Agreed. The general public is going to this thing expecting someone karaoke covering all the songs from the Bat out of Hells. They wont be expecting a story, new songs, or modified versions of what they know. Just look at the audience reaction to Total Eclipse in America... laughter... most embarrassing thing Ive had to be a part of in a long time.
> > You might not think that the songs are relevant to the
> > Peter Pan story but you have to trust that Jim's book will
> > be written in a way that makes them relevant.
>
> It's not what I think that matters. My point is that a
> West End show called "Bat Out of Hell - The Musical" will
> be seen by the general public as a jukebox musical.
>
> No one will give a shit how long Jim has been working on
> this, or how much it means to him.
>
> If the songs really fit the story well then he may be
> praised for it (Our House, the Madness musical, was an
> example of that), but that's all.
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