New York -- Some key figures who helped manage Michael Jackson's career are teaming up to create a stage musical about the behind-the-scenes making of a superstar that producers call a cross between "Goodfellas" and "Dreamgirls."
Producers Mark Lamica, Quincy Krashna, Jerry Greenberg, Raymond Del Barrio and Larry Hart will join forces to present "The Man," a fictional show inspired by the rise of Jackson, Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston. The story will be told through the eyes of a manager.
"We want this project to be a compelling, gritty, entertaining tale, that tells the story of the price of fame in a new way," said Lamica, who served as a partner with the late Frank Dileo, who was Jackson's manager.
"The Man," with a book by Lamica and Grammy Award-winning composer Hart, is expected to open in Las Vegas in the late fall of 2013. The show will have...
Producers Mark Lamica, Quincy Krashna, Jerry Greenberg, Raymond Del Barrio and Larry Hart will join forces to present "The Man," a fictional show inspired by the rise of Jackson, Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston. The story will be told through the eyes of a manager.
"We want this project to be a compelling, gritty, entertaining tale, that tells the story of the price of fame in a new way," said Lamica, who served as a partner with the late Frank Dileo, who was Jackson's manager.
"The Man," with a book by Lamica and Grammy Award-winning composer Hart, is expected to open in Las Vegas in the late fall of 2013. The show will have...
- 12/19/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Michael Jackson's pop/rock musical based on the Cinderella fairytale is dancing its way back to the Los Angeles stage for a new production next year. The King of Pop executive produced "Sisterella" when it debuted at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1996, and now his business partner Jerry Greenberg and manager Frank Dileo are reprising the Larry Hart-penned show for another run.
The dance routines in the musical, about a wicked stepmother who tries to steal the fortune her late husband left to his daughter, will be choreographed by original dance instructor Raymond G. del Barrio. Casting details have yet to be announced.
Prominent music figure, Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was 50 and is survived by three children; Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.
The dance routines in the musical, about a wicked stepmother who tries to steal the fortune her late husband left to his daughter, will be choreographed by original dance instructor Raymond G. del Barrio. Casting details have yet to be announced.
Prominent music figure, Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was 50 and is survived by three children; Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.
- 10/4/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Yesterday it was reported that Academy Award-winning USC grad Ari Sandel was in talks to direct the big screen adaptation of Neil Strauss' bestselling book The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society of Pickup Artists. So I thought it would be as good a time than any to feature West Bank Story, the short film which won Sandel an Oscar in 2007 for Best Live Action Short Film. Here is some information on the short: West Bank Story is a comedy/musical short film, directed by Ari Sandel, co-written by Sandel and Kim Ray, produced by Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ashley Jordan, Ravi Malhotra, and featuring choreography by Ramon Del Barrio. The film is a parody of the classic musical film West Side Story, which in turn is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film follows the romance between the relatives of the owners of rival falafel restaurants, one Israeli...
- 5/27/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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