TABOO

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Las comedias musicales me encantan. Cuando fuimos con Adriana a New York, vimos cuatro! Imaginense como me sentí cuando me enteré que se iba a estrenar la comedia musical sobre la vida de George, dos pasiones reunidas en una!
El musical de Boy George! Taboo Last Updated: November 18 2001 Taboo To see pictures of some of the actors, including Ewan Morton, who plays George visit BoyGeorgeDJ.com's latest report by Clicking here! Music and Lyrics writen by Boy George Directed by Christopher Renshaw Book by Mark Davies-Markham Choreography by Les Childs Designs by Tim Goodchild Costume Design by Mike Nicholls Lighting by Chris Ellis Hair and Make up by Christine Bateman Sound by Jem Kitchen Produced by Adam Kenwright Cast includes Ewan Morton as Boy George, Luke as Billy, Brodie Bass as Marilyn and Matt Lucas as Leigh Bowery. Picture courtesy of Taboo. Thanks guys! Venue: The Venue (Notre Dame Hall), Leicester Place (off Leicester Square), London W1 Transport: Tube to Leicester Sq The venue is a stylishly retro, reclaimed basement dance hall. (The dance hall and rehearsal room will be converted into a 350 seater theatre for the run) Dates: Previews from 11 January 2002; Opening night on 29 January (press night; not available to the general public); Season begins on 30 January 2002. Bookings currently available up until 6 April 2002. Tickets for previews and season shows can be purchased as of 7 November (yes, now!) Times: Mon - Friday @ 8pm; Saturdays @ 3pm & 8pm Price: Tickets range from £25 - £35. The £35 tickets of course are limited and are for the "better seats in the house". For bookings and further information, phone (England) 0870 899 3335 (international +44 870 899 3335) (bookings incur a booking fee) Group bookings: 0870 899 3342 - for bookings 8+, you can get £5 off the top price seats for performances from the 11 January – 9 Feb (excludes Saturday evenings) Taboo is the name of a musical George has co-written, and is based on the New Romantic era of the early 80's. The name is taken from a nightclub which was run by Leigh Bowery, one of the characters featuring in the musical, now scheduled to open in London on January 29 2002, with previews beginning on January 11. Auditions for Taboo were held in London during August (see pics at left) with People Weekly (US, Aug 27 2001) reporting the following: "Curious George wannabees with enough eyeshadow to make up Duran Duran and Tammy Faye warbled their way through 'Karma Chameleon', George's 1983 hit single with Culture Club. Less talented hopefuls also showed. And why not? As George told the British Press Association, he was once a long shot too. According to George, Taboo is "a fictional story about a young guy from a small town in the north of England who comes to London to find himself, to discover the bright lights, and comes into contact with a group of people - myself being one of them, as well as Steve Strange, Marilyn, Leigh Bowery and all those London nightlife characters - who take him on a journey through his sexuality. It's kind of a double plot, a story within a story." Other characters in Taboo include Philip Sallon, Trojan, Fat Sue and Bucket Gill. It was revealed on Global Culture that a videotaped run thru was greeted by a standing ovation by various muso's. Taboo is seen to be a sure fire hit. The new songs in the 16 song score have been co-written by George with long time collaborator John Themis and songs will range from old to brand new. In a post to the official Culture Club site, John Themis mentioned the following songs as likely Taboo candidates: "Credibility", "Love is Lonely", "Petrified", "I See Through You", "Stranger In This World", "Il Adore", "20th Century Jesus", "Genocide Peroxide", and "Vanity Case". Songs "Gimme A Freak" and "Ode To Attention Seekers (I'm Known In All The Wrong Places)" have been especially written for Taboo. "Hits" like Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want To Hurt Me are also featured.