So the New York Post had an article on Sunday about movies being mwith the exception of "Hairspray" has sucked from one end of the long white way to the other. Here is what is coming out: read e, and weep. The grades are for the movie not the musical ade into musicals on Broadway and, personally, I think it is a crappy idea that, with the exception of "Hairspray" has sucked from one end of the long white way to the other. Here is what is coming out: read e, and weep. The grades are for the movie not the musical
Animal House – Yeah, back to Delta House… expect a 20 minute full sensemble to "Shout" – Grade: A
Back To The Future – Michael J Fox goes back to the 50s (which felt much further away then, by the way) and helps his parents get married. Chuck Berry should be licking his chops! Grade: A
Big Fish – Tim Burton's terrible fable should make a terrible musical. Grade: C+
Bullets Over Broadway – Woody Allen has done a thing worth watching on Broadway since "Oplay It Again, Sam". Lotsa ragtime for the masses. Grade: B+
Diner – College grads hang together going nowhere in Baltimore. Expect the same from the show. Grade: B
Flashdance – "She's a maniac" over and over again. Grade: B
Honeymoon In Vegas – Elvis doesn't translate very well to Broadway -this movie with lotsa Presley impressionists jumoping outta planes might change the luck Grade: B+
Kinky Boots – One for the gay set, brought to you by Cyndi Lauper. I haven't seen the movie.
Robin And The 7 hoods – rat Pack redux as a gang of thoeves not called Ocean. Gonna be hard to find seven people charismatic enough to carry it. Grade: B+
Sleepless In Seattle – Here's a clue: if phone friends make crap movies, they should make crappier movies. Grade: B
Somewhre In Time – Christopher reeves was pretty good playing against time as a blike liooking for his true love at the turn of the century. The musical should suck big time Grade: B+