July 10, 2007 18:55

Blondie meet Madonna in the West End

Post punk stars lend songs to 'Desperately Seeking Susan' musical

Blondie meet Madonna in the West End

Blondie have lent several of their songs to the West End musical 'Desperately Seeking Susan', based on the 1985 film starring Madonna.

The show is set to open on October 12 at the Novello Theatre.

It will feature the Blondie songs 'Heart of Glass', 'Atomic', 'One Way Or Another', [p]'Dreaming'[/b] and 'The Tide Is High', as well as a new composition written by frontwoman Debbie Harry, reports the Associated Press.

Harry expressed her desire to see the show end up on Broadway. "It's a live show so it is going to be different to the film, probably more lighthearted," she said.

Emma Williams has been cast in the role of Susan that Madonna made famous, and Kelly Price will play Roberta Glass, which was interpreted by Rosanna Arquette in the film.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
[url="/about"] Find out more about NME.[/url]

Read more

Visit NME Video for the latest music videos and artist interviews

Blondie Merchandise

You may need to upgrade your Flash Player

You can download the latest flash plugin here.

If you have installed flash but keep getting this message:

1. Try to bypass flash plugin detection here.

2. Ensure you have javascript enabled in your browser.

3. Try using Firefox

Listen to more Free Music at we7.com
Comments

Comments do not always reflect the views of NME, or IPC Media, for guidelines visit our Ts & Cs page

Featured Videos
Latest Tickets
NME Store & Framed Prints
Most Read News
Popular This Week
Twitter
Inside NME.COM
 
New Issue Out Now
Newsletter

Free weekly music news, videos and MP3s in your inbox

On NME.COM Today