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Vin 05:45 pm UTC 11/12/10 |
| In reply to: | Batman - Makes me want to SCREAM!!!!! - Jacqueline 01:52 am UTC 11/09/10 |
| This is EXACTLY what I was driving at last month when I asked if anybody else would be pissed off if the Spider-Man musical did well. Because surely then a Batman musical, minus Jim, wouldn't be far behind. grgh. > http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027134 > > > Dark Knight hits the road > WB to launch 'Batman Live' arena tour > By Gordon Cox > > Warner Bros. will launch a Batman arena tour, "Batman > Live," kicking off next year in the U.K. and Europe ahead > of a North American stint planned for 2012. > WB Consumer Products, DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of > Water Lane Prods. -- general manager of arena tours > including "Walking with Dinosaurs" -- produce the show, > which kicks off in Manchester July 20. > > Production aims to cater to a broad age demographic with a > new Batman tale that incorporates stunts, pyro effects and > video. Cast of characters will include all the familiar > heroes and villains. > > Live entertainment has long been on the radar for the > Batman property. A stage musical with music by Jim > Steinman was much-discussed in the legit world but never > got off the ground following a 1999 announcement. > > Creative team for "Batman Live" combines legit vets with > arena-tour specialists. Legiter Anthony van Laast, > choreographer of "Mamma Mia!" and "Sister Act, has been > tapped as creative director with co-director James Powell. > No writer is credited. > > Those coming from the arena and concert world include > composer James Brett, who penned the score for "Walking > with Dinosaurs," and set designer Es Devlin, whose resume > includes concerts for Lady Gaga and Kanye West. A circus > arts company, the Circus Space, is on board for the > stuntwork the show will incorporate. > > Launch sked has the show playing in the U.K. regions, in > Ireland and in London (Aug. 24-Sept. 4), with dates > skedded through early October 2011. Europe and U.S. dates > and stops remain to be nailed down. > > > | |
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