Gotta dance!Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery--even three years later. The rush of all-singing, all-dancing screen adaptations expected after the multi-Oscared success of Rob Marshall's 2002 film adaptation of the stage musical Chicago is only now beginning. Just as Chicago was directed, written (by Bill Condon Bill Condon (born William Condon on October 22, 1955) is an Academy Award winning American screenwriter and director. Biography Condon was born in New York City and attended Regis High School and Columbia College of Columbia University, where he studied philosophy. ), and produced (by Marty Richards, Craig Zadan Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA) is an American executive producer, director, and writer. Filmography
RENT Status: In production Hits theaters: November Q factor: In addition to the gay and lesbian love 1. See Lesbianism. stories that share the spotlight with the main heteromance in this East Village update of La Boheme, Rent features out actor Anthony Rapp re-creating the role he originated on Broadway: struggling straight filmmaker Hark hark intr.v. harked, hark·ing, harks To listen attentively. Idiom: hark back To return to a previous point, as in a narrative. . Fabulous dance expectations: 7 (out of 10) THE PRODUCERS Status: In postproduction Hits theaters: December Q factor: The two most indelible roles in the show--con man Max Bialystock and flamboyant director Roger De Bris--will be played by the out actors who earned Tonys for the stage version: Nathan Lane Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award- and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. Biography Early life Lane was born Joseph Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Irish American Catholic parents. and Gary Beach. Fabulous dance expectations: 8 HAIRSPRAY Status: In production Hits theaters: 2006 Q factor: Chicago's Zadan and Meron are producing: composing team and life partners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are executive producers; the shoves Broadway director, Jack O'Brien, and choreographer, Jerry Mitchell, are codirecting. Oh, and some gay guy named John Waters wrote the original movie. Fabulous dance expectations: 9 DREAMGIRLS Status: In preproduction pre·pro·duc·tion adj. 1. Taking place or existing before production: preproduction planning. 2. Hits theaters: 2006 Q factor: Oscar-winning writer-director Condon (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey) is doing double duty for this long-awaited adaptation of the 1970s Broadway megahit meg·a·hit n. A product or event, such as a movie or concert, that is exceedingly successful. Noun 1. megahit - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording , which may star Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, and Usher. Fabulous dance expectations: 10 |
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