It's Not Just Hollywood

We spend some time around here moaning and groaning that Hollywood has run out of ideas so they're now just basically remaking our childhood. Well let's turn that vitriol east for a moment to Broadway musicals.

First there was The Producers, which was, at the time, kind of a cult Gene Wilder/Mel Brooks flick that made it's way to the Great White Way and because a huge mega smash hit. In fact, it was such a big hit it went from film to Broadway musical to film based on the Broadway musical, which was kind of hilarious given the show. Then, of course, there have been others, things like Monty Python And The Holy Grail, which hit the stage as Spamalot. Xanadu: The Musical. Yes, Xanadu, the terrible film with Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly (of all people), became a Broadway show. On roller skates. Footloose got the Broadway treatment. So did The Wedding Singer and Hairspray and Bring It On. And Legally Blonde. We won't even talk about Spider-Man or the weird London Batman thing that are both currently running. Currently in development? Ghost.

But what really set me all a fire today was the news that Jerry Zemeckis is exploring the notion of a stage adaptation of... Back To The Future. Are. You. KIDDING. ME?

American Psycho: A Rumor Coming True

Rumors of American Psycho: The Musical have been running around the internet for several years but it sounds like it's actually going to happen. Duncan Sheik has written 14 new songs for the show, which might sound odd but he actually wrote songs for the Tony-award-winning musical Spring Awakening several years ago. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is halfway through the script. This guy has a crazy resume: he's a respected playwright who is also a pretty popular Marvel comics writer. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is currently leveraging that background to help fix their script since they fired director Julie Taymor.

On the one hand, unless there's a naked, chainsaw wielding Christian Bale in it, I'm not sure I'm interested.

(I honestly love that he kept the white sneakers on in that scene.)

On the other hand, this might be terribly funny, and not entirely on purpose.

To be fair, there is a lot of talk about music in the film and Patrick Bateman does enjoy Les Miserables so maybe the notion isn't as insane as it sounds? Too bad Huey Lewis isn't scoring the show.

I know I'll be checking theatre listings in 2012. Anyone else?

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