Originally Posted By TheRedhead Looks like a Pinocchio musical is coming to the National Theatre. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3147816/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-National-Theatre-brings-Pinocchio-life-stage.html#ixzz3emAsufqw">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvs...emAsufqw</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Seems like an interesting choice. Theres definitely some fun stuff in the film and incredible animation, but it really doesn't have much of a story arc. I imagine they will go back and pick up a lot more stuff from the original stories to round it out I wonder if Pinocchio will be played by a kid or an adult. I think it would work much better with a real boy (so to speak), but it would also be a tough role for a kid since he's in practical every scene
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA One of the biggest, if not the biggest, hits in the Disney Animation music library is 'When You Wish Upon a Star.' Could be really fantastic.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I could see them using a small boy (a group of rotating ones like Billy Elliots and Matildas) along side an adult working a puppet. We've proven at this point that audiences are willing to suspend disbelief when it comes to puppet musicals. The article did mention going back to the source book, but I like that it also mentioned going back to songs cut from the movie to flesh it out. If done right this could be great. The choice of director - the guy who did Once - hints that this could be a smallish intimate show. Which again would be great.
