Friday, October 23

Musical?

The other night I went to see Alice in Wonderland at the Landers Theatre. The show was probably the biggest show I have ever seen at the Landers. Every song was a show-stopper with 60+ people on stage at a time. It made me wonder...
Could I write a musical?
Springfield has a very lively Performing Arts scene. There are 3 theaters downtown (not including the Skinny Improv) and each of them are regularly showcases the talents of Springfield. It wouldn't be unheard of for a local musician to write a musical in this town. It may be unheard for a twelve-year-old to write a full blown musical and have it performed in front of a real audience. I thought of a few ways to perform it:
  • Live Web Stream
  • Film it and show it at locally owned movie theater the Moxie
  • Traditional Performance
  • Put together a band to play the music and have the band perform with the actors
  • Or even performing it on the street downtown
The traditional performance would be the least favored option. I would like it to be something new that hasn't ever been done in Springfield, MO. I stole the live web stream idea from Amanda Palmer and the band performing with the actors from The Decemberists (even though they never really performed like that). I still haven't a clue as to what it would be about but a imagine a fairly bizarre story. Any ideas?