| re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 02:49 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? - JereNYC 02:23 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
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| Eh - I can, and I'm fine with doing it. Goldman didn't write Evening Primrose alone, and if it's his wishes that are keeping it from being expanded or adapted I think that's incredibly selfish and misguided, and I don't think his heirs should have the right to keep the living co-writer, Sondheim, who wrote the stuff that is the reason it would be expanded or adapted, from sharing it with the world in a different medium. And I think legally it should be able to be done at least with an "inspired by the teleplay by" credit and a new book, so Goldman's work isn't the issue anymore. Also he died before or as the Papermill production was happening so I doubt it was his wish that it not transfer, but if it was either way the word I heard about it from inside sources was that Bobbi Goldman (perhaps speaking for James) was holding out for a production more focused on the book than the score (what sense does that make, if you do a musical you do both) - and she is why the Roundabout happened. But she also approved the revised script (apparently) which I think is a downgrade from Goldman's original... for which he won Best Book. |
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