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The First Wives Club: The Musical
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:16 am
by xxhplinkxx
That's right, folks! Seems the much loved film is turning into a musical!
Check it out:
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0562455/
Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler's 1996 buddy movie First Wives Club is set to become the latest film to hit the stage as a musical, thanks to Motown's biggest hitmakers.
Rock + Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Motown legends Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier are working on an original score for the stage spectacular - which is scheduled to debut in San Diego, California next summer - on its way to a Broadway run.
Holland-Dozier-Holland are responsible for some of the soul world's biggest hits - they penned tunes for The Supremes and the Four Tops, among others.
Both the 1996 movie and the new musical are adaptations of Olivia Goldsmith's novel.
Thoughts???
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:19 am
by Escapay
I wouldn't mind seeing it, but I don't see how they can make it a musical (then again, I didn't think Legally Blonde could be a musical either and it turned out rather well.)
Maybe Paramount will try to cash in on this and release a Special Edition DVD. One can only hope...
albert
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:23 am
by xxhplinkxx
Escapay wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing it, but I don't see how they can make it a musical (then again, I didn't think Legally Blonde could be a musical either and it turned out rather well.)
Maybe Paramount will try to cash in on this and release a Special Edition DVD. One can only hope...
albert
Agreed! Hopefully we also get Special Editions of Sister Act when that musical comes out.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:51 pm
by PeterPanfan
Nothing is going to beat
9 to 5.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:04 pm
by pap64
Funny how at one point, Broadway Musicals inspired film making. Now, movies are inspiring musical theater. And in a way, its kinda sad.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:54 pm
by Ting Ting
I agree with pap64. I'd like to see some originality brought back to the stage. <i>The First Wives Club</i> is a great film and all, but that's what it should remain: a great <u>film</u>.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:06 pm
by pap64
I'm not against it, though. If a movie fits well as a musical then fine. Beauty and the Beast worked because it was already a musical. So did Lion King.
Stuff like "The Producers" also worked well as Broadway musicals, and from the looks of things "Shrek the musical" will be a far better show than it was a movie. In fact, ANYTHING can be made into a great show with the right talent.
Its just that nowadays they seem to be grabbing everything and turning it into a musical of some kind.
Really, people. LEGALLY BLOND??? (Note: Sorry if there are fans of the show here, but it is the best example of how silly turning a movie into a musical can be sometimes).