[情報] 神秘約會音樂劇 十月英國上演
1985年瑪丹娜反客為主的電影神秘約會Desperately Seeking Susan改編的音樂劇
十月將出現在倫敦西區，將融入Blondie數首暢銷曲(Heart of Glass, One Way or
Another, The Tide Is High. )為音樂劇素材~
Madonna film becomes Blondie show
Posted: 10 July 2007 - From BBC News Online
A musical version of Madonna's 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan
is set for London's West End.
The stage show will incorporate several hits by New York new wave
act Blondie, as well as an original song penned by the band's lead
singer, Debbie Harry.
'The story just works with the lyrics,' said Harry, 62. 'I thought
it was a good idea, really smart.' Madonna made her acting debut
in the original film, a tale of mistaken identity. The musical
opens in October.
Emma Williams, who dropped out of West End musical The Sound of
Music to make way for Connie Fisher, will take on Madonna's role.
Kelly Price, who recently appeared in the West End production of
Guys and Dolls, will play Roberta Glass - played by Rosanna Arquette
in the film. The story revolves around Glass, a bored suburban
housewife who becomes fascinated with Susan after reading about
her in the personal ads of a New York newspaper.
A series of unlikely, semi-farcical, events lead to Glass developing
amnesia and temporarily swapping lives with Susan.
The film came just as Madonna achieved the first peak of her success
in 1985.
Her first UK number one, Into The Groove, accompanied the movie's
release, and her self-styled costume for the film - skirts over leggings,
lacy gloves, giant hair bows and sunglasses - set a trend that lasted
for several years.
It is also one of the few Madonna films to be warmly welcomed by critics
- although it was Arquette who picked up a Bafta for her role in the
movie.
But Williams, who is 24, admitted she had not seen the film before
rehearsals because she was 'too young' to have caught it in cinemas.
She said her portrayal of Susan would be a 'cross between Madonna
and Debbie Harry,' with influences from rock star Courtney Love.
The musical was conceived by US writer, director and actor Peter Michael
Marino, whose other writing projects include Hollywood Nurses, a homage
to lesbian pulp novels of the 1950s.
Producer Susan Gallin assured fans the show would be 'very close to the
movie'. 'The story is universal. It's a quirky, off-beat movie about women
who change their lives and end up with the lives that they were meant to
have.' 'I asked Debbie if I could send her the treatment - that was a
Friday - and by Monday she called and said 'it's great, I love it. Let's
do it'. She just loved the idea.'
Among the Blondie songs set to feature in the show are Heart of Glass, One
Way or Another and The Tide Is High. The production will open at London's
Novello Theatre on October 12. 'Hopefully it will be a huge success,' said
Harry. 'I would love it to come to Broadway.'
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