| re: Prediction: Jerry Herman's Musicals will be Relegated to Encores Productions | |
| Posted by: BruceinIthaca 04:18 pm EST 12/16/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Prediction: Jerry Herman's Musicals will be Relegated to Encores Productions - Michael_Portantiere 04:11 pm EST 12/16/17 | |
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| I think describing HD's plot as thin is to misunderstand the comedic genre(s) from which it springs, as Michael points out. Wilder's "The Matchmaker," on which Dolly is based, remains a vital play with much to say, through its use of conventional farce as well as character-driven comedy, about the human condition. While HD dilutes some of Wilder's more profound exploration of romance and sociality and the need to belong and be attached, it does a pretty good job of retaining the feel of WIlder's play. I suspect Dolly, at least, will outlast any number of Sondheim's shows (though by no means all--I think Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park, as well as Into the Woods, perhaps, will remain evergreen in their expression of human experiences). I suspect some of the shows, like Company and Follies, are actually rather time-bound, even if they are still produced frequently. I'm not sure they will be done that often in another twenty five or fifty years (assuming we still have theaters then!). We are often myopic during our own periods. And I agree, I don't think all contemporary composers are mimicking Sondheim--I think there is a difference between being aware of his contributions and building on them, and mimicking them. | |
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