A Whitney Houston Musical?

[RW3]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:18pm

Do you see a musical based on Whitney Houston's life working on Broadway. If the right woman to play Whitney was cast, I think the show would be a big, huge hit. What do you guys think?

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:21pm

How do you see this show ending exactly?

[RW3]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:22pm

^Good point

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:25pm

"Crack is cheap...crack is whack"

*Blackout*

[BobNC]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:35pm

The woman had everything: talent, beauty, fame-- and her addiction robbed her of it all. I think there's a story in it.

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:37pm

No one is arguing against that point, just that you couldn't do a traditional end-to-end life story as the narrative.

[Dessie]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:38pm

A Whitney Houston jukebox musical? It already exists.

[Coco77]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:38pm

There's definitely a story in it. I like the idea of a musical on Whitney Houston.

[Starship]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:48pm

Honestly, I feel it could be incredibly successful. Whitney Houston will forever be an iconic vocalist and as Motown and Beautiful have proven, biopic musicals can be wildly successful. Maybe even with a touch of the infamous Bombshell. I feel like her story has everything that could create a really fantastic theatrical piece that audiences globally could enjoy.

Anika Noni Rose as Whitney? Syesha Mercado?


Updated On: 7/22/14 at 10:48 PM

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:50pm

Famous person + songs + who cares about the book... I suppose we can try it a few more times.

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 10:58pm

To save money, just buy rights to the book from End of the Rainbow, change all the Judys to Whitneys and have her scream Bobbyyyyyyy a few times in the second act.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:00pm

Sure.
Musicalize this:


Whitney

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:05pm

I Never Get Tired Of This

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:10pm

Err, we may be overestimating the appeal. Her biopic is being made by Lifetime?!



Whitney Houston biopic to include her music but not her voice Updated On: 7/22/14 at 11:10 PM

[mattmarkowski99]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:16pm

I would say use Jennifer Hudson. She can hit all the notes that Whitney does. Just like when she sand "I Will Always Love You" on the Grammys after she died.

[RW3]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:16pm

The only reason why the Lifetime biopic is getting negative reaction because the network is making it without permission from the Houston family.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:18pm

"I would say use Jennifer Hudson. She can hit all the notes that Whitney does. Just like when she sand "I Will Always Love You" on the Grammys after she died."

Yes. Even though they look absolutely NOTHING alike.

[mattmarkowski99]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:35pm

"Yes. Even though they look absolutely NOTHING alike."

There is something called makeup. How do you think they made Bryan Cranston look like LBJ?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:36pm

*sigh*

[mattmarkowski99]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:38pm

"*sigh*"

What's that supposed to mean?

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:45pm

They were practically sisters.

[mattmarkowski99]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:48pm

"They were practically sisters."

Is that supposed to be sarcastic? Because I think they do look a little a like. If not, then never mind.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:52pm

The first time I saw Prince and The Revolution he ended the set proper by asking the audience, "Do you want to take a bath with me?" He slinked up a ramp to a platform upon which a claw tub had magically appeared and in perfect silhouette he opened his button fly pants and climbed in. The tub slowly descended below the stage.

And THAT, just so you know and so that that your children may someday know, is how you would end a Whitney Houston bio musical.

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:52pm

I'm never sarcastic Matt... unless I am.

[mattmarkowski99]

Posted: 7/22/14 at 11:54pm

"I'm never sarcastic Matt... unless I am."

I just laughed my ass off!

Updated On: 7/23/14 at 11:54 PM