American Psyco? Really?

The follwing is not written by me or Gina. It is a for serious article about a real project. There better be interpretive Dancing.

American Psycho stage musical in the works
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 9:00 AM ET Comments1Recommend5
The Associated Press


If the malevolent Sweeney Todd can sing, why not Patrick Bateman, the twisted title character of Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho?
A stage adaptation of Ellis's celebrated novel about a handsome, homicidal Wall Street banker is in the works.

The musical will feature a score by Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik and a book by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, currently writing for the HBO television series Big Love.
Sheik said Tuesday in a statement that he had reread Ellis's novel and "what some people (including myself) may have seen as an over-the-top literary folly of the early '90s was in fact a pretty timeless tale of alienation.

"And, really, what could be more subversive fun than murderous bankers breaking into song?"
Christian Bale starred as Bateman in a 2000 film version of the novel.
There is no word on when or where the stage show will open.

The musical is to be produced by the Johnson-Roessler Company's David Johnson, Craig Roessler and Jesse Singer as well as by Aaron Ray of The Collective, a management and production company, and Nate Bolotin of XYZ Films.Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2010/02/03/american-psycho-musical.html#ixzz0eUOe3QC6

RATS!

Thank you Paul for this one:

"Rats" It's a lot like "Cats" but more about the Bubonic Plague.

Broke the Pattern

Just wanted to add that We've broken our 5 fewer than last month posting pattern already. Take that short term interest in things like blogging.

Hey...I used to have a livejournal. Now THAT's a great subject for a musical!

Catcher in the Rye

So what if J.D. Salinger won't release the rights to Catcher in the Rye for the book to be made a movie, or heck, even a book on tape? I am certain he'd love hearing Holden sing and Dance! I can't think of a better book to musical than this classic tale of angst and depression. I'm thinking Hip Hop/Ranting like "In The Heights."



Tracklist:
Allie's Mitt (Holden)
Ackley Kid, You're Crummy (Holden and Ackley)
Sleep Tight Ya' Morons! (Holden)
Baby, You Gotta Pay Twice for Talk (Old Sunny and Maurice)
Terrific Liar (Holden)
Fly Away Ballet (Holden and the Ducks)

I'm sure there's some more in there, but it's grading time for this semester.
Maybe I'll make a musical of the papers I read!

Bondage!

A musical based on W. Somerset Maugham's novel, Of Human Bondage



I'm not sure this will get quite the audience we want, but as long as the tickets sell, who cares?



Tracklist

90-Years-Young: The Dead Mother Song.
I Limp Because I Love
Mildred
Mildred (Reprise)
My Cougar
Mildred (Reprise 2)
Death

Well, that's what I got out of the book anyhow.