Rumor Alert: Hogwarts, the Musical, and a New Harry Potter Comic Relief Book?
Rumor
Posted by: Sue
August 26, 2007, 01:34 PM
“Hermione! The smartest witch name I ever heard, Hermione!”
That could be something that we will all sing together, should this latest rumor prove to be true. In an article blazing with the title “Exclusive Hogwarts to Hit West End With Wizard Show,” UK newspaper the Sunday Mirror is reporting today that there plans afoot to stage a musical based on the beloved Harry Potter series. Claiming that “casting agents have been told to start looking for a young lad to play Potter in an all-singing, all-dancing version of J.K. Rowling’s magic at Hogwarts,” the article also goes on to state that ‘producers are already working on script ideas and hope to bring the musical to London’s West End next year…The plan is for spectacular flying scenes, live Quidditch and big showdowns with Voldemort.”
Also tagged at the end of the story is this following about author J.K. Rowling possibly writing another book for the Comic Relief Charity, similar to what she did with Harry’s Schoolbooks (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Quidditch Through the Ages”).
States the paper:
J.K. ROWLING is expected to write a special Harry Potter book in aid of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day in 2009.
While all of this sounds very exciting indeed (visions of a dancing Voldemort, and a singing Lucius Malfoy aside), please keep this very much in the rumor category for now. We are working to confirm these things and will update with more as soon as we can.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the charity book ends up being the encyclopedia. I mean, come on, it’s not like JK is doing it because she needs the money.
As for the musical, it seems like a bit of a stretch. I can’t imagine them condensing seven books in one show and still make it seem like it’s Harry Potter. People complain for the cuts the movies do, imagine how much you’d have to cut or speed through for a play.
OH NO! Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, Hogwarts Encyclopedia WILL NOT be the size of Quidditch Through the Ages, PLEASE tell me it is not so please please please!
I’m freaking out! Still really excited about the Potter musical! It was bound to happen, I’d only hoped they would wait a while, keep the hype in a few years too… still it was a question of coining the idea before someone else did!
“visions of a dancing Voldemort, and a singing Lucius Malfoy…” This just had me laughing out loud. I do hope that this rumour isn’t true. A musical simply wouldn’t fit.
The comic relief book could be a possibility, though. Jo is known to do a lot for good causes and she already provided comic relief with a lot of money through her books. She would probably do it again. I really hope she does. :c)
Both of these would rock. As a Broadway obsessed frek, what would be better than a HP musiacl. I realize it sounds extravagant, but it would rock. (My dad and I were just jokin gthat an HP musical should do a cover of “Good Morning Baltimore” turned into “Good Morning Voldemort”, but enough of the weirdness. )I think the book rocks not only for charity but since both of her comic relief books were fantastic.
I hope they won´t bring it on stage as a musical. please Jo say no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!