Name that musical

By Joe Brown

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | 2 a.m.

Chris Morris

“I wish that Las Vegas would do a homegrown musical of its own,” musical theater mastermind Andrew Lloyd Webber told the Las Vegas Sun in April, when he was in town filming a bit for “American Idol.”

“Sort of embrace what the values of the town are,” Webber continued. “There are certain things that are unique to this place, and if somebody was going to try a real musical here about Vegas, it would be very, very fascinating. Because there’s a tradition here, there’s a culture here now. Maybe some people don’t approve of it, but whatever. It exists.”

Inspired by Lord Lloyd Webber’s wistful wishes, the staff of the Sun came up with dozens of suggestions for Vegas-based musicals, compiled by e-mail (on office time!) within an hour or so. Here, then, are just a few of our ideas — the printable ones — starting with some Lloyd Webber knock-offs.

“Elvis Christ, Superstar”

“Stratosphere Express”

“Phantom of the ‘O’ ”

“Elvita”

“Brokelahoma!”

“Rent ... After Foreclosure”

“Annie, Get Your 99-cent Shrimp Cocktail”

“Pahrump, Pahrump”

“Fiddler (and a Construction Worker With a Blowtorch) on the Roof”

“Les Terribles”

“Juice” (featuring “You’re the One That I Bribe”)

“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers With Line Passes”

“Doctor Dolittle: The Dipak Desai Story”

“Sheldon and the Amazing Technicolor Lawsuit”

“Little Pawn Shop of Horrors”

“Pacman Jones: The Demon Barber of Fremont Street”

“Miss Pai Gow”

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Shops”

“Porgy and Bets”

“Whistle Down the Wynn”

“Lostalot”

“Wicked”