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Post by Chicago Jake on Jul 21, 2006 11:53:38 GMT -6
This sounds like a crazy idea, but it just might be crazy enough to work!......Jake Evil Dead: The MusicalThe evil forces hit New York Source: Variety It’s now official: any film can become a musical. In this day and age, when the likes of Legally Blonde and The Lord Of The Rings are going tuneful, it should come as no surprise that The Evil Dead is the latest to make it to the stage. Evil Dead: The Musical will arrive in New York in October, having already been work shopped in Toronto and Montreal. Created by George Reinblatt, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris and Frank Cipolla, the show will be co-directed by Hinton Battle, best known to TV viewers as Sweet, the demon from Buffy’s musical episode. The plot roughly follows the film’s story, but focuses on a group of friends – instead of just Ash – who unleash the evil at the secluded woods cabin. And in keeping with the movie’s popcorn status, the musical will play at 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights, with the first few rows labelled the Splatter Zone - from where there will doubtless be an opening night report from Empire's Chris Hewitt. www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=19149
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Post by vbplyr on Jul 22, 2006 6:06:01 GMT -6
Usually I comment on lmost anything in the theater discussion board - but Jake - I just have nothing to say on this one. You frighten me.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Jul 22, 2006 9:22:12 GMT -6
This line frightens me:
It makes me wonder if the show's producers (or maybe just the reporter) know anything at all about the movies. The first movie (which was actualy called Evil Dead) DID focus on the group of friends. It wasn't until Evil Dead 2 that they focused primarily on Ash.......Jake (who is the proud owner of all THREE Evil Dead movies)
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