| re: Michael Crawford And The Wizard Of Oz | |
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steven_stuart 03:09 am UTC 01/05/11 |
| In reply to: | re: Michael Crawford And The Wizard Of Oz - rockfenris2005 02:34 am UTC 01/04/11 |
| > Imagine if they wrote one last musical together? Tim is > currently working on a musical based on the life of > Macchiavelli but Andrew Lloyd Webber isn't involved :-( That would be wonderful. Can you remember they wrote a few songs for a musical about cricket? I think they performed it for the Queen ages ago. It didn't really sound like the right subject for a grand fourth musical. What could they do? I wonder. Do you think "Wizard of Oz" is a safe way for them to work together again? I didn't know about the Macchiavelli musical. Who is writing the music and the book? It sounds like it should be a through-sung to me. Gosh. Maybe that would have been a good subject for the grand fourth musical. The problem is, how can the Lloyd Webber/ Rice team follow Evita? I know that Tim Rice is producing a musical based on the "From Here To Eternity" film. Although I don't think he is writing anything for it. What do you think of that idea? > I'm trying to keep an open mind about "The Wizard of Oz", > but I'm worried that adding new songs to that classic > score might be a terrible mistake. Although ALW renewing his working relationship with Rice and Crawford might lead to more success than ALW has recently experienced with "Love Never Dies". Are you curious to hear the new songs? I am. I hope for ALW's sake that he comes up with at least one hit. I doubt that Crawford can get the kind of radio airplay that he got when "Phantom" opened. Boyzone were a great choice for "No Matter What", as you know, ALW's biggest single ever. Its odd that "The Wizard of Oz" was actually a financial failure when it first came out. It is now certified by some branch of the American government as the most watched film in history. Television made it one of the greatest classics of all time. I can see why you worry though. Adding new songs to a classic could be dangerous. However, I think that is the main reason that ALW became so interested in the project. There have already been many stage productions of "The Wizard of Oz" but ALW thought: "let's expand on the role of the wizard and add new songs." Although it may have been Bill Kenwright's idea. I see that he is producing it with ALW. Have you heard anything about who came up with the idea of for this unique production? | |
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