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La_Comtesse 12:37 am UTC 12/23/06 |
In reply to: | Batman...Hey Ryan... - Jacqueline 12:01 am UTC 12/23/06 |
That's cool ! Congrats to Ryan for his stuff being mentioned ! One peculiar thing though,...the website is NOT called 'Dark Knight Of The Soul'. (Unless there is a newer version than the link I follow). > > http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/21/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-82/ > > > COMIC URBAN LEGEND: Jim Steinman is attempting to make a > Batman musical. > STATUS: True > You may not know who Jim Steinman is just by hearing his > name, but you probably have heard his work before. > Steinman is the brains behind the massively successful > album, Bat out of Hell, with singer Meat Loaf. > bat-out-of -hell.jpg > He also wrote hit songs for Bonnie Tyler (”Total Eclipse > of the Heart”) and Celine Dion (”It’s All Coming Back to > me Now”). > jim96.gif > However, what Steinman has been trying to get off the > ground for years now, is a musical based on, of all > things, Batman! > index.jpg > He sure loves his bats, huh? > Interestingly enough, the musical came VERY close to being > done a little while ago, and Steinman has already written > the songs for the show (with writer David Ives writing the > book). > The website Dark Knight Of The Soul catalogues the > developments of the musical, and here is how it describes > what happened: > > Not many people are aware that Warner Bros. Theater > Ventures, a new wing of one of the most powerful > entertainment forces in the world, announced a BATMAN > musical in 1998. Believe it or not, this is true. > Jim Steinman, creator of Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell > saga, was tapped to compose, alongside David Ives, who > would write the book (the “spoken” parts). The Broadway > “Premiere” was announced for 2001, which quickly > deteriorated… > Then, in 2002, in the lead-up to the premiere of Jim > Steinman’s “Dance of the Vampires” (at the Minskoff > Theater, New York) a new break-through was announced. Tim > Burton, director of the original and much-beloved Batman > franchise, would helm the stage show for a 2004 > out-of-town try-out and, then, 2005 Broadway premiere! > Everything seemed perfect. Warner’s were on the verge > of discovering new heights with their Batman franchise, > Michael Crawford - one of the greatest stars of the > musical theatre - was to appear as the lead in “Dance of > the Vampires” and Steinman’s 30-year struggle to get a > show on Broadway was nearing an end. However… > “Vampires”, and Crawford’s performance, severely > distracted from the show it was based on, still a > phenomenon in Germany. The show was utterly trashed and > closed in a matter of months. In the end it played 65 > previews which was more than the 56 (troubled) > performances it endured. > In the darkest hours of that production, worked > continued on “Batman”. Jim Steinman, and his long-time > recording associate, Steven Rinkoff, met and recorded “The > Batman Demos” at The Hit Factory, New York. Later, this > historic studio would be demolished. Rob Evan starred in > the role of Batman, with Karine Hannah as Catwoman and > contributions from Elaine Caswell, the original vocalist > of Steinman’s HIT for Celine Dion “It’s All Coming Back To > Me Now”, and Steinman himself. > Believing there was *still* hope for the project, > while exploring other options, Warner Bros. (supposedly) > called and announced the project was “cancelled”. Whatever > the case, none of the announced dates were met. Tim Burton > has released over four movies since. Steinman is working > on “Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical”, a spectacular > co-written with Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) and > Warner Bros. produced the mammoth flop “Lestat” as the > production that *should* have been “Batman” > > However, back in April of 2006, “Lestat” producer Gregg > Maday stated that “he hasn’t given up on “Batman,” so > there is hope! > > Dark Knight Of The Soul also helps us by linking to all > the songs that Steinman wrote for the musical (two of > which, “In the Land of the Pig the Butcher is King” and > “Cry to Heaven,” where included on Meat Loaf’s latest > album), with lyrics and links to Steinman’s released > versions of the songs. Here are the links. > As a fan of Steinman’s work, I hope this gets worked out. > Imagine a Batman musical!! | |
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