Directed by david norman with musical director jonas dawson at the keys, this campy throwback is barrel full of laughs for comic book fans everywhere. Smallville look, its a bird, a plane, no its superman. His nuclear reactor and mit is malfunctioning and is hours away from reducing metropolis to a pile of rubble. Jla download a list of 40 titles created 12 jul 2016 dc liveaction. Its superman is a musical by charles strouse annie that tells the story of the caped heros efforts to protect metropolis from dr. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Look, its a bird, its a plane, no its superman, no wait, its a bird. The way he told it, he was responsible for all such things, including the batman tv.
Book by david newman and robert benton based upon the comic strip superman music by charles strouse lyrics by lee adams broadway production. The official database for broadway theatre information. Abner sedgwick, a mad scientist, max mencken, a megalomaniacal gossip columnist, and a mysterious clan of underemployed acrobats. Store community about support install steam login language. Check out its a bird, its a plane, its superman original broadway cast recording by original broadway cast of its a bird, its a plane, its superman on. Strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Look up in the sky its a bird its a plane its a train duration. Superman is typically seen while flying, and you the viewer are right along side him. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman nah its a jk, it. Tv adaptation of the campy 1960s broadway musical about the man of steel, his friends, his enemies, and his selfimage problems. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the quality scale. Jun 18, 2012 it s a bird, it s a plane, it s a new superman bio. Before he an angsty teenager on the cws smallville, snapping necks in 20s man of steel, or. Fly i keep the s on my chest call me superman super superman hold up wait look up in the sky call me superman super superman no no no its me.
This line was spoken during the introduction of adventures of superman 19521958. Sedgwick has a problem that only superman can solve. A pop artflavored sendup of the comic book world, its a bird. The music gets the job done, but its nothing compared to the rock opera album spiderman. The 1975 television production of its a bird its a plane its superman transmitted under abcs wide world of entertainment rubric is a restaging of the broadway show, with a new cast. Apr 24, 2015 a pop artflavored sendup of the comic book world, its a bird. It s a bird is the title of a 2004 graphic novel by steven seagle and teddy kristiansen that doesnt feature superman, but examines the effect he has had on the world as the main character struggles to write something new about him. Its a bird its a plane its superman flights, tights. This tale, respected enough to be included in the greatest superman stories ever told, had lex luthor determine the identity of superman using a super computer i think its awesome that its a bird, its a plane, its superman.
Its superman original broadway cast music by charles strouse, lyrics by lee adams book by david newman and robert benton produced for records by goddard lieberson superman landed at the alvin theatre on mar. John byrne, the writer behind the 1986 superman reboot, wrote a story for superman vol. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to. You can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. Since his first appearance in the june 1938 debut issue of action comics, superman has gone on to inspire an entire franchise that has spawned a diehard following of super fans. Its a bird its a plane its superman the guide to musical. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone cnet. Its superman sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in g major transposable. It s superman original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 29, 1966 and played through jul 17, 1966. It s a bird, it s a plane it s superman on your iphone the new york times. I am back lol well then heres your second dose of doll have fun and be sure to say grace i cant remember who said this first but if you know please tell me and i will credit him.
Now that ive finished watching every major comic book movie, its time for me to spread out once again to some of the lesser known films and im starting with the last couple dc movies that have nearly been buried to time. Jun 23, 2010 dc comics, the home of superman, announced new digital publishing and distribution initiatives that will bring their comics to apple devices and the sony playstation network. Print and download youve got possibilities sheet music from its a bird. On february 1, 1975, an adaption of this musical was aired as an abc tv s wide world of entertainment tv special. Superhero movies have taken over, and its hard to get anything made if it doesnt feature people in capes. Dharma and greg 5x15 its a bird, its a plane, its my wife. Its hard to imagine a problem that could be bigger than the complete destruction of all mankind, but you know, you do you, ladies. In fact i directed an ill fated production in 1982. This was a madefortv musical production based on a.
One evening, mort took us to the alvin theater to see the broadway play its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Lyrics to it s a bird, it s a plane, it s superman. Listen to the clips from the adventures of superman 19521957. I think its awesome that its a bird, its a plane, its superman.
It was a flop only running for four months, but nevertheless a cast album was released. The 1975 television production of it s a bird it s a plane it s superman transmitted under abc s wide world of entertainment rubric is a restaging of the broadway show, with a new cast. Superman also has to contend with the evil genius dr. Also seeking to get the man of steel in his crosshairs is the egocentric max mencken will swenson, the daily planet s gossip columnist, who is determined to discover superman s identify and reveal it to the world. Filmed on video over the course of 3 days, the show was significantly shortened, the script significantly changed, and the ethnicity of a troupe of evildoers was changed from chinese acrobats to mafiastyle gangsters. Its a bird, its a plane its superman on your iphone. Opening in 1966, the musical it s a bird, it s a plane, it s superman ran for only 129 performances before disappearing into that great phone booth in the sky. Jesus i sound like im malkovich and i just walked into my own head. Its superman 1966 original broadway casthas long been one of my favorite scores that wasnt a hit.
