Designers, I thought it would be helpful in the beginning to see some of my inspiration
for the Show this year. I've tried to supply a picture where I could. If something inspires you and you don't see it here, let me know about it. I'm open to suggestion. This is all a preliminary sketch and will develop with your creations. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at NEALEJONES@aol.com.
So, here's a breakdown by scene. Characters or groups in red are being done by someone.
Scene #1 An American in Paris
A Stylized Paris Street scene from the 20’s and30’s
This is sort of a Six Degrees of Separation. A choreographed ballet of people going about their daily routines, how they cross paths and interact. Showing how we are all somehow all connected.
Opening video a la “Lost”, Scratchy film, Man in Lab coat speaking
Business men going to work with canes, Umbrellas, valise
Tourists with Cameras
2 to three young kids playing with antique toys
Kid jumping rope
Women Shopping
Clerks with rolling rack of jackets
Woman carrying small dog in matching jacket/carrier. followed by Chauffeur in uniform carrying Packages
Mailman, handing passers their mail
Couple/family walking dog
Moorish Couple
Turkish Couple
Indian Couple
Policeman directing traffic
French Soldiers Marching
Women with Pram/ Baby
Nuns Walking
Bread Vendor
Flower Vender
Hat Vendor
Mime
Photographer
Organ Grinder with Monkey
Misc. Acrobats
Painter with Canvases
Family with kids out for a walk.
Old Couple holding hands walking, passed up by
Younger couple holding hands, they part and go around the old couple ,woman looks back, the again hold hands.
Teen girls in School Uniforms Led by Head Mistress
Teen boys School Uniforms with Bicycle
Man with Red Balloons.
Wedding party
Scene 2 “Is it Cause I’m Cool”
These are "Cool" kids through the years.
Beach Blanket Bingo, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
The Lords of Flatbush, Grease, Rebel without a Cause
St. Elmo’s Fire, Desperately Seeking Susan, Pat Benatar “Love is a Battlefield” Video ,Punk
Bring it on, Cheerleaders/jocks
Scene 3 The Boys of Summer
These are the men from the Summer Blockbusters who make us swoon.
Antonio Banderas in Zorro, dueling
Ben Stiller Derek Zoolander and Hansel Luke Wilson
Brad Pitt in “Meet Joe Black”, Mr. Smith
Burt Lancaster in Here to Eternity
Cary Grant in “Indiscreet”, Topper, the Philadelphia Story....
Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers, Tarzan
Charlton Heston from Planet of the Apes
Christian Bale - Batman Begins, The Prestige
Christopher Reeve - Jayne Seymour - Somewhere in Time
Clark Gable - "Gone With The Wind"
Dagwood
Daniel Craig - Casino Royale
Daniel Day Lewis -- Last of the Mohicans
Denzel Washington in The Bone Collector,
Elvis Presley from Jailhouse Rock
Gerard Butler/ Tomb raider, Phantom of the Opera
George Clooney in the Oceans 11, 12, 13
Gregory Peck - "To Kill A Mockingbird"
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones
Humphrey Bogart - "Casablanca"
Hugh Jackman X-Men, Van Helsing
James Dean - Giant
Javier Bardem in Jamón Jamón
John Wayne Miclintoch, Roping
Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan
Joseph Fiennes in Shakespere in love
Keanu Reeves – The Matrix
Kevin Costner in bull durham
Laurel and Hardy
Laurence Olivier - "Wuthering Heights"
Marlon Brando - "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Matthew McConaughey / a time to kill
Montgomery Clift - "A Place in the Sun" “the Heiress”
Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther
Pierce Brosnen, The Thomas Crown Affair
Ralph Feinnes, the English Patient
Richard Gere in “An Officer and a Gentleman”, “Pretty Woman”, and “American Gigolo”
Rock Hudson, Pillow Talk with Doris Day
Robert Redford, The Way We Were, The Great Gatsby, The Natural
Robert Wagner
Robert Taylor - "Camille" Knights of the Round Table
Robin Williams - Nathan Lane – Birdcage
Samuel Jackson in “Shaft”, Star Wars
Sean Connery - Any James Bond movie, Indiana Jones the Last Crusade, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Sylvester Stallone, Rocky, Rambo, Driven
Tom Cruise - Mission Impossible, Top Gun
Taye Diggs in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"
Tim Robbins - "The Shawshank Redemption"
Warren Betty/ Shampoo
Will Smith - "Independence Day", Men in Black , Ali
Yul Brennner "The King and I"
Scene 4 Looking Good and Feeling Gorgeous
These are the glamorous Actresses or characters we all love.
