Superman the Musical

[palitoy]

Drew Friedman has put together a great comprehensive site devoted to the 1966 broadway flop and actually saw it during it's run.

http://drewfriedman.blogspot.ca/2013/06/its-bird-its-plane-its-superman-1966.html

[Earth 2 Chris]

Well, I wish I'd seen this BEFORE my lunch break! Now it will have to wait till I'm home to lose a few hour in.

I've always be interested in this. I've seen bits of the 70s TV version, which I understand is awful.

I think it's interesting that writers Benton and Newman went on to work on the Superman movie scripts.

Chris

[monitor_ep]

I have been collecting info on the 1966 Superman Musical for years. I have the album and the cd. While I remember watching the tv version and it does remind you have the Batman 66 tv series. What most people do not remember about the play is the TV special:

1966 Superman Musical

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I didn't realize that Linda Lavin was in the original cast for this.

[monitor_ep]

Yes she had finish The Mad Show. The Mad Show is an Off-Broadway musical revue based on Mad Magazine.

[PNGwynne]

Thank you for sharing this--I'm a fan and have had the cast recording for years. I think Bob Holiday looks (and sounds) great as Superman. Sondheim was a fan of the show, appreciated its humor.

Looking forward to seeing the tv special above. I've always hoped we might see a revival of this underrated show.

[samurainoir]

[samurainoir]

Okay, it's the Al Hirschfeld illo that I find the most awesome about this thing.

[libby 1957dog]

thanks for posting the black and white film segment from the show ,its great to see it ,and probably one of the few filmed segments of Bob as supes ,shame they didnt guest star him with Adam and Burt on batman back in the 1960s ,would have blew my mind back then in the uk to seen even just a picture of them together let alone a 2 part episode lol

[rykerw1701]

I saw a version of this produced in NYC about 3 years ago. It was just the musical numbers, not the book. But it was a lot of fun. I've had a recording of the soundtrack for about as long as I can remember. It's a fun show, and has great, catchy tunes if you like Broadway musicals even a little bit.

[rykerw1701]

Here's a video of the revival I noted above:

https://vimeo.com/62280408

[monitor_ep]

thanks for posting the black and white film segment from the show ,its great to see it ,and probably one of the few filmed segments of Bob as supes ,shame they didnt guest star him with Adam and Burt on batman back in the 1960s ,would have blew my mind back then in the uk to seen even just a picture of them together let alone a 2 part episode lol

From what I can gather, it was the Batman '66 that caused the play to not do as well. The problem was, why should I pay to watch an expensive play when I can stay at home and watch Batman for free. On a side note I would have loved to see a commerical that tied the two together.

[PNGwynne]

Here's a video of the revival I noted above:

https://vimeo.com/62280408

Wonderful link. It's really one of Strouse's best shows, makes Bye Bye Birdie look like dreck.

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