Batman-the Musical

rockfenris2005 · 15 Dec 2003, 08:01

I brought it up in the topic on Kasim Sulton (with LIARS or something, etc.) and I was saying - would it be likely that Meat Loaf would appear in Jim Stienman's BATMAN-THE MUSICAL? I think he will play Joker, if he does. Rumour says that he and Robert Evans had made demos for the show, a few months back.... but that was from some sleazy source. Opinions anyone? Fireball? Can you clear us all up about BATMAN?

Skeleton · 18 Dec 2003, 11:41

What you think if Meat play penguin? Or two-face? But Meat would be a great Joker. Honestly.

White of High · 18 Dec 2003, 17:29

It would be frenetic!!!

black dog · 19 Dec 2003, 00:03

If Meat Loat was in it I would definately be watching it and I don't even like Batman.

Here's hoping he'll be in it.

Jaymze · 19 Dec 2003, 12:01

I'm not a Batman fan either or a comic book fan full stop but I'd deffinatly want to see, imagine how dark and edgy Jim Steinman and Tim Burton r going to make it.

rockfenris2005 · 20 Dec 2003, 10:02

It's certainly not gonna be the campy one from the 70s. Alot of cynicists (the fans of the BATMAN comic books) think it'll be stupid and campy, with lots of funny dialogue, and big songs like I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE. Actually, it's the complete opposite. It's very much like the Burton movies (the first one) and Brechtian. It's like a cosmic German cabaret - with huge dark choral routines, and very symphonic, and erotic, and astonishingly deep and romantic. Can't even describe the mood - it's a culmination of all feelings that are dark and gothic, but still hilarious in a strange way. I think you'll really like it.

Rob The Badger · 20 Dec 2003, 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockfenris2005

It's very much like the Burton movies (the first one) and Brechtian.

Should be utterly hilarious. In a good way. Batman in the style of Brecht!? And with Steinman. . .this should be very, very interesting.

rockfenris2005 · 20 Dec 2003, 14:49

Yes. Very dark and political. Jewish businessmen in the 30s depression. And also very icy. The music is like Surabaya Johnny, or Threepenny Opera, and some of the stuff from DREAM ENGINE - and it goes alot more to Steinman's roots than all that Meat Loaf stuff. WHilst it retains that epic flavour of the BAT series, it's much more sharp and sophisticated, with less excess. Even though excess is good, it only works on albums... (did TANZ DER VAMPIRE had 31 fifteen-minute tracks with interspersed slabs of dialogue? Nooo...). I should be seeing the show in 2005 - I won't miss it. I only hope New York accepts this one, even though DOTV was an obvious mistake, and at one time in our lives we all experience a bad thing that we can't do anything about.

RSG · 23 Dec 2003, 00:00

I Love the idea of Steinman doing BATMAN, I know it will be great. I know I personally won't be able to see it though, because I don't live anywhere near a theatre where Jim's great pieces are played. We do have one theatre, but personally I know Batman, won't make it here. If they were to put it on DVD, I would definetly buy it! Meat Loaf in BatMan? hmm maybe. Depends who the character was, I guess. :)

mszee · 19 Jul 2006, 04:59

I know this is an old thread and I might be a day late and a pound short...but I have received this today in the news and it looks like it was updated today...

http://contactmusic.com/news.nsf/art...%20off_1002770

Pudding · 19 Jul 2006, 05:31

There's a couple of similar news articles at the moment, but I think we can safely say it's all bullshit.

Pud

mszee · 19 Jul 2006, 05:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

There's a couple of similar news articles at the moment, but I think we can safely say it's all bullshit.

Pud

Maybe...I am subscribing to breaking news stuff...this was on today...

RSG · 19 Jul 2006, 06:16

Cool Bat mszee

!

Holy crap

*reacts to thread*
I can't get too excited, Don't know how legete that is. But if that were real, that news would be just as Big to me as Bat 3: TMIL ! Real big!
Big Batman fan here! Probably close too, or On Par with rocknfernis

TravisWRedfish · 19 Jul 2006, 06:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

There's a couple of similar news articles at the moment, but I think we can safely say it's all bullshit.

