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LordRahl 02:04 pm UTC 06/17/12 |
| In reply to: | Showbiz 411 article - Jacqueline 01:45 am UTC 06/16/12 |
> > http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/06/15/meat-loafs-bat-out-of-hell-set-for-broadway-as-peter-pan-musical > > Sorry - I pulled this before I saw it had a source. Will > try to get more info. Love, JD > > Meat Loaf’s “Bat out of Hell” Set for Broadway, As Peter > Pan Musical > > One of the great headlines from last night’s Songwriters > Hall of Fame: Meat Loaf’s famous 1977 album “Bat out of > Hell” is headed to Broadway. Apparently the songs written > by composer Jim Steinman were originally intended to be > the score for a decidedly different kind of “Peter Pan” > musical. When that didn’t work out, the songs were > re-worked into the Meat Loaf album. Some of the original > problems included dealing with the J.M. Barrie estate’s > objections to the Steinman vision of Neverland. Now, > somehow, that’s been cleared up. Now “Bat out of Hell” is > going to be presented — with other Steinman Meat Loaf > songs–as a meditation on Captain Hook and friends. The > character of Wendy will be one who’s been waiting 20 > years–and is now 38– for Peter to return. He’s still 18. > Maybe they find “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” Anyway, > producers had hoped to try the show out in London. But > Steinman, who lives in Connecticut, doesn’t travel much. > So “Bat” will beat its wings closer to home. The show will > not include any of Steinman’s songs for other artists, > including Bonnie Tyler’s immortal “Total Eclipse of the > Heart.” > > I definitely dont want anyone to think Im trying to be disrespectful or anti Bat Musical. I just think that Jim's music > big spectacles that can both confuse and disappoint an audience, thus losing them entirely. See Spiderman for more details, lol. Im just hoping the MUSIC is the star of the show, not annoying parlor tricks. Being a pro wrestling fan Im well aware of what a spectacle can mean for a production... but at the end of the day most of us went there to see a story being told through a pretend wrestling competition. The sum of the parts make the whole of course though. Just dont expect the crowd to enjoy the fire works of someones entrance more than the match. LOL. | |
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