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| I've said this before and I'll say it again, I think Meat Loaf should have little to no involvement whatsoever. I'm not denying his part in the "Bat out of Hell" legacy but this is a time when, more than ever, they need to get Jim out of Meat Loaf's shadow. It's a horrible rut to be stuck in because Jim only really worked on 2 albums whereas the rest of his career has been Air Supply, Bonnie Tyler, movie soundtracks like "Footloose", "Streets of Fire" and "The Mask of Zorro", Barry Manilow, Barbra Streisand, Take That, Celine Dion, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Hal Prince, Michael Kunze, Roman Polanski, and even the dreaded Michael Crawford. And since it's been so long and we've had to go through the whole horrible "Monster is Loose" saga in the meanwhile, I think they need to re-establish that Jim just isn’t the man behind Meat Loaf. Give the Hook role to Bryn Terfel or Shuler Hensley (His Jud Fry was magnificent.) Give it to Rob Evan!!!! He was PHENOMENAL on "Land of the Pigs".
Better yet, GIVE IT TO DUSTIN HOFFMAN!!! > Would there be any advantage to casting Meat Loaf as Hook > in "BOOH The Musical"? It might be good for him because he > often collapses from exhaustion on stage and with a > musical he wouldn't be on stage all the time. Also, it > would be a chance for him to mix his acting skills with > his music skills. I would have thought that the way he is > would make him perfect for the police chief controlling > the streets of post-apocalyptic Obsidian. Perhaps he could > wear makeup similar to the makeup in the Anything For Love > video. His inclusion would certainly sell some tickets. At > least to the Meat fans who associate him with BOOH. And > tickets are about to go on sale for his Albert Hall gig, > which will almost certainly sell out. There is no shortage > of Meat fans. It may not translate into album sales but > then neither does the popularity of the Rolling Stones > translate into album sales anymore. > > On the other hand, it is supposed to be "Jim Steinman's > Bat Out Of Hell The Musical". Something tells me that Jim > probably wouldn't be too keen on casting Meat. This is > Jim's chance to finally get the most credit for a BOOH > product. > > There are those who say that Andre De Shields would make a > wonderful Hook. He is a great performer but would he > really have the same impact as Meat Loaf? | |
