{"id":501,"date":"2008-05-21T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=501"},"modified":"2018-12-08T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T19:53:08","slug":"musical-based-on-bruce-lee-headed-for-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/05\/21\/musical-based-on-bruce-lee-headed-for-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Based On Bruce Lee Headed For Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A musical based on the life of martial artist film star Bruce Lee is being readied for a future Broadway debut. <em>Bruce Lee: Journey To The West<\/em> is being targeted for a 2010 or 2011 premier by its producer Elephant Eye Theatrical.<\/p>\n<p>Bartlett Sher, who currently has a revival of <em>South Pacific<\/em> running at the Lincoln Center Theatre, will be directing. The show\u2019s book will be by <em>m. Butterfly<\/em> playwright David Henry Hwang with a score by <em>The Full Monty <\/em>and <em>Dirty Rotten Scoundrels <\/em>composer David Yazbeck. No cast has been chosen yet.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/broadwayworld.com\/article\/Sher_Yazbek_and_Hwang_Team_Up_For_Broadways_Bruce_Lee_20080519\"><em>BroadwayWorld<\/em><\/a>&#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Bruce Lee: Journey To The West<\/em> tells of the martial arts legend&#8217;s difficult road to success, as figures from Chinese mythology follow his quest and The Monkey King, a beloved warrior god, becomes his heavenly ally. In a show fusing sources as diverse as martial arts, Chinese Opera, modern dance, and pop music, Bruce struggles to master his skills, purify his spirit and forge a link to unite East and West.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It definitely sounds interesting, and the theme of forging a \u201clink to unite East and West\u201d almost sounds like a reversal of <em>The King And I<\/em>. It should be interesting to see how they cover his film work. Perhaps in an interpretive ballet sequence? If so, I can\u2019t wait to see their version of Lee\u2019s <strong>Return Of The Dragon<\/strong> co-star Chuck Norris jete-ing across the stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">A musical based on the life of martial artist film star Bruce Lee is being readied for a future Broadway debut. 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