The Wire Musical
The all-singing, all-dancing line-up of raw talent that made The Wire such as great show, has, of course, ridden the wave of media attention to its maximum. Notably, Snoop has released her memoirs (Grace After Midnight: A Memoir
Dominic West – Ah, McNulty. You pulp of drunken, Irish, egomaniac, natural, pohlice. You were in Spice World, were you not?
Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson – Snoop, the tiny girl, who murders about anybody she wants. You might think less of her from her high-pitched voice, but Snoop is probably about one thousand times badder than you are.
Idris Elba – Stringer Bell, Hackney born & bred, is a DJ & singer. I’m saying not bad, not bad at all. Well, he’s doing the best that he can.
Lance Reddick – Noooooooo, Daniels don’t do this to me. Sleazy guitar crooning with top-open beige shirt. The MySpace image pretty much sums it up: Lance looking at you, semi-invisible Lance looking up in the clouds, where Lance’s show reel loops.
Michael K. Williams – Omar Little started out be miming to R. ‘urine trouble’ Kelly’s soap-ballad Trapped In The Closet (which I urge you to watch, some of the best comedy out there). He also made an album in character, which can be pre-listened to here. Bizarre.
Steve Earle – Bubbles’ sponsor, Walon, has a long country background (surprise). Pretty decent music to be found here…
Tray Chaney – cornerboy Malik ‘Poot’ Carr gives it a shot at rap, but it’s a mediocre one. The fat dude singing is Jazz from Dru Hill.
Finally, let’s not forget Method Man as Cheese & Bird played by Fredro Starr from Onyx.