Fear that the upcoming Batman Live stage tour can mirror the disastrous Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark Broadway show was addressed today when the assembly unveiled the cast and costume in an exceedingly media launch in London. At the terribly least, they are already doing three things right: the script is written by a comic book author, it's no newly made-up villain, and Bono is nowhere near this issue.
Yes, as the producers keep stressing, this can not be a musical like Turn Off the Dark, despite being directed by Anthony Van Laast, who's famous for choreographing musicals like Mamma Mia!, Sister Act and Joseph and also the Technicolor Dreamcoat. Not that I have something against a Batman musical (Hey, The Brave and the Bold did it brilliantly), however it's most likely better for this production to focus on stunts and awes instead of songs, and to draw as much distinction as doable from one of the most important trainwrecks in Broadway history.
In the video below, watch as Joker introduces the other villains, before having his monologue interrupted by you-recognize-who.
Fear that the upcoming Batman Live stage tour will mirror the disastrous Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark Broadway show was addressed these days when the production unveiled the forged and costume in a media launch in London. At the very least, they are already doing three things right: the script is written by a comic book writer, it has no newly made-up villain, and Bono is nowhere close to this issue.
Yes, as the producers keep stressing, this will not be a musical like Turn Off the Dark, despite being directed by Anthony Van Laast, who's famous for choreographing musicals like Mamma Mia!, Sister Act and Joseph and also the Technicolor Dreamcoat. Not that I have something against a Batman musical (Hey, The Brave and therefore the Bold did it brilliantly), however it's probably higher for this production to focus on stunts and awes rather than songs, and to draw as abundant distinction as potential from one in all the biggest trainwrecks in Broadway history.
In the video below, watch as Joker introduces the opposite villains, before having his monologue interrupted by you-understand-who.
Fear that the upcoming Batman Live stage tour will mirror the disastrous Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark Broadway show was addressed these days when the production unveiled the cast and costume in an exceedingly media launch in London. At the terribly least, they are already doing three things right: the script is written by a comic book book author, it has no newly made-up villain, and Bono is nowhere near this factor.
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