Improbable Subjects for Broadway Musicals
I'll play, although it's hard to come up with something in a world where, for example, Sweeney Todd and 1776 exist. I mean, Sweeney Todd kind of disproves my first thought, Charles Manson.
The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-19?
although it's hard to come up with something in a world where, for example, Sweeney Todd and 1776 exist.
Also Assassins. Which is AWESOME.
Assassins includes a love song duet about Jody Foster and Charlie Manson.
Here it is- I love it: [link]
One of the first times I went to New York, among the promos the hotel channel played every 10 minutes or so was for the musical "Titanic."
I went on a cruise once, and "My Heart Will Go On" was played either at the pool or in the casino or somewhere at least once a day, it seemed. Every time it came on, everyone would go silent for a second and then kind of nervously giggle, then get back to what they were doing.
The off off Broadway diary of Anne frank musical which I saw live and a friend was in. Not good.
I stayed at the Titanic Hotel in Istanbul, and the played the movie nonstop in the dining room!
Improbable Subjects for Broadway Musicals
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll scramble for a decontamination shower: Ebola! The Rock Opera.
Considering that
Parade
and
Scottsboro Boys
exist, I'm not sure there's much that couldn't be made into a musical.
The sound might be difficult with hazmat suits.