Bonnie and Clyde: Criminally Underrated

In this episode, we talk about Frank Wildhorns' Bonnie and Clyde, talking about the unfairly mean reviews, the ethics of doing a musical about real criminals and the West End success

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Background

https://thegarricktheatre.co.uk/tickets/bonnie-clyde/

https://www.biography.com/crime/bonnie-and-clyde-9-facts-lifetime-movie-video

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061418/

https://www.mtishows.com/people/ivan-menchell

https://www.donblack.co.uk/

https://forward.com/schmooze/210124/the-broadway-composer-critics-love-to-hate/

https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/10/movies/on-stage-and-off-jekyll-and-hyde-among-closings.html

Development pre broadway

https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Interview-Composer-Frank-Wildhorn-on-the-Evolution-and-Enduring-Appeal-of-BONNIE-CLYDE-20230308

https://aspectsofhistory.com/author_interviews/ivan-menchell-on-bonnie-clyde/

https://www.playbill.com/article/stark-sands-and-laura-osnes-are-bonnie-and-clyde-in-nyc-reading-of-wildhorn-musical-com-157669

https://www.playbill.com/article/osnes-and-sands-are-la-jollas-bonnie-clyde-winningham-and-van-der-schyff-also-cast-com-162672

https://www.playbill.com/article/frank-wildhorns-bonnie-clyde-musical-revised-since-ca-run-opens-in-florida-com-173621

https://www.bradenton.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article34496544.html

Broadway run

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/theater/frank-wildhorn-composer-of-bonnie-clyde.html?scp=2&sq=frank%20wildhorn&st=cse

https://playbill.com/production/bonnie-clyde-gerald-schoenfeld-theatre-vault-0000013754

https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/bonnie-clyde-will-close-on-dec-30/?scp=2&sq=bonnie%2520and%2520clyde&st=cse

https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/BONNIE-AND-CLYDE

https://playbill.com/article/broadways-bonnie-clyde-cast-album-featuring-jeremy-jordan-and-laura-osnes-now-available-on-itunes-com-192832

https://playbill.com/article/2012-tony-awards-nominations-announced-once-earns-11-nominations-com-193182

https://www.mtishows.com/bonnie-clyde

Reviews

https://www.vulture.com/2011/12/theater-review-bonnie-and-clyde-the-musical.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bonnie-clyde-theater-review-268435/

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/theater/reviews/bonnie-clyde-with-laura-osnes-and-jeremy-jordan-review.html

First London Runs

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/casting-announced-for-bonnie-clyde-at-the-other-palace_43890/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/jeremy-jordan-and-laura-osnes-to-star-in-bonnie-and-clyde-concert-at-theatre-royal-drury-lane_54558/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/bonnie-and-clyde-at-theatre-royal-drury-lane-adds-second-performance_54587/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/full-cast-for-bonnie-and-clyde-concerts-at-theatre-royal-drury-lane-announced_55278/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/west-end-bonnie-and-clyde-with-jeremy-jordan-and-frances-mayli-mccann-to-be-filmed_55713/

Laura vs vaccines

https://pagesix.com/2021/08/12/broadway-superstar-laura-osnes-fired-from-show-for-not-being-vaccinated/

https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/laura-osnes-broadway-vaccinated-1235042949/

West End Runs

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/bonnie-and-clyde-to-run-in-the-west-end-from-april_55741/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/west-end-bonnie-and-clyde-to-star-gage-mccann_55987.html/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/jordan-luke-gage-and-frances-mayli-mccann-to-return-for-west-end-bonnie-and-clyde_57758/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/23rd-annual-awards-full-list-winners_58193.html/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/bonnie-and-clyde-west-end-cast-recording-release-date-confirmed_1513517/

The uk Tour

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/bonnie-and-clyde-announces-initial-tour-casting-and-further-dates_1527479/