Unfortunately, he has trouble seeing those qualities in himself as he is shown to be shy and always trying to please others around him.
When he is first introduced, even though he is a bit of a scaredy-cat, Victor has qualities that would make him a great person, friend, and husband to Victoria, his betrothed. The other theme I mentioned, namely self-consciousness, comes in Victor's story. When Victor does not return her love, she experiences a second death, heartbreak. A chance of accomplishing her dream for true love. Emily sees Victor as the love she's been missing in her life and afterlife. Unrequited love is obvious in the story as Victor, a timid 19th-century artist and musician unwittingly becomes the object of affection for Emily, a heartbroken and lovelorn young corpse lady. Of course, I am all for a stage adaptation for The Nightmare Before Christmas, but when I really think about it, the themes of Corpse Bride's story are a bit more relatable than Jack Skellington's misguided attempts to take over Christmas.Ĭorpse Bride covers a few things we all deal with as humans, including unrequited love, self-consciousness, hope in the face of despair, living up to societal and familial standards, and the fear of the unusual. Here are a few reasons why I think Corpse Bride should be given the Broadway musical treatment. It could join the ranks of other romantic horror musicals such as Phantom Of The Opera or Jekyll & Hyde but with a much happier, though bittersweet, ending. I believe the story of a young man who accidentally marries a female corpse could make for a great Broadway musical for many reasons. While I, like many, would love to see the good folks at Walt Disney Theatrical Productions make The Nightmare Before Christmas into a full-fledged production (with some interpretive dancing skeletons perhaps?) I think some special attention should be paid to another stop motion animated feature Corpse Bride. With the success of Beetlejuice it stands to reason the Broadway musical scene fits Tim Burton quite well and this should pave the way for some of his other films to be considered for the stage. Not to mention the show was nominated for eight Tony awards, including best musical, best book of a musical, and best performance by actor, Alex Brightman. In 2019, Broadway and Tim Burton fans had a wish granted gloriously when Beetlejuice was made into a stage musical with songs by Eddie Perfect, a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King, and direction by Alex Timbers.įrom what audiences say, the transition from screen to stage was very successful for the classic Burton ghost comedy about a newly-dead couple trying to rid their home of a trendy New York City family with the help of a kooky and spooky bio-exorcist, who may or may not be a Julliard graduate.
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