Taylor Swift Musical?

[GlenCoco]

Most of her songs are story driven anyway so it could make for a good book and from a marketing perspective Taylor Swift fans would come in droves.

What do you guys think?

[Mike Barrett]

Do I want it? No.

Is it bound to happen? Absolutely. Especially if she has an interesting behind the scenes life. Her recent drama with her music rights and the Carlyle Group has been interesting.

[MyLife]

It doesn't have to be about her life. A musical about a woman's many failed relationships.

[CATSNYrevival]

"Beautiful Ghosts" isn't bad enough?

[bwayphreak234]

Oh god. Please no.

[Mike Barrett]

To make it a comedy/parody it should only be based off her last 2 albums. 

[everythingtaboo]

While she has a way with a hook, I find her lyrics for the most part are wholly self-centered, with no part of any blame for any of these failed relationships. So I can't imagine anything remotely deep of a musical. 

[Mike Barrett]

everythingtaboo said: "While she has a way with a hook, I find her lyrics for the most part are wholly self-centered, with no part of any blame for any of these failed relationships. So I can't imagine anything remotely deep of a musical."

Ya this has always been my issue with her in all seriousness. I feel there are other artists out there who recognize their own faults, or at least acknowledge them. Adele is one of the best at this. You can fully blame the other person while being involved, too. But  "You'll never find another lover like me" is just a turn off, personally. Not just because I'm gay either. 

[BroadwayAndSports]

Shoot me dead if this happens

[IdinaBellFoster]

I'd rather hear a completely original score from her.

[AndreyIsntHere]

I think it could happen. Probably as a cheesy one with a superficial plot about relationship drama. I'd rather see Taylor compose her own musical with a completely original score/plot, though. I'm not sure if she's a great playwright, but I do think she's amazing at writing songs - even if the themes of her music can get repetitive, i can't deny her talent.

[bdn223]

If First Date hadn't already taken the concept, I think Taylor Swift would be really great at writing that type of musical.If there is one thing she is great at lyrically it is finding a poetic/relatable way to explain the the stages of love. Do I see her writing a big budget musical adaptation/comedy, probably not. I do see her writing something more along the lines of Tom Kit and Brian Yorkey, Jason Robert Brown, or Dave Malloy, smaller character driven musicals. I would of thrown Jeanine Tesori in there, but she's capable of writing both big and small scale pieces. 

[ChildofEarth]

If she wants to, she will. She’s quite talented in crafting stories and working metaphors into her work. All Too Well, Haunted, Daylight, and Death By A Thousand Cuts show some of her skills that I think would transfer.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Does anybody else remember an unlicensed Swift musical production that was live-streamed some years back, or did I hallucinate that?

[B.JAMES]

Mike Barrett said: "everythingtaboo said: "While she has a way with a hook, I find her lyrics for the most part are wholly self-centered, with no part of any blame for any of these failed relationships. So I can't imagine anything remotely deep of a musical."

Ya this has always been my issue with her in all seriousness. I feel there are other artists out there who recognize their own faults, or at least acknowledge them. Adele is one of the best at this. You can fully blame the other person while being involved, too. But "You'll never find another lover like me" is just a turn off, personally. Not just because I'm gay either."

Back to December and Getaway Car are two examples of where she takes the blame.

Most of the general public's opinions are formed by the false narratives of what the media portrays her to be when it's a slow news day.  She is an excellent lyricist. If your willing to have such strong opinions, dig a little deeper into her catalog before arriving at conclusions.

I am obviously a fan of Swift. She has 15 years and 7 albums under her belt. She just won Artist of the Decade at the American Music Awards this past weekend, and is the most awarded artist in AMA history. Her latest tour was the highest grossing tour in US history. She is the only artist in history to open with over 1 Million is sales in the opening week for 4 consecutive albums in a row.

Don't diminish her artistic integrity just because you think songs like Shake It Off are what define her as a whole, along with with the worn out opinion that she only writes about her exes. What artist doesn't write about past relationships?

*And scene.*

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Excellently put, B.JAMES! She's a fantastic songwriter. And I, personally, believe that her performance strength has gotten much, much better these past few years. I was blown away by her "Reputation" tour. Her songs would fit wonderfully into a musical!

[B.JAMES]

ChildofEarth said: "If she wants to, she will. She’s quite talented in crafting stories and working metaphors into her work. All Too Well, Haunted, Daylight, and Death By A Thousand Cuts show some of her skills that I think would transfer."

Thank you. Agreed.

[acekatherineplumber2]

I would love to see a Taylor Swift musical, but I’d rather see an original one she wrote, in the vein of Waitress. Her songs are so much about reflecting on the past and they’re great and tell wonderful stories, but most of them don’t have the in-the-moment feel that great theatre songs have.

[HamilHansen]

Maybe if it wasn't a bio-musical.

[yankeefan7]

I would at this stage in her life rather have her write a new musical than have a musical about her life story.

[Globefan]

They can do it in the same way Mamma Mia! was made, with an original story. 

[VintageSnarker]

I'm a fan of hers so I'm biased. Do I want it? No. Would I see it? Probably.

I agree that she might have an original score in her (though you'd have to get her away from Jack Antonoff and maybe Max Martin). I don't think it would come as naturally as Waitress did to Sara Bareilles but if she really tried, I think her songwriting is stronger than most people give her credit for. I think she'd have to work with an interesting composer because her own music tends to be in a very limited vocal range. I remember looking at the sheet music for one of her early songs and it was like a variation of 3 notes.

Off the top of my head, I think it's tricky that so many of her songs are in second person (addressed to "you". Also, even the more vague songs like "I Did Something Bad" or "Mean" tend to have too many specific details to worked well if forced into a plot. Say what you will about Mamma Mia or even Bat Out of Hell but the lyrics/songs were for the most part general enough that they could function as the plot demanded. 

[Dancingthrulife2]

I think it might work if it focuses on her relationship(s) with one or two or her live interests. After all, there’s a pantheon to choose from.

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