Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
#1Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/22/16 at 6:50pm
The BWW piece about Tune working on a new musical with a Tony winning playwright quotes Deadline, that it is based on a popular book and movie se in what is "fast becoming the world's largest movie marketplace." Which is China, right? I can't think of what this could be an adaptation of...
BroadMagTech
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/15
#2Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/22/16 at 7:00pm
Not a clue... This is going to get interesting
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#3Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/22/16 at 7:13pm
I was thinking it was Bollywood-ish.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#5Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/22/16 at 7:18pm
Which China? The people's republic of China or the republic of China?l
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henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#6Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/22/16 at 7:34pm
I'm guessing China, Henry David Hwang and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.
#7Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 5:48am
henrikegerman said: "I'm guessing China, Henry David Hwang and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.
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Hey, I'm not even sure if you were joking, but that's not a half bad idea... (though I might be a bit worried about Tune doing elaborate fantasy production numbers for the books they read and discuss...)
#8Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 9:32am
Mulan?
I think I read somewhere where Disney was considering turning this into a musical and I was thinking to myself, how will they get those big battles onto the stage? I guess we'll see if they do.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#9Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 9:33am
Tommy Tune as Mulan is the performance I think we've all been waiting for.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#10Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 10:03am55 Days@ Peking - The Boxer Rebellion Musical.
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henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#11Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 11:54am
I wasn't joking Eric. Though it's more likely to be a book that became a more popular movie, I can see Hwang being especially attracted to the story.
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#12Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 12:31pm
Kung Fu Panda was the first thing that jumped into my head... (jk)
Here's a list of "Best Novels That Take Place in China". I looked to see which of these were also made into popular movies. "The Painted Veil" is on the list, and I also notice "Empire of the Sun" and "Lost Horizon". Lost Horizon might be an interesting option.
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#13Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 2:33pm
Kung Fu Panda was the first thing that jumped into my head... (jk)
A Kung Fu Panda arena show is or was in development by Dreamworks and Franco Dragone.
#14Tommy Tune's new musical--set in China?
Posted: 3/23/16 at 4:04pm
SOmeone on Facebook suggested Slumdog Billionaire, which has me far less excited but is based on a novel, and while China is the fast *growing* movie market, this was just a random quote so he could have meant the massive Bollywood market...
