Old Movie, New Musical
(Plus modest bitchiness about a certain quotable blogger, etc.)
In this week’s round of Theatrical Mad Libs, we learn that Bear McCreary (he scored the TV smash “Battlestar Galactica”) is working with Zoe Sarnak (of Empire Records and Galileo) and no less a titan than David Henry Hwang (Yellowface, M. Butterfly) on … a Broadway-aimed adaptation of a decade-old documentary about particle physics?
Which, you know, I’d have thought was a fascinating project even if I hadn’t reviewed the film for NPR back in the day:
The lede on that review, if you don’t feel like clicking through: “All you really need to know about Particle Fever is that it includes footage of physicists rapping. About physics. Wearing giant Einstein masks.”
It’s a tremendous feel-good story, full of stress and worry and wonder, and I can see it being a serious hit if the creative stars align. Can’t wait to see what director Leah Silverman (Suffs) makes of the material.
And I hereby nominate Jessica Vosk to play Fabiola Gianotti.
