Morning News: Thursday, July 24, 2008
*New Line is looking to make a HAIRSPRAY sequel that is also a musical. And it wants to reunite the the movie musical cast. John Waters is reportedly now writing the treatment. "Hairspray 2: Fat Camp"? "Hairspray 2: You CAN Stop the Beat"? What title do you recommend for the sequel?
*Today's edition of BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK has been rescheduled due to the rain. Who actually goes to this besides passerbys and people lunching? I checked it out four years ago, and was disappointed to see Broadway performers dealing with pre-recorded soundtracks and bad microphone systems. But hey. Maybe someone who sees it will say "this concert is just awful, but I bet it's good in the theater. Let's buy a ticket."
*The Off-Broadway revival of Richard Nelson's SOME AMERICANS ABROAD opens tonight at Second Stage. This was actually supposed to open two weeks ago, but got mysteriously postponed. It's run now closes as soon as next week.
