Now that ive finished watching every major comic book movie, its time for me to spread out once again to some of the lesser known films and im starting with the last couple dc movies that have nearly been buried to time. Superman the musical based on its a bird, its a plane. Superhero movies have taken over, and its hard to get anything made if it doesnt feature people in capes. Before he an angsty teenager on the cws smallville, snapping necks in 20s man of steel, or. The official database for broadway theatre information. As its done a few times before, supergirl introduces a highstakes cliffhanger one week only to resolve it as quickly as possible the next. In this premiere adaptation of the 1966 musical, it s a bird, it s a plane, it s superman, this tyafriendly musical will be sure to soar up, up and away into the hearts of all children and the. Its a bird its a plane its superman the guide to musical. A pop artflavored sendup of the comic book world, its a bird. The lost treasures collection, a series of rarely performed musical gems presented in. Its a bird its a plane its superman 2015 san diego junior theatre. Its a bird its a plane its superman original cast recording. The company has teamed up with comixology to produce a dc comics app and store for the iphone, ipod touch and ipad devices.
It s superman is a 1966 musical composed by charles strouse, with lyrics by lee adams and book by david newman and robert benton. This line was spoken during the introduction of adventures of superman 19521958. Tv movie 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His nuclear reactor and mit is malfunctioning and is hours away from reducing metropolis to a pile of rubble. Its superman is a tongueincheek musical that highlights supermans efforts to defeat professor sedgwick, a mad scientist who seeks to destroy superman and all he.
Superman arrives at the reactor in the nickoftime and averts disaster. The show was significantly shortened, the script significantly changed, and the ethnicity of a troupe of evildoers was changed from chinese acrobats to mafiastyle gangsters. The ensemble in its superman under kyers fluid direction are marvelous. It s superman is a tongueincheek musical that highlights supermans efforts to defeat professor sedgwick, a mad scientist who seeks to destroy superman and all he. He was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1938 and has been a staple in pop culture for the past 80 years. After the success of the tv series, superman appeared in a broadway musicalcomedy entitled its a bird, its a plane, its superman, written by david newman and robert benton, it presented bob holiday as superman and patricia marand as lois lane, but the star of the show was jack cassidy as max mencken, the evil daily planet columnist. And you add all of that up, and the idea that he would one night reach into the drawer next to his bed, pull out a gun a german luger and shoot. Supermanwho can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as clark kent, mildmannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a neverending battle for. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman original broadway.
Its a bird, its a plane, its a superman pc sign in to comment. Superman the musical based on its a bird, its a plane, it. This guy strapped a superman toy to a dji phantom 3 drone and captured the man of steel flying around victoria park in london and. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the quality scale. Directed by david norman with musical director jonas dawson at the keys, this campy throwback is barrel full of laughs for comic book fans everywhere. The 1975 television production of its a bird its a plane its superman transmitted under abcs wide world of entertainment rubric is a restaging of the broadway show, with a new cast. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment its a bird, its a plane, its superman. It was a flop only running for four months, but nevertheless a cast album was released. Its a bird, its a plane its superman on your iphone. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Jla download a list of 40 titles created 12 jul 2016 dc liveaction. Opening in 1966, the musical its a bird, its a plane, its superman ran for only 129 performances before disappearing into that great phone booth in the sky. It is based on the comic book character superman created by jerry siegel and joe shuster and published by dc comics. It s a bird is the title of a 2004 graphic novel by steven seagle and teddy kristiansen that doesnt feature superman, but examines the effect he has had on the world as the main character struggles to write something new about him.
Nov 28, 2014 charles strouse and lee adamss shortlived 1966 broadway musical its a bird its a plane. And its not just the man of steel, as ideally personified by the studlyyetsensitive edward watts. Its superman is a 1966 musical composed by charles strouse, with lyrics by lee adams and book by david newman and robert benton. May 24, 2011 im a huge nerd for its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Mar 08, 2014 its a bird its a plane its superman continues at the ye olde rose and crown theatre, walthamstow, london until 22 march long before superheroes were the source of blockbuster movies and 35 years before the megamusical spiderman turn off the dark landed on broadway, its a bird. Its superman is part of wikiproject musical theatre, organized to improve and complete musical theatre articles and coverage on wikipedia. His feats are the stuff young damsels dream of, and tall among them stands lois lane, star reporter at the planet, who ignores kent s advances and dreams only of being loved by superman, unaware that they are one. You can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. Superman also has to contend with the evil genius dr. Ibdb provides records of productions from the beginnings. I think its awesome that its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Its a bird its a plane its superman continues at the ye olde rose and crown theatre, walthamstow, london until 22 march long before superheroes were the source of blockbuster movies and 35 years before the megamusical spiderman turn off the dark landed on broadway, its a bird its a plane.
For the past 80 years, the man of steel has endured in books, movies, radio serials, comic books and cartoons. Apr 24, 2015 a pop artflavored sendup of the comic book world, its a bird. And its not just the man of steel, as ideally personified by the studlyyetsensitive edward watts, who makes this production a highflying. Abner sedgwick, a mad scientist, max mencken, a megalomaniacal gossip columnist, and a mysterious clan of underemployed acrobats. Aug 27, 2015 its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone. And in the most recent reboot, the dreamy plank of cedar henry cavill zips across the skies, fueled not by earths yellow sun, but by dual processor chips linked over hundreds of networked computers and sure, i guess some of these effects look sorta nice.
