Standing at the fork in the road

If you haven't seen Idlewild, the Outkast Musical, you are missing out on something really cool. Good music, a flashy production, Andre 3000 being totally "deep", and a hilarious animated rooster, second only in animated rooster movie fame to Chanticleer from Rock-A-Doodle. (The line "We're trapped like rats!" had me laughing for most of 1991.)

No, I didn't recently see Idlewild - I OBVIOUSLY saw it opening day back in 2006, having planned to go see it opening day for weeks beforehand. If I remember correctly there were less than 6 of us in the whole theater - but it was also daytime during a workday. But I started thinking about Idlewild in the car on Monday, and how I wished other favorite musicians would do movie musicals.

Enrique Iglesias kind of did one - but he wasn't really the star of Once Upon A Time in Mexico, and it wasn't a musical so I guess that doesn't count. Madonna did Evita which I loved at the time, and have loved every other time I've seen it, but she didn't create it herself. Pretty sure I saw that one opening night too. What I was thinking in the car was that I would really love to see Indigo Girls: The Musical. How awesome would that be?? It would have angry daughters, rebellious Angelenos, and a Chickenman. I hope they are reading this blog - Hey Emily and Amy! Think about it!