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She's_My_Sister
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 Fight Club Musical in the works http://broadwayworld.com/article/Rialto ... s_20110112Sorry if this was talked about already(I didn't see a thread...), but what do you guys think? Has anyone seen Fight Club? I saw it recently and loved it, but I don't know how it would work as a musical. Thoughts?
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thewrongtime
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works Bizarre. I can't quite wrap my head about that one...
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The Guard
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works What I find interesting is that they're apparently talking to its original composer about doing the music.
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She's_My_Sister
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works That would be interesting indeed. I really don't understand how it would work in a theatre setting, because to me, it's a story that doesn't work unless it's told a specific way. I think putting it in a musical form will just kind of take away from the seriousness of some of its ideas and make them awkward or not fully expressed. Sorry for the weird rambling... 
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Profetikus
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works hm I havent seen fight club but what I get its a lot off fighting and I am not that sure it would do on a musical theathre, but then again we have sweeney todd so why not fight club?
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Gwen
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works I can see it as a straight play... but as a musical? Good god no.
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bittenbythetheatrebug
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works How come you can't talk about Fight Club but you can sing about it?  Honestly, I think this could be pretty fantastic if done properly. But it will take a LOT of work and one false step could ruin the project. It's a very, very, very fine line.
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Far Off Broadway
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works Wow, I'm not quite so sure this could ever be a good idea, but particularly after having the movie set the tone.
That said, I'll be interested in seeing how it works out and if I were able, I'd be down with checking it out, dependent upon reading a ton of reviews and seeing if ANYONE found any redeeming qualities in it.
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RainbowJude
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FIGHT CLUB: the Musical
Why do you take this as a given? Many musicals capably handle serious subject matter without compromising the integrity of the themes involved, expressing their ideas both skillfully and fully.
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She's_My_Sister
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works Yes! This is exactly how I feel.
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Monsieur D'Arque
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works When I last heard about this, Trent Reznor, the electronic-music wizard who formerly fronted Nine Inch Nails, was in talks to write the score.
THAT would have been an interesting show. I don't think there has ever been an electronic or industrial rock score for any musical.
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The Guard
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Re: Fight Club Musical in the works I hope there's a song called "You Are Not Your F***king Khakis".
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