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Taboo (musical)
Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies Markham (extensively rewritten for the Broadway production by Charles Busch), lyrics by Boy George, and music by George, John Themis, Richie Stevens, and Kevan Frost.
Set in an abandoned London warehouse, the show tells the story of a group of people (partly based on real people and partly fictional), some of whom had been connected to the New Romantic club scene some years earlier, culminating with the opening of the now-legendary Taboo (1985–87) of the title, which was the creation of Leigh Bowery, at the end of Act I. Boy George is featured as one of the club's regulars, as he was known to have been in the 1980s, and the show also focuses on George's life prior to and after achieving fame.
The cast featured Euan Morton as Boy George, whose vocal performance and physical resemblance to the Culture Club frontman earned widespread critical acclaim and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. Critics praised Morton as delivering "a mesmerising performance that elsewhere would literally be showstopping" and noted he was "the spitting image of George in his youth." The Guardian's Michael Billington described the musical as "impossible to dislike". The production also included Luke Evans as Billy James, Matt Lucas as Leigh Bowery, and Dianne Pilkington as Kim, with the show directed by Christopher Renshaw with choreography by Les Child and costume design by Mike Nicholls.
Comedian/talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell was so enamoured with the show that she decided to finance a Broadway production. After 16 previews, a new revised version of Taboo opened on November 13, 2003, at the Plymouth Theatre, with a new book by Charles Busch. Hampered by mostly scathing reviews, the production closed after 100 performances. The cast, directed by Christopher Renshaw, included Boy George (credited under his real name, George O'Dowd), Euan Morton reprising his role as Boy George, Raúl Esparza and Jeffrey Carlson.
O'Donnell reportedly lost her entire $10 million investment in the project. She said in a 2007 interview about Leigh Bowery that she wanted to take Taboo back to Broadway in the future.
A revival of the original London Taboo ran from September to March 2013 at the Brixton Club House in London. The show was directed by original director Renshaw and included original cast member Paul Baker as Philip Sallon, with The Voice contestant Sam Buttery as Leigh Bowery, newcomer Matthew Rowland as Boy George/George O'Dowd and Alistair Brammer as Billy.
The show starts with Philip Sallon introducing the audience to the New Romantics in London's Soho district ("Ode To Attention Seekers").
The focus moves to the James family home in Bromley, where Billy lives with his mum, Josie, and dad, Derek, who is unemployed thanks to the new laws brought by the Thatcher era. Billy's dad disapproves of him wanting to be a photographer and, after another fight, Billy snaps and decides to move to London ("Safe In the City").
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Taboo (musical)
Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies Markham (extensively rewritten for the Broadway production by Charles Busch), lyrics by Boy George, and music by George, John Themis, Richie Stevens, and Kevan Frost.
Set in an abandoned London warehouse, the show tells the story of a group of people (partly based on real people and partly fictional), some of whom had been connected to the New Romantic club scene some years earlier, culminating with the opening of the now-legendary Taboo (1985–87) of the title, which was the creation of Leigh Bowery, at the end of Act I. Boy George is featured as one of the club's regulars, as he was known to have been in the 1980s, and the show also focuses on George's life prior to and after achieving fame.
The cast featured Euan Morton as Boy George, whose vocal performance and physical resemblance to the Culture Club frontman earned widespread critical acclaim and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. Critics praised Morton as delivering "a mesmerising performance that elsewhere would literally be showstopping" and noted he was "the spitting image of George in his youth." The Guardian's Michael Billington described the musical as "impossible to dislike". The production also included Luke Evans as Billy James, Matt Lucas as Leigh Bowery, and Dianne Pilkington as Kim, with the show directed by Christopher Renshaw with choreography by Les Child and costume design by Mike Nicholls.
Comedian/talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell was so enamoured with the show that she decided to finance a Broadway production. After 16 previews, a new revised version of Taboo opened on November 13, 2003, at the Plymouth Theatre, with a new book by Charles Busch. Hampered by mostly scathing reviews, the production closed after 100 performances. The cast, directed by Christopher Renshaw, included Boy George (credited under his real name, George O'Dowd), Euan Morton reprising his role as Boy George, Raúl Esparza and Jeffrey Carlson.
O'Donnell reportedly lost her entire $10 million investment in the project. She said in a 2007 interview about Leigh Bowery that she wanted to take Taboo back to Broadway in the future.
A revival of the original London Taboo ran from September to March 2013 at the Brixton Club House in London. The show was directed by original director Renshaw and included original cast member Paul Baker as Philip Sallon, with The Voice contestant Sam Buttery as Leigh Bowery, newcomer Matthew Rowland as Boy George/George O'Dowd and Alistair Brammer as Billy.
The show starts with Philip Sallon introducing the audience to the New Romantics in London's Soho district ("Ode To Attention Seekers").
The focus moves to the James family home in Bromley, where Billy lives with his mum, Josie, and dad, Derek, who is unemployed thanks to the new laws brought by the Thatcher era. Billy's dad disapproves of him wanting to be a photographer and, after another fight, Billy snaps and decides to move to London ("Safe In the City").