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(sung to the tune of “singing in the rain”) I’m Staaaabbbing you in the chest. Just Staaaaaaabbbing you in the chest. Hey whaaaaaats that funny feeling… a lion is chewwwwwwing on my balllls (end tune)
From the good folks over at Hollywood.Com:
Ridley Scott’s epic blockbuster Gladiator is set to be made into musical staged in London’s West End. The Oscar-winning film, which starred Hollywood hardman Russell Crowe, will be adapted for the stage by William Nicholson, who wrote the original screenplay.
The original Hans Zimmer score will be used, but Crowe will not be reprising his role as Maximus Decimus Meridius. Brian Stokes Mitchell will take on the part instead. An associate of producer Brian Eastman says, “It’s a terrific story which, with the right songs, will be a great show.”
So, first Lord of the Rings is adapted into a stage musical. From what I’ve heard from the few of my contacts that have seen it, it was a rather stellar disappointment. So the question is: why Gladiator? Why another musical based on a non-musical movie in the first place?
