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CultOfByron 06:48 pm UTC 12/29/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Meat Loaf's 'other half' - steven_stuart 06:23 pm UTC 12/29/09 |
| At the risk of dredging up a three and a half year old (at least) argument; Meat showed quite litigiously (sp?) that he considered Bat out of Hell to be 'his'. So there is a legal dimension to all this that must be observed lest all the lawyers get their panties in a bunch and everyone ends up sueing everyone else's Grandma... yawn. But from a creative point of view; we all know how big Meat's ego is, for better or for worse, so for the show's independence and Jim's reputation it'd be a good idea to keep Meat's involvement to a minimum, perhaps endorsing from afar or 'bigging up' Jim. Just my pocket change'orth. > > Funny how (lots of) people will always think of Meat & Jim > > as a 'double-act', which I think the musical producers > > should bear in mind when it comes to promo? > > I think that the Meat Loaf Factor is one of the most > difficult things the producers are facing. Especially when > you consider that the musical is called "Jim Steinman's > Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical". Of course people are going > to think of Meat when they see it advertised. Of course a > lot of people who buy tickets are going to be Meat fans. > The show is "Jim Steinman's" but, as you say, people see > them as a double-act. "Jim Steinman's" means that Jim is > the creator (and it really is his vision - music, lyrics, > story, book, speeches, detailed set descriptions, etc.) > but there will be an inevitable Meat Loaf association with > anything called "Bat Out Of Hell". I think the producers > problem is: do they include him in the publicity or do > they try to keep him completely out of the picture. Which > would be better for the show at the end of the day? Maybe > some posters have an opinion about this dilema. If they > include him in publicity, they might sell a lot of > tickets. They could do a casting show on telly (for > bikers, stunt people, Peter and Hook) and make Meat one of > the judges. But on the other hand, the show is a vision > that Jim has nurtured since he was hanging out with Barry > at Amherst (long before he met Meat). Jim may decide that > Meat's inclusion in the publicity will somehow take away > from the fact that this is "Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of > Hell". Its a very difficult problem. Perhaps they should > at least invite Meat to opening night. > | |
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