Fire and Fury: the Broadway Musical?

[grumpyduck]

This morning I caught myself wondering how long it would be before someone makes a movie based on the book. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if it was already in the works.

Then I had a really weird thought - what if it were made into a musical?

FIRE AND FURY
the Broadway Musical
"You Can't Make This Shit Up!"

[tblue37]

1. Nixon became "Nixon in China," the opera. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I think it should be an opera. While there's a fine line between

musical theatre and opera, the deranged goings-on of the Trump White House lends itself better to the more extreme dramatic expression of a true opera. Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, Thomas Adès or Nico Muhly could probably do a bang-up job.

[SummerSnow]

3. I would go see it. lol. Then I'll buy the soundtrack!

[Orsino]

4. Great tragedy requires a flawed hero...

...whose weakness is his/her downfall.

Trump, unfortunately for Broadway, is nothing but weaknesses. Unless they want to seel it as slapstick?

[eleny]

5. There's better fodder from this bunch for a Shakespeare play

Make that several plays.

[Glorfindel]

6. For some reason, these lyrics from "Evita" popped into my head the minute I read your post:

[Peron:]
"There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead
For distance lends enchantment, and that is why
All exiles are distinguished, more important, they're not dead
I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay."

..."I can see us many miles away, inactive
Sipping cocktails on a terrace, taking breakfast in bed
Sleeping easy, doing nothing, it's attractive."

I wish Trump & co. would self-exile to Paraguay, Honduras, or some other tropical paradise.

[AlexSFCA]

7. it must be on tv and short so trump can see it

wolff in his interviews said that trump won’t read the book cause he doesnt read so he already suggested that it needs to be televised for him to know what’s in the book. I think Ray Liotta will make a perfect bannon and meryl streep would play trump. Paris hilton as ivanka, ashton kucher as kushner, scaramucci as the mooch himself, etc.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

8. Couldn't resist.

[grumpyduck]

9. Love the comments so far, and the line photo

was awesome. Glad you couldn't resist.

I like the idea of an opera or Shakespearean play, but I was thinking more along the lines of a musical comedy, maybe directed by Mel Brooks.

[csziggy]

10. Randy Rainbow should direct and star in it! nt