Tag: Musical

Spiderman the Musical

Tags: spiderman + musical

smaaz
Posted by smaaz 3 months 17 days ago; via gossipcheck.com/latest-go...

Spiderman is coming to Broadway!

The much celebrated Marvel comic is making its musical debut on 2009. It will be following in the footsteps of The Lion King and The Little Mermaid – both of which made the successful transition from film to stage.

Spiderman the Musical has been in the works for over three years now.

But, Fans of the comic and the film shouldn’t expect Cole Porter-ish songs when they go see the show. Marvel execs have already announced that Bono and The Edge from famed Irish rock group U2 will be writing the...

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Teasing out Travolta

Tags: Hairspray + John Travolta + Neil Meron + Broadway + musical

Caligirl
Posted by Caligirl 2 years 4 months ago

Hollywood musicals haven't been a sure thing lately, so the brain trust behind Hairspray wanted a ringer for their remake.

And who better than the guy who cut a rug in Grease and Saturday Night Fever?

"John Travolta is our generation's greatest musical star," says Hairspray producer Neil Meron. "With those two movies, he became an icon of movie musicals. And there aren't many left."

Nor are there many hits. After Moulin Rouge and Chicago, many predicted Hollywood would be dancing its way to a genre revival. But The Producers, Rent and...

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