Calling all Depp-endents: “Cry Baby” looks like a hit in the making
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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Adam Schlesinger is a really good go-to guy for this sort of thing – he penned music for “That Thing You Do” and “Music and Lyrics” as well.
I really need to see “Music & Lyrics”. I’ve heard good things about it.
Cry Baby is an awesome movie. Wasn’t that also a John Waters film?