Playbill: Stop the presses! At a January 24 Disney on Broadway concert at Disney World's EPCOT, performers Mandy Gonzalez and L. Steven Taylor announced that Coco, Pixar's 2017 animated film that explores identity and legacy through Dia de los Muertos, will be coming to the stage.
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I think this article is really cool because Coco it’s such a great movie. The fact that Disney on Broadway usually only takes movie musicals and puts them on stage is quite known. So the fact that they’re taking a movie that was not a musical and making it into one. I think it’s really cool. I also liked how they talked about Nemo because doing a 40 minute stage version at Animal Kingdom shows that it can be done with non-movie musicals. I feel like it’s also really important for Disney on Broadway to keep putting on things on Broadway because it gives a chance for families to go see stuff. Even though it might not be “original work”it’s still something that younger viewers can enjoy. Especially a movie such as Coco that still continues to be a big movie for families and all ages. I personally am so excited for this to be on Broadway.
This is such an exciting news. I love the film truly and was such an important part of my life. When I was in middle school, I had a on stage song production for coco that we modified with a music company local to my middle school area. With that production, I had a deeper understanding of Coco as it being a film and the story that it is telling. I’m happy to see that it will be brought on stage as a show production on Broadway where more people can experience its magic and its story. I’m also excited to see how it will be modified into a stage production and how some of the music will be made to fit the stage. Many of the CG effects used in the film is close to impossible in real life and I would love to see how the same effect or feeling can be told on stage.
YESSSSSS!!! Coco was one of the first times I saw people that looked like me and my family on the screen. In the Heights has been one of the only shows on stage that I know of that celebrates Latin heritage. So, I’m really excited for Coco to come to the stage. There will be so many Latine people on stage and it’s been a very long time since that’s happened on a Broadway stage. I really hope that I could be a part of this show in some way because it would mean the world to me. I’m very excited to see the progress of this production, who they’ll cast, and what the designs will looks like (especially what the designs will look like). It’s so important to have shows that represent different groups of people, so for Latine people this is a big win.
I’m so beyond excited about this! I loved the movie when it first came out, and the songs in it were also catchy. Disney is also experienced in producing musicals – with shows like The Lion King, the Little Mermaid and Frozen, I have strong faith in Coco being successful. I remember watching a documentary about the making of Frozen 2 and absolutely adored Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. They are very talented people and I am so glad to hear that they will also be on the production team. I’m the most excited to see the costumes and the scenic design of the show because Dia de los Muertos is such a big element of the story, and I’m curious to see how it will be portrayed visually on the stage. I also wonder where they will perform the show when it’s ready – will they put it in the park, or will they bring it to Broadway?
When Coco came out I was in awe of the abundance of representation, symbolism, and the way in which they emphasized the importance of family. Since I am not a part of the culture represented within Coco I was ecstatic to get the chance to perceive how meaningful and absolutely stunning the practice of connecting with one's ancestors and honoring them is. I am very excited to see a movie like Coco come to the stage as I believe the scenery portrayed in the movie will transfer very well. The use of color within Coco is absolutely stunning and I feel as if it is what makes the movie stand out more due to how purposeful it is used within certain scenes and how it shifts when in the ancestral world versus the world in which we are in. Despite it not being a musical, and per the article, Disney has never taken a non- musical film and put it on stage. I believe Coco will absolutely look stunning on stage and bring forth another meaningful and emotional story to the stage.
I was about to say that I was excited to see the first Pixar movie brought to the stage, but alas, I had forgotten about Nemo! I wish I had gotten to see Nemo before the pandemic hit and it closed. I am very excited to get to hear the entire repertoire written for Coco because I can only imagine how incredible it was. I respect and agree with their choice not to make Coco a movie musical even though the film's plot is about the family and their connection to music because it makes the movie more genuine. However, as a stage adaption, I'm excited that we will get to experience the more camp and light-hearted musical edition of the story, where music is integral not only to the plot but to the storytelling method. I do hope that the music does not get any more Americanized because I think that having the Mexican sound is what makes the current songs magical.
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