Highlights
- Mel B "always dreamed" her music would be in a musical.
- The Spice Girls singer is thrilled the group's hits soundtrack forthcoming stage production VIVA FOREVER - which opens in London's West End later this year - and thinks the show will be very "special" as she and her bandmates have been waiting so long for it to happen.
- She said: "It's been in the works for the last three, four years, so we've all been really, really excited ... to actually [have it] take shape. We all sat there and watched the workshop at the start of this year and watched it all get moulded together. And then (Absolutely Fabulous star) Jennifer Saunders came onboard [to write it and], obviously, (Mama Mia! producer) Judy Craymer is producing it and writing it also. You know, it's just lovely. It's quite special to know that your music is a part of a musical. That's what we've always dreamed of, and it's actually happening from one conversation three, four years ago to actually being in a theatre in December, which isn't far away. It's quite amazing."
- Mel B - who performed at the London Olympics closing ceremony recently with bandmates Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Mel C and Emma Bunton - thinks the writers have crafted a "beautiful story" which is perfectly complemented by her group's music.
- She added to MTV News: "I can't really tell you which songs are in it, because I think that's part of the surprise, but I think our songs tell a beautiful story that has nothing to do with the Spice Girls. It's the essence of friendship and honesty and love, and the actual story line is beautiful. I don't want to spoil it for everyone; if you want to be entertained, if you want to be surprised, you just got to go and see it."
Mel B "always dreamed" her music would be in a musical.
The Spice Girls singer is thrilled the group's hits soundtrack forthcoming stage production
VIVA FOREVER - which opens in London's West End later this year - and thinks the show will be very "special" as she and her bandmates have been waiting so long for it to happen.
She said: "It's been in the works for the last three, four years, so we've all been really, really excited ... to actually [have it] take shape. We all sat there and watched the workshop at the start of this year and watched it all get moulded together. And then (
Absolutely Fabulous star) Jennifer Saunders came onboard [to write it and], obviously, (
Mama Mia! producer) Judy Craymer is producing it and writing it also. You know, it's just lovely. It's quite special to know that your music is a part of a musical. That's what we've always dreamed of, and it's actually happening from one conversation three, four years ago to actually being in a theatre in December, which isn't far away. It's quite amazing."
Mel B - who performed at the London Olympics closing ceremony recently with bandmates Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Mel C and Emma Bunton - thinks the writers have crafted a "beautiful story" which is perfectly complemented by her group's music.
She added to MTV News: "I can't really tell you which songs are in it, because I think that's part of the surprise, but I think our songs tell a beautiful story that has nothing to do with the Spice Girls. It's the essence of friendship and honesty and love, and the actual story line is beautiful. I don't want to spoil it for everyone; if you want to be entertained, if you want to be surprised, you just got to go and see it."