Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
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#1Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 9:59am
http://www.towleroad.com/2008/01/jake-shears-pen.html
Oh, my!
#2re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:07am
Oh that would be so cool & fun. I love me some Jake... and "Tales of the City" is a big favorite of mine too.
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#2re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:13amThis could be fantastic.
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#3re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 11:45amI'm curious as well... I LOVE Armistead's books. Michael Tolliver Lives (the newest book) is great. Jake is adorable too.
Brick
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#4re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 11:55amThe book will be by AVENUE Q's Jeff Whitty.
#5re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:12pmIt could be good. I love all the books.
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#6re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:48pmI hope it's the Angels in America of Tales of the City musicals.
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Borstalboy
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#7re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:51pmCool idea, but to play devil's advocate....isn't there A LOT of story to fit into one musical? It would be a shame to see this turn into a COLOR PURPLE thing of "it almost worked, but they tried to pack too much in". The great thing about Maupin's books were how light and frothy they were...blowing it up could, well, blow it up.
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#8re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:31pm
Maybe it should be 3 parts in repertory?
They could call it The Coast of Gaytopia.
Or I guess the Bay of Gaytopia would be more appropriate?
In any event, a Whitty/Shears musical makes me tingle in various places throughout my body.
#9re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:40pmOh wow. This is so exciting!!!!
nmartin
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#10re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:55pmBorstal is right. There is a LOT of ground to cover but it does have potential.
#11re: Tales of the City Musical by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Posted: 1/18/08 at 1:56pmThis is actually not a bad fit. Scissor Sisters have kind of a disco retro sound anyway. I think you could easily pick and choose the story lines you wanted to use. Probably the one with Mrs. Madrigal and the rich guy, Michael and John, and Maryanne would have to come in somewhere... I guess...
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