Originally Posted By CTXRover From Disney: Finding Nemo--The Musical, debuting late 2006 at Disney's Animal Kingdom, will bring the undersea world that charmed audiences in the Disney presentation of the Pixar Animation Studios film "Finding Nemo" to life in an all-new stage spectacular featuring original songs by Tony Award-winning "Avenue Q" composer Robert Lopez and a cappella musical "Along the Way" composer Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Cool. I have high hopes for this new show. Bringing in top-notch composers is a good sign.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Bring in the TDS choreographers and set designers and it should be a major hit!
Originally Posted By alisserae Really? Do we really need a third Nemo Attraction? Turtle Talk, Submarines at DLR, & a now a musical. Just getting a bit tired of Nemo.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Do we really need a third Nemo Attraction? Turtle Talk, Submarines at DLR, & a now a musical. << You forgot the new attraction/ride at Living Seas as well. This October.
Originally Posted By Roger55 ^^ LoL Disney is bordering on over exposure of Nemo. There are pleanty of other characters and stories they could pull their creative ideas from. I guess when it comes to animal and ocean related themes, only Nemo comes to mind. Subs and Nemo go together, as do Living Seas and Nemo. But for AK, they could have gone in a different direction.
Originally Posted By leemac They performed the opening number (Big Blue World) at the Everest launch this morning and it is fantastic. A song with a lot of heart.
Originally Posted By wdwlover i think its hilarious that they have the person who wrote the songs for avenue q doing the music for a family show
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney "Disney is bordering on over exposure of Nemo. There are pleanty of other characters and stories they could pull their creative ideas from." Those were my thoughts too. I love Nemo. But I also love Stitch and am sickened at the way they have overexposed him. As for the musical, I am cautiously optimistic that this could be a great show. The talent behind it is top notch. And I do like Anne Hamburger a lot. I just hope this show is a whole lot more like DCA's Aladdin than DL's Snow White!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I think its hilarious that they have the person who wrote the songs for Avenue Q doing the music for a family show << While the language and topics in Avenue Q are rough, they also contain real messages and values that I find attractive.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy "What do you do, with a BA in English?" "It Sucks to be Me" "There's a Fine, Fine Line" "The More You Ruv Someone" and the awesome "For Now"
Originally Posted By jmuboy I LOVE AVENUE Q.....I have not laughed that hard in a while. And we all know what the internet is made for....according to the song in Ave Q that is. ;-)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Just the fact that they are hiring professionals again to work on attractions and shows to me is a very positive thing....and I am far from a Pollyana here. I just think it signals the possible beginning of a new creative run.....we can hope it truly is
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Just the fact that they are hiring professionals again to work on attractions and shows to me is a very positive thing. I just think it signals the possible beginning of a new creative run << I just saw that the director for the Nemo Musical show is Peter Brosius, the director of the Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis. This, folks, is no small potatoes. The Children's Theater Company is tops in theater entertainment for family.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy The Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis just produced "Aladdin" for it's Christmas production this last year.
Originally Posted By leemac The lyrics to the Big Blue World were very heart-felt as a piece sung between Marlin and Nemo. It is very sweet and tender but also has some very humorous lines.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "Guess we're not going to have any trouble finding Nemo. " LOL, I hadn't thought of that before...too funny!
