Its superman is to get a short west end run, beginning performances feb. A pop artflavored sendup of the comic book world, its a bird. Among the shows i saw that i completely fell in love with was its a bird, its a plane, its superman. In this premiere adaptation of the 1966 musical, its a bird, its a plane, its superman, this tyafriendly musical will be sure to soar up, up and away into the hearts of all children and the. Its a bird, its a plane, its a superman pc sign in to comment. Now that ive finished watching every major comic book movie, its time for me to spread out once again to some of the lesser known films and im starting with the last couple dc movies that have nearly been buried to time. With this act we learn of sedgwicks plan to find supermans weakness. Opening in 1966, the musical its a bird, its a plane, its superman ran for only 129 performances before disappearing into that great phone booth in the sky. Having supergirl educate superman the entire culture.
Before he an angsty teenager on the cws smallville, snapping necks in 20s man of steel, or. This was a madefortv musical production based on a. This is a very bad musical special, done on a criminally low budget. Superman arrives at the reactor in the nickoftime and averts disaster. Its the origin of two 3 if you include braniac of the most powerful beings and all we really know is planet went kablewy and the sun is different, which makes you different.
Superman on broadway on march 29, 1966 superman made it to broadway in the musical comedy its a bird its a plane its superman at the alvin theatre main cast supermanclark kent. On february 1, 1975, an adaption of this musical was aired as an abc tvs wide world of entertainment tv special. Its superman is a musical by charles strouse annie that tells the story of the caped heros efforts to protect metropolis from dr. Abner sedgwick, a mad scientist, max mencken, a megalomaniacal gossip columnist, and a mysterious clan of underemployed acrobats. The lost treasures collection, a series of rarely performed musical gems presented in concertcabaret version. And its not just the man of steel, as ideally personified by the studlyyetsensitive edward watts, who makes this production a highflying.
Its a bird, its a plane its superman we dont matter. With kenneth mars, loretta swit, lesley ann warren, david wayne. Susan sullivan, lois lane, superman, plane, musicals, comedy, bird, aircraft. Look up in the sky, its a bird, its a plane origin. Its a bird its a plane its superman 2015 san diego. Check out its a bird, its a plane, its superman original broadway cast recording by original broadway cast of its a bird, its a plane, its superman on. The ensemble in its superman under kyers fluid direction are marvelous. Obviously it wasnt going to be giving cats or a chorus line a run for their money but, to be honest about it, superman wasnt really the most promising subject material for an on. Look, its a bird, its a plane, no its superman, no wait. Smallville look, its a bird, a plane, no its superman. After moving to metropolis and stopping by the daily planet, getting a job with no questions asked, he immediately starts saving the city.
Strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. It was a flop only running for four months, but nevertheless a cast album was released. Its superman is a tongueincheek musical that highlights supermans efforts to defeat professor sedgwick, a mad scientist who seeks to destroy superman and all he stands for. Listen to the clips from the adventures of superman 19521957. Its a bird, its a plane its superman on your iphone. Its superman sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in g major transposable. I was born three years after it was on broadway, but like you jayjay i have been fascinated by it and have collected material about it over the years and know the songs from the soundtrack. Print and download youve got possibilities sheet music from its a bird.
Its a bird is a 2004 graphic novel released by dc comics under its maturereaders vertigo imprint. Revenge michael osullivan its a bird, its a plane, its superman orchestra. Jan 14, 2019 its a bird, its a plane, its superman is a shortlived superhero musical comedy. Seagle, with art by teddy kristiansen, it is an autobiographical book that chronicles seagles thoughts as he tries to work out a new approach in one of the worlds most popular characters, superman while dealing with the family secret which has come back to the forefront. Look, its a bird, its a plane, no its superman, no wait, its a bird. It was the first broadway musical based on a comic book. Superhero movies have taken over, and its hard to get anything made if it doesnt feature people in capes. After the success of the tv series, superman appeared in a broadway musicalcomedy entitled its a bird, its a plane, its superman, written by david newman and robert benton, it presented bob holiday as superman and patricia marand as lois lane, but the star of the show was jack cassidy as max mencken, the evil daily planet columnist. Superman the musical based on its a bird, its a plane.
Its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone. Superman and his comic book cohorts fly into action. Supermanwho can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as clark kent, mildmannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a neverending battle for. Yes, its superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Im a huge nerd for its a bird, its a plane, its superman.
Its a bird its a plane its superman continues at the ye olde rose and crown theatre, walthamstow, london until 22 march long before superheroes were the source of blockbuster movies and 35 years before the megamusical spiderman turn off the dark landed on broadway, its a bird its. Its a bird its a plane its superman flights, tights. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman movie quotes. Sedgwick has a problem that only superman can solve. Filmed on video over the course of 3 days, the show was significantly shortened, the script significantly changed, and the ethnicity of a troupe of evildoers was changed from chinese acrobats to mafiastyle gangsters. Harold hastings its a bird, its a plane, its superman the new musical comedy music. His nuclear reactor and mit is malfunctioning and is hours away from reducing metropolis to a pile of rubble. Dc comics, the home of superman, announced two digital publishing and distribution initiatives on wednesday. If youve seen advertising for superman returns, youve no doubt noticed some scenes missing from the film, even though theyre quite apparent in trailers, commercials and released art. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Its a bird its a plane its superman concord theatricals. After explaining supermans origin story, showing him in his cute, little kryptonian space crib, this movie shows a young, ready to take on the crime of the world clark kent, played by kirk alyn.
For the past 80 years, the man of steel has endured in books, movies, radio serials, comic books and cartoons. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman 1975 tv movie. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Its superman was made into a tv special which first aired during a late night timeslot of february 21, 1975. I first saw this in philly on april 23, 1966 and it made such an impression on me that i saw it again in new york on may 3, 1966. Harold hastings its a bird, its a plane, its superman the new. Ibdb provides records of productions from the beginnings. Digital versions of dc comics will also be available on the sony playstation network and the comics by comixology app and web site. The superman super site its a bird, its a plane, its.
Charles strouse and lee adamss shortlived 1966 broadway musical its a bird its a plane. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman original broadway cast. Directed by david norman with musical director jonas dawson at the keys, this campy throwback is barrel full of laughs for comic book fans everywhere. It was also, i think, the fact that this was a time when we were on the eve of world war ii, and the nazis were coming to power in germany. Superman may stand for truth, justice and the american way but the man of steel has some. Its a bird its a plane its superman 2015 san diego junior theatre. Look up in the sky its a bird its a plane its a train duration. The company has teamed up with comixology to produce a dc comics app and store for the iphone, ipod touch and ipad devices. Its superman is a 1966 musical composed by charles strouse, with. Tv adaptation of the campy 1960s broadway musical about the man of steel, his friends, his enemies, and his selfimage problems. No quotes approved yet for its a bird, its a plane, its superman. The 1975 television production of its a bird its a plane its superman transmitted under abcs wide world of entertainment rubric is a restaging of the broadway show, with a new cast.
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