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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, and I say that as one who loves musical theatre.
Part of what makes Animal House as great as it is are the cast and the period music used in the soundtrack. No stage production would have either.
Granted, I had similar doubts about Spamalot, and I was wrong. But unless the original writers are working on this (and one of them is dead), let the movie be, I say.
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Similar to "Hairspray" - which also had period music in the soundtrack - the "Animal House" stage production could create original songs "of that period". And specific songs from the film that may be iconic to “Animal House” - the song "Shout" for example - could be included in the stage production.
I think the harder part will be casting. But as long as the stage producers do not try to recreate the “Animal House” characters based on the
film actors' interpretation, they could pull this off.
Personally, I’m looking forward to Mandy and Babs singing “A Wimp and a Blimp”.
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