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To: JakeStraw who wrote (29735)	6/25/2002 11:44:43 PM
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Posted on Sun, Jun. 23, 2002 Pop musicians who inspired stage plays bayarea.com Among the rock 'n' roll and pop artists whose music has been, or is now being, reworked for the theater: The Beatles: The revue ``Beatlemania,'' which opened on Broadway in 1977 and enjoyed a two-year run, demonstrated the drawing power of rock 'n' roll in theater. Alice Cooper Robert Jess Roth, director of ``Beauty and the Beast'' on Broadway, is developing a musical featuring the hits of the shock rocker. Culture Club: Though 20 of the songs in the London West End hit ``Taboo'' are new compositions by Boy George, the show, set in London's New Romantic scene of the '80s, features such Culture Club hits as ``Karma Chameleon'' and ``Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.'' The Grateful Dead: San Jose native Michael Norman Mann has written ``Cumberland Blues'' and ``Shakedown Street,'' musicals constructed from songs of the Dead. ``Cumberland,'' a hit for San Jose Stage Company in 1998, will open in London in 2004. ``Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'': This musical about the life of the ill-fated '50s star has played on the London stage for nearly 13 years. Billy Joel: Choreographer Twyla Tharp conceived and directed the rock opera ``Movin' Out,'' which uses the Piano Man's hits to track the experiences of six friends over two decades. Opens at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway on Oct. 24. Janis Joplin: The rock musical biography ``Love, Janis'' is at the Off-Broadway Village Theater in Greenwich Village. Patrons at the 10:30 p.m. Saturday performances receive a free shot of Southern Comfort. Carole King: The author of ``I Feel the Earth Move'' and ``Up on the Roof'' is the subject of the stage show ``Tapestry,'' which local companies such as TheatreWorks of Palo Alto have presented. KISS: Bassist Gene Simmons is developing a partly biographical musical about the band with ``Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' co-writer Stephen Trask. Madness: Matthew Warchus, who directed ``Art'' on Broadway, is staging ``Our House,'' a musical love story built on the hits of the English ska-pop group. ``Our House'' opens in London on Oct. 16. Randy Newman: ``Education of Randy Newman,'' which is loosely based on the life of the author of ``Short People,'' is at A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle from Oct. 18 through Nov. 17. Laura Nyro: ``Eli's Coming,'' now playing Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, is a revue examining the turbulent legacy of the iconic folk singer. Elvis Presley: Joe DiPietro, author of ``I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,'' is developing ``Can't Help Falling in Love,'' based on Shakespeare comedies, set in middle America in the '50s and incorporating songs popularized by the King. Queen: A rebellious group of rock-fixated youngsters is at the center of ``We Will Rock You,'' the West End London hit written by Andrew Lloyd Webber collaborator Ben Elton. The Shaggs: In March, TheatreWorks presented a reading of ``Philosophy of the World,'' a musical featuring the discordant tunes by the New Hampshire cult band. Gunnar Madsen, co-founder of the Bobs, and writer Joy Gregory, whose credits include the TV series ``Felicity,'' are developing the piece based on a New Yorker magazine article by Susan Orlean. Simon and Garfunkel: American Conservatory Theatre's Young Conservatory in San Francisco has presented ``Dangling Conversations,'' a revue of the folk-rock duo's hits. Bruce Springsteen: The rock opera ``Drive All Night,'' which strings together tunes by the pride of Freehold, N.J., received a workshop production featuring former ``Rent'' star Adam Pascal in New York in March.