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Night at the Museum on Broadway

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Did we already know about Night At the Museum? With everything going on, my brain is mush.

Alan Menken Reveals He Is Writing A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Musical for Broadway, ENCHANTED Sequel & More!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/A ... e-20200402
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Does the Night at the Museum project date from before Disney bought Fox or?
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^ I'm not sure. The only info I can find is from today. I think I was thinking of the previously-announced remake movie, not musical...
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That's great news! Fingers crossed it won't get canceled (it happens a lot with stage projects) and he won't be replaced (like he was on the Mrs. Doubtfire musical).
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This sounds fun !! Fingers crossed for a West End Transfer afterwards !! !!! :) :milkbuds: :dance: :clap:
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I wonder if this project is actually going to produced by Disney. Fox properties now fall under the Buena Vista Theatrical banner which mainly functions as a licensing arm. If this deal was made prior to the Fox acquisition, it's definitely not going to be Disney, but if it was made after there's the possibility Disney decided to develop internally some family-friendly Fox IP for the stage and not just put up everything for licensing.
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“We have been writing the ‘Night at the Museum’ musical for Broadway for the last year and a half. And we had our first workshop in the age of Zoom workshops, and … as a lifelong theater nerd, to combine that love and ‘Night at the Museum’ — to see it come to life with these characters and songs and Alan Menken songs — that’s been kind of a dream.”
Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-a ... shawn-levy
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Alan Menken gives an update on the musical:
Finally, the Beauty and the Beast composer teased his work on a stage version of Night at the Museum saying: "I completed a musical of Night at the Museum which is now in discussion with directors, and when the pandemic ends we are ready to go."
Source: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-the ... 53415.html
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Alan Menken proved me completely wrong with Sister Act not working as a musical so although this seems completely random I'll hold off my judgement
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Updates from Alan Menken.
Alan Menken wrote:We have a musical of Night at the Museum which I'm really excited about. We've really found some deep taproots in telling that story. Taproots about extinction and universality of all these life forms that are in the museum that come to life in it. As well as kind of a tribute to the golden age of New York because among the people who started the museum was Teddy Roosevelt and his father in 1877. So, sort of the gilded age of New York.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlGruZbmxlE
Alan Menken wrote:Night at the Museum is done, pretty much. It's ready now for our readings and then will go into production. It's obviously a big musical. I'm very excited about that.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuXErNCqaYY
Alan Menken wrote:I'm working on Night at the Museum with these young writers, Alan Schmuckler and Michael Muller, as lyricists.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJpADKLIOnQ
Alan Menken wrote:I've been working on a musical of Night at the Museum. That's going to be a big production, so it's going to have to wait until just the right opportunity, but it's going to be wonderful.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUNpn-oMBE
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Shawn Levy Says 'Night at the Museum' Broadway Musical Has Done First Workshop
https://collider.com/night-at-the-museu ... -comments/
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