Hawkeye: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman on Writing Rogers: The Musical

Dec 02 2021

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This week, Collider had the chance to chat with composers and lyricists Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who brought the in-universe Rogers: The Musical to life on-screen in Hawkeye's first episode, "Never Meet Your Heroes." The song, "Save The City," was later released as a single after the show's premiere. Over the course of the interview, which you can both watch and read, the duo spoke about how they were first approached by Marvel head Kevin Feige, how they collaborated in writing the song over Zoom, and how the pandemic inspired the beginnings of "Save The City." They also spoke about how they got some big Broadway names (like Adam Pascal) to participate, their reaction to seeing the fan response from the first trailer, and whether they'd be willing to come back and write a full musical.