What is the title of the recent musical based on the music of the Spice Girls?
"Brit Awards performance of their songs, ""Wannabe"" and ""Who Do You Think You Are"". The group later won the award which was received by Halliwell and Brown. The group along with Simon Fuller also teamed with Judy Craymer and Jennifer Saunders to develop a Spice Girls musical, ""Viva Forever!"". Although the group were not in the musical, they influenced the show's cast and production choices in a story which uses the music, similar to ABBA's music in ""Mamma Mia!"". Two years later, in June 2012, the group reunited for the first time in four years for the press conference in"
"the Spice Girls were to star in a reality show in which they would cast female actors to play their roles in a musical. The following year, Judy Craymer teamed up with the Spice Girls and Simon Fuller to start developing a Spice Girls musical titled ""Viva Forever"". On 26 June 2012, all five Spice Girls were in attendance at a press conference in London to promote the launch of Viva Forever: The Musical. The musical is due to open at the West End's Piccadilly Theatre on 11 December 2012. On 12 August 2012, after much speculation, Beckham and the"
"Spice Girls have had episodes dedicated to them in several music biography series, including VH1's ""Behind the Music"", ""E! True Hollywood Story"", and MTV's ""BioRhythm"". The Spice Girls have appeared and performed in numerous television shows and events. Notable appearances include ""Saturday Night Live (SNL)"", ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"", two ""Royal Variety Performances"", and the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. The group has also starred in television commercials for brands including Pepsi, Polaroid, Walkers Crisps, Impulse and Tesco. A jukebox musical written by Jennifer Saunders, produced by Judy Craymer and directed by Paul Garrington. Based on the songs of the"
"Mean Girls (musical) Mean Girls is a musical with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name written by Fey, which, in turn, was inspired by the book ""Queen Bees and Wannabes"" by Rosalind Wiseman. The musical premiered at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., in October 2017 and opened on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre. A musical adaptation of the 2004 film ""Mean Girls"" was in the works by 2013. News emerged on October 3, 2016—the day of the"
"Judy Craymer teamed up with the Spice Girls and Simon Fuller and began to develop a Spice Girls musical entitled ""Viva Forever"". Although the girls were not to star in the show themselves, they were to influence the show's cast and production choices in a story which uses their music but bears no relation to their personal story; similar to that of ABBA's music in ""Mamma Mia!"". On 26 June 2012, all five Spice Girls were in attendance at a press conference in London to promote the launch of ""Viva Forever: The Musical"". The press conference was held at St."
"The Spitfire Grill (musical) The Spitfire Grill is an American musical with music and book by James Valcq and lyrics and book by Fred Alley, based on the 1996 film of the same name by Lee David Zlotoff. The Off-Broadway production by Playwrights Horizons began previews at the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street on September 7, 2001 and concluded its scheduled run on October 14, 2001. It won the Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by The American Academy of Arts and Letters. The musical depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison who decides to start her"
"Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice""), Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), and Victoria Beckham, née Adams (""Posh Spice""). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single ""Wannabe"" in 1996, which hit number one in 37 countries and established their global success. Their debut album ""Spice"" sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. Their follow-up album, ""Spiceworld"" sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The Spice Girls"
"highest-grossing film of the year. It is the highest worldwide grossing live action musical film of all time. It is also the UK's fastest and best selling DVD of all time, and in 2013, was announced as Amazon UK's best-selling DVD of all time. More recently, Craymer also produced the flop ""Viva Forever!"", a musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, which was written by Jennifer Saunders and opened at the Piccadilly Theatre in late 2012. The show failed to reach the levels of other work she has been fortunate to be associated with and was panned by"
"Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, the location where the Spice Girls filmed the music video for their breakthrough hit ""Wannabe"", sixteen years earlier, to the day. The musical opened at the West End's Piccadilly Theatre on 11 December 2012. After poor reviews from critics and ""a loss of £5 million"", the show has its final performance on 29 June 2013. On 12 August 2012, after much speculation, Bunton and the Spice Girls performed a medley of ""Wannabe"" and ""Spice Up Your Life"" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, reuniting as a quintet for the last time for the event. Their"
"Due to poor ticket sales, the show closed on 29 June 2013. It was replaced at the Piccadilly Theatre by the musical ""Dirty Dancing"" from 13 July 2013. Only two of the group members attended the final performance, Melanie C and Emma Bunton. Producer Judy Craymer told the ""Evening Standard"", ""Despite wonderful audiences, standing ovations and positive social media it has proved very difficult to fight back when such negativity was cast, especially in these very tough economic times."" When the show first opened, it included 23 musical numbers, featuring some of the Spice Girls' biggest hits including a mashup"
"2018. In 2017, the show’s title was changed to ""Calendar Girls The Musical"" . In October 2017, the first two venues of the UK Tour were announced as Leeds Grand Theatre and Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. A full list of dates was announced on 19 January 2018. In January 2018, the touring cast was announced and included Fern Britton, Denise Welch, Ruth Madoc and Sara Crowe. The London Cast Recording was released on 9 March 2018. Calendar Girls (musical) Calendar Girls (previously titled The Girls) is a musical with music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and a book by Tim Firth."
"musical, ""Mean Girls"", written by Tina Fey with music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, respectively. The show had its world premiere as an out-of-town tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. from October 31, 2017 to December 3, 2017 in which Henningsen originated the role of Cady Heron. She was later nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for this role. The musical, which is based on the film of the same name, began previews on March 12, 2018, and officially opened on Broadway on April 8, 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre in New York"
"Spice Girls, the show began previews at the Piccadilly Theatre, London on 27 November 2012 and had its Press Night on 11 December 2012 and features some of the group's biggest hit songs including ""Wannabe"", ""Spice Up Your Life"" and the eponymous ""Viva Forever"". In 1997, the Spice Girls were involved in a prolific merchandising phenomenon, becoming the most merchandised group in music history with estimated earnings of over £300 million from their merchandising and endorsement deals that year alone. They negotiated lucrative deals with many brands, including Pepsi, Asda, Cadbury and Target, which led to accusations of ""selling out"""
"Spice World (film) Spice World is a 1997 British musical comedy film directed by Bob Spiers and written by Kim Fuller and Jamie Curtis. The film stars pop girl group the Spice Girls who all play themselves. The film—made in a similar vein to The Beatles' ""A Hard Day's Night"" (1964)—depicts a series of fictional events leading up to a major concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, liberally interspersed with dream sequences and flashbacks as well as surreal moments and humorous asides. This is the second feature-length film directed by Spiers, following ""That Darn Cat"" (1997). The film features Richard"
"single, ""Wannabe"". Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice""), Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), and Victoria Beckham, née Adams (""Posh Spice""). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single ""Wannabe"" in 1996, which hit number one in 37 countries and established their global success. Their debut album ""Spice"" sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. Their follow-up album, ""Spiceworld"" sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The"
"Viva Forever! (musical) Viva Forever! was a jukebox musical written by Jennifer Saunders, produced by Judy Craymer and was directed by Paul Garrington. Based on the songs of the Spice Girls, a British pop girl group formed in 1994, the show began previews at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, on 27 November 2012 and had its Press Night on 11 December 2012 and features some of the group's biggest hit songs including ""Wannabe"", ""Spice Up Your Life"" and the eponymous ""Viva Forever"". The show generated over £2,000,000 in pre-opening ticket sales. ""Viva Forever!"" was panned by critics, receiving some of the"