Its hard to imagine a problem that could be bigger than the complete destruction of all mankind, but you know, you do you, ladies. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone cnet. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to. Jun 23, 2010 dc comics, the home of superman, announced new digital publishing and distribution initiatives that will bring their comics to apple devices and the sony playstation network. Strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Among the shows i saw that i completely fell in love with was its a bird, its a plane, its superman. On february 1, 1975, an adaption of this musical was aired as an abc tvs wide world of entertainment tv special. Revenge michael osullivan its a bird, its a plane, its superman orchestra.
I first saw this in philly on april 23, 1966 and it made such an impression on me that i saw it again in new york on may 3, 1966. Opening in 1966, the musical it s a bird, it s a plane, it s superman ran for only 129 performances before disappearing into that great phone booth in the sky. The second myriad threat adds to the stopstart nature of this episode, which bounces between worldending threats and catco character drama a little too frequently. Its a bird its a plane its superman 2015 san diego. In this premiere adaptation of the 1966 musical, its a bird, its a plane, its superman, this tyafriendly musical will be sure to soar up, up and away into the hearts of all children and the. Superman and his comic book cohorts fly into action. Tv adaptation of the campy 1960s broadway musical about the man of steel, his friends, his enemies, and his selfimage problems. Im fine with the show engaging in some goofy, sentimental comic book logic now and again, but it needs to at least be internally consistent with how it presents this stuff. Groovy sets with a strong benday dot comic book theme. Superman who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as clark kent, mildmannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a neverending battle for. Look, its a bird, its a plane, no its superman, no wait, its a bird. This tale, respected enough to be included in the greatest superman stories ever told, had lex luthor determine the identity of superman using a super computer i think its awesome that its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Look up in the sky, its a bird, its a plane origin. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone.
Also seeking to get the man of steel in his crosshairs is the egocentric max mencken will swenson, the daily planets gossip columnist, who is determined to discover supermans identify and reveal it to the world. It s superman original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 29, 1966 and played through jul 17, 1966. Its a bird, its a plane, its another arrowverse series. Print and download youve got possibilities sheet music from its a bird. Its superman was made into a tv special on february 1, 1975. It s a bird, it s a plane it s superman on your iphone the new york times. Heres everything we know about superman and lois, the arrowverse series starring. Careers at behance adobe portfolio blog powered by behance creative career tips download the app. Superman, the man of steel, knows that his goal in life is doing good, an inescapable task imposed on him because he is a superhero. Still photos from the original broadway production can be seen in the. Charles strouse and lee adamss shortlived 1966 broadway musical its a bird its a plane. Superman is typically seen while flying, and you the viewer are right along side him. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman home hal leonard. John byrne, the writer behind the 1986 superman reboot, wrote a story for superman vol.
The superman super site its a bird, its a plane, its. Dc comics, the home of superman, announced two digital publishing and distribution initiatives on wednesday. Digital versions of dc comics will also be available on the sony playstation network and the comics by comixology. I was born three years after it was on broadway, but like you jayjay i have been fascinated by it and have collected material about it over the years and know the songs from the soundtrack. Jun 18, 2012 it s a bird, it s a plane, it s a new superman bio. This is a very bad musical special, done on a criminally low budget. Store community about support install steam login language. Its a bird its a plane its superman concord theatricals. With this act we learn of sedgwicks plan to find supermans weakness. It was the first broadway musical based on a comic book. Its superman is a musical by charles strouse annie that tells the story of the caped heros efforts to protect metropolis from dr. Its superman is to get a short west end run, beginning performances feb.
You can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open t. On february 1, 1975, an adaption of this musical was aired as an abc tv s wide world of entertainment tv special. Mar 21, 20 its a plane its superman at city center encores. Obviously it wasnt going to be giving cats or a chorus line a run for their money but, to be honest about it, superman wasnt really the most promising subject material for an on. Last week, myriad was an unstoppable mental force that allowed. Im hugely envious jim went, much less got backstage.
Its a bird, its a plane, its superman 1975 rotten tomatoes. Im a huge nerd for its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Its a bird, its a plane its superman we dont matter. This was a madefortv musical production based on a. The entire production is filmed on a cramped sound stage. Sedgwick has a problem that only superman can solve. The 1975 television production of it s a bird it s a plane it s superman transmitted under abc s wide world of entertainment rubric is a restaging of the broadway show, with a new cast.
Its a bird its a plane its superman flights, tights. Its superman sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in g major transposable. Look, its a bird, its a plane, no its superman, no wait. The original cast album was recorded on april 3, 1966, when the show was still in philly. With kenneth mars, loretta swit, lesley ann warren, david wayne. The onstage school of musical is producing the german premiere at the brunsviga. Abner sedgwick david pittu, a tentime nobel prize loser. The music gets the job done, but its nothing compared to the rock opera album spiderman.