It’s not unusual to see a musical based on a movie or TV show or even a comic.
But “Rogers: The Musical” might be the first one created from a throwaway joke in a TV show spun-off from a film series based on comic books.
Audiences can now check out the mini-musical, which runs about a tight half hour, at Disney California Adventure’s Hyperion Theater, through Aug.
31.
I was lucky enough to witness the opening performance last week, followed by a panel discussion with some of the key creatives.“Rogers” first came to life in the Disney+ show “Hawkeye,” in which Jeremy Renner’s titular Avenger finds himself taking in a Broadway show with his kids.
The show hits a little too close to home, as it turns out to be an adaptation of the life of his friend Steve Rogers, a.k.a.
Captain America.
The show…
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