Fame or Famine

Calling all Depp-endents: “Cry Baby” looks like a hit in the making

by Gray on October 24th, 2007

This just in (well, ok, just in my view): They’re turning the Johnny Depp/Traci Lords vehicle “Cry Baby” into the next Broadway hit (a la “Hairspray”). The word off of the NYT rumor mill is that it has serious Tony potential:

“…my Spy-Babies say the show has a catchy score (by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne), funny lyrics (by “Daily Show” executive producer David Javerbaum) and a solid book (by Tom Meehan, Mel’s co-writer on “Young Frankenstein,” and Mark O’Donnell, who wrote “Hairspray”).

Choreographer Rob Ashford reportedly has staged some terrific musical numbers, including one set in a prison during which the inmates perform a “Stomp”-like dance with license plates strapped to their feet.

“Put that on the Tony Awards, and the show will sell out for a year,” one Spy-Baby says.”

Now, if they just got Johnny Depp to actually star in it…

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