Read post # 9 for reference to Rent. Paul Wylie did an exhibition number to "I Can Do That" circa 1988 & Caryn Kadavy did a beautiful exhibition years ago to "Memory". Kristi & Rudi did an exhibition to a number from "Cats" as well. They were in their teens at the time.
Yes, I saw that posting, but those were exhibition numbers. I am interested in a skater doing a competitive program to Rent or Wicked music.
"Glory" from "Rent" would be cool for a SP!
Todd Eldredge 1995 Skate America:
Short program The King and I
Or, as my friend attended the event with put it, Two Nights in Bangkok.
However, by the end of the season he had gone back to a different short program and replaced the freeskate with a newer one. Worked for him at Worlds, but I preferred the Chess music.
Re: "The King & I," we saw Todd perform it in a pro-am in 12/93. For that performance, he wore a costume that was definitely evocative of the king's role in "The King of I" (elaborate by "Todd" standards, but fitting the program). His costume here is Wylie-esque (works for me too, I like understatement).
I don't know how you access music. Said differently, when you're going to use a piece of music for an elite skater's program, one that will be shown on national television and internationally, what is the process for acquiring the right to use it? Somehow I don't think you can just download it from iTunes or buy a CD. Could it be possible that some of the people or companys that own the copyrights to these musicals don't want someone skating to them? I know if a singer is going to cover a song that's been recorded before, OR when a television singing realty show wants to use a piece they have to have permission. Can't be that different. Just a thought.
What I find depressing about this thread is just little actual Broadway music has been used in relation to the sheer amount of music available. It seems like everyone goes back to the same pieces over and over and over. Yes, doris--Kinky Boots has some numbers that should be looked at as potential programs. You want Kander & Ebb? There's more to them than Chicago and Cabaret. City Lights from The Act, for instance, is a real rousing number, and Arthur in the Afternoon could make an amusing short program. Why has no one used Strike Up the Band or Babes in Arms? There's a great little number, Famous Feet, from a great little show called A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. On the Twentieth Century has some numbers that would translate well to the ice. And on and on and on. But sigh--it's the SOS over and over. Why pay the money to see Chicago or PotO or Cabaret or Les Miz--you've already seen 2/3rds of them on the ice. It's a shame.
Yuzuru's Music of the Night which is from the Phantom of the Opera would've been even better if it has no lyrics. It would've been a much more dramatic and felt program.