Coraline... the Musical?

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Tue Feb 10, 2009 — by Glenn Hauman

Coraline... the Musical?

Not content with having a Newbury Award, the the top-debuting, wide-release, stop-motion film in movie history, and throngs of adoring fans dressed in black, now Neil Gaiman is trying for a Obie Award.

Coraline the musical goes into previews on May 7 at the Lucille Lortel Theater, off-Broadway in Greenwich Village, where it will run through June 20. The book is by David Greenspan and music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt, and directed by Leigh Silverman.

Casting will be-- unconventional, to say the least. 9-year-old Coraline will be played by 55-year-old actress Jayne Houdyshell, with the Other Mother played by David Greenspan. (Cross-dressing in Greenwich Village? That never happens...)

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Russ Rogers (10:51 AM on Tue Feb 10, 2009)

This is not the first Neil Gaiman Musical based on one of his children's books! "The Wolves in the Walls" was made into a musical several years ago!

Here's a preview video of the production, posted by Neilhimself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_P4AxAagHU

Neil Gaiman has also written songs for "The Flash Girls" and "Folk Underground." Both bands featured his assistant, "The Fabulous Lorraine." He's probably don't more stuff than that. I know he's worked with Tori Amos and Alice Cooper.

mike weber (11:58 AM on Tue Feb 10, 2009)

Speaking of Coraline - today's SOMETHING*POSITIVE: http://somethingpositive.net/sp02092009.shtml

Anonymous (6:38 PM on Fri Mar 27, 2009)

Coraline isn't 9, she's 11.

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