An Exhaustive History of Pokemon Live! | The Official Pokémon Musical (Documentary)

In the year 2000, 4Kids Entertainment and Nintendo made the decision for Pokémon to make the jump into the theatrical arena with Pokémon Live! A sort-of answer to Broadway shows like Disney's The Lion King, this is the story of the long-forgotten official Pokémon musical, its creative team, cast, and the legacy they and the show has left behind.

An Exhaustive History of Pokémon Live! is a feature-length documentary tracking the entire history of 4Kids and Nintendo's official stage musical of the Pokémon anime from it's inception all the way through to today. It's a wild odyssey dissecting the corporate musical structure, the innate absurdity of a Pokemon musical, the canon (or lack thereof) of the Pokémon universe, and the lasting legacy of this oddball, multi-million dollar, creatively ambitious production.

Sources and Selected Media:
Pokémon Live Full Show by Chris Mitchell:    • POKEMON LIVE! - FULL SHOW  
Pokémon Live! 20th Anniversary FanEdit Restoration by Benjamin Delbert:    • Pokémon Live! - 20th Anniversary FanEdit R...  
Pokémon Live! Dubai by MiG Ayesa:    • POKéMON LIVE!  
Pokémon Live! Mexico by The Cooler Yamask:    • Pokémon Live - México, 2001  
The Making of Pokémon Live!:    • MAKING OF POKEMON LIVE!  
Writing Pokémon Live!: Nintendo's Forgotten Musical:    • Writing Pokémon Live!: Nintendo's Forgotte...  
Freaktography - Abandoned Pokémon Theatre:    • VIDEO 1 - Exploring the Abandoned Pokemon ...  

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:00 Part 1: The Corporate Musical
00:05:36 Part 2: Pokémania
00:09:08 Part 3: So How Will This Work?
00:11:56 Part 4: The Meeting
00:15:33 Part 5: The Pikachu Problem
00:18:46 Part 6: Casting
00:21:47 Part 7: The Pikachu Problem — Part 2
00:23:42 Part 8: The Music
00:25:29 Part 9: Rehearsals and Tryouts
00:30:29 Part 10: Pokémon Live!
00:36:46 Part 11: The Merchandise
00:38:14 Part 12: Pokémon Live! — Part 2
00:42:29 Part 13: You're The Father!
00:43:55 Part 14: Pokémon Live! — Part 3
00:50:56 Part 15: The Tour
00:52:50 Part 16: Reception
00:56:06 Part 17: Home Video
00:59:36 Part 18: International Productions
01:03:29 Part 19: Andrew Rannells
01:09:32 Part 20: Horrors of The Tivoli
01:12:29 Final Part: Legacy

Featured Games:
Pokémon Red Version (1998)
Pokémon Blue Version (1998)
Pokémon Stadium (2000)
Pokémon Stadium 2 (2001)
Pokemon Legends: Arceus (2022)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

Featured Musicals:
Pokemon Live!
The Lion King
Cats
The Phantom of the Opera
Legally Blonde
Chicago
Wicked
Frozen
Beauty and the Beast
Anastasia
Hadestown
Shrek The Musical
Hairspray
Jersey Boys

An Exhaustive History of Pokemon Live! | The Official Pokémon Musical

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