Batman On Broadway: The Musical You’ll Never See

We say you earlier this week aboutDarq Knight , a show that on the side takes The Dark Knight and gives it the Rogers and Hammerstein treatment , but that ’s not Batman ’s first encounter with melodic theater … nor his most terrific . Because , ten years ago this year , the Dark Knight was saved from a fate regretful than even Joel Schumacher : A Broadway musical write by Bat Out Of Hell writer Jim Steinman and directed by Tim Burton . Yes , we have excerption of the songs .

The melodious was foretell in December 1998 , with Warner Bros. aim to utilize their successful publishing / animation / movie dealership to conquer yet another medium . Melodramatic instrumentalist Steinman was to co - indite the songs ( alongside David Ives , who ’d write the handwriting ) , and buzz continued about the labor ’s potential for the next six month or so , before matter die very quiet . It was n’t that oeuvre was n’t continuing on the project – by this point officially called Batman : The Musical – just that it was n’t the top of anyone ’s list of priorities ; Steinman , at this item fussy on other rock candy opera ( Garbo – The melodious , anyone ? ) would now and again give consultation or quotes about the project ’s slow forward motion , but it was to all purpose and purposes dead until 2002 sawTim Burton being announced as being moments away from signalise on as director … Something that he now vehemently denies ( “ I thought : ‘ Oh no – Batman On Ice ! ” he ’s told numerous reporters about his feelings on the subject ) . Nonetheless , the task was abruptly back on everyone ’s intellect , and aim for a 2004 preview . Until a little something called Batman Begins came along , and took the dealership in another , more serious , direction ( To be fair , the decisive and financial failures of Steinman ’s other musicals probably helped in the decision to inhume the estimate ) . So , what were we hook of ? Thanks to the internet , you do n’t really have to wonder – As well as reuse some of the songs from the musical for a third squash racquet Out Of Hell , Steinman leaked the demonstration for some of the music online , and the YouTube faithful did the rest :

Steinman had described his vision of the project as being similar to Burton ’s film – morose , mediaeval and moody . seemingly , he forgot to think about that while writing the music , preferring to opt for his usual “ overblown and histrionic ” form , rather . And yet , it ’s hard to traverse the fact that just a little bit of Steinman might have made The Dark Knight that little bit zippier , peculiarly with lyrics like the following , from the “ affecting ” “ We ’re Still The Children We Once Were ” :

Where ’s Mommy ? Daddy ? Where ’d they go ? They ’ve left us here alone And with all the arts we ’ve dominate And all the thing we ’ve known Who ’s give way to take us home ?

Admit it ; you ’d have screw to have find out Christian Bale growl his way through that , while Michael Caine seem humiliated stand behind him .

The idea of superheroes in musicals is an ill - advised one that keep come up , whether it’sthe never - produced Captain America musical from the 1980sor the current money pit that isJulie Taymor ’s Spider - Man , but the comparatively low key , powerless Batman is one of the few that could plausibly be draw in off onstage . While Batman ’s moving picture star may be gamy in the sky right now , all it takes is Chris Nolan reject to do a Dark Knight continuation and the Taymor Spider - Man to become a hit , and this on the face of it dead project could be born again . All we ’re hoping is that Steinman ’s score gets supervene upon . I have in mind , if Spider - Man gets U2 , then surely a Batman musical could get paradoxical sleep or some other tardy ’ 80s / early ’ ninety icons , correct … ? Just , please : No Sting . ( you may record more about the melodic atThe Dark Knight Of The Soul , a site consecrate to what thankfully never was , includingall of the Steinman demos . )

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