Rogers: The Musical
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Book | Hunter Bell |
Setting | Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Basis | Marvel Comics |
Premiere | 2023Hyperion Theater, Disney California Adventure : |
Productions |
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Rogers: The Musical is a fictional
A one-act version of the musical debuted at
Premise
Rogers: The Musical chronicles the life of
The Starkettes introduce the story of Steve Rogers, which is "about superheroes, romance, and time travel" ("U-S-Opening Night"). Rogers wants to enlist in the U.S. Army for World War II, but is medically unfit to ("I Want You"). Dr.
Hawkeye (2021)
Background
"Save the City"
"Save the City" | |
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Hawkeye: Vol. 2 (Episodes 4–6) (Original Soundtrack) | |
Released | November 24, 2021 |
Genre | Show tune |
Length | 4:26 |
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Composer(s) | Marc Shaiman |
Lyricist(s) |
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Producer(s) |
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Video | |
"Save The City" (audio only) on YouTube |
Feige had kept in contact with composer
A portion of "Save the City" is shown in "
The cast of the performance includes Pascal and Taylor as the two leads,
Reception
Dais Johnston of
Upon the release of the trailer for Hawkeye, viewers were drawn to the fictional musical,[31][32][33] with many noting its similarities to Hamilton.[34][35] "Save the City" generated over 1 million on-demand official streams in the U.S., according to Luminate.[36] Some viewers expressed disappointment at "Save the City" being the mid-credits scene of "So This Is Christmas?", a response Shaiman described as "bittersweet".[37]
2022 D23 Expo
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D23 'Rogers: The Musical' Performance presents the live performance of "Save the City" at the 2022 's channel |
"Save the City" was performed live at Marvel Studios'
Disney California Adventure
Rogers: The Musical | |
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Status | Closed |
Opening date | June 30, 2023 |
Closing date | August 31, 2023 |
Replaced | Frozen – Live at the Hyperion |
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Attraction type | Stage show |
Designer | Disney Live Entertainment |
Theme | Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Audience capacity | Approx. 2,000[36] per show |
Duration | 30 minutes |
Virtual queue | Disneyland Virtual Queue available[40] |
Assistive listening available |
Development
Shortly after Hawkeye's release, executive producer
In February 2023, it was announced that a one-act
Performance
Before the show began, "period-appropriate jazzy tunes" were played through an onstage radio, one of which referenced the Elias & Co. store on
The new songs include: "U-S-Opening Night", sung by the Starkettes to frame the show;[2][5] "I Want You", Rogers' "I Want" song about enlisting in the army;[2] "What You Missed", sung by Fury to explain to a recently awakened Rogers what he has missed while he was frozen for 70 years, described by Lennertz as a patter song that meets "Uptown Funk".[36] It includes excerpts of the "I Love Lucy Theme" by Eliot Daniel and "The Imperial March" by John Williams;[5] "End of the Line", described as a "reflective twist" on Rogers' fate; and "Just One Dance", a ballad about the "lost romance" between Rogers and Carter.[2] The music was described as "big band jazz, modern funk, [and] classic orchestra",[48][36] and was performed by a 60-piece orchestra.[48] Alan Silvestri's Captain America and Avengers themes are featured in the music.[2]
Rogers: The Musical ran approximately 30 minutes and premiered on June 30, 2023, as part of Disney's centennial celebrations.[1] Performances occurred multiple times a day on Tuesday through Saturday most weeks, and ran until August 31, 2023.[1][40] Themed food was made available at various locations around the park, as well as a "Premium Viewing Experience" package that offered a souvenir popcorn bucket and priority seating for the show,[40] in addition to themed merchandise.[50] A longer version of the musical during development had a larger role for Bucky Barnes. His role was ultimately reduced in the one-act because of time constraints, with lines he said in the films given to Carter, which allowed the creatives to feature them. Lennertz was hopeful an expanded role for Barnes in a future version of the show would be able to include a song with him and Rogers.[51]
