[Theepistle] Saintly Shots (fwd)

[burnsgladstone at aol.com]

If a Saintly musical were to happen, I'm trying to imagine Hoppy Uniatz singing. Uh, no thanks!

Waymon


-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Gerrard <ianclark at jps.net>
To: theepistle at fascicle.org
Sent: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 3:51 pm
Subject: Re: [Theepistle] Saintly Shots (fwd)



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-----
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>[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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