"(Heather Morris), Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), Marley (Melissa Benoist), Kitty (Becca Tobin), and Unique (Alex Newell) dressed up as the Spice Girls and performed the song ""Wannabe"" on the 17th episode of the fourth season of ""Glee"". In April 2016, the Italian variety show ""Laura & Paola"" on Rai 1 featured the hosts, Grammy Award-winning singer Laura Pausini and actress Paola Cortellesi, and their guests, Francesca Michielin, Margherita Buy, and Claudia Gerini, dressed up as the Spice Girls to perform a medley of Spice Girls songs as part of a 20th anniversary tribute to the band. In December 2016, the episode"
"releasing their debut album ""Spice"" to huge success, later becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time, the group announced they were working on a second studio album. During the recording and writing of ""Spiceworld"" the group also filmed ""Spice World"", a musical comedy film with the Spice Girls playing themselves. The album worked as a soundtrack to the film, with many of the songs from the album appearing in the film. Throughout 1997, the Spice Girls received massive media attention, which also included a few controversies. The group performed live for the first time for the British royal"
"describe it as ""worthy of the gods"". Frank Scheck, in reviewing the production for ""The Hollywood Reporter"", wrote that the musical ""proves far more enjoyable than the misbegotten or its "" and ""also provides an excellent if irreverent introduction to Greek mythology that just might persuade some kids to dig deeper."" The Lightning Thief (musical) The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is a 2017 musical with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, and a playbook by Joe Tracz. Based on the 2005 fantasy-adventure novel of the same name by Rick Riordan, the musical follows Percy Jackson, a teenager who"
"role. Park left the production in October 2017 due to her beginning rehearsals for the ""Mean Girls"" out-of-town tryout and was replaced by Marina Kondo. Park currently stars as Gretchen Wieners in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, ""Mean Girls"", written by Tina Fey with music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, respectively. The show had its world premiere as an out-of-town tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. from October 31, 2017 to December 3, 2017 in which Park originated the role of Gretchen Wieners. The musical, which is based on the film of the same name,"
"Spice Girls discography English girl group Spice Girls has released three studio albums, one compilation album, 11 singles and 18 music videos. Formed in 1994, the group was made up of singers Victoria Beckham (""Posh Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice"") and Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""). The Spice Girls' debut single, ""Wannabe"", was released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom in July 1996. It went to number one in 31 countries worldwide and became the biggest-selling debut single of all time. In the UK it stayed at the top of the UK"
"as Paula Pokrifki. A new version of the musical will make its premiere at Curve in Leicester, England in April 2018 before touring the UK. It will be directed by Nikolai Foster and use songs from the film's soundtrack such as ""Up Where We Belong"", ""Girls Just Want to Have Fun"", ""Toy Soldiers"", ""Alone"", ""Don't Cry Outloud"" and ""Material Girl"", opposed to the musical's original score by Hirsch and Lerner. The Sydney production received mixed reviews. In response to a highly negative review in ""The Australian"", calling the show a ""bloodless facsimile"" of the film, author Stewart published a rebuttal"
"currently the seventh overall biggest group of all time, with 8 million singles sold in the UK. Spice Girls discography English girl group Spice Girls has released three studio albums, one compilation album, 11 singles and 18 music videos. Formed in 1994, the group was made up of singers Victoria Beckham (""Posh Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice"") and Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""). The Spice Girls' debut single, ""Wannabe"", was released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom in July 1996. It went to number one in 31 countries worldwide and became the"
"song ""P-P-P-Please"" that featured in the Leeds run was cut from the West End Production. Bad Girls: The Musical was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia on 12 January 2009. It was later released in the United Kingdom on Region 2 DVD on 9 February 2009. The DVD is now available to view on demand through Vimeo.com and also through Amazon (in the US, Germany, Japan and the UK). Bad Girls: The Musical Bad Girls: The Musical is a musical with a book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus and music and lyrics by Kath Gotts. It is based"
"Bad Girls: The Musical Bad Girls: The Musical is a musical with a book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus and music and lyrics by Kath Gotts. It is based on the popular ITV1 prison drama series, ""Bad Girls"", also by Chadwick and McManus. The original production was developed and directed by Maggie Norris. It had a tryout at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in June 2006. The West End production began previews at the Garrick Theatre on 16 August 2007 and officially opened on 12 September 2007; however, it closed two months later with the final performance staged on"
