A comedian's musical about Australian breakdancer Raygun was forced to rebrand after the original production was cancelled due to legal threats. The comedian, Stephanie Broadbridge, faced demands to alter the show, including a ban on performing a kangaroo dance.
A comedian has rebranded her musical about Australian breakdancer Raygun after it was shut down just hours before it was due to begin following the threat of legal action.A musical about Aussie breakdancer Rachael ' Raygun ' Gunn has been rebranded after the plug was abruptly pulled on its opening show earlier this month.
Comedian Stephanie Broadbridge revealed just under two weeks ago her trial show for Raygun: The Musical was cancelled just hours before it was set to premiere in Sydney, after the breaker's lawyers contacted the venue and threatened legal action. Broadbridge told her Instagram followers Raygun's lawyers trademarked the poster for the musical and advised the comedian she was not allowed to do the kangaroo dance because the Olympian who went viral for her performance in Paris'owns' it.On Thursday, Broadbridge shared an update on Instagram, revealing the musical had been rebranded. The tongue-in-cheek new poster features the silhouette of a kangaroo in Raygun's most memorable pose. The title has been changed to Breaking: The Musical.The post was captioned'Take 2' as the musical prepares to finally get off the ground in the new year. A musical about Aussie breakdancer Raygun has been rebranded after the plug was abruptly pulled on its opening show earlier this month. Picture by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Dates are scheduled from February 28 to March 2 in Adelaide at the Fringe Festival, as well as a run of four shows from May 7 to May 10 in Sydney.Tickets are currently available for Adelaide, while those planning to see the show in Melbourne and Sydney will have to wait. Broadbridge received several supportive comments on her post, while many poked fun at the legal challenge from Raygun and her team.'Couldn't have asked for better publicity than Raygun trying to get this cancelled,' another said. 'I'm suing you for the unlawful use of that font. Also, I've trademarked that particular shade of Yellow,' a third joke
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