Pud

What, we can't look forward to another "Dance of the Vampires"?

mszee · 19 Jul 2006, 06:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by TravisWRedfish

What, we can't look forward to another "Dance of the Vampires"?

This is not a thread about The Dance of the Vampires.

There is a separate thread for it:

http://www.mlukfc.com/forums/showthr...light=vampires

Pudding · 19 Jul 2006, 06:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by RSG

I can't get too excited, Don't know how legete that is.

Two of the biggest musical websites www.playbill.com and www.broadwayworld.com don't mention anything, plus there's been no rumblings amongst the Steinman fans at all.

I'd safely say it's a big hoax cooked up by someone with an overactive imagination, who desperatley wants to see this musical happen, but sadly it won't.

Pud

Bohemian · 19 Jul 2006, 09:40

What are the chances of Meat doing a stage show?? You don't retire from touring only to sing on stage every night??

And its incredibly unlikely that Meat would record demos for Steinman

, but that WOULD explain how he's got In The Land of the Pigs on Bat 3, if he knew the song from working with Jim doing Batman demos.

Not that doing demos for a show production bares any relation to having a chance of being IN the show production...

AndrewG · 19 Jul 2006, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

I'd safely say it's a big hoax cooked up by someone with an overactive imagination, who desperatley wants to see this musical happen, but sadly it won't.

Pud

Maybe Ryan wrote it

Hypnobabe · 19 Jul 2006, 12:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Musicman

Maybe Ryan wrote it

Now now children, I thought we'd all agreed to play nicely?

MasterEngineer · 19 Jul 2006, 14:27

My newest guess:
Meat is going to finish the Bat3-world-tour, takin some time at home and then playing in Batman. With 3 years older, gray hair and a beard hes just right for playin Alfred.
"Yes, Mr Wayne, heres your car. And no, Sir, I'd do anything for you but I won't do that, Sir."

rockfenris2005 · 23 Jul 2006, 15:03

I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE HOAXES!!! I have been writing to those sites for the last week telling them to take it down!!!!

Don't believe me? I HAVE A MEMORIAL SITE FOR THE SHOW THAT NEVER HAPPENED

AndrewG · 23 Jul 2006, 16:39

Point taken.

mszee · 23 Jul 2006, 20:49

I understand everything that is being posted on this thread, however, I don't understand one thing...

Suppose Batman The Musical ever happened...who said that Meat has to be in it for it to actually happen?

This is just a theoretical question, mind yourselves...

Alex · 23 Jul 2006, 20:53

We are fanatics - our staple diet is bullshit :)
Without that mad and wacky thought or suggestion of something completely improbable, we'd all go sane.

L96 · 23 Jul 2006, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amadiere

We are fanatics - our staple diet is bullshit :)
Without that mad and wacky thought or suggestion of something completely improbable, we'd all go sane.

PERFECT!

15 Dec 2003, 08:01	#1
rockfenris2005 Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.02.2003 Location: Posts: 2,217	Batman-the Musical I brought it up in the topic on Kasim Sulton (with LIARS or something, etc.) and I was saying - would it be likely that Meat Loaf would appear in Jim Stienman's BATMAN-THE MUSICAL? I think he will play Joker, if he does. Rumour says that he and Robert Evans had made demos for the show, a few months back.... but that was from some sleazy source. Opinions anyone? Fireball? Can you clear us all up about BATMAN?

18 Dec 2003, 11:41	#2
Skeleton Mega Loafer Join Date: 13.10.2003 Location: Grinning, Ducking & Running Posts: 3,668	What you think if Meat play penguin? Or two-face? But Meat would be a great Joker. Honestly.

18 Dec 2003, 17:29	#3
White of High Nature's Siegfried Join Date: 27.05.2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 2,930	It would be frenetic!!!

19 Dec 2003, 00:03	#4
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	If Meat Loat was in it I would definately be watching it and I don't even like Batman. Here's hoping he'll be in it.

19 Dec 2003, 12:01	#5
Jaymze Super Loafer Join Date: 10.12.2003 Location: Sunderland Posts: 265	I'm not a Batman fan either or a comic book fan full stop but I'd deffinatly want to see, imagine how dark and edgy Jim Steinman and Tim Burton r going to make it.

