Pink Floyd's "The Wall" to be erected on Broadway

estranged4life · #1 08-05-2004, 05:22 PM

"The Wall" to be erected on Broadway

Roger Waters to write book, musical arrangements for show

The Associated Press

NEW YORK - Tommy Mottola and Miramax Films are building "The Wall" on Broadway. The hit album by rockers Pink Floyd will be transformed into a Broadway musical.

"Great!" said Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters in a statement Thursday. "Now I can write in some laughs, notable by their absence in the movie."

"The Wall," which was turned into a semi-animated 1982 film, is a semi-autobiographical double concept album about a decadent rock star named Pink Floyd. The album churned out hit songs "Hey You," "Mother," "Comfortably Numb" and "Another Brick in the Wall."

Since its release in 1979, "The Wall" has sold over 23 million copies, and is now the third best-selling album of all time.

"There are few projects as timeless as 'The Wall,"' said Mottola in a statement. "Even after two decades since its first release, 'The Wall' continues to break through every generational, socioeconomic and political boundary."

Waters, who conceived the double album, will write the book and arrange the music for the Broadway version. Although Waters left the band in the 1980s, he retained the rights to "The Wall."

Villavic · #2 08-05-2004, 05:41 PM

I don't know.. I think The Wall is too dark, deppresive and sad to be showed on Broadway.
I mean, I hear Broadway and think in Mamma MÃ*a, Cats, Grease. Musical shows are more full of joy and dance.. I don't imagine The Wall within this scope.

Ok, There's Phantom of the Opera, a bit sad, but anyway that show is more "Broadway".

And, one more thing, I think there is too much rock/pop music in Broadway shows: Abba, Queen, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart,, is there no more inspiration in songwriters...??