Its superman was made into a tv special which first aired during a late night timeslot of february 21, 1975. Revenge michael osullivan its a bird, its a plane, its superman orchestra. Superman and his comic book cohorts fly into action. Time to announce the winners of our latest contest. For the past 80 years, the man of steel has endured in books, movies, radio serials, comic books and cartoons. Superman the musical based on its a bird, its a plane, it. Mar 21, 20 its a plane its superman at city center encores. Look up in the sky, its a bird, its a plane origin. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman 1975 rotten tomatoes. Thanks for joining, we chose 30 winners randomly ahmed abd elnaby, amy bowers, andree bergeron, arthur mckenna, cathy dusseau, celia pereira, connie schilling, delia rosado, ellen kamen, enrique quijada, howard wong, iopha piercewomack. Look, its a bird, its a plane, no its superman, no wait. His feats are the stuff young damsels dream of, and tall among them stands lois lane, star reporter at the planet, who ignores kent s advances and dreams only of being loved by superman, unaware that they are one. Superman who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as clark kent, mildmannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a neverending battle for.
And its not just the man of steel, as ideally personified by the studlyyetsensitive edward watts, who makes this production a highflying. Its a bird its a plane its superman young performers edition. Its superman is a 1966 musical composed by charles strouse, with lyrics by lee adams and book by david newman and robert benton. Heres everything we know about superman and lois, the arrowverse series starring. This is a very bad musical special, done on a criminally low budget. Its a bird, its a plane, its another arrowverse series. Groovy sets with a strong benday dot comic book theme. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman nah its a jk, it the flying chapter 16 may 11, 2016 may 23, 2016 rei. It was the first broadway musical based on a comic book. Outside of comic books, you had the superfriends cartoon on saturday morning, or reruns of the black and white. Superman arrives at the reactor in the nickoftime and averts disaster. With this act we learn of sedgwicks plan to find supermans weakness. Its a bird its a plane its superman concord theatricals.
Its superman is a 1966 musical composed by charles strouse, with lyrics by lee adams and book by david newman and robert. Comic stars jack cassidy and linda lavin out shine the leads of patricia marchand and bob holiday as lois lane and clark superman but it is all a lot of fun. The right answer for the contest was option number 2. The superman movie, when it arrived and for all its minor oddities, blew everything out of the water. After the announcement that superman would appear on the popular cw superhero series, supergirl, there were mixed reactions to news that teen wolfs tyler hoechlin would play the iconic role. Its a bird its a plane its superman original cast recording. I was born three years after it was on broadway, but like you jayjay i have been fascinated by it and have collected material about it over the years and know the songs from the soundtrack. Obviously it wasnt going to be giving cats or a chorus line a run for their money but, to be honest about it, superman wasnt really the most promising subject material for an on. Its a bird its a plane no its me cuz im fly im fly im fly im fly im fly im fly im call me superman super superman hold up wait look up in the sky call me superman super superman call me mr. With kenneth mars, loretta swit, lesley ann warren, david wayne. As i argue above, its superman, just like man of steel is about superman, not superman.
Its a bird, its a plane, its a superman pc sign in to comment. The superman super site its a bird, its a plane, its. Its a bird, its a plane its superman we dont matter. In this premiere adaptation of the 1966 musical, its a bird, its a plane, its superman, this tyafriendly musical will be sure to soar up, up and away into the hearts of all children and the. Yes, its superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Its a bird, no its a plane, no its rsuperman drama. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The second myriad threat adds to the stopstart nature of this episode, which bounces between worldending threats and catco character drama a little too frequently. He was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1938 and has been a staple in pop culture for the past 80 years. May 24, 2011 im a huge nerd for its a bird, its a plane, its superman.
The entire production is filmed on a cramped sound stage. Abner sedgwick david pittu, a tentime nobel prize loser. Also seeking to get the man of steel in his crosshairs is the egocentric max mencken will swenson, the daily planets gossip columnist, who is determined to discover superman s identify and reveal it to the world. This guy strapped a superman toy to a dji phantom 3 drone and captured the man of steel flying around victoria park in london and.
Aug 27, 2015 its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone. Its superman is part of wikiproject musical theatre, organized to improve and complete musical theatre articles and coverage on wikipedia. Its a bird its a plane its superman 2015 san diego. After the success of the tv series, superman appeared in a broadway musicalcomedy entitled its a bird, its a plane, its superman, written by david newman and robert benton, it presented bob holiday as superman and patricia marand as lois lane, but the star of the show was jack cassidy as max mencken, the evil daily planet columnist. In this premiere adaptation of the 1966 musical, it s a bird, it s a plane, it s superman, this tyafriendly musical will be sure to soar up, up and away into the hearts of all children and the. Jun 21, 20 i dont think superman ii is a good movie. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman home hal leonard. Following this was golden boy 1964, also with adams, starring sammy davis, jr. Tv movie 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its a bird its a plane its superman 2015 san diego junior theatre.
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