, you're obviously not really familiar with all this stuff. But hey, go ahead an form an opinion anyway.
There seems to be a growing trend of making musicals out of movies. The few I can think of off the top of my head include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, The Full Monty, Hairspray, Reefer Madness in addition to several Disney features such as The Lion King, Tarzan, and Beauty and the Beast.
Personally, I am waiting for Coming to America to be made into a musical. I think that movie has musical potential written all over it!
Personally, I am waiting for Coming to America to be made into a musical. I think that movie has musical potential written all over it!
Ugh, the movie was just on TV.
Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does this exist? What did we do to deserve a musical when we already have two of the movies to suffer from?
Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does this exist? What did we do to deserve a musical when we already have two of the movies to suffer from?
Let's not forget the upcoming Spider-Man musical, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson -- I'm not sure what to make of that one, although it does have some interesting pedigree.
It does seem like a lot of movies are being turned into stage musicals these days, with very mixed results. Usually I just ignore them, unless they actually get decent reviews, or if it's something I absolutely have to see -- like Evil Dead: The Musical! It's made of pure awesome:
What the fuck was that?
Your sister has turned into a zombie!
What the fuck was that?
Your girlfriend was a demon too!
What the fuck was that?
She just ripped my pre-ripped Abercrombie.
What the fuck was that?
I got some Shelly on my shoe!
How can you not love lyrics like that?
And it's an extra-special time at the theatre if you sit in "The Splatter Zone" -- you'll get drenched in fake blood, which is much more fun than it might sound as long as you've dressed for the occasion, as I did. Plus I got a copy of the soundtrack too. Good times.
It does seem like a lot of movies are being turned into stage musicals these days, with very mixed results. Usually I just ignore them, unless they actually get decent reviews, or if it's something I absolutely have to see -- like Evil Dead: The Musical! It's made of pure awesome:
What the fuck was that?
Your sister has turned into a zombie!
What the fuck was that?
Your girlfriend was a demon too!
What the fuck was that?
She just ripped my pre-ripped Abercrombie.
What the fuck was that?
I got some Shelly on my shoe!
How can you not love lyrics like that?
And it's an extra-special time at the theatre if you sit in "The Splatter Zone" -- you'll get drenched in fake blood, which is much more fun than it might sound as long as you've dressed for the occasion, as I did. Plus I got a copy of the soundtrack too. Good times.
I'm going to turn Saw and White Chicks into musicals. Who wants in?
White Chicks? No.
But a Saw musical? That could be awesome!
With Alan Cumming as Norman Osborn with music by Bono and The Edge...Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark could either be incredibly awesome or a huge disaster.
One of the reasons Broadway is turning to well known movies now, like Shrek, and turning them into musicals: cost. These musicals opening on Broadway are expensive and could take years to pay off. You want something with name recognition.
It used to be books that were adapted, Wicked for example, and now it's movies.
Actually, I can see this working. Hell, in a way, I'm not surprised it wasn't a musical in the first place.
All i can say is that Reese is hotter then Becky...
I have seen parts of the broadway show online and on tv and it actually looks funny. It's not like they are claiming to be some dramatic masterpiece. It's just cute, light fun.
Relax, it's not culture. It's "popular" culture. That qualified term knocks it down a few pegs.
"Popular culture" is also an oxymoron, but what are are you gonna do?
The musical itself is a lot of fun. Not my particular cup of tea, but there is a WIDE range of styles in musical theater.
--Ted
"Popular culture" is also an oxymoron, but what are are you gonna do?
The musical itself is a lot of fun. Not my particular cup of tea, but there is a WIDE range of styles in musical theater.
--Ted
