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rockfenris2005 02:03 pm UTC 03/25/11 |
| In reply to: | Tommy - steven_stuart 01:19 am UTC 03/24/11 |
> > I've never heard it, no, but I hear that there was a new > > song written for the score. I've heard the album and I've > > seen the film. I think it's about time that I investigated > > the musical. I know that it was produced over here a > > couple years back. > > "Tommy" was a huge hit on Broadway and a fairly big hit in > London. The director Des McAnuff was approached for "BOOH" > but it didn't work out. Maybe because he was looking for > another sung-through. Did Cameron Mackintosh produce the > West End version? I don't think so, no. But I might be mistaken. Pete Townshend tried to follow it up > with a musical called "The Iron Giant" which didn't really > work as a stage piece but I think it was turned into a > film. I've heard of that film before, or I'm confusing it with something else. I've never heard of the musical. He has just written a rock opera called "The Boy Who > Heard Music". What kind of reviews did "Tommy" get in > Australia? I don't remember if it ever got a major production over here. The production I was referring to was a local one, and I didn't even know about it until months after. Which is a shame, as I could have discovered the stage show that way. The critc from The Daily Express has just been > to Australia to review some of the shows and he gave > "Hairspray" a rave review. I think he was reviewing the > Melbourne version. "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", which started in Australia, just opened on Broadway. I haven't seen any of the reviews yet. "Hairspray" is about to close in Melbourne, I think. "Mary Poppins" even got a cast recording. There wasn't even a Broadway cast recording. "Rock of Ages" and "Love Never Dies" are the major new productions opening in Melbourne, and I'm debating over whether or not I should actually see "Love Never Dies", for historical purposes alone, and curiosity. There is a different director and designer. "Doctor Zhivago" is playing in Sydney with Anthony Warlow and the music I heard from that (typical Lucy Simon) was just breathtaking. I WISH she was more prolific! | |
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