The Spice Girls Musical Is Happening: In Other News, the Theatre is Dead

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 10:42am

Aaaand what would a Spice Girls musical be without a companion reality show???????

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 10:46am

LOVE IT!

Posted: 10/22/09 at 10:48am

Well at least it's GOT to be better than In The Heights.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 10:54am

Double love it!!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 10:54am

So this'll be moving to The Broadway, now that SHREK is closing right?

[legally_popular]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 11:24am

HAHAHAHA oh man. If I was still in elementary school I would be jumping and screaming in excitement right about now, but I don't know what to think about this.

[emilyfaye48]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 11:57am

I can't wait. amazing

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 12:36pm

Eh. It's nothing more than I show I probably won't see. I sincerely doubt that it's appearance will simply cause the cease of any theatrical production in the world for the rest of eternity.

The Theatre is Still Not Dead. In Other News, Melodramatic Hyperbole is Rampant Amongst Show Queens.

[Gobstopper]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 12:51pm

I'm stoked! I don't care. Judge me. The Spice Girls were and continue to be pimpin'.

Daphne Rubin-Vega... Scary Spice
Sherie Renee Scott... Ginger Spice
Haven Burton... Baby Spice
Laura Benanti... Sporty Spice
*edit*Bebe Neuwirth... Posh Spice

WIN!
Updated On: 10/22/09 at 12:51 PM

[Gobstopper]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 12:57pm

Does anybody else think that in the phrase "advIce To" there is a link to "Ice T?"

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 1:13pm

If anyone other than Emma Zaks is playing Baby Spice, I'm not goin'.


OK, no matter who's in it, I'm not goin'.

[MusicSnob1]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 1:21pm

"the Theatre is dead"

WOW. Be more overdramatic. Snore!

[legally_popular]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 2:01pm

lol Gobstopper.
Ok my turn, just for fun...

Baby Spice - Leigh Ann Larkin or Allison Case
Posh Spice - Laura Benanti
Sporty Spice - Haven Burton
Ginger Spice - ...IDK, maybe Sierra Boggess or Laura Bell Bundy
Scary Spice - Asmeret Ghebremichael

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 4:21pm

Gobstopper, I am totally calling you out! If you're stoked about a Spice Girls musical, then a Carrie revival sounds perfectly reasonable. Now, a Spice Girls ballet, on the other hand...

[Gobstopper]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 4:28pm

Hey now, at least *this* show isn't ALREADY the biggest flop in history.

At any rate, I have no delusions that this show will actually be good. It will most likely be dreadful. That said, let us 90's kids have our fun until it is actually made.

Btw The Sun is not really revered as the most credible source, is it? We'll see if this actually happens...

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 4:43pm

YES, PLEASE.

My spice cabinet needs a little belting.

[claudioislove]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 11:11pm

Alison Case as Baby Spice would be amazing. xD

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 11:13pm

I'm a complete elitist snob, but I love this.

Also:

Alison Case as Baby Spice would be amazing. xD

... no.

Updated On: 10/22/09 at 11:13 PM

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 1/12/10 at 8:24pm

UPDATE! It turns out that they picked a West End opening date and a name for the show. I wish the show much success. :)

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2748347/Spice-Girls-plan-a-West-End-musical.html

[Fanb]

Posted: 1/12/10 at 11:13pm

Love Gobstopper's cast!

[emilyfaye48]

Posted: 1/12/10 at 11:59pm

amazing! I hope the reality show will play in the US

[lakezurich]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 12:06am

As one who was a child in the 90's I fully support this! Especially if it's going to be as campy as the movie.

[maxximumvolume]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 3:37am

As much as I want to hate this, I just can't. Which upsets me greatly.

[onedaymore]

Posted: 1/13/10 at 6:17am

Oooooh, what a brilliant name, a brain-dead could have thought of a better name :P