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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#1
Posted: 5/9/17 at 12:21pm

Finally!! Disney fans will be happy to know that Bedknobs & Broomsticks is being developed into a stage musical at the Tony Award-winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater with direction by Rachel Rockwell, a new book by Brian Hill and new songs by Neil Bartram. It will also include familiar favorites from the film and some lost Sherman Brothers gems not heard in the initial release.

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#2
Posted: 5/9/17 at 12:22pm

Honestly about time!

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#3
Posted: 5/9/17 at 12:39pm

I LOVE THIS FILM! Is it too early to submit a headshot/resume for the role of Eglantine?

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#4
Posted: 5/9/17 at 1:26pm

It is about time. I love the movie, and I think the Sherman brothers did some of their best work on it. It could be wonderful on stage.

Updated On: 5/9/17 at 01:26 PM

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#5
Posted: 5/9/17 at 2:00pm

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is one of the Disney films that went through the most cutting and removing before initial release, and had later versions that were also edited further. There are tons of cut songs and scenes to choose from to add to the stage version, and I look forward to seeing it play out. This could be wonderful! I do hope that "With a Flair" and "A Step in the Right Direction" will be among the cut songs that get implemented into the stage version.

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#6
Posted: 5/9/17 at 2:06pm

I wonder if it's going to be a full feature production or one of their children's theatre shows (usually a 60-70 minute production for daytime audiences in the summer...for 2017, it's Madagascar, based on the animated film). Sounds like it's been in development for at least 6 years. There have been three staged readings at Chicago Shakes from 2014-2016, so I guess they're getting close?

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#7
Posted: 5/9/17 at 2:16pm

Oak2 said: "Bedknobs and Broomsticks is one of the Disney films that went through the most cutting and removing before initial release, and had later versions that were also edited further. There are tons of cut songs and scenes to choose from to add to the stage version, and I look forward to seeing it play out. This could be wonderful! I do hope that "With a Flair" and "A Step in the Right Direction" will be among the cut songs that get implemented into the stage version."

Even with all those cuts the "Portobello Road" sequence is still like 30 minutes long.

(Also I love this movie and am so excited that it is making the jump to the stage.)

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#8
Posted: 5/9/17 at 2:59pm

I remember seeing Emily Rohm was apart of one of the stagins at Chicago shakes so I hope she comes to Broadway with this.

But that doesn't matter, because we're all here. And with all of our differences we have one thing in common. We're all gay.

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#9
Posted: 5/9/17 at 3:11pm

Call_me_jorge said: "I remember seeing Emily Rohm was apart of one of the stagins at Chicago shakes so I hope she comes to Broadway with this.

Broadway? I don't think that's the goal here.

My name is neither "adam" nor "greer."

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BEDNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS#10
Posted: 5/9/17 at 3:22pm

1. Source? Their website doesn't list it...yet? Plus I've searched and didnt find anything.

2. Weirdly enough, this is probably the ONE Disney film I can honestly say I never liked much, if at all. And I'm the Disnerdiest Disnerd you'll ever meet. But I do recall thinking it could work on stage with a good chunk of reworking, regardless of how I feel about the film.