Recordings
An
Bella Hicks, Krystle Rose' Simmons, and cast of Rogers: The Musical | 3:21 | ||
4. | "Just One Dance (Preprise 1)" | Luke Monday and Rachel Wirtz | 0:52 |
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5. | "Star-Spangled Man (Reprise) / Just One Dance (Preprise 2)" | Luke Monday and Rachel Wirtz | 1:33 |
6. | "What You Missed" | Jay Donnell, Bella Hicks, Krystle Rose' Simmons, and Luke Monday | 4:01 |
7. | "Save the City" | Bella Hicks, Andrew Hubert, Luke Monday, Alex Karukas, and cast of Rogers: The Musical | 2:48 |
8. | "Save the City (Playoff)" | Luke Monday and cast of Rogers: The Musical | 1:02 |
9. | "End of the Line" | Luke Monday and Josey Montana McCoy | 3:50 |
10. | "Just One Dance" | Rachel Wirtz and Luke Monday | 2:10 |
11. | "Rogers: The Musical Finale / Save the City (Reprise)" | Luke Monday, Rachel Wirtz, Josey Montana McCoy, Jay Donnell, Andrew Huber, Bella Hicks, Krystle Rose' Simmons, and Alex Karukas | 1:41 |
12. | "Rogers: The Musical (Playoff)" | Christopher Lennertz and Alex Karukas | 0:42 |
Total length: | 29:35 |
Reception
Rogers: The Musical was noted for its direction and production value, despite being a theme park show. Dirk Libbey at
Jenelle Riley at Variety said the musical "truly has a Broadway vibe" and gave praise to the ASL interpreters who were able to relay both the dialogue and emotions of the musical with their faces and signing.[26] IGN's Joshua Yehl called it "the best Marvel musical ever put to stage", enjoying how many of its comics and MCU inspirations translated to the musical format.[4] Reviewing the musical for Gizmodo, Sabina Graves said it was a "surprisingly uplifting one-act parody" and "a worthy Disney Parks musical".[58] Many reviewers hoped the one-act led to a full-fledged Rogers: The Musical or more musicals based on Marvel Comics.[26][4][49]
Bell's book and Lennertz's music was also praised. Keith Caulfield from Billboard called the one-act performance "full of goofy humor and a range of musical styles".[36] The book was noted for being earnest and having "heart",[50][56][2] such as the Rogers-Carter love story that added to what was in the films "in some surprising ways",[57][58] and Bell being able to add "fresh and unexpected turns" to the story familiar to MCU fans.[50] However, the condensed runtime drew some criticism for not being able to linger on many moments for too long,[54] with Martens saying "the show feels heavily expository and plot-driven" and "like a 'greatest hits' compendium of Captain America moments", which was likely due to needing to fit within the theme park medium.[55] Yehl enjoyed the performances by both actors portraying Rogers, with both "do[ing] an excellent job of channeling Steve's effortless earnestness and heroic attitude".[4] Fury in the show was compared to Genie from the Aladdin (2011) musical.[2] Lennertz's music was likened to songs that would be heard in musicals performing on Broadway.[54][2][57] Fury's song "What You Missed" was considered a stand out,[47][55][57][26][4] though Martens felt despite this, none of the new songs reached the heights of "Save the City" and that much of the musical felt like "puzzle pieces constructed around" the use of that song.[55] Yehl called "End of the Line" with the two Rogers actors having a duet together "a frankly ridiculous moment, but it's so very Marvel and is used to such great effect that it hits you in the feels nonetheless".[4] Graves said the song was "beautifully done" given it "could have so easily not worked".[58]
References in other media
Billboards and posters for Rogers: The Musical appear as
See also
- Spider-Man Live!, a 2002 touring show based on the Marvel Comics
- Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a 2011 Broadway musical based on the Marvel Comics
- Marvel Universe Live!, a 2014 touring show based on the Marvel Comics
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External links
- Disney California Adventure website (Archived May 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine)
- Full lyrics of "Save the City" via TVLine (Archived November 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine)
- Rogers: The Musical – Full Show Of Captain America's MCU Musical on ComicBook.com's Phase Zero channel