The Musical’ From ‘Hawkeye’ Will Truly Obtain Dwell Theatrical Performances for a Restricted Time

Rogers: The Musical is a fictitious Broadway play in regards to the lifetime of America’s favourite Avenger (not Hawkeye). Within the present, all the Avengers have been invited however solely Hawkeye reveals up. It truly is a deal with although. There are actors enjoying Avengers, singing and saying character-specific issues. Oh, and the lyrics are a chef’s kiss. For instance:

“The hulk is unbelievable smashing issues up, whereas Iron Man takes to the skies. Captain America’s sturdy, and that Thor is a God, and lord is aware of they’re straightforward on the eyes!” Even Stephen Sondheim is toe-tapping approval (from the grave)!

Right here’s a video with the lion’s share of the efficiency.

If the music sounds authentically Broadway, that’s as a result of Disney enlisted the award-winning songwriting staff of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman to write down it, the duo behind large Broadway hits like Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, and Smash. Shaiman stated the explanation they ended up writing it was as a result of Marvel Cinematic Universe boss Kevin Feige is a “movie rating nerd.”

Shaiman stated the 2 songwriters have been at a dinner for the Academy Awards after they have been tapped on the shoulder and instructed that Feige wished to satisfy them.

 “I knew who Kevin was, and I used to be like he desires to satisfy me, actually? Seems Kevin is a movie rating nerd. He began speaking about [the scores I’ve written] one after the other and I used to be like, I can’t imagine that is taking place. We began buying and selling emails about scores and this and that, and once I would see [Marvel movies] I’d ship him an e mail. I suppose when this concept got here up for Hawkeye, for there to be a musical on Broadway, he fortunately considered us, and [Scott and I] couldn’t be extra ecstatic about it.”

Each writers stated they weren’t actually versed in Marvel however Shaiman’s husband Lou was a self-described “Marvel nerd.”

“I’d go along with him as a superb husband to go watch all the films, then we’d normally sit within the parking zone of the movie show, and I’d say what did I simply see? How does that every one work and who’s who, and little by little I began placing all of the items collectively.”

The precise date for when the musical will start onsite is as of but unknown, past that it will likely be working throughout summer season.