| Batman - Makes me want to SCREAM!!!!! | |
|
Posted by: |
Jacqueline 01:52 am UTC 11/09/10 |
| http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027134 Dark Knight hits the road WB to launch 'Batman Live' arena tour By Gordon Cox Warner Bros. will launch a Batman arena tour, "Batman Live," kicking off next year in the U.K. and Europe ahead of a North American stint planned for 2012. WB Consumer Products, DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane Prods. -- general manager of arena tours including "Walking with Dinosaurs" -- produce the show, which kicks off in Manchester July 20. Production aims to cater to a broad age demographic with a new Batman tale that incorporates stunts, pyro effects and video. Cast of characters will include all the familiar heroes and villains. Live entertainment has long been on the radar for the Batman property. A stage musical with music by Jim Steinman was much-discussed in the legit world but never got off the ground following a 1999 announcement. Creative team for "Batman Live" combines legit vets with arena-tour specialists. Legiter Anthony van Laast, choreographer of "Mamma Mia!" and "Sister Act, has been tapped as creative director with co-director James Powell. No writer is credited. Those coming from the arena and concert world include composer James Brett, who penned the score for "Walking with Dinosaurs," and set designer Es Devlin, whose resume includes concerts for Lady Gaga and Kanye West. A circus arts company, the Circus Space, is on board for the stuntwork the show will incorporate. Launch sked has the show playing in the U.K. regions, in Ireland and in London (Aug. 24-Sept. 4), with dates skedded through early October 2011. Europe and U.S. dates and stops remain to be nailed down. | |
| URL: | Dark Knight hits the road |
| reply | | |
| Previous: | NJC: TSO Euro tour (round 3) - daveake 10:57 am UTC 11/09/10 |
| Next: | re: Batman - Makes me want to SCREAM!!!!! - Vin 05:45 pm UTC 11/12/10 |
| Thread: |
|