The news that Clinton the Musical is definitely set to
run off-Broadway has prompted me to ask this week on the Simon Morris blog;
what the bloody hell is Clinton the
Musical?
Clinton the Musical Set for Off-Broadway Premiere.
Imagine this. A slightly tired Simon Morris is on his laptop.
He’s surfing around until he sees ‘Clinton the
Musical Set for Off-Broadway Premiere’ on Google. What would he do? Of
course he clicked it.
This actually happened. I clicked
through and discovered an article which revealed that Clinton the Musical is set to open at the New World Stages
(off-Broadway) on 9th April. At this point I found myself asking one
question. What the bloody hell is Clinton
the Musical?
Plot Synopsis: Clinton the Musical
A million thoughts ran through my
head. Is it a musical about Bill or Hillary? Is it about Monica Lewinsky or
Hillary’s failed bid for President in 2008? Is it even about the Clintons at
all? It would be accurate to say I was definitely intrigued.
It turns out one of my ideas was
sort of right. Monica Lewinsky is involved. Kind of. Clinton the Musical tells the story of the two sides of Bill
Clinton’s personality. The wholesome, intelligent one and the randy, charming
one. The musical uses these separate characterisations of Bill Clinton to
analyse his time in the White House.
Who is Bill Clinton?
Once I discovered the plot, I actually
found myself drawn in by the idea of a musical about Bill Clinton. That’s
because most of the time he did seem like two different people.
Bill Clinton was one of the most
popular presidents in modern US history. He’s still popular even though he left
the White House over a decade ago. Yet there was this other side to him that we
only really saw with Monica Lewinsky and this other side has made people wonder
whether they knew Clinton as well as they thought they did.
What is Clinton the Musical?
So what is Clinton the Musical? That has yet to be determined as the production hasn’t opened yet, but here’s what I think it is. A fascinating exploration of a fascinating man that has the potential to kick start a new musical theatre phenomenon.
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