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"IT'S TIME TO FACE THE MUSICAL". Will it sink or swim?!
Nesta Robbins
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Sooo, looks like XFactor the Musical is coming to town! Co-written by Harry Hill - the stage show has had the go ahead to open at the London Palladium, this time next year.
Harry, is funny and over the years has been involved in lots of different projects. Not many realise he's also a fairly acclaimed author and musician. I'm sure it will be well written, but I fear he may have seriously over-estimated the Nation's appetite for all things Xfactor. I personally think, the whole thing has had its day and this could flop. Hope I'm wrong. Love Harry!
What do others think?
More here.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2293625/X-FACTOR--6m-Its-Time-Face-The-Music-created-Harry-Hill-Simon-Cowell-open-London-Palladium.html
Harry, is funny and over the years has been involved in lots of different projects. Not many realise he's also a fairly acclaimed author and musician. I'm sure it will be well written, but I fear he may have seriously over-estimated the Nation's appetite for all things Xfactor. I personally think, the whole thing has had its day and this could flop. Hope I'm wrong. Love Harry!
What do others think?
More here.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2293625/X-FACTOR--6m-Its-Time-Face-The-Music-created-Harry-Hill-Simon-Cowell-open-London-Palladium.html
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Or even the Ben Elton book.
Of course they are - the demographics of X Factor, while young for TV, are broadly in line with the UK population as a whole. And as far as recognised entertainment brands go, you can't do much better than X Factor at the moment. It's not "serious" theatre, it's a musical. It's the Mammia Mia audience they're targeting.
I think the bigger issue is that it's an original musical. And that's a really really hard sell in the West End at the moment. Like Viva Forever, there will be huge scrutiny early on so they need to be brilliant from the start or the press will kill them.
Evening Standard article on the difficulties of launching Viva Forever.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/girl-power-failure-spice-girls-musical-viva-forever-to-close-in-west-end-with-5m-losses-8600216.html