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Behold These Pics of the Batman Live Theater Show

A live show to play in the UK, Europe and... eventually, the US.


 This is just after they finished singing
 This is just after they finished singing "Seasons of Love."
Something’s drawing superheroes and theater together lately like a couple of souped-up magnetic poles. No sooner does SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK draw national controversy from Broadway then a Batman show swoops down into London. BATMAN LIVE has been talked about for a while now, but here are the first pictures (courtesy of Collider) from the show to give you some serious flashbacks of BATMAN FOREVER.

The production’s going to basically be an adaptation of ROBIN: YEAR ONE as Dick makes the journey from Flying Grayson to Boy Wonder on stage while battling basically the entire rogue’s gallery with Bats. You can see the Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Catwoman and a more colorful Harley Quinn in the cast photo above (although Two-Face is supposed to show his, er, faces at some point as well.) The other bells and whistles hanging on this gothic sleigh are pyrotechnics, acrobatics, illusions, an elaborate Gotham City set and what looks like some installation art by Jim Lee and Andy Kubert.

Give 'em a peep below... == TEASER ==

I know that many of you Comic Vine maniacs don’t think vigilantism ever belongs on stage. I remember all the comments when we were tracking TURN OFF THE DARK. But do these pics jibe with your vision of Batman a bit better? Normally, I’d use this occasion to bring up a certain Prince song from the 80s. However, in this instance, I feel like this clip from BATMAN BEYOND is more appropriate.     

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oh dear lord, please be a joke, please be one big joke and not be real

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MY EYES!!!! .....what has been seen can never be unseen >_<
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  I know somebody else tried to do this in the late 90's
     

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I thought about Batman the Musical immediately when I saw these pics.

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Reminds me of the stage shows they used to have at Six Flags when Batman was in theaters in the 90s.

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The 'R' on Robin's suit looks weird. But then again, it's my opinion. :P

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I got tickets for this on my birthday. Hopefully it will be good

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Facepalm 
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT BURNS US!!!!!!!!!!!! IT BURNS US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Poison Ivy looks hot

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well I have to say I expected the costumes to be worst

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Poison ivy is hot, Penguin is cool, riddler is cool, Harley Quinn is what the hell, robin is ok, joker is ok, catwoman is cool and  batman is sorta ok. I still have faith more than turn off the dark because its based off a good storyline even thou it looks a little weird.  Got to see some action or preview. 

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i would go watch it

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My first reaction after looking at the pictures: My eyes want to throw up. Robin especially, looks like he's an action figure!

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When has it suddenly become okay to put comics onto the Broadway stage? Really, I'm being serious here.  This seriously has got to stop.

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really?

i have no other words..
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If this is what they are going to do to Batman, well.... -sigh-



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I almost wrote a Batman musical once…it would have been pretty horrible. 


But this looks fun! :D
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Ah, but will it have the same body count as the Spider-Man Broadway show?

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Batman suit sucks...

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@U R Sofa King We Todd Did said:
"If this is what they are going to do to Batman, well.... -sigh-


 
 

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yeeeep, reminds me of the cheezy old film days.
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i hate broadway.....sooooooooo.........much
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Robin actually looks a lot cooler than Batman here.  What the H with Batman?  D'err. 

 

Since I am griping just based on the photo, the actor playing Joker looks a bit too happy to be in a musical. 

 

At the end of the day, though, more exposure of comic book characters isn't always a bad thing is it?   Whose to say. 

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I thought this was another Batman porn movie for a moment.

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Wait is this a musical? Last I heard this was just a play. I think a play would work better, but I wouldn't mind a musical if they don't let Batman sing. I'd be perfectly happy with everyone except Batman singing matter of fact. And once again people, costumes that aren't made for photography look bad when you take HQ pics of them. It's just the way it works, these probably won't even look all that good on film, but this is for a live show. I promise they'll look great if your in the seats.

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...It had to happen...

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Bat-Fail

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Terrible


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How come ComicVine always plays the same Batman Musical video from Batman Beyond. Didn't Brave and the Bold's "Mayhem of the Music Meister" provided plenty of memorable Batman songs?

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BATMAN! 


If they go for the goofy/campy approach like the 60s TV show, I think something like this could be awesome.

But if it's in London, then are all the actors British? I can't imagine Batman with a British accent (yes, I know Christian Bale is British). 
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A stage performance that only a madman could love.
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  --but nothing compares to THIS!"- Batman  
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I thought someone could do it right, I thought with the Burton and Nolan films bringing the dark, serious Batman into the mainstream, a theater production could be pushed through that wasn't forced to be campy. Some of the set pieces look appropriate for a more gothic aesthetic, but the costumes are so unbelievably Schumacher that I don't think anyone on this production even thought to appeal to the comic readers. Ya know, the TARGET AUDIENCE.

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Why are they doing this to us?

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Crap. Now I know how to scare away dates.

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I have to say: That is fscking awesome! I would watch that 10 times!

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                                             http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/
 

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eh... i both want and fear this....

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Okay, this idea was great when in cartoon. Batman Beyond, Brave and the Bold, comedy gold/cheez-freakin-tastic. Live action is laughable... understatment~ ^_^
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It looks worst then the Schumacher movies!!!!!

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This can't be good, but that set looks frickin amazing

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Finally, I can post. Took me forever to stop laughing.

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Huh...awesome...?
It's not like any of us criticizing this will actually see this or are the audience meant for it :P

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Adam West must be proud.
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You now what, it doesn't look that bad.

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I'll just assume this was part of a settlement for Schumacher to release the right to direct more of the films.  


Also:  You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become camp.
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Poison Ivy is hot but the others are a failure

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