Like Thanos, it was inevitable – ever since MCU series Hawkeye began with its sharp-shooting hero attending a Broadway performance of ‘Rogers: The Musical’ (with a hilarious, intentionally-cheesy Avengers-centric musical number, ‘Save The City’, penned by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman), it was clear that fans would clamour for an actual stage performance of the all-singing all-dancing Captain America extravaganza. And now, it’s happening – as long as you can make your way to California.
Disney has confirmed that this summer will bring performances of an actual Rogers: The Musical to the Hyperion Stage at California Adventure Park in the original Disneyland Resort (that’s the Anaheim one). It’s described as a “limited-time engagement”, and will be a one-act show – which does imply it will feature additional musical numbers beyond just ‘Save The City’, if not reach full-on three-hour Broadway musical status.
There are no details yet for the show – how long it’ll be, when exactly it’ll open, how many months it’s due to run for, or whether Shaiman and Wittman have been recruited to pen the (likely) additional numbers. (Can we get a rendition of Alan Menken’s ‘Star Spangled Man’ in there somewhere too, please?) Will Ant-Man make more anachronistic appearances? Will they do a version of the Civil War brawl? And will Thanos get a song? All we know for now is, we could watch it all day.