Happy Birthday, Charles Strouse Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long time collaborator. Following this was Golden Boy 1964, also with Adams, starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman 1966, based on the popular comic strip which introduced the song 'You've Got Possibilities' sung by Linda Lavin. In 1970, Applause starring Lauren Bacall, with book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and lyrics by Adams won Strouse his second Tony Award. In 1977, Strouse adapted another comic strip for the stage, creating the hit Annie, which garnered him his third Tony Award and two Grammy Awards. Other Strouse musicals include Charlie and Algernon 1979, Dance a Little Closer 1983, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Rags 1986, Nick amp Nora 1993, and An American Tragedy 1995, with lyrics by David Shaber.
- 6/7/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday, Charles Strouse Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long time collaborator. Following this was Golden Boy 1964, also with Adams, starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman 1966, based on the popular comic strip which introduced the song 'You've Got Possibilities' sung by Linda Lavin. In 1970, Applause starring Lauren Bacall, with book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and lyrics by Adams won Strouse his second Tony Award. In 1977, Strouse adapted another comic strip for the stage, creating the hit Annie, which garnered him his third Tony Award and two Grammy Awards. Other Strouse musicals include Charlie and Algernon 1979, Dance a Little Closer 1983, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Rags 1986, Nick amp Nora 1993, and An American Tragedy 1995, with lyrics by David Shaber.
- 6/7/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
We are incorporating two elements here in the Caped Crusader’s universe: applying the Batman 60′s ABC-tv show (1966-1968/3 seasons) with the Batman film franchise (1989 and beyond). The link that we are looking for to connect Batman’s cheesy television past and its current and future filming state of mind is the conception of repackaging the Dynamic Duo’s cartoonish villains from the small screen and giving them new life on the big screen in the millennium. Let’s examine this line of reasoning, shall we?
As any Batman enthusiast (or casual observer) knows about the campy TV series back in the late 60′s is that the main off-kilter charm was the colorful and wacky regular guest star villains that populated the program many times through the three-year broadcast on the network. Household hooligans such as Catwoman, the Joker, the Penguin and the Riddler would return and become the routine...
As any Batman enthusiast (or casual observer) knows about the campy TV series back in the late 60′s is that the main off-kilter charm was the colorful and wacky regular guest star villains that populated the program many times through the three-year broadcast on the network. Household hooligans such as Catwoman, the Joker, the Penguin and the Riddler would return and become the routine...
- 8/10/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Happy Birthday, Charles Strouse Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long time collaborator. Following this was Golden Boy 1964, also with Adams, starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman 1966, based on the popular comic strip which introduced the song 'You've Got Possibilities' sung by Linda Lavin. In 1970, Applause starring Lauren Bacall, with book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and lyrics by Adams won Strouse his second Tony Award. In 1977, Strouse adapted another comic strip for the stage, creating the hit Annie, which garnered him his third Tony Award and two Grammy Awards. Other Strouse musicals include Charlie and Algernon 1979, Dance a Little Closer 1983, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Rags 1986, Nick amp Nora 1993, and An American Tragedy 1995, with lyrics by David Shaber.
- 6/7/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
• Will Arnett and Chris Pratt (NBC’s Parks and Recreation) have signed onto the Warner Bros. animated film Lego: The Piece of Resistance. Pratt will voice the role of Emmet, an average Lego figure who is confused with the famed MasterBuilder. Arnett, meanwhile, will voice the Lego version of Batman, and Channing Tatum is being wooed to breath life into the Lego version of Superman. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) are directing. [Variety]
• James Woods, Ron Eldard, Lesley Ann Warren, and John Getz (The Social Network) have joined jOBS, the indie biopic about...
• James Woods, Ron Eldard, Lesley Ann Warren, and John Getz (The Social Network) have joined jOBS, the indie biopic about...
- 6/27/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Happy Birthday, Charles Strouse Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long time collaborator. Following this was Golden Boy 1964, also with Adams, starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman 1966, based on the popular comic strip which introduced the song You've Got Possibilities sung by Linda Lavin. In 1970, Applause starring Lauren Bacall, with book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and lyrics by Adams won Strouse his second Tony Award. In 1977, Strouse adapted another comic strip for the stage, creating the hit Annie, which garnered him his third Tony Award and two Grammy Awards. Other Strouse musicals include Charlie and Algernon 1979, Dance a Little Closer 1983, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Rags 1986, Nick amp Nora 1993, and An American Tragedy 1995, with lyrics by David Shaber.
- 6/7/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Exclusive: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer who was brought on to rewrite and hopefully save Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, has booked several projects to follow. On the TV side, he'll become a co-producer and writer of the hit series Glee. And I'm told that he's just been set by MGM and Screen Gems to write a remake of Carrie, the Stephen King thriller about the telekinetic teenager who gets pushed too far at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. King's bestselling book was turned into the 1976 film that starred Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Amy Irving and Piper Laurie as the repressive mother. For Aguirre-Sacasa, these diverse projects are right in his wheelhouse. On Carrie, he will write a version that is more faithful to the King book than the earlier movie, much the same as Joel and Ethan Coen went...
