Would a Juke Box musical of the BEACH BOYS work?

[CedricOates]

Hear me out. I know how Good Vibrations was a flop.

But what if a musical was made of the actual story of The Beach Boys. From their come up with Surfin, to their new material with Don’t Worry Baby, to the best album every made Pet Sounds, to Brian Wilson’s unfortunate deterioration.

There are some very meaty roles in this. Even in supporting roles, the characters would be quite good. Especially, Brian, Mike, the Father, and Dennis and Dr. Landy and the supporting women roles. Imagine seeing the wrecking crew recreate the Pet Sounds album on stage as the actor of Brian directs them. Dr. Landry’s abuse of Brian. All of the drugs and psychosis that went on would be deep to explore.

I think it would be too long to get the whole story in one day, so maybe a 2 day musical, like Harry Potter or Angels in America!

So 4-5 hours of the entire beach boys story from their rise to fall to resurgence!

Sounds interesting enough for me to buy a ticket. What do you guys think?

[dramamama611]

1. I hate bio-musicals, personally.

2. I LIKE the Beach Boys - but don't really care about their personal lives.

3.  You TOTALLY lost me on the two parts thing.   

[DrowsyKaye]

I think the movie "Love & Mercy" is as good and interesting a dramatization of the story of the Beach Boys (or primarily, Brian Wilson) as we're gonna get.

I think a more avant-garde musical take on the Beach Boys catalogue would serve the material well (drastic reorchestrations, think Lazarus or Girl from the North Country). I think their catalogue deserves another theatrical chance.

[darquegk]

Beach Boys conceptual works always run into the same problem. The Beach Boys had three eras: the era where they were popular but dumb, the era where they were brilliant but free-form and weird, and the era where they were really neither popular nor brilliant, and were often simultaneously free-form and weird AND dumb.

[Robert16]

Please NO - Margaritavile was bad enough

[sabrelady]

darquegk said: "Beach Boys conceptual works always run into the same problem. The Beach Boys had three eras: the era where they were popular but dumb, the era where they were brilliant but free-form and weird, and the era where they were really neither popular nor brilliant, and were often simultaneously free-form and weird AND dumb."

THIS^^^^

[ggersten]

darquegk said: "Beach Boys conceptual works always run into the same problem. The Beach Boys had three eras: the era where they were popular but dumb, the era where they were brilliant but free-form and weird, and the era where they were really neither popular nor brilliant, and were often simultaneously free-form and weird AND dumb."

Which is why a bio-musical might be the way to go.  I personally don't have much of an interest in a Beach Boys bio-musical.  Im not totally against bio-musicals, as I did see Beautiful, Sunny Afternoon and Tina - all in London.

 

  

[rosscoe(au)]

Didn’t we have a beach boys musical already?
Or was that some other band/group/act take your choice