Today I was reminded of the latest Broadway musical which will be coming soon to a mutiplex near you. Following in the footsteps of Hairspray, the forgettable Producers, and the dreadful adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera is Mamma Mia! the musical based on the music of the Swedish 1970s-80s supergroup ABBA. The big names in the cast seem to be Pierce Brosnan (who knew he can sing?) and Meryl Streep (ditto).
I very vaguely remember hearing the music on the radio during the heyday of disco. I was reminded of it a few years ago when I participated in a karaoke contest at an area bar and grill which an acquaintance operates. A rather rotund man decided to give us his interpretation of “Dancing Queen” and brought the audience to tears from the hilarity. His “performance quality” must have given him some points (or it may have been his nerve) because he come in second place in a group of 20. I am pleased to say that I came in 5th.
Pierce Brosnan singing? My mother will be there, you can be sure of that. She has a few CDs of another actor, Andy Griffith, singing, and she has always liked Brosnan ever since his Remington Steele days.
I think I will be skipping it. Of course, Mr. Brosnan is not the first 007 to be in a musical. One of Connery’s first roles was on stage in the chorus of South Pacific. If I’m not mistaken Roger Moore was in Aspects of Love… maybe that is why it was a bomb (nah, couldn’t be)