Poker musical making debut during World Series of Poker
27th June, 2008
The first ever poker-themed musical will make its world debut 4 and 5 July at the Masquerade Theatre in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. All In: The Poker Musical will also do a special preview concert 3 July, the first day of the World Series of Poker Main Event, for media and poker VIPs to get a glimpse of the new show.
“I started realising that not only is poker for the masses, but you can always find the same kind of people playing,” Molyneux said. “Somebody comes to the table, in five minutes suddenly you know who they are. There’s always the bully kind of guy who likes to push people around the table, the compulsive personality that has to win everything, the soft, quiet person who ‘reads’ the table...I’m thinking, wow, this is the microcosm of America. Right here at this one table you have a taste of about everything.”
The story of the musical is centred on a WSOP Main Event final table. As you can imagine the characters are as varied as the poker players themselves, each having their own history, attitude and style of play. The characters are said to be easily identifiable, which is why many are expecting the show to be such a success.
“Poker is for anyone,” Molyneux said. “If you’re 21 years old, you can come play it. Poker is the only sport in the world where you can watch the champion today, and tomorrow fly to Vegas and play against him. You can’t do that with Tiger Woods or anybody else.”
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By Michael
