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Unreal: Cliff Bleszinski really likes musicals
Listen, just because Cliff Bleszinski makes games where you chainsaw dudes in half doesn't mean the man can't feel. Like, take this interview with Adult Swim about his favorite shows for instance, in which he admits that he kinda, sorta loves musicals: I can enjoy a twisted, strange movie like [Funny Games] but also be like, "Sweet! Chicago's on Blu-ray now! Let's go see The Lion King on Broadway! Oh my God, I love Wicked!" ... There's this weird dichotomy going on with my tastes. I think it's important to enjoy all spectrums of entertainment that way. Well, this certainly explains why so many Epic games feature highly choreographed knife fights between rival gangs. Also, because we were all thinking it: This. ... No? Well, we were thinking it.
Andrew Lloyd Webber classics coming to Lips
Finally, a video game will give you the opportunity to stand on your couch and sing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" to your proletariat television below. Yes, Andrew Lloyd Webber songs are making their way to Lips. The tracks will cost 160 MS Points ($2) apiece and include some of the Broadway and West End master's greatest hits. Available August 13: "Memory" from Cats "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera "Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love Available September 10: "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Evita "The Phantom of the Opera" from Phantom of the Opera "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat Considering the resurgence in musicals the last couple years, it's still surprising that the closest game to involve them is the Ubisoft hit Dance on Broadway.
Mario musical Super Claudio Bros. jumps on DC
[Image credit: Andrew Bossi, cc-by-nc-sa] Brothers Claudio and Luis may not dress like you've always known the Marios to dress, they may operate in the Eggplant rather than Mushroom Kingdom, and they may battle a giant, evil platypus named Bruiser, but make no mistake: Super Claudio Bros. is a musical about the life and times of Mario. But the real shock to me, reviewers and attendees alike? It's really good, even if you didn't grow up with a controller in your hand. %Gallery-98486%
Taiwan casts robots in Phantom of the Opera, Lloyd Webber seen kicking himself repeatedly
The University of Science and Technology in Taiwan's announced that they're putting on a very special performance of The Phantom of the Opera on December 27th, in which the two leads will be played by robots. The lead bots (named Thomas and Janet) can both walk, and have silicon facial "muscles" that help them mimic human expressions and mouth movements. There will be two additional robotic thespians, Ringo, a jazz drummer, and Pica, a painter, that move on wheels. The Center for Intelligent Robots at the University says that while they've developed the robots for entertainment purposes, they plan to move toward applying them in service fields. As if upstaging Sarah Brightman with a robot isn't service enough already.[Thanks, Tim]
Bill and Steve in Nerd: The Musical
If you're living in Philadelphia, you have a chance to attend "Nerds", the new musical about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates until February 25th. A musical comedy, Nerds is directed by Philip Wm. McKinley, the man behind Broadway's "The Boys from Oz" (aka "Wolverine Sings!") and choreographed by Tony nominee Joel McKneely. The show is an "outrageous epic" about the parallel stories of the two innovators as they rose from garage-bound geeks to industry titans. Original songs include "Think Different" and "Let's Merge". Curiously enough, the librettists, Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner, are staff writers for the Cartoon Network's "Robot Chicken" Adult Swim show. Thanks Zak
