Cameron Crowe on the stage adaptation of 'Almost Famous,' and why it's a 'San Diego story'
” to have its world premiere there in late September. But Crowe has some even better reasons — like the fact that most of the events in the film and show transpired within a few miles’ radius. When the Old Globe is mentioned in the musical, you might assume it’s a gag just for locals — if you don’t remember that the line, like much of the book he wrote for the new musical, is straight out of his semi-autobiographical screenplay.
The blend of a little Led Zep and a whole lotta original music works seamlessly enough for audiences, says Crowe, that “it’s surprising to me how few people know that ‘It Ain’t Easy’ is a David Bowie song. They’re like, ‘I like that song you guys wrote for the deflowering scene.’ It’s on ‘Ziggy Stardust,’ baby — come on!”
Kitt relished the chance to work with Crowe on the songs for the production. With the director providing a fresh eye as someone who had never done a musical before, Kitt is the yin to that yang as the guy who’s done just about everything that the show requires, in theory. On top of his award-winning musicals that were conjured up from scratch, he’s done the music for film-to-stage musical adaptations of “High Fidelity,” “Bring It On,” “Freaky Friday,” “Dave,” “Magic Mike” and “The Visitor.
Stepping into film-based roles that can legitimately be considered iconic 19 years on was something the cast had to think about… and then not think about. Says Solea Pfeiffer, who plays Penny Lane, “Kate Hudson played it to just such perfection, and I marveled at her performance in this movie from the moment I saw it, before I ever thought that I would be bringing it to the stage. The movie will always be there for the people who want to revisit it.
“He and I have talked about the relationship that he had with Glenn a lot, and I watched the ‘History of the Eagles’ documentary, and there’s something inherent about the relationship that Cameron and Glenn had that is totally suffused throughout our show, and especially the relationship that William and Russell have — the older brother attitude, the guy who was magnetic enough to walk into a room and automatically give somebody a nickname, no matter if they’d met for the first time or it was...
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