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re: It sounds like there should be a number called "Don't Speak!"

Posted by:	newintown 09:10 am EDT 03/19/14
In reply to:	re: It sounds like there should be a number called "Don't Speak!" - AlanScott 12:26 am EDT 03/19/14

I think this whole exchange skirts around the de-evolution of adaptation - a good theatrical adapter wouldn't use "don't speak" at all, either in a song or dialogue - that line is too memorable, too much a part of the experience of watching the movie. A talented adapter would create their own iconic moment, every bit as good as (or better than) "don't speak." For my money, a good adapter also would create a new title, change the story line to be more musical, add or delete characters - in other words, create a new work only based upon the film, not slavishly adhering to it, filling it out with irrelevant songs. Some shows actually do this - Grey Gardens and Gentleman's Guide to name two. But mostly, it seems to be a game of plopping the screenplay on stage with plugged-in tunes.

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