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re: Bat Out Of Hell The Epic Musical Experience

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stewbeef 11:59 pm UTC 10/16/07
In reply to: Bat Out Of Hell The Epic Musical Experience - Mr.Egg 01:36 am UTC 10/15/07

oh god here we go again.weve just got rid of one nutter,how long have we got to put up with mr egg.or is it in my face.

> Reply to Venom, who asked how I knew certain things.
>
> > How do you know this?
> >
> >
> > > The show is not going to be like Cirque du Soleil, even
> > > though Jim recently described it as Cirque du Soleil on
> > > acid. It's going to be like that in a few parts but there
> > > will be a strong storyline based on Peter Pan and the
> > > musical will be set in post-apocalyptic New York.
>
>
> My friend Wilson was the original director for the new Bat
> production. When I first heard he got the job, I was
> really excited because I have been a Jim fan since 1977.
>
> He showed me the script that Jim had written. This is how
> I know that the show won't really be Cirque on acid.
> Although there is a giant alien embryo which explodes just
> before intermission, showering the audience with red
> jello.
>
> The script is fairly conservative. It follows the story of
> Peter Pan and Hook but with some great changes. Hook is
> now an evil police chief, for example.
>
> Of course there will be motorcycles. But not as many as
> when Jim decided to do a simple arena show. Don't believe
> posts from six months ago. Everything has changed.
>
> Wilson has friends who work on the production, even though
> he is no longer the director. We get regular updates.
>
> Jim has now written a very detailed script which can only
> be made into a traditional musical. There is no room for
> monster trucks.
>
> My friend Wilson had great difficulty in editing the
> script because it was complicated by Jim's brilliant
> ideas. There was so much genius, it was difficult to know
> what to keep and what to throw away. This is why Jim fired
> him.


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