I once stumbled upon a contemporary musical theater song on YouTube and despite quite a lot of effort, I wasn't able to find it again - so, here I am hoping the collective memory maybe can help me.
It was written and performed by an up and coming musical theater composer (no big name yet). I recall in the intro of the video, he said that this song had been written during a songwriting workshop and the theme was 'passive-agressive'.
SidebySidebyLogan said: "saying StarKid did it so it's off the table forever is dumb"
I never said that. I was just surprised that they are the second creative team that adapts this specific source material of all things. It's very niche. I mean, when was the last time a video game got adapted into a musical? And then a video game from that era?
And I'm aware there have been multiple adaptions of the same source material in the past. I'm not su
Tony and Academy Award-winning songwriting duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, are currently developing a musical film adaptation of the popular computer game series, The Oregon Trail.
This seems so lazy to me since there's already the musical parody "The Trail to Oregon" by StarKid. And I wouldn't call myself a fan of StarKid shows (I like some of the songs but parts of it are always too campy for my personal taste) but for Pasek & Paul to make a ripp off of the idea to turn that specific video game into a musical... That doesn't seem very creative.
Hi, I couldn't find a thread on this, so here we go:
A non-replica production of "Wicked" opened in Germany. It features new stage designs, costumes and orchestrations. Here's the trailer:
Fran Drescher: "Unnamed popstar" eyed for THE NANNY musical Apr 6
2021, 05:50:07 AM
When I read "pop star who has crossed over into movies", for some reason my mind went to Mandy Moore... To be honest, I'm not that familiar with The Nanny, so I have no idea if she would fit the role.
Hi, I got this verse stuck in my head and can't remember the rest of the song and therefore, the title.
Here's what I do remember:
"La la la la la, la la la, doesn't it?
La la la la la, la la la, doesn't it?"
The notes of "doesn't it" are probably D, E, F - so, a scale upwards. Also, the melody of the first line gets repeated, so the second one is (apart form the lyrics) exactly the same. It's sung by a man and the s
It's not an easy task to find something similar since "Over the Moon" is such a... performance piece, but here are some ideas:
"TMI" from Island Song (by Sam Carner, Music by Derek Gregor)
This was the first song that came to my mind because it's half-sung, half-spoken, funny and has a quirky vibe. Some of the lyrics might be a little bit too raunchy, though. (The sheet music is available online.)
"You want to be my friend?" from Closer Than Ever (by Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire)
A half-spoken, half-sung declaration of a woman who doesn't want to stay friends with her now ex. Maybe the role (based on the lyrics) is a little bit too old for you? I decided to include this song anyway. You could just skip the intro sung by the man.
Globefan said: "Who is this Little Lotte who sits in the attic telling stories and eating chocolates?"
In the original book, Christine's father used to tell her and raoul fairy tale stories. One of them is about "little Lotte" who loved nothing more than to listen to the angel of music while falling asleep.
"Christine thought that Lotte was very lucky to hear the Angel of Music when she went to sleep. The Angel of Music played a part in all Daddy Daae's tales; and he maintained that every great musician, every great artist received a visit from the Angel at least once in his life. Sometimes the Angel leans over their cradle, as happened to Lotte, and that is how there are little prodigies who play the fiddle at six better than men at fifty, which, you must admit, is very wonderful. Sometimes, the Angel comes much later, because the children are naughty and won't learn their lessons or practise their scales. And, sometimes, he does not come at all, because the children have a bad heart or a bad conscience. No one ever sees the Angel; but he is heard by those who are meant to hear him. He often comes when they least expect him, when they are sad and disheartened."
When Raoul brings up this story and calls Christine "Little Lotte" after hearing her sing, he means that, apparently, the Angel of Music must have visited her since they last saw each other. Of course, he means this more in a metaphorical way, while Christine actually believes that the Phantom is the Angel from that story her father told her as a child (Yes, she is naive.)
By the way, the story of "Little Lotte" in Gaston Leroux's novel is inspired by the poem "The First Sorrow of the Child / Little Lotte" by norwegian writer Andreas Munch:
Call_me_jorge said: "Pretty off topic, but I didn’t want to make another thread. I was wondering, for anyone who’s from a country which doesn’t speak English when you see an American made film does it ever get annoying when the dubbing doesn’t match what the characters lips are doing? I understand live action movies can’t really fix this problem, but when it comes to animated films they can at least try to fix the issue. At least for the major marke
There's the musical "No one called ahead" by Paul Gordon (1 man, 5 women - and each one has at least one solo song).
"Little Women" and "We are the Tigers" are other female heavy musicals but since I haven't seen either I can't say if there's a real male lead role as well...
I know you are looking more for straight plays but I can't really think of one.
An a cappella 11 o'clock number? Jun 5
2020, 12:28:24 PM
I am not sure if this has been done before - At least I can't think of an example right now but then again, there have been so many musicals (some less popular than others) so maybe there have been shows that did have a song sung completely a capella. After all, to take the music/instruments away to indicate a pause, a break, a new thought or a change of mind is a stylistic device that has been used a lot and still is today. Because it is effective. I think a song that is completely a capella and performed by one person alone would have to be crafted very well (very fluent, no too big pauses between the lines) to keep the audience interested. There are some examples in alternative/pop music that might help as inspiration, for example the original rendition of Suzanne Vegas' "Tom's Diner": https://youtu.be/1Wa-ZlkR-2o
Alternatively, I would suggest to think about the possibility to have supporting background vocals which might help with keeping the song lively and steady and you would still have the effect that the protagonist is stripped off the safety net of instrumental music and more or less alone with his thoughts or the voices in his head. In that case, you can listen to a lot of a capella groups to learn how they make a foundation that the lead singer can soar above. Also, maybe giving the a capella musical "In Transit" a listen might be interesting.
Which show after SPRING AWAKENING and RENT? Mar 10
2020, 02:10:17 PM
Have you considered "Bare - A Pop Opera"? It's a rock musical with a big ensemble of mostly younger roles and deals with heavy topics like homophobia in religion, body issues, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse.
Most “Uplifting” score? Mar 7
2020, 02:25:28 AM
I second "Hairspray" and if you want something with a little bit more contemporary sound, for me personally "Legally Blonde" always puts me in a good mood. A lot of energetic songs that have an uplifting feel to them: Oh my God you guys, What you want, Keep it positive, So much better, Legally Blonde Remix
Songs about learning (school) Feb 28
2020, 07:01:53 AM
There are some songs in "Daddy Long Legs" where a girl writes letters about her studies: Freshman Year Studies Things I didn't know Graduation Day
There's "I speak six languages" from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Also, from a teacher's perspective: Only one from Elegies I see the children from Fame
Although it wasn't performed as a two-part musical, the original production of the "Lord Of The Rings" musical in Toronto was a three-and-a-half-hour-long three-act production that might as well have been split into two parts. The London production was shortened but still three hours long.
I personally think a two-parter is not necessary, except if the author really can't tell the whole story in a "normal" run time. I often prefer a tightly told story over a
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