The new UK musical Daydream Believer, based off of the story of 60's pop group The Monkees has now been cancelled. Today the show's producers stated, "It is with regret that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the production of Daydream Believer has been cancelled for the foreseeable future." Rumor has been circulating that it is because of poor initial ticket sales.
The world premiere of the new musical Daydream Believer was set to take place at the Theatre Royal Plymouth where was to play a limited run starting on August 26th and run through September 6th.
According to press notes the story tells the journey of four musicians who "unwittingly become stand-ins for the most famous group in the world. It is a nostalgic trip down memory lane for those who remember the TV series". It includes hits such as "I'm a Believer", "Steppin' Stone", "Hey, Hey We're The Monkees", "Last Train to Clarksville", and of course, "Daydream Believer".
The original Monkees were Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and
Micky Dolenz and came into their success when they were thrown together as a fictional pop group on a television series. After their first album was released, however, they became the real deal and it propelled them into a long music career including collaborations with
Neil Diamond and Carole King.
The musical is written by Peter Benedict and directed by David Taylor. Casting will be announced at a further date. After the run in Plymouth the musical will tour at Belfast, Windsor, Stoke-On-Trent, Woking, Glasgow, Richmond, Cambridge, Brighton, Bromley, Darlington and Eastbourne.
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