I’ve just read that apparently Billy Corgan is considering writing a Broadway musical. (Thanks, Paste!) I immediately wondered what, exactly, sort of musical Corgan would write. Stereotypical or not, we tend to think of Broadway musicals as upbeat…something Corgan is clearly NOT. This also led me to wonder what sort of musicals/plays other celebs might write. Behold my cliché and slightly ridiculous musings of celebrity Broadway shows.
Billy Corgan
Under-Appreciated Genius.
The story of a depressed kid who is continually taken advantage of and stolen from by schoolmates, friends and family. The climax will be a suicide and the rest of the play will be people discussing his brilliance. Plot Twist: He faked his death.
Taylor Swift
Searching for a Fairy Tale
A young girl bounces from one relationship to another, constantly depressed because she thinks she’s the only girl to ever experience heartbreak. Sign that it’s a T-Swift Production: No new scores-Just all her singles. The protagonist will “write” them after each break-up
Katy Perry & Russell Brand
The Willy Wonka Burlesque Show
Candy Bikinis, one effeminate man in multiple bright suits, and “Singin’ in the (Chocolate) Rain.” Attendees will wear ponchos for the Gallagher-style tap dancing number in the inch-thick pool of melted Wonka bars.
Steve Martin
Brooklyn Hillbillies
The story of a bunch of barefoot hipsters with Appalachian accents slouching around a cardboard Williamsburg carrying banjos and pretending like they don’t care about “making it.” Break-out hit: “She left me for a better ‘Stache.”
Radiohead
Paranoid Android in Paris
A post-apocalyptic story of a bionic man who fears he’s being tracked through Paris by Interpol. When they bust in on a one-night stand, he warns them of “Karma Police.” Orchestra will consist of one dude at a computer.
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