Fresh off of being nominated for ten Tonys, the cast of Death Becomes Her sang two songs on Today this morning.
Michelle Williams sang If You Want Perfection, and her performance was just that. Then, Megan Hilty, Christopher Sieber, and Jennifer Simard performed Tell Me, Ernest, and it was not perfect.
That is because of the end of the number, Simard sang it as she would on stage. However, that is on stage, and on live TV, you can’t sing, “So fucking glad.” But she did. And when she realized that she didn’t censor herself, she adorably reacted with, “Oops!”
Because of that, she had better bring home the Tony!
DBH extended its run at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre until next April.
When The Greatest Showman came out in 2017, it seemed like a given that it was going to be adapted to a stage musical. But there was never any mention of it.
That is, until today. Disney announced that The Greatest Showman will be lighting up Bristol Hippodrome, 90 minutes from London, in the Spring of 2026.
The stage version will feature new songs written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the addicting songs for the film.
Since the curtain doesn’t go up for another year, casting has not been announced, and it probably has not even happened. If they don’t get Hugh Jackman to reprise his role as P.T. Barnum, they would be dumber than the people who protested his circuses. However, I hope they do not get his movie wife, Michelle Williams, to reprise her role. And I certainly hope they don’t ask his future wife, Sutton Foster, to take over the part.
Forgetting about the casting. I cannot wait to hear the new songs. Let’s be honest; the soundtrack is one of the best in modern history. The showtunes made the movie better than it already was.
Who else is saving up to see it? I know I will be taking a trip over the pond next year to see it because I can’t wait for it to open on Broadway in 2027.
Merrily We Roll Along had a great night at the Tonys on Sunday. The revival, Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe, all went home winners.
It is the most buzzed Broadway Musical in a long time, and there are only three more weeks to see it. At least on the Great White Way.
That is because Deadline is reporting that the Stephen Sondheim production is being filmed by the same people who shot Hamilton for Disney+.
It is unknown where and when it will debut on the small screen, but I hope it happens soon. My friends saw it and loved it, and I can’t wait to do the same! Because it is all about me and my needs.
Clueless is so beloved that it is getting a musical makeover. Yes, there was a jukebox version that came out off-Broadway in 2018, but that was then. Next year, we are getting a new version with original songs written by K.T. Tunstall and Glenn Slater.
The new musical will debut in London this February. Casting will be announced at a later date.
I hope it is a smash so that it will cross the pond and play on Broadway.
