I have to say, as a major fan of ALW musicals, that I absolutely love "Too close to the flame" which is the last song from the show.
> > Read on BBC that Stephen Ward, ALW's latest musical is
> > closing after only a few months run.
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> Think this is ALW's biggest 'flop' to date, although I
> liked 'You've Never Had It So Good' and 'I'm Hopeless When
> It Comes To You'.
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> The Profumo scandal continues to be an intriguing story
> but perhaps not suited as a stage musical. Maybe it should
> have been a BBC2 TV drama with songs?
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> > Still all this stuff and after the somewhat lacklustre
> > Whistle makes me think that Steinman could have done an
> > amazing Batman. I think the time is ripe for one after the
> > Nolan movies success.
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> Jim's Batman demos have such a great 'atmosphere' about
> them, especially the opening 'Angels Arise/Graveyard
> Shift'. I think it could be great as long as they get the
> story and staging right, and that's easier said than
> done.
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> I think Warner Bros will take the plunge eventually, with
> or without Jim, but lets hope they don't hire U2, the
> Spiderman songs were crap!
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> > Although a Bat musical I would definitely would want to
> > see I simply can't see it making as much of an impact as
> > an official Batman musical.
>
> From the little I know, I've always thought the Bat
> musical (or Neverland) would work better as a film or
> animation? It just seems too epic to work on stage?
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