Posted on 05/18/2005 1:56:27 PM PDT by Libloather
Urinetown Vets Star in New Monica! The Musical, About a Certain Intern
By Robert Simonson
18 May 2005
Monica Lewinsky, the only intern in the history of humankind to be universally known by her first name, is the subject of the long-in-development show Monica! The Musical, which will a limited run at Manhattan's Theatre Three May 20-27.
Directed by Casey Hushion, the new musical features book and lyrics by Daniel J. Blau and Tracie Potochnik, music by Adam Blau and musical direction by Nadia DiGiallonardo.
Potochnik and the two Blau brothers have been dealing with Monica! The Musical almost as long as the world has had to contend with the real Monica, whose affair with Bill Clinton brought the world to a screeching halt and almost resulting in the toppling of a President. They began work in 1998. Staged readings have been presented by Manhattan Theatre Club and the New York Musical Theater Festival.
According to press materials, the musical asks the questions "Exactly how did something this ridiculous happen? And why did we care so much?" Assisting with the answer is a large corp of actors.
Christine DiGiallonardo plays the woman once routinely called a "portly pepperpot"—Monica. Megan Lawrence, the original Little Becky Two Shoes in Urinetown is Hillary Clinton and Duke LaFoon is her straying hubby, Bill. Eric LaJuan Summers (Aida) plays Clinton confidante Vernon Jordan, Roz Beauty Davis is Clinton's secretary Betty Currie, Natalie Joy Johnson portrays former Attorney General Janet Reno, Charlie Pollock (a Bobby Strong of Urinetown) is dogged independent prosecutor Ken Starr and Ron DeStefano plays Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos.
In an October 2003 reading, Donna Lynne Champlin played Reno and future Wicked star Shoshana Bean played Hillary.
For tickets call (212) 352-3101 or visit www.TheaterMania.com. Theatre Three is located at 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor. For more information visit www.monicathemusical.com.
"Urinetown"?!
Goofy theater people.
Attending a screening of "The Score"? How appropriate.
It was excrcruciating to watch the "man-in-the-street interview" commercials for it, with wanna-be with-it grandmothers praising it to the heights.
Almost as bad as another popular show Naked Boys Singing which is exactly what its title says it is.
Happily, this is the first (and hopefully the last) I've heard of it.
Another nail in the coffin of the Broadway musical...
Dpn't think this will go anywhere! This is Hollywood and show biz! How are they going to do a show about Monica and make Bush, the Republicans, capitalism and America look bad?
I've seen the script. It sucks.
Oh, come now. It can't be that bad.
The presidential knee-pad legacy lives on!
Urinetown? What a coincidence! Hymentown!
Being a hick from the flyover, I hadn't heard of either of these and made the mistake of going to their websites to see a syopsis of each. I couldn't even get through more than a few paragraphs of this excruciatingly idiotic stuff. How can anyone sit through an actual performance, or even want to?
Looks like the 2005-2006 theater season is gonna be the best in decades! /sarcasm
Here are a few upcoming shows, as listed on http://www.playbill.com :
BLONDE IN THE THUNDERBIRD
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
"Three's Company" icon Suzanne Somers brings her one-women show – with music – to Broadway for a limited run. Suzanne Somers, the blonde in question (remember her role in American Graffiti?), takes the audience on a journey through her life, accompanied by well-known songs as well as ones she's penned herself.
08 Jul 2005 - 03 Sep 2005
LENNON
Broadhurst Theater
Imagine…the life and times of the late John Lennon illuminated by 27 of his songs, performed by nine diverse performers against a backdrop of slide and film projections. Nine performers give voice to the life and times of John Lennon and take the measure of the man over the course of the show. Songs from the Lennon catalogue include “Imagine,” “Give Peace a Chance” and “Whatever Gets You Through the Night.”
Performances from 07 Jul 2005 Opening 04 Aug 2005 Closing Open-Ended
JERRY SPRINGER — THE OPERA
First Preview: Spring 2006 Opening: TBA
Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee's darkly comic London opera set on the TV talk show and, later, in hell.
OFF-BROADWAY:
THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD & LOEB STORY
First Preview: May 16, 2005 Opening: May/June 2005
Stephen Dolginoff's new musical about the thrill killers who committed the crime of the century in 1924.
FATAL ATTRACTION: A GREEK TRAGEDY
First Preview: June 30, 2005 Opening: July 7, 2005
Cast: Corey Feldman
Alana McNair and Kate Wilkinson's stage adaptation of the film "Fatal Attraction."
JOY
First Preview: July 2005 Opening: July 2005
John Fischer's satire of gay life and love in San Francisco in the early nineties.
SLUT
First Preview: September 10, 2005 Opening: September/October 2005
Ben Winters and Stephen Sislen's musical about sex, drinking and growing up.
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
First Preview: 2005-06 Opening: 2005-06
Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman’s musical based on interviews with coal miners.
And then there was "Puppetry of the Penis" a few seasons ago...
Corey Feldman in "Fatal Attraction"? Who said Broadway doesn't shine as bright as ever?
"Corey Feldman in "Fatal Attraction"? Who said Broadway doesn't shine as bright as ever?"
[applauds sarcasm so blistering it makes molten lava look like Tastee-Freeze]
It's got Tony Awards written all over it, doesn't it? Too bad it's not a musical; Mel Brooks could have fun with it. It'd be worth a trip to NYC to see a few of these clunkers, just for laughs.
Sucks?? So did Monica.
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