Spice Girls musical gets green light!

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I know you are all mainly straight males, with little interest in Spice Girls, but I figure they played a part in your life at some point. :o

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1245011/Spice-Girls-musical-gets-green-light-last.html

Spice Girls musical gets green light at last



By Baz Bamigboye
Last updated at 3:17 PM on 21st January 2010

Judy Craymer, the woman behind Mamma Mia!, has revealed plans to create a Spice Girls musical.
She was persuaded to turn her talents to the Girl Power story by Geri Halliwell, the artist formerly known as Ginger Spice, who approached her twice about the idea.
Craymer turned the Abba musical Mamma Mia! into a global phenomenon - the show has had a West End run of more than a decade and spawned, over the years, 25 productions around the world.


Viva Forever: The Spice Girls, seen here during their reunion tour in 2007, plan to turn the Girl Power story into a stage musical


‘I’d always said: “No, no, I’m too busy”,’ she said. ‘But it just hit me that it could be a great idea. It’s not just what they were, but what they’ve become. It’s about the impact they’ve had on social popular culture.’

Creator: Geri Halliwell twice approached Judy Craymer, the woman behind Mamma Mia!, about the idea


Geri and Simon Fuller, one-time manager of the Spice Girls, have joined with Craymer and Universal Music to develop the stage show, which will be called Viva Forever, after one of the Spice’s hits.

Craymer revealed that, in addition to Halliwell, she had met with Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm - although not yet with Melanie Brown, who resides mainly in Los Angeles - to discuss the musical, which is expected to be on the London stage within three years.

She said that she was struck by how the dynamic of the women’s friendship had developed over the years, particularly now that all of the Spice Girls had become mums.

‘That has pulled them all together again. There’s a sisterhood feel about them,’ she noted.

Viva Forever will not be a tribute show, she added. ‘It will be fictionalised, but you would feel you were getting the sense of a story, about a group of women, that you knew was very much related to the music.

'And it would all be their music, like Who Do You Think You Are, Wannabe, The Lady Is A Vamp and Mama - but the show has to be written first, before the songs can be incorporated.’
 
Never too late for a musical

The Queen musical was created in 2002, long after they were at the top of the charts.
 
Is there really a demand out there for a production like this? My first reaction is...WHY? :dry:
 
This certainly isn't what I want, what I really really want. Too much of the Spice Girls is bad enough. I somehow doubt this will spice up the life of musical theatre. I mean, Spice Girls and musicals-- who ever thought those two would become one? The sheer insanity of this makes me wanna holler. On opening night, I pity any fans who say you'll be there. The lady making these musicals can stop right now, thank you very much. Your time in the spotlight ended ladies, so it's time to say goodbye my friends.









Okay, I'm all out of puns.
 
I know you are all mainly straight males, with little interest in Spice Girls, but I figure they played a part in your life at some point. :o

You presume puberty occuring in the mid 90s for everyone here with that claim.
 
If you wanna be my lover. You gotta not make this musical.
 
Didn't any of you guys see how well their last set of concerts sold? This is probably gonna do well and I don't necessarily think it's a bad idea.
 
Oh sure, start a new thread about it :p.

Meh. I'm not a fan of jukebox musicals... Somehow I doubt it'll be the new Jersey Boys, but we shall see.
 
I was confused by this thread at first, because I thought the title said "Space Girls".

And I was like :huh:

And then after reading through some replies, I realized it was "Spice Girls".

And instead of :huh: I went :facepalm:
 
Do they not think Spice World was enough torture to the human race? :facepalm:
 
I used to like Geri. Basically, coz she was a slag :awesome: I remember her boobs popped out at the Brit Awards when they were first about. I was only 10 at the time and i was like :wow:
 
^Dude....eww :dry:

I just googled her and she looks a lot better (most likely cosmetic surgery) but back then she was definitely the ugliest of the bunch
edit: Im talking about sporty spice
 
:wow:

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(my approxiamate level of excitement)
 
^I know, she is the hottest one now. I just saw one of there music videos...wow, they were pretty lame :hehe: But good memories.




hahaha!!!
 
I honestly don't see how this is any different from Mama Mia!
 
^I know, she is the hottest one now. I just saw one of there music videos...wow, they were pretty lame :hehe: But good memories.




hahaha!!!


I remember watching MuchMusic for hours waiting for this video to come on.
 
Never too late for a musical

The Queen musical was created in 2002, long after they were at the top of the charts.

Yeah, but I'm pretty sure Queen's music and popularity had a bit more impact on the world than that of the Spice Girls. :o
 

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