INDY: The Musical

[I, Don Quixote]

When I think INDY and MUSICAL, I instantly think Man of La Mancha. You know, the story of Don Quixote? Now you couldn't use those songs in this musical, but something with that air of adventure to it. I'm no songwriter, but I'd be glad to write any dialogue, set-ups to songs, prologues, stuff like that. I'm just gonna have to think awhile.

[kongisking]

When I think INDY and MUSICAL, I think of two words:

Awe and Some.

I dunno, maybe I'm just loving musicals so much right now, after having just seen Rock of Ages (which, ahem, rocked by the way...)

This reminds me of an idea I once had about a musical version of Star Wars...

[I, Don Quixote]

Originally Posted by kongisking

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This reminds me of an idea I once had about a musical version of Star Wars...

Really? How would that go?

[kongisking]

Originally Posted by I, Don Quixote

Really? How would that go?

It's actually not that hard to picture, to my own surprise. In fact, it has many of the elements of a Disney musical:

Young character longing for something more than their usual life (Luke)

A theatrical and over-the-top archetype of villainy (Palpatine)

Comic sidekicks (Threepio and Artoo)

A princess in peril (Leia)

Clear-cut good guys and bad guys (Empire versus Rebel Alliance)

The main villain dying after falling from a great height (again, Palpatine)

Hell, Return of the Jedi even has a musical number in Jabba's Palace! (a cringe-worthy one, but a musical number nonetheless)

This is all probably owed to the fact that SW is more fairy tale than sci-fi in story terms, and Disney has long been known for its fairy tales.

I can't wait to hear Stoo AKA "Indy should have nothing to do with Disney!" react to this theory...