Days after a musical by Australian comedian and musician Steph Broadbridge based on breakdancing Olympian Raygun was cancelled over legal issues between the Olympian and the musician, it has emerged that the duo have ‘resolved everything’. According to The Guardian, the Australian breakdancer had come to an agreement with Broadbridge post which the musical will have a different name and a poster. Earlier in September, Broadbridge had announced the musical ‘Raygun the Musical’ and the show was cancelled with Raygun’s lawyers approaching the musician in the first week of December days before the musical’s release.
“The Australian Olympic breaker said on Thursday “we’ve come to an agreement” after a “wild ride”, meaning the show could proceed with a different name and poster.
Gunn also insisted “we have not sought any costs from all this” despite her lawyers asking the promoter, Anthony Skinner, for $10,000 to cover legal fees,” the Guardian report said.
Australian Rachel Gunn, who is famously known as Raygun under her breakdancing name, had become famous for her unconventional moves, which received no marks, but received a lot of run play and gushing guffaws during Paris Olympics earlier this year. Last month, Broadbridge had announced the poster for the musical ‘Raygun the Musical’ ahead of the musical’s debut at the Kinselas Hotel in Darlinghurst in Sydney post which Raygun’s lawyers had approached the musician and the musical was cancelled. Apparently, Raygun had got to know about the musical after Broadbridge talked about the musical in a Sydney Morning Herald article. “The performance would be a “piss-take, but it’s done with love. I really want [Raygun] to see it,” she told the Herald. “I’m terrified, though. What if she doesn’t like it?,” Broadbridge had told Sydney Morning Herald.
In the first week of December, Raygun’s lawyers had approached the musician. “Our client had “immense respect” for the work and effort that had gone into the show but needed to take steps to safeguard the integrity of her brand,” Raygun’s lawyers had told The Guardian in a statement earlier this month. According to Broadbridge, the legal team also instructed her against doing the ‘Kangaroo dance’ because Gunn owns it. The musical had 8 actors, puppets and original songs like ‘You may be a B-gurl, But You’ll Always be an A-Girl To Me’.
“That one did puzzle me – I mean, that’s an Olympic-level dance,” she said. “How would I possibly be able to do that without any formal breakdancing training?” Broadbridge had told the media post that.
Raygun had shared last week how she was totally blindsided by the issue. “We were totally blindsided by this. And, unfortunately, the blowback was quick. People assumed that we had developed it, that we had approved it, and it damaged many relationships, both personal and professional.” Raygun had said in a video posted on her social media accounts earlier.
Broadbridge meanwhile posted on social media about the musical now being named Breaking The Musical and Guardian reporting that ticket sales for the Adelaide show stated it to be ‘a parody exploration of a breakdancer’s journey to the Olympics’. “It is based entirely on stuff I read on the internet. It is a fictional telling of a moment in Australian history. It is now called Breaking The Musical.” Broadbridge wrote on her social media accounts.
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