Really Dark Musicals- Page 2
Really Dark Musicals
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#25re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 7:56pm
Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd
Reefer Madness
Cabaret
and to tell you the truth Seussical can be very very dark if done correctly.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
Lizzya9
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/06
WaitingForKathy
Stand-by Joined: 11/26/06
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#28re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:00pmHow can Seussical be dark? The music doesn't lend itself to that.
#29re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:01pm
Jekyll and Hyde is legit?
If you want legit, look into Street Scene and Regina.
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#30re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:03pm
It can be dark done a different way.
The Cat in the Hat was originally supposed to be a dark figure and if you get a good actor who can creep people out with lots of make up popping up everywhere you got half of it right there!
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#31re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:03pm
While there's a lot of fluffy and light stuff in Sunset Blvd. the last 15 minutes are about as dark as it gets.
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ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#32re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:03pm
I'd say pick a your favorite musical and put a dark twist on it... thats what I would do, anyway... or... take something classic and fluffy, dress the cast in black, and have the actors make all their portrayals sketchy...
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Updated On: 12/5/06 at 08:03 PM
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#33re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:10pmChicago and Assassins
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
So what...I sing
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#34re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:15pm
Oh Sunset Boulevard would be amazing. Are rights out for that?
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#35re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:52pm
I still don't Seussical as being dark. I think it's hard to take something that wasn't intended to be dark and make it dark, just for the sake of making it dark. Dr. Seuss can be creepy, but the show was intended to be a kid's show. Or at least that's what it ended up being.
Do you have a damn good actress? Sunset Blvd would be hard to pull off in a college setting, but if you have the talent...If you don't, it will just come across as cheesy.
Why not try something smaller, like Violet?
RentBoy86
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NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#38re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 8:58pm
Forgot about Sweet Smell of Success. That's great!
Seussical was originally intended to be VERY dark but for some reason the scraped the idea.
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#39re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 9:01pmBat Boy and Little Shop of Horrors are both dark in a campy off- Broadway way
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Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#41re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 10:46pmAs far as rights go, See What I Wanna See is already availible via Dramatisists (spl?) Play Publishing Service, but I don't this Sunset Boulevard is. The place to check would be R&H Theatricals.
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gumbo2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/21/05
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#43re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:02pmSweet Smell of Success is probably your best bet. It's a very very dark show set in the 20s if I'm correct. You can purchase the cast album on Amazon.com. it's a wonderful show!
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#44re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:13pm
not legit singing but bright lights big city would work
definately sweet smell of success though
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ByMySide25
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#45re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:19pmDepending upon the interpretation: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
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#46re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:29pm
I would agree with Sweet Smell. Dirt itself is a great number that pretty much sums up the show.. lol
As for rights... if you're just doing a scene from it AND you are not charging admission for that performance, then you DON'T need the rights.
However, once you charge admission then you have to pay.
Another common concept is to take a Shakespeare play and add contemporary music/newly composed music to it. If the director is really smart about it, most of the time it turns out REALLY well.
#47re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/5/06 at 11:31pm
Secret Garden and Fiddler on the Roof? Jekyl and Hyde is dark only because it stinks to high Heaven.
Dark!?!?!?
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned EVITA.
First of all, what do you mean by "Dark Musical"? One with a serious theme? Without a happy ending? One with no comedy numbers? One that leaves the audience wrung out?
WEST SIDE STORY is pretty dark, when you think about it.
THRILL ME, about the Leopold and Loeb murders is rather dark.
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#48re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/6/06 at 2:23amNo show is ultimately darker than CHESS - no redemption, no hope.
Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!
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#49re: Really Dark Musicals
Posted: 12/6/06 at 2:27amWest Side is brilliant! Sans dancing...I'm no choreographer. I dont care if the show is happy at the end or if there are no jokes, I just want something that makes you cringe a little....with some grit to it. Best examples I can give you would be JC Superstar, and Sweeney Todd.
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