Australians have slammed Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn from pillar to post after her lawyers shut down an unauthorized musical about her, but she could have avoided all the drama if she had followed Shane Warne’s lead when faced with a very difficult situation. similar.
The Olympic breakdancer broke her silence about the drama on Thursday after her legal team demanded $10,000 from the owner of a comedy club promoting ‘Raygun the Musical.’
The comedian behind the performance, Stephanie Broadbridge, has ensured that the show continues to rework it so that the material does not mention Gunn by name to avoid trademark infringements.
Now the episode has left a bad taste in the mouths of many Australian sports fans, and Gunn’s reaction is in stark contrast to what Warne did when an unauthorized musical was being made about his life.
‘Shane Warne: The Musical’ premiered at a Melbourne theater in December 2008, but the late Spin King was no fan.
Raygun was branded “the world’s greatest Karen” after her legal team shut down an unauthorized musical about her performance at the Paris Olympics.
Comedian Stephanie Broadbent (pictured) changed major parts of her show after Gunn’s legal team asked for $10,000 to cover the switch’s legal costs.
Cricket icon Shane Warne took the opposite tack when he was unimpressed by artist Eddie Perfect’s unauthorized musical about his life (Perfect appears playing Warne opposite Lisa McClune, left, in ‘Shane Warne: The Musical’ in 2013) .
“He hated the fact that a musical was made about him,” the man behind the show, comedian, actor and musician Eddie Perfect, said in an Instagram post.
But rather than watch as his legal team tried to stop the show, Warne took the complete opposite tack.
“He came and saw the second trailer at the Athenaeum in Melbourne and loved it,” Perfect recalled.
“He gave me and the crazy musical I wrote his thumbs up and even came out on stage through the ornate light doors to take a bow on opening night.
‘He was everything you hear about him; Smart, funny, warm and generous.
‘Shane Warne: The Musical’ earned positive reviews, starred big names like Lisa McCune and Shane Jacobson, and was remade for another edition in 2013.
The memory of Perfect emerged on social media this week in light of the latest Raygun incident that made headlines and prompted former Victorian politician Peter Katsambanis to recall how AFL bad boy turned football great Ben Cousins dealt with the publicity surrounding a musical about him at the height of his infamy. .
Warne (pictured in 2013) attended one of the shows and “loved it,” according to Perfect
Football bad boy turned AFL great Ben Cousins (pictured at a telethon in October) also sent his best wishes to the people behind a flawed rock opera about his checkered career.
Raygun has denied allegations that his lawyers told Broadbridge he could not perform the famous ‘kangaroo dance’ from his Olympic routine because it was a trademark.
The show ‘Ben Cousins: A Rock Opera’ hit the stage in 2010, and its author, comedian Kieran Butler, emphasized that the production, warts and all, “wasn’t really trying to make an accurate representation of this man’s life.” guy”.
At the time, Cousins was on the verge of retirement after resurrecting his career at Richmond when his drug abuse caused him to be sacked by West Coast and banned for a year by the AFL.
A headline-grabbing show showing off his shocking off-field behavior was one of the last things he needed, but once again, his reaction was the opposite of Raygun’s.
‘When I did Ben Cousins A Rock Opera with Keiran Butler for the MICF (Melbourne International Comedy Festival), Ben sent a message through a third party saying he couldn’t come because it would create a circus he didn’t need but he wanted us . All the best,” Katsambanis tweeted.
But rumor has it he sneaked in one night.
Australians who buy tickets to see Raygun’s show will be treated to what Broadbridge now describes as “a completely legal musical parody” which she says is ranked “the number one musical according to the World Federation of Musical Sports” in a joyous reference to the fact. Gunn was ranked the best female breaker in the world despite her disaster at the Paris Olympics.
Broadbridge issued a statement admitting that it did not contact Gunn before creating the show and its poster, and announced that it changed the name to ‘Breaking The Musical’.
On Thursday, Raygun told his fans: “My team has been working with Steph’s team and we were able to reach an agreement and she can still move forward with the musical.” It has a new name. New poster. And she can still take that show on tour.
“I’m so happy for her and I wish her all the best on the show and on tour.”