"Musical category for this role. Rockwell currently stars as Karen Smith in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, ""Mean Girls"", written by Tina Fey with music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, respectively. The show had its world premiere as an out-of-town tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. from October 31, 2017 to December 3, 2017 in which Rockwell originated the role of Karen Smith. The musical, which is based on the film of the same name, began previews on March 12, 2018, and officially opened on Broadway on April 8, 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre"
"pitch"" while calling Shaiman and Wittman's songs as a ""gravest disappointment"", which she stressed out that ""these are songs that get in your head, body, memory, and there’s nothing here with comparable melodic or lyrical staying power"" in her negative comparison of the former to the Sherman Brothers' 1964 original songs, but praised Whishaw's performance as ""emotional rawness"". Mary Poppins Returns Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Based on the book series of the same name"
"original's plot but criticized that there was no element of surprise. Rooney wrote that ""in comparison to other teen classics retooled for the stage, like ""Mean Girls"", """" or """", the show rarely steps out from the shadow of its screen source with anything new to offer."" Clueless (musical) Clueless is a 2018 jukebox musical based on the 1995 film of the same name written by Amy Heckerling. It is loosely based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel ""Emma"", updating the setting to modern-day Beverly Hills. The musical premiered Off Broadway in November 20th, 2018, with an official opening on December"
"70, Girls, 70 70, Girls, 70 is a musical with a book by Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin adapted by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Ebb, and music by John Kander. The musical is based on the 1958 play ""Breath of Spring"" by Peter Coke. The plot concerns a group of larcenous old folks who steal furs from various New York City stores with the intent of using the proceeds from their resale to buy their Upper West Side retirement hotel, the New Sussex Arms, which is slated to be sold to developers. The musical opened on Broadway on April"
"Calendar Girls (musical) Calendar Girls (previously titled The Girls) is a musical with music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and a book by Tim Firth. The show is based on the 2003 film Calendar Girls, which is in turn based on a true story. The musical received its world premiere at the Grand Theatre, Leeds in 2015, before transferring to The Lowry, Salford in January 2016. It went on to open in London's West End at the Phoenix Theatre in February 2017, with a UK Tour tour starting in October 2018. Annie's husband John dies from leukaemia at an early"
"... 100 Songs"", and the line ""Hello, gorgeous"" at #81 in its 2005 list of ""100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes"". ""Funny Girl"" is considered one of the greatest musical films ever. In 2016, ""Funny Girl"" was deemed ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I, the story opens with ""Ziegfeld Follies"" star Fanny Brice awaiting the return of husband Nicky Arnstein from prison, and then moves into an extended flashback focusing"
"not picked up due to budget reasons, however a number of websites have speculated that ""Football Wives"" was shelved due to potential conflicts with the National Football League. """" is an original British musical that was developed by the creators of the television series, Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus, in collaboration with composer and lyricist Kath Gotts, and director Maggie Norris. ""Bad Girls – The Musical"" takes as its starting point the original core characters from the first series of ""Bad Girls"" on TV, and loosely follows the storyline of the first series, most notably, the suicide of Rachel Hicks"
"2015, Disney Junior announced that an animated television movie and TV series of ""Fancy Nancy"" were both in the works. The series premiered on July 13, 2018. In 2012, ""Fancy Nancy the Musical"" was produced Off-Broadway by Vital Theatre Company. The musical is mainly based on ""Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet"", with book and lyrics by Susan DiLallo and music and lyrics by Danny Abosch. The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of ""Fancy Nancy the Musical"" was released on Ghostlight Records in 2013. In 2014 """" was produced Off-Broadway by Vital Theatre Company, Inc.. The musical, based on the book"