The original film of Reservoir Dogs is, without a question, racist and misogynistic. There are multiple scenes where racial slurs are used liberally, written by a white director for white actors to say. Harmful stereotypes about Black people, specifically incarcerated Black men, are passed off as jokes. And there is only one woman in the whole movie -- who gets shot in the face milliseconds after appearing onscreen. It is by no means a flawless or progressive movie. In the musical, I hope to mitigate some of the harm caused. If it was ever produced anywhere, I would hire a creative team full of women and people of color. The casting would also be done in such a way that is gender- and race- blind. Mr. Orange, for example, doesn't need to be a man. If the actor cast in the role is female, the name would simply be changed to "Ms. Orange" and "Winnifred Newandyke." The only caveat is that the actors for Mr. Orange and Mr. White must be the same gender in order to...
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.