Talk:The Wedding Singer (musical)

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Discussion[edit]

Someday was originally "Right on Time", seen in the previews.

--Pagalloway (talk) 18:39, 3 March 2010 (UTC) This article lists the composer/lyricist for the musical and later lists all the songs in the musical implying that they wrote them all. But based on the Wikipedia page for the movie version, "Somebody Kill Me" & "Grow Old With You" were written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy.[reply]

Added the song writers as listed at IBDB (Internet Broadway Database), thanks for bringing this up. JeanColumbia (talk) 19:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot 16:14, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Synopsis[edit]

I suppose it would be kind of obvious to anyone looking at the article, but presently there is no synopsis of the show. I'd write one myself, but my entire knowledge of the show comes from having listened through the soundtrack once, so I'd hardly be able to tell you more than "they get married at the end." If anyone would be willing to write up a little something, that would be great. —MearsMan ^talk 08:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well someone added a synopsis, but it apears to be cut-and-paste from [[1]] which is a copyright violation. "Only public domain resources can be copied without permission — this does not include most web pages or images" (see WP:COPY for further policy). I'll remove the copy vio plot in a few days, just waiting to see if there are any comments. JeanColumbia (talk) 18:44, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for noting the problem. It's been removed. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 01:03, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem removed[edit]

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Copy violation, again. The same copy vio from the same site was added on April 12, 2010 (20:53). I removed the entire synopsis because it is a copy violation.JeanColumbia (talk) 11:55, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know if this would be considered copyvio[edit]

Below I have a draft for a synopsis of the show. I am currently in a production of The Wedding Singer and I know this is the jist of the plot. I was wondering whether this could still be considered copyvio. The words came straight from my head, I can assure you. Let me know what you think:

Synopsis

The musical starts off with Robbie Hart, "the wedding singer," and his band (named Simply Wed) playing a wedding gig. During his usual "warmup-the-crowd routine," Robbie proudly announces that he is going to get married to his beloved finacee Linda the next day. After the wedding gig that night, Robbie tries to write a sweet (eventually corny) love song to Linda, with help from his newfound waittress friend Julia, who he just met during the previous wedding. Sadly, Robbie's wedding day comes, and Linda dumps Robbie via note at the altar. Robbie is quickly pulled into a deep depression but is compelled by his bandmates Sammy and George to use that intense emotion to get back on his feet. Unfortunately, Robbie does nothing but enrage the wedding party at the next wedding gig, and he is soon thrown into the dumpster by the bridal party. With some convincing from his new friend Julia, Robbie comes out of the dumpster, but changes his singing gigs strictly to bar mitzvahs. After the Shapiro bar mitzvah, Julia convinces Robbie to help her register for her wedding, due to her actual fiancee Glen Guglia being busy with business-related affairs (as usual). While at the mall, Robbie and Julia meet up with Julia's cousin and BFF Holly, who convinces the "faux duo" that Julia needs to practice her wedding kiss. Robbie and Julia awkwardly (and lovingly) kiss, only to be interrupted by the reality that Julia is marrying Glen. After seeing the kiss, Holly decides that she should go out with Robbie. Much later that night, Robbie, Holly, Julia, Glen, Sammy, and George go to a club. It is here that Robbie finally realizes that Glen is a cheating dirtbag and that he (Robbie) loves Julia. Holly realizes this too and tells Robbie that Julia is marrying Glen because he has money and security. Robbie then thinks, "Maybe I could change!" The next morning, Robbie goes to see Glen at his office on Wall Street to get a job and learn how to be like him in order to impress Julia. Robbie walks up to Julia later in the evening, all "Glenified," and accuses her of marrying Glen for his material possesions. Julia is stung and walks away from Robbie, throwing a present in his face: personalized blank sheet music. (After all, Julia cares about Robbie and wants him to sing at weddings again, especially her wedding.) Robbie realizes what he's does and drinks his sorrows away at a local bar. Sammy and George go to the bar and try to convince Robbie that staying single is the right thing to do. Inadvertently, Sammy and George end up persuading Robbie into going to Julia's house to tell her how he really feels. Robbie looks into Julia's window and sees her trying on her wedding dress and smiling at her reflection. He thinks it's because she's marrying Glen, but Julia is smiling only because she's imagining being Mrs. Robbie Hart. Robbie goes home drunk and dazed only to find Linda in his bed, wanting him back. Before she can "fully apologize," Robbie falls back into a deep slumber. The next day, midday, Julia goes to Robbie's house to tell him how she really feels, only to find Linda instead. This scares Julia into eloping with Glen in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Robbie wakes up and promptly kicks Linda (the "psycho") out. At his Grandma Rosie's 50th anniversary party, Robbie finds out from Holly what happened to Julia. With urging from his grandmother and Sammy, Robbie goes to the airport and gets on the next plane to Vegas. With the help of a band of Vegas impersonators (Billy Idol, Ronald Reagan, Tina Turner, and Mr. T just to name a few), Robbie crashes Julia's and Glen's wedding at the Little White House Chapel and sings her his new song. Glen is outraged by the fact that Robbie and Julia have feelings for each other and blurts out that he cheated on Julia with hundreds of women. Upon hearing this, the impersonators beat the crap out of Glen, and Robbie proposes to Julia. She says yes, on one condition: "Will you sing at my wedding?" The answer is a resounding "Yes!" The story is wrapped up with the official wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Hart in the finale.

--The Wing Dude, Musical Extraordinaire (talk) 04:42, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In progress- Soon, I will paste a final synopsis on the page, don't fret.--The Wing Dude, Musical Extraordinaire (talk) 18:02, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done- edited final draft now in article--The Wing Dude, Musical Extraordinaire (talk) 18:34, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]