> Especially for that time. Just out of interest, what
> theatre song has succeeded on the radio since then? I
> mean, besides Andrew Lloyd Webber? Frank Wildhorn at least
> had 3 hits in the 90s.
What hits did Wildhorn have?
> Was there supposed to be one? I had the impression that it
> started off as a film but THEN became a stage project.
There was talk of it becoming an animated musical about 5 or so years ago
> Exactly. It's the kind of thing you would stick a bunch of
> stars in.
I was kinda fucked off when it heard it wasn't going to be Fry & Laurie when they said a film was going to be made. The film turned out to be that shitty staged effort with Martin Jarvis. Same half-assed effort with JCS (not the original) and Joseph
> As far as I know, there are no specific plans for "The
> Confidence Man". All I know is that Ray's daughter has
> come up with a new concept that ought to be really
> powerful. He's supposed to be getting to work on it after
> he's finished a play, then I don't know what will happen.
> Broadway is such a ruthless business, and Off-Broadway is
> flying off the radar, I'd be fucking thrilled if it got
> produced in his and Jim's lifetime.
The Confidence Man needs to have serious work done to it if ever it was going recieve a modicum of success. I don't think the storyline would keep people attention long enough. Saying that, RENT is huge giant pile of dog turd for a story, buncha miserbale twats, but that became a massive success.
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