Apparently there's something in the water or the air or something infecting everyone with the "let's turn this thing into a Broadway musical" fever. I just mentioned a few days ago about Marvel Comics and U2 planning a Spider Man musical. It seems strange to me, but then again I never thought I would see puppets singing about racism and porn on Broadway either, let alone that same musical winning a Tony award.According to Rolling Stone magazine, Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and Studio 64 on the Sunset Strip, has been signed on to collaborate with the Wayne Coyne and the Flaming Lips to bring their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots to the stage. The strange story of a karate-chick fighting and army of robots will feature new songs, as well as some Lips material from other albums to bring the unusual story to life.
While I find the work quite creative, the story is a bit hokey (and OUT THERE) and may not appeal to a wide enough audience to fill the seats on the great white way.
As I did with with Spider Man, I wish them the best of luck. If it's magnificent, you can slap me and call me Patsy, but I have my doubts. Successful or not, I'll be interested in seeing it...maybe as art, maybe as the car crash from which I just cannot look away.
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