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Evil Dead The Musical killed off |
| February 19th, 2007 under Broadway. [ Comments: none ]
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|  Looks like "Evil Dead The Musical" won’t survive in New York much longer: The Gotham tuner shutters Feb. 17. Although it attracted a small cult of fans of the camp-horror 1980s Sam Raimi pics on which it is based, the comically bloody "Evil Dead" stage show never attracted large enough crowds to sustain a long life. The show began perfs Oct. 2 and opened Nov. 1. Still, original cast recording is on tract for release this spring. And producers say they plan to roll out a tour as well as sit-down productions in other cities. When it closes, "Evil Dead" will have played 126 regular perfs and 34 previews at New World Stages.
Variety
I guess it didn’t take eating brains to figure out this was destined to fail. I am shocked it lasted as long as it did.
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At least there is one person who is happy they doing an Xanadu Musical |
| February 19th, 2007 under Broadway. [ Comments: none ]
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|  Newton-john Thrilled With Xanadu Revival On Broadway…. Olivia Newton-John is celebrating after learning two of her movie musicals will hit Broadway this year (07). Just months learning about the Grease revival, the singer/actress is thrilled to hear her 1980 roller-skating musical Xanadu is also heading for the stage. She says, "I think it’s great to see the movie have a new life. The songs are all so amazing from that film, and I am so happy for my dear friend John FARRAR, who wrote so many of those songs for Xanadu, including Magic and Suddenly." Newton-John played a Greek muse, who comes to earth to guide the career of an artist, in the original film, which also starred song-and-dance man Gene Kelly.
Female First
She probaly found out she can gets residuals from it. I tried watching this movie several times and I have never been able to get through it.
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Fantasia Barrino joining Broadway’s The Color Purple? |
| February 19th, 2007 under American Idol 1-5, Broadway. [ Comments: none ]
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E! Online reports that Fantasia Barrino may be the latest "American Idol" veteran to find work on Broadway. Barrino may be joining the cast of The Color Purple in the spring. She would play Celie, the role originated by Tony Award-winner LaChanze and now played by Jeannette Bayardelle. A four-time Grammy Award-nominee, Barrino won the third season of "American Idol." She is believed to have been a frontrunner for the role of Effie in the Dreamgirls film (the part ultimately went to fellow "American Idol" star Jennifer Hudson"). "Fantasia" is the 22 year-old's debut album.
Broadway World (story) and Dlisted (photo)
Seriously they will put anyone on Broadway these days. Just like that purple outfit she is wearing it is a very bad idea.
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