2010 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

Dallas Observer

June 11, 2010: Superman Musical Almost Ready to Fly at Dallas Theater Center

The Dallas Observer has published an indepth article from behind the scenes of the up-coming musical "revisal" of It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

The 7 page article includes photos and interviews with the cast and crew as they refine the show in rehersals.

    "It's easy to think simply of Superman as a source of action-adventure, of humor, even of romance with Lois," [artistic director Kevin] Moriarty says during a rare rehearsal break. "But if you spend much time with the character, almost anyone can relate to those fundamental challenges of integrating various parts of your identity into one coherent identity, sacrificing something for something greater, carrying your history and values with you even as you move into new situations your parents never dreamed of. Those are explicit parts of the Superman story told over and over. And maybe you need someone in a big blue costume to swoop down and show us the way."

The lengthy article delves into the history of the original 1966 Broadway musical, DC Comics not allowing any major changes to be made to this new version (like changing Max Mencken to Lex Luthor), and how everyone involved got involved.

Read the complete report at the Dallas Observer website.



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