Broadway Musical Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/broadway-musical/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:00:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png Broadway Musical Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/broadway-musical/ 32 32 I’m Expressing My Inner Anguish Through The Majesty Of Song: ‘Anchorman 2’ Was A Musical, Would Have Had Broadway Run; Adam McKay Talks ‘The Boys’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/im-expressing-my-inner-anguish-throug-20100719/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/im-expressing-my-inner-anguish-throug-20100719/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:34:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=2135 Uncle Jonathan’s corn-cob pipe! Adam McKay is currently doing the press for action-comedy “The Other Guys,” his fourth team-up with Will Ferrell (we’re hearing promising things from screenings, incidentally), and as might be expected, questions came up about the now aborted “Anchorman” sequel. But when McKay spoke to CHUD, he revealed that it was something totally different from what anyone was expecting.

“Anchorman 2” would have been a musical. Yes, a musical. Not only that, but McKay and the cast were also planning a try-out run of the follow-up on Broadway, for a four month run.

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/im-expressing-my-inner-anguish-throug-20100719/feed/ 0 The ‘American Psycho’ Broadway Musical Is Going To Be Fucking Amazing https://staging2.theplaylist.net/american-psycho-broadway-musical-is-20080924/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/american-psycho-broadway-musical-is-20080924/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=9997 Is a Broadway musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho” novel going to be the best fucking thing ever?

Hell fucking yes, but can we somehow convince the producers of this thing to cast Christian Bale for at least the first week run?

The film adaption of the ’80s materialist serial killer, directed by Mary Harron isn’t perfect by any means and looks cheap as all get out (production values, people, please!), but Bale’s majestically absurd turn as the batshit loony Patrick Bateman is still utterly fantastic.

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