Angelina Jolie - Laura Croft, Mrs. Smith
Angela Bassett in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back", What’s Love Got to Do with it
Anne Hathaway walking across the street in the montage of multiple changes in Devil Wears Prada
Audry Hepburn/ Sabrina/funny face
Barbra Streisand/Omar Sharif - Funny Girl - Hello Gorgeous
Bernadette Peters - Pennies From Heaven
Bette Davis - "All About Eve" Dark Victory
Bette Midler The Rose, Beaches, For The Boys, Isn't She Great
Blondie Cartoon
Catherine Zeta Jones - Zorro, Chicago
Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia Organa
Deborah Kerr "The King and I" Cary Grant in "An Affair to Remember."
Diana Ross in Lady Sings the Blues or Mahogany
Diana Rigg/Uma Thurman - The Avengers, Mrs. Peel
Diane Keaton in Annie Hall, Something’s got to give
Dolly Parton from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Dorothy Dandrige- Carmen
Elizabeth Taylor - "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Cleopatra
Eva Gardner - The Barefoot Contessa
Faye Dunaway - Bonnie and Clyde
Grace Kelly - To Catch a Thief
Greta Garbo - "Camille", "Grand Hotel"
Halle Berry/ 007
Holly Hunter/Broadcast News
Ingrid Bergman - "Casablanca"
Jack Lemmon in Some Like it Hot
Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls
Jennifer Lopez in Selena
Jessica Lange and Dustin Hoffman – Tootsie
Julia Roberts in pretty woman
Julie Andrews and james garner in victor victoria...or robert preston for that matter.
Judi Dench - The Importance of Being Earnest, Shakespeare in Love, Her Majesty Mrs. Brown
Katherine Hepburn/ Philadelphia Story
Kim Bassinger in “L A Confidential”
Lana Turner - "The Postman Always Rings Twice"
Lauren Bacall with Humphrey Bogart in any movie
Lena Horne in Stormy Weather
Marilyn Monroe/The Seven Year Itch, White Halter, singing happy Birthday to the Prez, Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.
Melanie Grifith in working girl
Meryl Streep - "The Devil Wears Prada", Out of Africa
Michelle Pfeiffer in “The Fabulous Baker Boys”
Natalie Wood from West Side Story
Nicole Kidman - "Moulin Rouge"
Queen Latifah, Chicago
Reese Witherspoon from Walk the Line.
Renee Russo in Thomas Crown Affair
Renée Zellweger -Chicago
Rita Hayworth/ Gilda
Rosaline Russell auntie mame
Sean Young in “Blade Runner”
Sharon Stone - "Basic Instinct"
the ladies in the women
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill
Vivien Leigh - "Gone With The Wind", "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Valley of The Dolls
Scene 5 One Night only
This is a tribute to the days of Studio 54 and all the crazy characters who played there. New Year's Eve.
70’s Club with Dreams
4 to 6 choreographed Dance Teams
Shirtless Bartenders and waiters
Steve Rubel
Andy Worhol
Liza
Bianca Jagger
Sonny and Cher
Halston
Elton John
Rod Stewert
Jerry Hall
Grace Jones
Calvin Klein
Madonna
Olivia Newton John
