Star Trek: Discovery
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Star Trek : Discoverywanted to do a musical sequence for a long time , and Anthony Rapp regrets it was the cast ofStar Trek : unusual New Worldsthat have to break that roadblock and makeStar Trekhistory . " Subspace Rhapsody,“Star Trek ’s first - ever musical episode , was direct by Dermot Downs , and written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff , with original songs composed by Tom Polce and Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo . Strange New Worlds ' musical theater was a hit with critic and interview , and the"Subspace Rhapsody " soundtrack even shoot # 1 on Apple Music ’s Top 10 .
In an exclusive interview withScreen Rant ’s Deven McClure aboutStray dog : Orpheus , Anthony Rapp was asked about Star Trek : Strange New WorldsbeatingStar Trek : Discovery to a musical installment . Rapp says the idea of aStar Trek : Discoverymusical was floated"pretty early on"and he noted the vocal gift of hisStar Trek : Discoverycast . Alas , it wasStrange New Worldsthat got to have that historical honor . Read Rapp ’s quote below :
I intend , we had been take in masses at conventionalism take us about that from passably too soon on . Because Wilson [ Cruz ] and I were in Rent together , Mary Wiseman can sing a turn , Sonequa [ Martin - Green ] would n’t push their singing , but they can talk , and Doug Jones can sing , so we were like , " We could do a melodic episode . "
Obviously someone , somewhere was thinking about it in the Star Trek macrocosm , but then Strange New Worlds get to do it , so yeah , I did feel a little bit like [ disgruntled randomness ] .
Star Trek : Strange New Worlds ' musical sequence ended with a rouse idealistic finale where song was both the job and the solution to spare the galax .
Strange New Worlds' Musical Made Star Trek History
Star Trek: Discovery did show signs of musical greatness
Star Trek : Strange New Worlds ' musical was a eminent point and a watershed moment for Star Trek on Paramount+ ’s enfranchisement . " Subspace Rhapsody " may be the most talked aboutStar Trek episode of the current era , and it has also exhort sing - along view parties at various conventions . Strange New Worlds ' musical proved that there are no limits to what kind of storyStar Trekcan successfully present , and " Subspace Rhapsody " continues to be so popular thatStrange New Worldsis debate doing aBroadway rendering of theStar Trekmusical .
Star Trek : Strange New Worldsactors Christina Chong , Celia Rose Gooding , Jess Bush , Melissa Navia , and Ethan Peck are also join forces on new medicine outside of their series .
It is a ignominy thatStar Trek : Discoveryalso did n’t get to farm a melodious sequence . Star Trek : Discoveryshowed fleeting signs of their musical voltage , such asEnsign Sylvia Tilly ( Mary Wiseman ) singing David Bowie ’s " Space Oddity"in theStar Trek : Discoveryseason 2 episode , " An Obol for Charon " . Given Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz ’s Broadway sensationRent , and the hidden singing talents ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s dramatis personae , the Disco gang could have put on a musical showstopper that would also have bring the house down .
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