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Article: U tunes 'Lagoon' at park.
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- July 2, 2009
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Universal has been keeping its classic monsters in the spotlight with film reboots. Now the studio is adding a tuner to the mix.
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The company raised the curtain this week on musical "Creature From the Black Lagoon--A Raging Rockin' Show" at its Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.
Universal hopes the pricey stage show, which boasts production values typically seen on Broadway, will breathe new life into the studio's "Creature From the Black Lagoon" franchise as U readies a new bigscreen take on the monster. But at the same time, the musical is just the latest example of how Hollywood-backed theme parks are increasingly ...