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| I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:33 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Why all this excitement about "Death Becomes Her" with Chenoweth? - Delvino 07:14 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| I'm assuming this is based on a workshop? It does seem an unlikely that a show based on this film could be either 'thrilling' or 'enchanting'. Who's doing the book? | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 07:34 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:33 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| The press release says there's no creative team attached yet. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MarkBearSF 10:40 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - Ncassidine 07:34 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| I know - a curious announcement when there is no creative team involved yet. I wonder if Comcast/Universal is looking to inflate the value of its back catalog - perhaps as part of negotiations to purchase the studio parts of FOX. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:40 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - Ncassidine 07:34 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Yipes! That seems... crazy. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 05:58 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:40 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| What's crazy? Every project starts somewhere. With a film property and Star secured, it's going to be easier to get money and find the right team to collaborate with Chenoweth and her skills. | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:42 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - KingSpeed 05:58 am EST 12/14/17 | |
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| Because IMHO it's the tail wagging the dog... and again, an attempt to 'rebrand' a property rather than someone doing a stage adaptation because they found the source material inspiring. Sondheim didn't do A Little Night Music because a studio hired him to 'rebrand' Ingmar Bergman! | |
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| re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 08:10 am EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:42 am EST 12/14/17 | |
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| Okay. | |
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| Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 08:11 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 08:09 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I won't lie: this is the first I've heard of it - MockingbirdGirl 07:40 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Out today. My, what an odd thing to announce without someone with ... the musical adaptation vision thing. Maybe it's Ms. Chenoweth, coveting this role. I'd rather see her play Margaret Thatcher or Karen Silkwood with songs myself. But I'm funny that way. |
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| Link | Death Becomes Her Musical, Starring Kristin Chenoweth in Meryl Streep Role, in the Works |
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| re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Posted by: MistressAndy 08:56 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - Delvino 08:09 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Chenoweth in the STREEP role?? I would've said the Goldie Hawn role. Huh. | |
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| re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Posted by: MeredithChandler1973 09:06 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - MistressAndy 08:56 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| But Madeline (that's the name of the Streep character, right?) is the one who is the glamorous performer at the start of the story. Wasn't she on stage singing and dancing when she caught the eye of Helen's fiancé? It doesn't surprise me that she wanted this part instead of the plain Jane who becomes glamorous. | |
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| re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. | |
| Posted by: MistressAndy 12:04 pm EST 12/14/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - MeredithChandler1973 09:06 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| I guess, but I mean... "know thyself". I feel she'd be pretty darn dynamite in the Goldie Hawn part. I mean I'd rather do something I'd be good at. But who knows maybe she thought it was just a recap of Lily Garland. | |
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| Okay, I'll re-watch it. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:10 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Sorry, here's the Playbill announcement. - MeredithChandler1973 09:06 pm EST 12/13/17 | |
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| Perhaps its pleasures were lost on me in my ... youth. I'll take a new peek. With no writer or composer, I have a long time to look. |
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