So I was reading today online about the development of a Spiderman musical.
What?!
Are they serious? Does that not just scream "bad idea" to everyone?
I seriously cannot understand how some creators minds work. It has to be that they're only considering the intellectual property and basing the decision on an assumption that anything that's popular in a different form makes for a good marketing decision without any regard whatsoever for whether or not it actually works.
Superhero stories are, generally speaking about the action. Sure there could be some solid dramatic stuff behind the story (as we saw in Spiderman 2 done so well) but, ultimately, Spiderman is about a guy swinging from a web and kicking bad guys...
...while...uh...singing.... ???? COME ON!!!
What's next? The Incredible Hulk the musical?
It's ideas like this that give musical theater a bad rap. It reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Mel Gibson is doing a remake of Mister Smith Goes to Washington and they turn it into an action movie. Certain stories lend themselves to certain mediums. Others? Not so much.
Really, I wouldn't stage Spiderman as a play at all. It lends itself to a movie so very well. Why bother with a stage play? Save the space in the theater for something that lends itself to the medium. Something that's enhanced by live acting and audiences.
Musicals should be written based on subjects and ideas that are enhanced by setting them to music!
I would therefore like to take just a moment to reiterate that STEALTHMAN is not about a superhero. It is not a superhero musical. It is a musical about a guy who thinks he's a superhero, yes, but there will be no web swinging or flying. Especially not while singing!
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