Benedict Cumberbatch wants to do a musical

[tzikeh]

And not just any musical.

City of Angels.

First of all -- BENEDICT FUCKING CUMBERBATCH WANTS TO DO A FUCKING MUSICAL.

Second of all -- FUCKING CITY OF FUCKING ANGELS.

You have to understand--my "top ten musicals ever" list varies from time to time, but there are four musicals that are always, always on it: Sweeney Todd (and if you've only seen the movie version, you have not seen Sweeney Todd. Sorry, but you just haven't), 1776, Guys and Dolls, and City of Angels.

He says that there's a specific role he loves in City of Angels that he really wants to play, which can only be Stine or Stone. Guaranteed. I don't think he has the upper register for Stine... so my guess is Stone.

A role for which he is FUCKING PERFECT.

I. Would. DIE.

Die and be FUCKING DEAD.

(omg omg omg omg omg omg please let this happen BC has enough clout right now to get anything he wants produced PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN I would sell my body on the street to get the money to fly to London to see this.)

CITY. OF. FUCKING. ANGELS.

FUCK. ME.

Comments

[dorinda]

OMG OMG OMG. Oh. Emm. Jee.

I WOULD PLOTZ.

My first solo trip to Broadway as a grownup, I went with my brother to see a couple of shows, and one of them was "City of Angels." I died and was dead. And in fact, I said to my brother, "That show is going to win the Tony for best lighting," and lo, it was true! Because dayumn.

Oh, man. BC would rock the house!

[tzikeh]

I do not understand how City of Angels is not like, one of the most revered musicals of the latter half of the 20th century. I really, really don't.

I mean, it ran for two years during a depression (fuck the word "recession;" we were in a depression in the late '80s).

Best Music/Lyrics? Tony Award. (Cy fuckin' Coleman and David fuckin' Zippel)

Best Book? Tony Award. (Larry fuckin' Gelbart)

Best Actor? Tony Award (for the role I bet Benedict wants to play).

Best Featured Actress? Tony Award.

Best Scenic Design? Tony Award.

Oh, and:

Best Musical? FUCKIN' TONY AWARD.

(Alas, it did not win the Tony for Best Lighting, but it was nominated. That went to Grand Hotel.)

I may have to go find production stills to make icons.

[dorinda]

Whoops! I misremembered for sure (the other shows we saw that same week were Grand Hotel and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, and possibly something off-bway as well). But in any case, City tooootally blew my face off.

Maybe a little Cumberbatch is just what it needs to remind people how awesome it is!

[tzikeh]

Two awesome things being awesome together would be awesome.

(omg Benedict Cumberbatch omg)

[dafna]

Oh wow, I love that show. I saw it on Broadway and was just blown away. Who would be a good choice to play Stine, do you think? Does Tom Hollander sing?

[kaydeefalls]

OH. MY. GOD. That would pretty much be perfection.