20 Dec 2003, 10:02	#6
rockfenris2005 Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.02.2003 Location: Posts: 2,217	It's certainly not gonna be the campy one from the 70s. Alot of cynicists (the fans of the BATMAN comic books) think it'll be stupid and campy, with lots of funny dialogue, and big songs like I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE. Actually, it's the complete opposite. It's very much like the Burton movies (the first one) and Brechtian. It's like a cosmic German cabaret - with huge dark choral routines, and very symphonic, and erotic, and astonishingly deep and romantic. Can't even describe the mood - it's a culmination of all feelings that are dark and gothic, but still hilarious in a strange way. I think you'll really like it.

20 Dec 2003, 14:49	#8
rockfenris2005 Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.02.2003 Location: Posts: 2,217	Yes. Very dark and political. Jewish businessmen in the 30s depression. And also very icy. The music is like Surabaya Johnny, or Threepenny Opera, and some of the stuff from DREAM ENGINE - and it goes alot more to Steinman's roots than all that Meat Loaf stuff. WHilst it retains that epic flavour of the BAT series, it's much more sharp and sophisticated, with less excess. Even though excess is good, it only works on albums... (did TANZ DER VAMPIRE had 31 fifteen-minute tracks with interspersed slabs of dialogue? Nooo...). I should be seeing the show in 2005 - I won't miss it. I only hope New York accepts this one, even though DOTV was an obvious mistake, and at one time in our lives we all experience a bad thing that we can't do anything about.

23 Dec 2003, 00:00	#9
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	I Love the idea of Steinman doing BATMAN, I know it will be great. I know I personally won't be able to see it though, because I don't live anywhere near a theatre where Jim's great pieces are played. We do have one theatre, but personally I know Batman, won't make it here. If they were to put it on DVD, I would definetly buy it! Meat Loaf in BatMan? hmm maybe. Depends who the character was, I guess. :)

19 Jul 2006, 04:59	#10
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	I know this is an old thread and I might be a day late and a pound short...but I have received this today in the news and it looks like it was updated today... http://contactmusic.com/news.nsf/art...%20off_1002770

19 Jul 2006, 05:31	#11
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	There's a couple of similar news articles at the moment, but I think we can safely say it's all bullshit. Pud

19 Jul 2006, 06:16	#13
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	Cool Bat mszee ! Holy crap reacts to thread I can't get too excited, Don't know how legete that is. But if that were real, that news would be just as Big to me as Bat 3: TMIL ! Real big! Big Batman fan here! Probably close too, or On Par with rocknfernis

19 Jul 2006, 09:40	#17
Bohemian Super Loafer Join Date: 14.11.2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 496	What are the chances of Meat doing a stage show?? You don't retire from touring only to sing on stage every night?? And its incredibly unlikely that Meat would record demos for Steinman , but that WOULD explain how he's got In The Land of the Pigs on Bat 3, if he knew the song from working with Jim doing Batman demos. Not that doing demos for a show production bares any relation to having a chance of being IN the show production...

19 Jul 2006, 14:27	#20
MasterEngineer Senior Loafer Join Date: 03.10.2003 Location: ...ask CC ;-) Posts: 141	My newest guess: Meat is going to finish the Bat3-world-tour, takin some time at home and then playing in Batman. With 3 years older, gray hair and a beard hes just right for playin Alfred. "Yes, Mr Wayne, heres your car. And no, Sir, I'd do anything for you but I won't do that, Sir."

23 Jul 2006, 15:03	#21
rockfenris2005 Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.02.2003 Location: Posts: 2,217	I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE HOAXES!!! I have been writing to those sites for the last week telling them to take it down!!!! Don't believe me? I HAVE A MEMORIAL SITE FOR THE SHOW THAT NEVER HAPPENED

23 Jul 2006, 16:39	#22
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,077	Point taken.

23 Jul 2006, 20:49	#23
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	I understand everything that is being posted on this thread, however, I don't understand one thing... Suppose Batman The Musical ever happened...who said that Meat has to be in it for it to actually happen? This is just a theoretical question, mind yourselves...

23 Jul 2006, 20:53	#24
Alex Ooh weee ooOOoh! Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: In the Land of the Manc's Posts: 445	We are fanatics - our staple diet is bullshit :) Without that mad and wacky thought or suggestion of something completely improbable, we'd all go sane.