Idea for a musical

I recently got an idea for a musical. If Evita, a musical about a relatively-obscure historical Latin American first lady (Eva would probably be a historical footnote outside of Latin America if not for ALW and Tim Rice) could become popular, couldn't someone write a hit musical about Fulgencio Batista? The guy's a historical footnote already and his life story is perfect musical material. Poverty, idealism changed to corruption, gangsters, revolution. What's not to like?

I can see it now— Fidel and Che as chorus figures + a trio with Batista arguing about his treatment of the peasants. And Eduardo Chibas would get a sanity slippage song, where at the end the audience hears a gunshot...

Marta (Batista's second wife) and Fulgencio would have a duet where they talk about the opposition. There would be a Crowd Song in support of Batista in the first act, which gets a dark reprise in the second one when the people start to really hate him. And the revolutionaries would all get a big chorus number which would also be a Villain Sucks Song. There would also be a song for all the puppet presidents, who leave stage right as they are deposed in the first act.

Basically there'd be lots of Black Comedy. (After all, it'd be a rock musical about a dictator)

Of course artistic licence would have to be taken because you're squeezing the events of years into two acts.

And of course I have to get a composer who can write in different styles.

edited 24th Aug '12 4:56:40 PM by MorwenEdhelwen

What does everyone else think? Is this something you would hypothetically want to see?

Anyone? IMO it'd be awesome.

I really dunno.

Can't say anything's wrong with it. Just... dunno.

edited 8th Sep '12 4:30:22 PM by Pannic

I'm not that sure about it either. I mean, I think Evita was a fluke. How many musicals about politicians are there?

edited 8th Sep '12 4:46:54 PM by MorwenEdhelwen

Well, there's Fiorello! and Nixon in China.

And the one we made over here about former PM Keating.

Nixon In China is an opera.

Eh. Same dif, only less bouncy and fun.

It does sound interesting.