Music of the Swamp
Universal has been trying to cash in on all their monster properties with remakes such as the Wolf Man (starring and directed by Benicio del Toro) scheduled to hit theaters in November of this year and that horrible amalgamation known as Van Helsing. But now they’ve officially outdone themselves. In what originally was considered a spoof press release , Universal has now confirmed its latest entertainment venture: Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical, coming in the Spring 2009. The show’s release is meant to build up the hype for the 2011 remake of the 1954 classic. Press Release: 2 June 2008 Drawn from Universal’s crypt of classic monsters and updated with spectacular Broadway production values and special effects, “Creature from the Black Lagoon—The Musical,” will rise, live, on stage at Universal Studios Hollywood beginning spring, 2009. With state-of-the-art stagecraft, acrobatic choreography and hilarious, toe-tapping music, the Creature will be brought to life in a story ...