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Still, ask Marsha Norman.

Posted by:	Delvino 08:46 am EST 01/16/15
In reply to:	re: Thank you; can't be stated enough. - Ann 08:12 am EST 01/16/15

Who has rather famously said some of the hardest work in her career has been on the libretti for SECRET GARDEN, COLOR PURPLE and BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. She toiled mightily on BRIDGES, and the results were the most criticized (count me among the naysayers of her work there; the show ended 3 times at least). And her COLOR PURPLE work has been retought in the Menier edition coming to B'way. Adaptation may seem easier, but the distillation and condensation of existing material comes with its own demands and myriad challenges. That said, to your point: interesting that the IF/THEN effort wasn't given more credit for starting from scratch by more people.

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