He was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1938 and has been a staple in pop culture for the past 80 years. The official database for broadway theatre information. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman original broadway. Its superman dallas theater center up, up and away dallas theater centers revisal of the superman musical does what its supposed to do. It was a flop only running for four months, but nevertheless a cast album was released.
Its a bird its a plane its superman flights, tights. I first heard it in the superman tv series of the 1950s, starring george reeves. It s a bird, it s a plane, it s superman 1975 a tv adaption of the superman broadway musical. Luckily, its a bird its a plane its superman is exactly the sort of thing that manages to find its way out of the vaults and into the hands of collectors, who have been circulating copies for years. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Longitudinal associations between superhero viewing and gender stereotyped play. It s superman original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 29, 1966 and played through jul 17, 1966. I think its awesome that its a bird, its a plane, its superman. The main character of the play is not superman clark kent, but a rival reporter.
The 1975 television production of its a bird its a plane its superman transmitted under abcs wide world of entertainment rubric is a restaging of the broadway show, with a new cast. The strongest man in the world bob holiday its a bird, its a plane, its superman orchestra. On february 21, 1975, a decade after the show flopped on broadway, a 100minute. The new adventures of superman, visited the western wall as part of a trip to israel. Print and download youve got possibilities sheet music from its a bird. This tv special is based off the broadway flop its a bird. Tv movie 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Overall, however, its a bird its a plane its superman. Nov 10, 2012 1975 tv airing of broadway musical it s a bird, it s a plane, it s superman. Youve got possibilities sheet music piano, voice, guitar pdf.
Its superman was made into a tv special which first aired during a late night timeslot of february 21, 1975. It s superman 1966 original broadway casthas long been one of my favorite scores that wasnt a hit. By the midsixties superman was fairly dormant, appearing mainly in by then. Its a bird its a plane no its me cuz im fly im fly im fly im fly im fly im fly im call me superman super superman hold up wait look up in the sky call me superman super superman call me mr. Original cast its a bird, its a plane, its superman the new musical comedy music. Its a bird its a plane its superman was made into a tv special on february 1, 1975. Top 10 funniest auditions and moments ever on britains got talent. Its a bird its a plane its superman young performers edition.
Its superman sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in. Jun 28, 2010 overall, however, its a bird its a plane its superman. Sep 07, 2008 the 1975 tv special it s a bird it s a plane it s superman is so seldomseen it tends to get written off by people who only judge from ropey clips in documentaries which bulk out dvd box sets of the superman movies. Superman the musical based on its a bird, its a plane, it. Look up in the sky, its a bird, its a plane origin. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman 1975 mymovies. The superman super site its a bird, its a plane, its. Its superman is a 1966 musical composed by charles strouse, with. Although it was a critical success, receiving three tony award nominations, it was a commercial failure, and it closed after 129 performances. Comic stars jack cassidy and linda lavin out shine the leads of patricia marchand and bob holiday as lois lane and clark superman but it is all a lot of fun. The entire production is filmed on a cramped sound stage.
Watching superman today, its striking to consider how much the movie has in common with the superhero movies that. Tv adaptation of the campy 1960s broadway musical about the man of steel, his friends, his enemies, and his selfimage problems. Tv adaptation of the campy 1960s broadway musical about the. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman 1975 tv movie.
Superman on broadway on march 29, 1966 superman made it to broadway in the musical comedy its a bird its a plane its superman at the alvin theatre. Abner sedgwick, a tentime nobel prizelosing scientist who seeks to avenge the scientific worlds dismissal of his brilliance by attempting to. Its superman sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in g major transposable. The way he told it, he was responsible for all such things, including the batman tv show. Its a bird, its a plane, its superman original broadway cast recording. This is a very bad musical special, done on a criminally low budget. Now that ive finished watching every major comic book movie, its time for me to spread out once again to some of the lesser known films and im starting with the last couple dc movies that have nearly been buried to time. Its superman sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in g major. Fly i keep the s on my chest call me superman super superman hold up wait look up in the sky call me superman super superman no no no its me. Ms wordlike content editing experience thanks to a rich set of formatting tools, dropdowns, dialogs, system modules and builtin spellcheck. Its a bird, its a plane, its a superman pc sign in to comment. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to. Its a bird is the title of a 2004 graphic novel by steven seagle and teddy kristiansen that doesnt feature superman, but examines the effect he has had on the world as the main character struggles to write something new about him.
The show was significantly shortened, the script significantly changed, and the ethnicity of a troupe of evildoers was changed from chinese acrobats to mafiastyle gangsters. One evening, mort took us to the alvin theater to see the broadway play its a bird, its a plane, its superman. Revenge michael osullivan its a bird, its a plane, its superman orchestra. Its a bird its a plane its superman aired once, on abc on february 21, 1975. This guy strapped a superman toy to a dji phantom 3 drone and captured the man of steel flying around victoria park in london and. It was the first broadway musical based on a comic book. In this onehour adaptation of the hit broadway musical, superman and his comic book cohorts fly into action from metropolis to your theatre. Ibdb provides records of productions from the beginnings. Superman on broadway on march 29, 1966 superman made it to broadway in the musical comedy it s a bird it s a plane it s superman at the alvin theatre main cast superman clark kent. Its superman was made into a tv special on february 1, 1975.
Apr 24, 2015 a pop artflavored sendup of the comic book world, its a bird. Abner sedgwick, a tentime nobel prizelosing scientist who seeks to avenge the scientific worlds dismissal of his brilliance by attempting to destroy the worlds symbol of good. Aug 27, 2015 its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone. Its superman is a musical by charles strouse annie that tells the story of the caped heros efforts to protect metropolis from dr. Top 10 funniest auditions and moments ever on britain s got talent. Original cast its a bird, its a plane, its superman the new. It s superman was made into a tv special which first aired during a late night timeslot of february 21, 1975. Check out its a bird, its a plane, its superman original broadway cast recording by original broadway cast of its a bird, its a plane, its superman on amazon music. The 1975 television production of it s a bird it s a plane it s superman transmitted under abc s wide world of entertainment rubric is a restaging of the broadway show, with a new cast. Groovy sets with a strong benday dot comic book theme. Daily grindhouse bump and grindhouse its a bird its. Listen to the clips from the adventures of superman 19521957. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment its a bird, its a plane, its superman. After the success of the tv series, superman appeared in a broadway musicalcomedy entitled its a bird, its a plane, its superman, written by david newman and robert benton, it presented bob holiday as superman and patricia marand as lois lane, but the star of the show was jack cassidy as max mencken, the evil daily planet columnist.
Its a bird, its a plane, its superman flying on a drone cnet. In fact i directed an ill fated production in 1982. Abner sedgwick, a mad scientist, max mencken, a megalomaniacal gossip columnist, and a mysterious clan of underemployed acrobats. Its superman dallas theater center up, up and away dallas theater centers revisal of the superman musical. For the past 80 years, the man of steel has endured in books, movies, radio serials, comic books and cartoons. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Its a bird its a plane its superman 2015 san diego. Its kind of silly if you think about it and realize they confused superman to be a bird or a plane not while he was midflight but when he was. On february 1, 1975, an adaption of this musical was aired as an abc tv s wide world of entertainment tv special. The 1975 tv special its a bird its a plane its superman is so seldomseen it tends to get written off by people who only judge from ropey clips in documentaries which bulk out dvd box sets of the superman movies. Its superman 1975 the plot of this musical special revolves around superman s efforts to defeat dr. The music gets the job done, but its nothing compared to the rock opera album spiderman.
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