In the film Reservoir Dogs, the entire movie -- barring "flashbacks" and the opening scene -- largely takes place in one location: the warehouse. I have chosen to remain faithful to that aspect in Reservoir Dogs the Musical. During the opening number, "Just the Tip," the entire stage is empty save for a simple diner set. There is a table, around which sit Mr. Orange, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Pink, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blue, Nice Guy Eddie, and Joe Cabot. They do their song and dance and then there is a full blackout. When the lights come back on, the diner set is off and replaced with the warehouse set: walls and a ramp set up at an angle to the audience. On stage right, there is the bathroom that Mr. White and Mr. Pink chat in near the beginning of the film. It is followed shortly by the ramp. On stage left there are two double doors leading offstage. Across the room are scattered various tarps and crates and other assorted set decoration to make it look like an aba...
Honoring the worlds of film and theatre, and the bridges created between them. How does one build a musical from a movie, or vice versa? From Little Shop of Horrors, to Beetlejuice, to Mean Girls, to Billy Elliott, to The Producers, films can set the stage -- literally.