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AndrewG · 06 Nov 2009, 01:13

I do wish the musical well and hope Steinman gets some recognition if/when it is ever staged.
However I do see this as a complete and utter rehash of existing material. Is it really worth it? I've not been fussed about the Abba Musical or the Queen musical for that matter. I'm sure they are great shows, but are they as good as the originals which they are taken from? Perhaps it doesn't matter to most people.
I think there is enough original music and ideas out there to create a brand spanking new concept. For someone to spend years and years and years working on something (which is his only job I believe) to come up with something that consists out of old music and lyrics is disappointing in my opinion.
I'd rather have a few new "Blind as a Bats", "Did I say Thats" and "Testifies" around rather than 1 billion different incarnations of Bat out of hell.... sorry but that's how I feel about it...
I would have much rather have seen a Batman musical. That would have been REALLY exciting, rather than a musical that only exists because of past successes....
My two cents...

06 Nov 2009, 01:13	#15
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,080	I do wish the musical well and hope Steinman gets some recognition if/when it is ever staged. However I do see this as a complete and utter rehash of existing material. Is it really worth it? I've not been fussed about the Abba Musical or the Queen musical for that matter. I'm sure they are great shows, but are they as good as the originals which they are taken from? Perhaps it doesn't matter to most people. I think there is enough original music and ideas out there to create a brand spanking new concept. For someone to spend years and years and years working on something (which is his only job I believe) to come up with something that consists out of old music and lyrics is disappointing in my opinion. I'd rather have a few new "Blind as a Bats", "Did I say Thats" and "Testifies" around rather than 1 billion different incarnations of Bat out of hell.... sorry but that's how I feel about it... I would have much rather have seen a Batman musical. That would have been REALLY exciting, rather than a musical that only exists because of past successes.... My two cents...