There are tons of new Broadway plays coming this Spring, such as "Evita", "Ghost" and "Newsies". Now another play coming out (a little later) is a musical about Charlie Chaplin. For those who don't know who he is, he is a famous silent movie comedian that starred in over 30 films. The play is called "Becoming Chaplin" and is composed by Christopher Curtis who also composed "Annie", "The Producers", and "Hairspray". This should open up in the 2012-2013 season, though casting has not been announced yet.
This is newsworthy because new plays are always coming out and they are interesting when they are about famous people. Also just the concept of making a musical on a silent film star is very daring and hopefully will come out strong.
A Silent Musical
What parts of Chaplin's life will be parts of the play?
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