Many people will relate to “Leopoldstadt,” in which Tom Stoppard traces a Viennese family’s fortunes over nearly a century in just 2 hours. If we can capture that feeling, we’ll have something special.” Anyone can relate to how one song, one band, can change your life. ‘Almost Famous’ is Cameron’s personal story - it’s about his love of music. “It’s how a musical connects with an audience. “You think there’s a rhyme or reason or a template… but there isn’t,” he said. The film “Almost Famous” introduced Kate Hudson as teeny-bopper Penny Lane, self-appointed muse for the band, and gave us a joyous rendition of “Tiny Dancer.” Neal Preston But Kitt - who composed, orchestrated and arranged the music for Pulitzer Prize-winning “Next to Normal” among them - is undaunted. Granted, it’s the rare movie that makes a long-running musical. When the musical premiered in Crowe’s hometown of San Diego, the LA Times reviewer Charles McNulty called it “as pleasing as a free and easy 1970s rock classic.’” Critics had great things to say about Solea Pfeiffer, the show’s Penny Lane, and Casey Likes as William Miller, Crowe’s young alter ego.

“We needed to do a take on it that would honor the film, but also theatricalize it and move our story forward.” “That was a no-brainer,” said Tom Kitt, the Tony Award-winning composer who wrote the show’s original music, with lyrics by Crowe, who also wrote the script. The film introduced Kate Hudson as teeny-bopper Penny Lane, self-appointed muse for the band, and gave us a joyous rendition of “Tiny Dancer.” Hudson isn’t in the musical, but that Elton John song is.

It’s drawn from Cameron Crowe’s 2000 movie, a semi-autobiographical take on his travels as a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone. The hottest new musical to watch for is “Almost Famous,” which starts previews Oct. This is the most promising season in years, one that’s especially rich in revivals - with a twist. Post-pandemic Broadway has gone into overdrive. Live like a Tony-nominated director in NYC for $2.9Mīroadway star reveals Bell’s palsy diagnosis after suffering facial paralysis Hugh Jackman’s birth chart: The secret behind the showman’s ‘X’ factorįrom ‘Mame’ to ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Angela Lansbury was a Broadway goddess

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