Return to the forbidden planet university of colorado. Based on the 1956 bmovie forbidden planet, which was loosely based on the tempest, the show is a glorious parody of shakespeare and fifties scifi films, complete with rock n roll classics. Based very loosely on the 1956 film forbidden planet which was a scifi version of william shakespeares the tempest. Return to the forbidden planet academic dictionaries and. Return to the forbidden planet runs through june 9, 2018, at the greenbelt arts center 123 centerway, in greenbelt, md. Take one plot shakespeares the tempest, one b movie forbidden planet. A strong undercurrent of psychological motifs was always prevalent among the humanoid gods of greek and roman mythology, and later in renaissance literature and shakespearean.
Bob carlton took the premise of that movie, gave it a star trek vibe, infused some 60s counterculture attitude, injected it with shakespearean steroids, and wrapped it all in rock and. In this rollicking starship musical, loosely based on the tempest, mad scientist doctor prospero is banished into hyperspace with his infant daughter miranda and lands on the uncharted planet dillyria. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets. Shakespeare meets 1950s scifi meets 50s60s rock n pop in bob carltons outta sight outer space musical spoof return to the forbidden planet, the latest from rubicon theatre and as fun an evening as youre likely to have up ventura way, or just about anywhere else for that matter. Forbidden planet 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wilcox, that stars walter pidgeon, anne francis, and leslie nielsen. Return to the forbidden planet at the rubicon theatre in ventura seeks to boldly go where no outer space retelling of the tempest has gone before, and it even has the rhyming. When adams and his crew are sent to investigate the silence from a planet inhabited by scientists, he finds all but two have died. The musical by bob carlton what do you get when shakespeares the tempest meets the 1956 cult classic forbidden planet. Louisianaborn actor earl holliman, after a stint in the navy, studied at ucla and the pasadena playhouse before earning his break in the martinlewis comedy scared stiff 1953. Finally, the forbidden planet script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the leslie nielsen movie. A playwright and director for theater and television, he was the artistic director of the bubble theatre company, where he premiered return to the forbidden planet. Return to the forbidden planet the musical by the new musical cast go unlimited try now. The show premiered on ktma now wucw in minneapolis, minnesota, on november 24, 1988.
Parents need to know that forbidden planet is a classic bmovie scifi film originally released in 1956. Return to the forbidden planet concord theatricals. The cast included julee cruise, known to audiences from her role in twin peaks. Jobsite theaters return to the forbidden planet at the straz centers jaeb theater has lasers set to kill.
He gained clout after portraying a variety of young, manly characters in rugged westerns and war drama, ranging from dim andor goodnatured to overly impulsive. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k is an american television comedy series created by joel hodgson and produced by best brains, inc. London theatre orchestra return to the forbidden planet format. Despite making the iconographic robbie the robot design a part of popular culture consciousness robbie got his own movie later on as well as a cameo in joe dantes looney tunes. Louis premiere of the outrageous rock and roll musical return to the forbidden planet, bob carltons hilarious take on the classic 1956 scifi film forbidden. Inside return to the forbidden planet by scott miller. Return to the forbidden planet is a jukebox musical by playwright bob carlton based on shakespeares the tempest and the 1956 science fiction film forbidden planet which itself drew its plot loosely from the tempest. It has the 1990 laurence olivier award for the best musical. Return to the forbidden planet has its genesis not so much in william shakespeares the tempest but in forbidden planet, the 1956 science fiction film based on the tempest. Forbidden planet captain adams and the crew of the starship c57d fly towards planet altair 4 in search for the bellerphon spaceship that has been missing for twenty ye. New line theatre 20082009 return to the forbidden planet.
Return to the forbidden planet roughly follows the plot of the classic movie forbidden planet, which itself was roughly based on shakespeares the tempest. Forbidden planet script transcript from the screenplay. Artistic team myths, legends and fairy tales under the stars. Remember, this was also the year miss saigon came out. Therefore, given that the music is well known, as is the source material, most audience members would be somewhat familiar with elements of this show. Having been a fan of the movie forbidden planet and then having several times seen the return to the forbidden planet stage production, i mentioned it as a poss ible production at the school where i work. United planet cruiser c57d is a year out from earth base on the way to altair for a special mission. Forbidden planet 1956 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on the comedy channelcomedy central, running for seven seasons on that. Return to the forbidden planet started life with the bubble theatre company as. Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet dillyria where a sci fi version of the tempest set to rock. Performing arts at caludon castle school presents return to the forbidden planet, filmed on thursday 17th december 2015. Its time to blast off for good time as mercer county community college s mcccs academic theater and dance program presents the campy jukebox musical return to the forbidden planet. Theatre isnt just the story, the characters, even the idea.
