Louis premiere of the outrageous rock and roll musical return to the forbidden planet, bob carltons hilarious take on the classic 1956 scifi film forbidden. Louisianaborn actor earl holliman, after a stint in the navy, studied at ucla and the pasadena playhouse before earning his break in the martinlewis comedy scared stiff 1953. Forbidden planet its weird, the direction that my interest in all things space can sometimes lead me. The new musical cast return to the forbidden planet. Deep in love 1994 full movie with busty tiziana redford aka gina colany. After the success of forbidden planet, screenwriter cyril hume was reenlisted to come up with an earthbound movie in which robby, brought to our world through a time warp, was reanimated by the. Loosely based on shakespeares the tempest and the 1956 scifi classic film forbidden planet, this funfilled, jivingintheaisles musical.
It has the 1990 laurence olivier award for the best musical. London theatre orchestra return to the forbidden planet format. New line theatre 20082009 return to the forbidden planet. Stream return to the forbidden planet by the london theatre orchestra and cast and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Return to the forbidden planet started life with the bubble theatre company as an openair performance in a tent. Return to the forbidden planet is a jukebox musical by director bob carlton based on shakespeares the tempest and the 1950s science fiction film forbidden planet which itself drew its plot loosely from the tempest. Return to the forbidden planet 1989 original london cast.
The musical return to the forbidden planet was first seen at the belgrade theatre in coventry and at the bubble theatre, making its premiere in 1983 as a late jam session featuring cast members from the bubble theatre. Therefore, given that the music is well known, as is the source material, most audience members would be somewhat familiar with elements of this show. Return to the forbidden planet roughly follows the plot of the classic movie forbidden planet, which itself was roughly based on shakespeares the tempest. Show dates and times to purchase tickets click on the date of the show or buy tickets button. The ark theatre companys production of this long lost rock and roll masterpiece, strays from the 1950s scifi convention but remains a fun. Finally, the forbidden planet script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the leslie nielsen movie. Artistic team myths, legends and fairy tales under the stars. Featuring rockandroll hits of the 50s and 60s, a bmovie scifi setting, and dialogue borrowed from the greatest plays ever written, return to the forbidden planet will have you.
When adams and his crew are sent to investigate the silence from a planet inhabited by scientists, he finds all but two have died. Return to the forbidden planet the musical by the new musical cast go unlimited try now. Return to the forbidden planet university of colorado. Produced by hollywoods most glamorous studio, mgm, on a thenextravagant budget of almost two million dollars, it catapulted the genre to mainstream respectability, paving the way for the blockbuster scifi films of today. Cast announced for return to the forbidden planet the. Bob carlton took the premise of that movie, gave it a star trek vibe, infused some 60s counterculture attitude, injected it with shakespearean steroids, and wrapped it all in rock and. Bob carlton 19502018 was an english theater director and writer, best known for creating and directing return to the forbidden planet. Take one plot shakespeares the tempest, one b movie forbidden planet. The cast included julee cruise, known to audiences from her role in twin peaks. Performing arts at caludon castle school presents return to the forbidden planet, filmed on thursday 17th december 2015. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of forbidden planet.
Inside return to the forbidden planet by scott miller. New line theatres 18th season continues april 30may 23, 2009, with the st. A playwright and director for theater and television, he was the artistic director of the bubble theatre company, where he premiered return to the forbidden planet. J adams leslie neilsen orders the crew to the deceleration booths as the ship drops from light speed to normal space. Delta center for the arts 2011 production of return to the. Return to the forbidden planet by bob carlton the musical tickets now on sale. For the bookstore chains, see forbidden planet bookstore. Return to the forbidden planet by the london theatre orchestra and cast. Based very loosely on the 1956 film forbidden planet which was a scifi version of william shakespeares the tempest. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets. It won the olivier award for best new musical for both 1989 and 1990.
A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Return to the forbidden planet concord theatricals. The show premiered on ktma now wucw in minneapolis, minnesota, on november 24, 1988. Bob carltons return to the forbidden planet was written in the 1980s, not the 1960s. Play along with the cast as they present the greatest b movie ever made. Return to the forbidden planet was the first theatrical production in the new venue. All performances will be held in the black box theatre in the center for the arts, north campus.
