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On April 7, 2004, ''The Blues Brothers Revival'', a musical tribute based on the ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch and soul revivalist group The Blues Brothers, was performed at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts.<ref name=":0">The Blues Brothers Revival - Chicago Reader</ref><ref>The Blues Brothers Revival on Illinois: Get Tickets Now! | Theatermania - 102426</ref> It was a one-night only event and was greeted with fairly negative reviews.<ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":1">https://variety.com/2004/legit/reviews/the-blues-brothers-revival-1200533568/#!#</ref>It featured many songs from the [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 original film] and the already existing Blues Brothers albums.<ref name=":2">"Soul Man" Aims for Heaven in The Blues Brothers Revival, Set for Chicago April 7 | Playbill</ref> | On April 7, 2004, ''The Blues Brothers Revival'', a musical tribute based on the ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch and soul revivalist group The Blues Brothers, was performed at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts.<ref name=":0">The Blues Brothers Revival - Chicago Reader</ref><ref>The Blues Brothers Revival on Illinois: Get Tickets Now! | Theatermania - 102426</ref> It was a one-night only event and was greeted with fairly negative reviews.<ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":1">https://variety.com/2004/legit/reviews/the-blues-brothers-revival-1200533568/#!#</ref>It featured many songs from the [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 original film] and the already existing Blues Brothers albums.<ref name=":2">"Soul Man" Aims for Heaven in The Blues Brothers Revival, Set for Chicago April 7 | Playbill</ref> | ||
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The Chicago Reader stated "[Victor R. Pisano] gives us only the barest fig leaf of a story: Jake, who’s dead and burning in purgatory, is trying to get into heaven. Nothing about this Blues Brothers nostalgia concert, lightly sprinkled with references to the 1980 Blues Brothers movie, gives us a reason to care about it."<ref name=":0" /> | The Chicago Reader stated "[Victor R. Pisano] gives us only the barest fig leaf of a story: Jake, who’s dead and burning in purgatory, is trying to get into heaven. Nothing about this Blues Brothers nostalgia concert, lightly sprinkled with references to the 1980 Blues Brothers movie, gives us a reason to care about it."<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Background == | == Background & Availability == | ||
The musical was written by Victor R. Pisano, husband to Judith Belushi-Pisano (former wife of John Belushi, the original actor for Jake Blues), and while it was performed, nothing out of the musical has ever surfaced. No videos, pictures, or even a script have been found. The only thing confirming its existence are a few reviews of the musical<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and an announcement by Playbill.<ref name=":2" /> | The musical was written by Victor R. Pisano, husband to Judith Belushi-Pisano (former wife of John Belushi, the original actor for Jake Blues), and while it was performed, nothing out of the musical has ever surfaced. No videos, pictures, or even a script have been found. The only thing confirming its existence are a few reviews of the musical<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and an announcement by Playbill.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
==See Also== | |||
===Other Blues Brothers Articles=== | |||
*[[The Blues Brothers (lost roadshow cut of musical comedy film; 1980)]] | |||
*[[The Blues Brothers: The Animated Series (partially found episodes of unaired film-based animated series; 1997)]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents|Blues Brothers Revival]] | |||
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Revision as of 10:49, 1 November 2023
Theatrical poster for the film.
Status: Lost
On April 7, 2004, The Blues Brothers Revival, a musical tribute based on the Saturday Night Live sketch and soul revivalist group The Blues Brothers, was performed at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts.[1][2] It was a one-night only event and was greeted with fairly negative reviews.[1] [3]It featured many songs from the original film and the already existing Blues Brothers albums.[4]
Plot
The plot of the film has "Joliet" Jake Blues dead and in purgatory, with his brother Elwood (along with some choir singers) trying to get him into heaven.[4] It featured songs such as "Sweet Home Chicago," "She Caught the Katy," "R.E.S.P.E.C.T.," and "Jailhouse Rock," along with a few others.
Reception
The production was met with fairly negative reviews, with many outlets such as Variety stating: "...A tawdry, loose, humorless and generally half-baked effort, with a book so weird and wafer-thin it makes no compelling case whatsoever for its own existence."[3]
The Chicago Reader stated "[Victor R. Pisano] gives us only the barest fig leaf of a story: Jake, who’s dead and burning in purgatory, is trying to get into heaven. Nothing about this Blues Brothers nostalgia concert, lightly sprinkled with references to the 1980 Blues Brothers movie, gives us a reason to care about it."[1]
Background & Availability
The musical was written by Victor R. Pisano, husband to Judith Belushi-Pisano (former wife of John Belushi, the original actor for Jake Blues), and while it was performed, nothing out of the musical has ever surfaced. No videos, pictures, or even a script have been found. The only thing confirming its existence are a few reviews of the musical[1][3] and an announcement by Playbill.[4]
See Also
Other Blues Brothers Articles
- The Blues Brothers (lost roadshow cut of musical comedy film; 1980)
- The Blues Brothers: The Animated Series (partially found episodes of unaired film-based animated series; 1997)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Blues Brothers Revival - Chicago Reader
- ↑ The Blues Brothers Revival on Illinois: Get Tickets Now! | Theatermania - 102426
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://variety.com/2004/legit/reviews/the-blues-brothers-revival-1200533568/#!#
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Soul Man" Aims for Heaven in The Blues Brothers Revival, Set for Chicago April 7 | Playbill