Andrew Lippa Imagines What a Musical Version of TIGER KING Might Look Like
By: Stephi Wild Mar. 29, 2020
Social media seems to be talking solely about Tiger King, a new documentary series on Netflix about zoo owner Joe Exotic. Composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa has imagined what this show would look like as a musical, and has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts.
Lippa has dream-cast Betty Buckley as the female sheriff, and even tweeted sample lyrics to a song he is envisioning for the show, called "Tiger Love."
Read all of his incredibly entertaining tweets below:
I'm making the musical of "Tiger King". Don't try to stop me. Don't tell me you have the rights. You don't. I will crush it. Bigger than "Cats". Promise.
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
For Tiger King musical, songs to include may be "I'll Kill That Bitch"; "Tiger Love"; "No Cage Big Enough (To Hold This Prince Albert)"; "Big Cat, Small Cat, Anywhere At All Cat"; and that international sensation "Spats, Stripes, and Clorox Wipes" (very of the moment)
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
I also think @theferocity and his friend must audition for "Tiger King: The Musical". Read my other threads, thesps. https://t.co/PnoG2Htt9g
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
Sample lyric to "Tiger Love": There's a cat out there in the distance/And it's calling me with its mewl/And I hear it say in the distance/You fool/You fool/There's a woman there in the distance/And she's working hard against you/So now you know what you must go and do/Tiger Love!
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
2/2: Tiger Love! Go make her feel your bite/Tiger Love!/Go and love on her tonight/Though she doesn't know it quite yet/There's a love that she's gonna get/Tiger Love/Tiger Love/Tiger Love NOTE: I'm thinking of changing the cross bow to having her eaten alive. Shuberts will like.
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
Just in case nobody noticed: I NEVER Tweet this way. This quarantine has unlocked THE BEAST. Come and get me!!!!
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
Now that @BettyBuckley has liked this enterprise, I'm thinking the sheriff is a lady sheriff in Tiger King: The Musical. Buckley will KICK SOME TIGER ZOOKEEPER ASS!
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
Looking for sponsors for Tiger King: The Musical. @Esso_GB Put a tiger in my tank. @PurinaCatChow A tiger's gotta eat. @TigerBalmShop I ache after a hard day of writing.
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
Hey @AmericanTheatre and everyone at @ljplayhouse looking to commission writers. Tiger King: The Musical is how we make America(n Musical Theater) Great Again! I'm sitting here wishin' I had some commission to get me through...
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
So, my Tiger King: The Musical thread may actually go viral. I need your help to send a message to the powers that be @netflix The time for fat cats on Broadway must yield to big cats on Broadway. Twitter, do your thing for the musical Tiger King!
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
I am pondering Joe Exotic's polygamy in relation to his gubenatorial run. Governor of the people, for the people. I think he was on to something(s). And Travis is a truly tragic character (no spoilers). I must begin. There is little tiger time to waste.
- Andrew Lippa (@lippaofficial) March 29, 2020
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