Wilcox, that stars walter pidgeon, anne francis, and leslie nielsen. In this rollicking starship musical, loosely based on the tempest, mad scientist doctor prospero is banished into hyperspace with his infant daughter miranda and lands on the uncharted planet dillyria. Forbidden planet was the first movie to insightfully elevate the scifi cinema subgenre to an intelligent and respectable degree and place in our american culture. It was billed as shakespeares forgotten rock and roll masterpiece. Back in action amongst others, the story practically provided the template for countless star trek episodes in the years that followed. Forbidden planet is loosely based on shakespeares the tempest, and takes its inspiration from the 1950s b movie forbidden planet which has become something of a cult scifi movie. Shot in eastmancolor and cinemascope, it is considered one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s, a precursor of contemporary science fiction cinema. From inside return to the forbidden planet by scott miller, artistic director, new line theatre about the author bob carlton 19502018 was an english theater director and writer, best known for creating and directing return to the forbidden planet. Loosely based on shakespeares the tempest and the 1956 scifi classic film forbidden planet, return to the forbidden planet finds a spaceship, helmed by captain tempest, making an emergency landing on the uncharted planet dillyria. Return to the forbidden planet runs through june 9, 2018, at the greenbelt arts center 123 centerway, in greenbelt, md. Remember, this was also the year miss saigon came out.
Forbidden planet september 8, 1954 final draft script by cyril hume based on a story by irving block and allen adler based on the tempest by william shakespeare hosted by. Forbidden planet is a 1956 american science fiction film, produced by nicholas nayfack, directed by fred m. Forbidden planet 1956 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Juliareavestsar pictures promotions slyyy full movie. This cult classic comes to mcccs kelsey theatre fridays, april 26 and may 3 at 8 p. The only residents there are the mad scientist doctor prospero, his daughter miranda, and their robot ariel. Adams orders pilot jerry farman jack kelly to lay in a course for the fourth planet. Congratulations owen, jonathan, and the cast of return to the forbidden planet for a wildly campy and hilarious evening of theatre. He gained clout after portraying a variety of young, manly characters in rugged westerns and war drama, ranging from dim andor goodnatured to overly impulsive. Return to the forbidden planet in its final version opened at the cambridge theatre in londons west end on september 11, 1989. Despite making the iconographic robbie the robot design a part of popular culture consciousness robbie got his own movie later on as well as a cameo in joe dantes looney tunes.
Forbidden planet 1956 is one of the more influential, classic and groundbreaking sciencefiction spaceopera adventures ever made it was the first sciencefiction film. United planet cruiser c57d is a year out from earth base on the way to altair for a special mission. Forbidden planet 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On september 27, 1991, an offbroadway production opened in new york at the variety arts theatre, a former nickelodeon movie theatre. Return to the forbidden planet centerstage theatre. With walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie nielsen, warren stevens.
The characters and isolated setting have been compared to. Jobsite theaters return to the forbidden planet at the straz centers jaeb theater has lasers set to kill. Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet dillyria where a sci fi version of the tempest set to rock. Return to the forbidden planet rttfp 1999 uk tour live at the orchard. A revised indoor production appeared at the everyman theatre in liverpool and the tricycle theatre in london. Forbidden planet script transcript from the screenplay. Return to the forbidden planet started life with the bubble theatre company as. Return to the forbidden planet university at buffalo. Olivier awardwinning best musical, the return to the forbidden planet, returns for the 25th anniversary tour. Parents need to know that forbidden planet is a classic bmovie scifi film originally released in 1956. A strong undercurrent of psychological motifs was always prevalent among the humanoid gods of greek and roman mythology, and later in renaissance literature and shakespearean. Having been a fan of the movie forbidden planet and then having several times seen the return to the forbidden planet stage production, i mentioned it as a poss ible production at the school where i work. Return to the forbidden planet academic dictionaries and. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k is an american television comedy series created by joel hodgson and produced by best brains, inc.
Featuring sets of extraordinary scale and the first all electronic musical soundscape in film history, forbidden planet is in a movie orbit all its. Shakespeare meets 1950s scifi meets 50s60s rock n pop in bob carltons outta sight outer space musical spoof return to the forbidden planet, the latest from rubicon theatre and as fun an evening as youre likely to have up ventura way, or just about anywhere else for that matter. We take a look at the profoundly influential and important 1950s sci fi film forbidden planet. List of mystery science theater 3000 episodes wikipedia.
Theatre isnt just the story, the characters, even the idea. For all its futuristic speculation on mankinds adventures in outer space in the early 24th century, the attitudes and gender roles are rooted in the eisenhower era. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Return to the forbidden planet is a jukebox musical by playwright bob carlton based on shakespeares the tempest and the 1956 science fiction film forbidden planet which itself drew its plot loosely from the tempest. Return to the forbidden planet plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. Based on the 1956 bmovie forbidden planet, which was loosely based on the tempest, the show is a glorious parody of shakespeare and fifties scifi films, complete with rock n roll classics. Its time to blast off for good time as mercer county community college s mcccs academic theater and dance program presents the campy jukebox musical return to the forbidden planet. The cast perform the finale of act 1 in hessle theatre companys production of return to the forbidden planet at hull truck theatre. The show opened as a london fringe production in december 1984 for a limited run, then toured the uk.