We take a look at the profoundly influential and important 1950s sci fi film forbidden planet. With walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie nielsen, warren stevens. Return to the forbidden planet 1989 original london cast. Forbidden planet is a 1956 american science fiction film, produced by nicholas nayfack, directed by fred m. Bob carlton 19502018 was an english theater director and writer, best known for creating and directing return to the forbidden planet. Back in action amongst others, the story practically provided the template for countless star trek episodes in the years that followed. It won the olivier award for best new musical for both 1989 and 1990. Forbidden planet was the first movie to insightfully elevate the scifi cinema subgenre to an intelligent and respectable degree and place in our american culture. Return to the forbidden planet guide to musical theatre.
Return to the forbidden planet is a jukebox musical by director bob carlton based on shakespeares the tempest and the 1950s science fiction film forbidden planet which itself drew its plot loosely from the tempest. It was billed as shakespeares forgotten rock and roll masterpiece. The ark theatre companys production of this long lost rock and roll masterpiece, strays from the 1950s scifi convention but remains a fun. Return to the forbidden planet rttfp 1999 uk tour live at the orchard. Deep in love 1994 full movie with busty tiziana redford aka gina colany. Play along with the cast as they present the greatest b movie ever made. New line theatres 18th season continues april 30may 23, 2009, with the st.
After the success of forbidden planet, screenwriter cyril hume was reenlisted to come up with an earthbound movie in which robby, brought to our world through a time warp, was reanimated by the. The only residents there are the mad scientist doctor prospero, his daughter miranda, and their robot ariel. Return to the forbidden planet university at buffalo. On september 27, 1991, an offbroadway production opened in new york at the variety arts theatre, a former nickelodeon movie theatre. Return to the forbidden planet started life with the bubble theatre company as an openair performance in a tent. This cult classic comes to mcccs kelsey theatre fridays, april 26 and may 3 at 8 p. Juliareavestsar pictures promotions slyyy full movie. The cast perform the finale of act 1 in hessle theatre companys production of return to the forbidden planet at hull truck theatre. For all its futuristic speculation on mankinds adventures in outer space in the early 24th century, the attitudes and gender roles are rooted in the eisenhower era. The characters and isolated setting have been compared to. The musical return to the forbidden planet was first seen at the belgrade theatre in coventry and at the bubble theatre, making its premiere in 1983 as a late jam session featuring cast members from the bubble theatre.
Loosely based on shakespeares the tempest and the 1956 scifi classic film forbidden planet, return to the forbidden planet finds a spaceship, helmed by captain tempest, making an emergency landing on the uncharted planet dillyria. Forbidden planet is loosely based on shakespeares the tempest, and takes its inspiration from the 1950s b movie forbidden planet which has become something of a cult scifi movie. All performances will be held in the black box theatre in the center for the arts, north campus. The show opened as a london fringe production in december 1984 for a limited run, then toured the uk. Featuring sets of extraordinary scale and the first all electronic musical soundscape in film history, forbidden planet is in a movie orbit all its. Film histories episode 18 forbidden planet youtube.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Return to the forbidden planet was the first theatrical production in the new venue. For the bookstore chains, see forbidden planet bookstore. Bob carltons return to the forbidden planet was written in the 1980s, not the 1960s. Shot in eastmancolor and cinemascope, it is considered one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s, a precursor of contemporary science fiction cinema. Show dates and times to purchase tickets click on the date of the show or buy tickets button.
Forbidden planet september 8, 1954 final draft script by cyril hume based on a story by irving block and allen adler based on the tempest by william shakespeare hosted by. Return to the forbidden planet centerstage theatre. Return to the forbidden planet by the london theatre orchestra and cast. Cast announced for return to the forbidden planet the. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Delta center for the arts 2011 production of return to the. Return to the forbidden planet by bob carlton the musical tickets now on sale. Adams orders pilot jerry farman jack kelly to lay in a course for the fourth planet. Return to the forbidden planet plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. Forbidden planet its weird, the direction that my interest in all things space can sometimes lead me. J adams leslie neilsen orders the crew to the deceleration booths as the ship drops from light speed to normal space. List of mystery science theater 3000 episodes wikipedia. Forbidden planet 1956 is one of the more influential, classic and groundbreaking sciencefiction spaceopera adventures ever made it was the first sciencefiction film. The new musical cast return to the forbidden planet.
Featuring rockandroll hits of the 50s and 60s, a bmovie scifi setting, and dialogue borrowed from the greatest plays ever written, return to the forbidden planet will have you. Stream return to the forbidden planet by the london theatre orchestra and cast and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Congratulations owen, jonathan, and the cast of return to the forbidden planet for a wildly campy and hilarious evening of theatre. Return to the forbidden planet in its final version opened at the cambridge theatre in londons west end on september 11, 1989.
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