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The Who on Broadway conjecture
keets: "There are still hints around that PSYCHODERELICT and QUAD might
be adapted for stage, and you get the
feeling Roger might be involved in the productions next time around."
I vaguely remember Pete suggesting (during the '96 tour maybe) that a
Quad production would be a good thing to find a permanent home for.
Somehow I pictured a theme park or Vegas show or maybe a Quad theater in
Branson, Missouri. I guess London is more likely though.
PsychoDerelict is something I can see on stage. I can envision that he
could find some collaboraters and financial backers. Art about art seems
to be a theme that Hollywood likes. For me that theme is usually hollow.
I cannot relate to the trials and tribulations of an artist. I am not
an artist. I don't know any artists.
I can also see that putting such a thing together might be interesting
for Roger (especially Quad). The biggest downside to The Who in the
theater (from a TED perspective) is that John would be left out. I don't
think he has a dramatic bone in his body.
The biggest downside from my perspective is the thought that my precious
Quadrophenia would be reworked (ala the movie and Tommy-the musical) to
the point where the story is changed. I picture Jimmy receiving his
salvation when he becomes a teen father. Or he's killed in a riot and
his pregnant girlfriend has a boy named Tommy who has troubles with his
new stepfather...
Why can't they just write something new? Oh yeah, Broadway would never
buy it.
Jeff
Here it comes - political content. Shield your eyes if you must.....
"The areas which he pointed out where we are in agreement, I thought were
very substantial." Sen. Edward M Kennedy today, after meeting with
Pres GW
..there, that wasn't so bad. Was it?