Broadway has already turned the music of the Four Seasons and the Whos Tommy into musical productions and somehow recruited U2 to record music for a Spider-Man show so the prospect of Jackson on the Great White Way isnt that far-fetched, especially as producers scramble for ideas to draw in big crowds in the wake of large-scale show closings due to the recession.
I love the idea of making Thriller a musical. Girl meets boy, they fall in love, boy has big secret, now what
James L. Nederlander
NOW WHAT! is our thoughts exactly:
The concept works great when its used in YouTube videos made by French film students lip-synching Thriller, Filipino prisoners dancing Thriller and impromptu dance troupes on a train, how can a six-minute song/14-minute music video sustain itself over the course of two acts? According to the press release, the musical take its plot from the actual music video, a horror film spoof in which a young couple are out on a date on a beautiful full moon evening, when suddenly the young man, played by Jackson, turns into a werewolf. This sounds like it could be Cats, but with zombies instead of kitties.
On a positive note, the musical will reportedly also feature songs from both Jacksons Off the Wall and Thriller, so you can pretty much expect to see Billie Jean and its sidewalk that lights up when you step on it at some point during the production. Michael Jackson will also reportedly be a part of the creation of the musical in some capacity. The creative team and estimated theater dates of the show have not yet been revealed.
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