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| re: So, what’s with all the Broadway shows built around pop music icons? | |
| Posted by: carolinaguy 11:26 am EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: So, what’s with all the Broadway shows built around pop music icons? - BillEadie 11:07 am EST 12/15/17 | |
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| Imitation is the sincerest form of show business. With things like JERSEY BOYS and BEAUTIFUL making gazillions, it's an attractive prospect for producers. These kinds of shows tour well too, especially with a Broadway pedigree. Plus you don't have to do icky things like work with actual composers on original songs, because that's hard. | |
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| I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:47 am EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: So, what’s with all the Broadway shows built around pop music icons? - carolinaguy 11:26 am EST 12/15/17 | |
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| To hear "Mr. Sandman" as an act one showstopper, and "Lollipop." | |
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| re: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes | |
| Posted by: bmc 09:52 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes - Delvino 11:47 am EST 12/15/17 | |
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| My 20 track CHORDETTES cd also has their hit recording of the theme song from Disney's ZORRO("Out of the night/when the full moon is bri-i-ight/comes the horseman known as ZORRO/The bold cavalier carves a Z with his blade/a Z that stands for Zorro!(Perhaps Senor Banderas could do a guest spot) | |
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| re: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:18 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes - Delvino 11:47 am EST 12/15/17 | |
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| We've already had The Marvelous Wonderettes with both those songs (and The Taffetas had "Sandman" if not "Lollipop"). I think that's enough for me, lol. | |
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| re: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes | |
| Posted by: Delvino 04:06 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes - Chromolume 12:18 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
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| You raise a good point. | |
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| re: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes | |
| Posted by: JohnPopa 12:11 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: I'm waiting for a show about The Chordettes - Delvino 11:47 am EST 12/15/17 | |
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| I would love to hear a poignant Act 2 reprise of "Lollipop." | |
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| re: So, what’s with all the Broadway shows built around pop music icons? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:32 am EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: So, what’s with all the Broadway shows built around pop music icons? - carolinaguy 11:26 am EST 12/15/17 | |
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| Plus you don't have to do icky things like work with actual composers on original songs, because that's hard. Of course this new Death Becomes Her musical seems to have worked around that by having a new score but no writers (yet), lol. Let's also not forget that there's a Go-Go's musical in the works (currently called Head Over Heels). |
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| its Tryout is in San Fran in april | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:54 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: re: So, what’s with all the Broadway shows built around pop music icons? - Chromolume 11:32 am EST 12/15/17 | |
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| At least it’s not a biop, but a jukebox like Mamma Mia. | |
| Link | https://sfcurran.com/shows/head-over-heels/ |
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| Maybe more like All Shook Up than Mamma Mia | |
| Posted by: Quicheo 04:53 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
| In reply to: its Tryout is in San Fran in april - dramedy 12:54 pm EST 12/15/17 | |
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| Head Over Heels is an adaptation of The Countesse of Pembroke's Arcadia by Philip Sidney. | |
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