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Smeghead 04:58 am UTC 05/25/08 |
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re: Bravo! The Steinman Radio Special was excellent! - rockfenris2005 03:02 am UTC 05/24/08 |
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Unfortunately Ryan, I don't think it does. Bat Out Of Hell means Meat Loaf to everyone. That is why I think it needs to be sold as Neverland. SO people don't think it is a Jukebox musical.
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> "Bat Out Of Hell" doesn't need a star. "Dance Of The
> Vampires" should have been Steinman's production (i.e.
> "Sunset Boulevard, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical") but
> the attention shift to Michael Crawford (i.e. "Michael
> Crawford, Dance of the Vampires" in the same huge type
> with "A New Musical by Jim Steinman and Michael Kunze" in
> microscopic type at the bottom.) The same thing happened
> on "Bat Out Of Hell" with Meat Loaf. Meat Loaf got all the
> attention. Or Bonnie Tyler got all the attention. Or
> Celine Dion got all the attention. But this is "Bat Out Of
> Hell" according to Jim Steinman. This is like Wagner
> realizing everything he ever wanted in The Ring Cycle. If
> this show needs a star then it's Jim Steinman or "Songs by
> Jim Steinman". That title holds more clout than you
> think.
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> > I don't think it will cheapen the Public's perception... I
> > think it will lead to not casting the very best people.
> > Stunts are stunts... they aren't conducive to great Art.
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