This suggests to us that the time is right for a musical--or even opera--about a CFL star. Winnipeg's great Indian Jack Jacobs, perhaps, or Glenn Dobbs, the once revered hero of the Saskatchewan Roughriders: "Dobberville--The Musical" premieres at Mosaic Stadium in Regina!
There could be a terrific show about the BC Lions' first Grey Cup win in 1964, based on the Dick Beddoes book, with an all-singing, all-dancing cast portraying Joe Kapp, Willie Fleming, Tom Brown, Coach Dave Skrien, et al.
But our choice would be an opera focussed on the career of Jackie Parker--a great project for the Vancouver Opera Association, which has shown itself ready to take risks. Watch for it--"Spaghetti Legs--The Opera!"
Who would play Parker? Someone call Harry Connick, Jr.
I agree completely but we mustn't forget that former BC Lions coach Dave Skrien has already enjoyed his moment of triumph on Broadway, as Sarge in "Beetle Bailey - the Musical."
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