[Theepistle] Saintly Shots (fwd)

[Delmo Walters Jr.]

I could see a straight play but not a musical.

As for the Superman musical, it did produce "You've Got Possibilities" which is a nice song, and has lived past the play.

Delmo Walters Jr.


--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Ian Gerrard <ianclark at jps.net> wrote:

> From: Ian Gerrard <ianclark at jps.net>
> Subject: Re: [Theepistle] Saintly Shots (fwd)
> To: theepistle at fascicle.org
> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 4:51 PM
> I'll grant that adapitng the Saint for a musical is not
> the most ludicrous idea I've heard.  However, the odds
> that it would have been done well are exceedingly slim. 
> Just look at the list you offered as an example of how the
> source material and the end result are often widely (and
> wildly) disparate in quality.  For every Sweeny Todd there
> is a Superman waiting to happen.  There is apparently a
> Spiderman musical in the works at the moment.  I am willing
> to go out on a limb and say it will be horrible.  Even the
> classics are often subjected to horrible treatment when they
> start singing.  The Three Musketeers anyone?  Little Women? 
> No, I think we should be thankful that Simon's little
> ditties about the ungodly were never committed to music.
> 
> Ian Gerrard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Dick Lochte <dlochte at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jan 21, 2009 12:52 PM
> >To: ian.dickerson at gmail.com, theepistle at fascicle.org
> >Subject: Re: [Theepistle] Saintly Shots (fwd)
> >
> >The musical idea isn't that surprising. There's
> been a Sherlock Holmes
> >musical in the U.S. (Baker Street), an Arsene Lupin
> musical in Paris and an
> >Avengers musical in London, any of which could have put
> a tuneful bug in
> >LC's ear. When you consider that musicals have been
> made from comic strips
> >(Superman, Li'l Abner, Andy Capp), poetry (Cats)
> and even horror movies
> >(Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd), The Saint should
> be a breeze to adapt.
> >
> >
> >Dick Lochte
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: theepistle-bounces+dlochte=gmail.com at fascicle.org
> >[mailto:theepistle-bounces+dlochte=gmail.com at fascicle.org]
> On Behalf Of Ian
> >Dickerson
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:06 PM
> >To: theepistle at fascicle.org
> >Subject: Re: [Theepistle] Saintly Shots (fwd)
> >
> >He engaged a well known lyricist to work with him on
> the musical so I could
> >have seen that working. As for Carry on Saint, well no.
> No way in hell would
> >that have flown. Which is probably why it didn't go
> further than a few
> >conversations.
> >
> >Ian
> >
> >
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