VIDEO FLASHBACK: A STAR WARS Musical? One-Man STAR WARS? It's Been Done
By: Michael Dale Oct. 20, 2015
We're closing in of 40 years since George Lucas' first STAR WARS movie debuted on the big screen and five episodes later the names Hans Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi have become a beloved part of our pop culture.
With yesterday's official release of the trailer for Episode VII, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, the first new installment in ten years, the force is sweeping the country again.
While Broadway has yet to see a live adaptation of Lucas' epic, there have been valiant efforts made to bring STAR WARS to the stage.
In 1996, the kids at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in California thought STAR WARS would make an excellent musical. All it needed was some parody songs from Broadway hits like TOMMY, GODSPELL and LES MISERABLES. Here's part one:
And here's part 2:
For those who prefer to go minimalist, Charles Ross began performing his ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY, based on the original three films, in 2002 and has taken it all across America (including an Off-Broadway run in 2005), the UK, Australia, Dubai, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore. Click here to find out when he'll be performing it near you.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS opens in U.S. theaters on December 18.
Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.Videos