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| re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 04:42 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? - NUPackrat 04:32 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
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| How interesting that he didn't feel the songs to The Frogs were inextricably intertwined with Burt Shevelove's script before allowing Nathan Lane to write an almost entirely new book. I am VERY curious if any famous or successful writers have approached Sondheim about doing a new version of Primrose and if he still held onto those feelings. | |
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| re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? | |
| Posted by: NUPackrat 11:59 am EST 02/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? - Chazwaza 04:42 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
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| Hat tip for the shade. | |
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| re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 05:05 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? - Chazwaza 04:42 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
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| Yes, but aside from Sondheim's statement about the songs of EVENING PRIMROSE being inextricably tied to the Goldman script, isn't it likely that he wouldn't want to anger the Goldman estate, i.e. his widow, by entertaining the idea of a stage adaptation with a new book by someone else? | |
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| re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:13 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has Sondheim discussed why he hasn't expanded EVENING PRIMROSE for stage? - Michael_Portantiere 05:05 pm EST 02/07/18 | |
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| It is, however Follies certainly seems to be the stage work of James' that gets produced the most now, opulence or not, so it wouldn't benefit Bobby's financial interests to limit or prevent the productions it might have. But sadly it is quite possible she will well outlive Sondheim and then it will be the two estates battling if she tries to f*ck with Follies, so it would be scary to me too if I were him. For what it's worth, I think Sondheim could have made a really interesting musical out of The Lion in Winter... perhaps a mix of Sweeney and ALNM. |
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