- 5/19/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has been hired to rewrite Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The troubled Broadway musical is based off of the book written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger.
Aguirre-Sacasa is a good choice since one of the biggest criticisms about the musical it is that the webslinger lacks and insiders voice. He definitely has a grasp on Spidey, having written a number of Spider-Man comics for Marvel. He recently wrote a book to the Charles Strouse/Lee Adams musical It's A Plane, It's Superman! which was a hit at the Dallas Theatre Center. He also writes on the HBO series Big Love.
The $65 million musical has recently received horrible reviews and been slammed with safety violations. It's production has been pushed back a fifth time to a March 15 opening night. Bono and The Edge recently brought in their record producer Steve Lillywhite. This hiring has been the the most...
Aguirre-Sacasa is a good choice since one of the biggest criticisms about the musical it is that the webslinger lacks and insiders voice. He definitely has a grasp on Spidey, having written a number of Spider-Man comics for Marvel. He recently wrote a book to the Charles Strouse/Lee Adams musical It's A Plane, It's Superman! which was a hit at the Dallas Theatre Center. He also writes on the HBO series Big Love.
The $65 million musical has recently received horrible reviews and been slammed with safety violations. It's production has been pushed back a fifth time to a March 15 opening night. Bono and The Edge recently brought in their record producer Steve Lillywhite. This hiring has been the the most...
- 2/17/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Among the many complaints lobbed at "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark," the budget-busting Broadway musical plagued by problems, fans of the wall-crawler's comic book adventures have found little to like about the show's loose interpretation of the Marvel superhero's origin story. That could change, however, now that the show has seen fit to have someone with real comics experience rework the show's story.
According to Deadline, accomplished scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has joined the "Turn Off The Dark" creative team and will rewrite the musical's story to bring it more in line with the webslinger's familiar history.
A writer with comics, stage, and television credits to his name, Aguirre-Sacasa recently penned a successful update of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical "It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman!" He was also the author of a long run on Marvel's "Sensational Spider-Man" comic book series.
The "Turn Off The Dark...
According to Deadline, accomplished scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has joined the "Turn Off The Dark" creative team and will rewrite the musical's story to bring it more in line with the webslinger's familiar history.
A writer with comics, stage, and television credits to his name, Aguirre-Sacasa recently penned a successful update of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical "It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman!" He was also the author of a long run on Marvel's "Sensational Spider-Man" comic book series.
The "Turn Off The Dark...
- 2/16/2011
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
I'm told that the producers of the troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark have hired Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to rewrite the book originally done by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. Considering that one of the criticisms of the show is that it lacks an insider's voice about the webslinger, Aguirre-Sacasa is a strong choice. While his credits include most recently writing a new book to the Charles Strouse/Lee Adams musical It's A Plane, It's Superman! that was a hit at the Dallas Theatre Center, he has also written Spider-Man comics for Marvel. He also writes on the HBO series Big Love and Aguirre-Sacasa is repped by Wme. The $65 million production pushed back a fifth time to a March 15 opening night, but most critics weighed in this month with scathing reviews. Songwriters Bono and The Edge recently brought in their record producer Steve Lillywhite, and the production has been...
- 2/16/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Here is an excerpt from the report which was just posted over at Deadline: I'm told that the producers of the troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark have hired Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to rewrite the book originally done by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. Considering that one of the criticisms of the show is that it lacks an insider's voice about the webslinger, Aguirre-Sacasa is a strong choice. While his credits include most recently writing a new book to the Charles Strouse/Lee Adams musical It's A Plane, It's Superman! that was a hit at the Dallas Theatre Center, he has also written Spider-Man comics for Marvel. I remember Aguirre-Sacasa doing some solid work on the now cancelled title Sensational Spider-Man a few years back so this might just be exactly what the expensive and disaster riddled musical needs. Despite the various accidents that have befallen those involved with the show,...
- 2/16/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Last April, word broke that comic scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa had signed on to write an updated version of the musical "It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman" with director Kevin Moriarty at the Dallas Theater Center in Dallas, Texas. With the revived musical scheduled to open in June, Aguirre-Sacasa has started to elaborate on the changes he made to the original musical by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams — the Broadway legends behind "Bye Bye Birdie."
Aguirre-Sacasa told Comic Book Resources the story will be set in 1939, one year after Superman's first sighting in Metropolis.
"By making it a year after Superman's debut, we could cut into the story," he explained. "Enough time has passed that Lois Lane is already in love with Superman (and not interested in Clark) and Lex Luthor wants to kill Superman." Aguirre-Sacasa also indicated that the interplay between Clark and Lois would be...
Aguirre-Sacasa told Comic Book Resources the story will be set in 1939, one year after Superman's first sighting in Metropolis.
"By making it a year after Superman's debut, we could cut into the story," he explained. "Enough time has passed that Lois Lane is already in love with Superman (and not interested in Clark) and Lex Luthor wants to kill Superman." Aguirre-Sacasa also indicated that the interplay between Clark and Lois would be...
- 2/16/2010
- by Blair Marnell
- MTV Splash Page
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