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| "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT | |
| Last Edit: Official_Press_Release 12:17 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION AND CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON TO PRODUCE THE NEW MUSICAL “SOME LIKE IT HOT” BASED ON THE CLASSIC MGM FILM BROADWAY PREMIERE SLATED FOR 2020 New York (May 14, 2018) – The Shubert Organization, one of America’s oldest professional theatre companies and the largest theatre owner on Broadway, and movie/television/theatre producers Craig Zadan & Neil Meron, fresh off their juggernaut NBC television event “Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE,” announced today that they have acquired the coveted rights to adapt Some Like It Hot as an all-new musical for the stage from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios. One of the most treasured titles in MGM’s library, the 1959 Billy Wilder comedy was named the Funniest American Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute (AFI). In a survey of over 250 international film critics conducted last year by the BBC, it was voted the greatest comedy in film history. Some Like It Hot follows two musicians who witness a mob-connected murder and flee town, disguising themselves as women in an all-female band. In a joint statement, Philip J. Smith and Robert E. Wankel (on behalf of The Shubert Organization), and Messrs. Zadan and Meron said, “Some Like It Hot is one of the greatest film comedies ever made. We are grateful to MGM for allowing us to tackle the challenge of translating the film’s singular energy and magic to the stage.” Jonathan Glickman, President, MGM’s Motion Picture Group and Head of Live Stage Theatrical Productions, said “Some Like It Hot is one of the crown jewels of MGM’s library. Craig, Neil and the Shubert Organization have assembled a world class creative team and we can’t wait to see it on Broadway.” The score is by Tony Award winning songwriters Marc Shaiman (Music & Lyrics) and Scott Wittman (Lyrics). Messrs. Shaiman and Wittman, who earned Tony Awards for their work on Hairspray, will soon be represented on the big screen with the hugely anticipated Mary Poppins Returns. The book is by playwright Matthew Lopez, whose two-part epic The Inheritance, which deals with gay life in the aftermath of the AIDS crisis, recently opened to rave reviews at London’s Young Vic. Some Like It Hot will be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, one of the most in-demand director-choreographers in the world, with his production of Dreamgirls playing in London’s West End and three shows currently on Broadway: The Book of Mormon, Aladdin and this season’s Mean Girls, for which he has just been nominated for Tony Awards for direction and choreography. Some Like It Hot is the first show to be produced under the previously announced development and production deal between The Shubert Organization and Zadan & Meron. They are delighted to welcome Roy Furman, Robert Greenblatt, and the Nederlander Organization to the producing team. Some Like It Hot is scheduled to premiere on Broadway in 2020. B I O G R A P H I E S Casey Nicholaw (Director & Choreographer). Two-time Tony Award winning director- choreographer, Casey Nicholaw’s Broadway credits include: The Book of Mormon (Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Award winner), Disney’s Aladdin (Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Award noms.), Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten (Tony nom.), Elf: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle noms.); Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle noms. for Best Choreography). Off-Broadway, Casey directed and choreographed Dreamgirls on London’s West End, as well as the highly acclaimed New York City Center Encores! productions The Most Happy Fella, Anyone Can Whistle and Follies. Most recently, Casey directed and choreographed the new musical Mean Girls. Marc Shaiman (Music & Lyrics). Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winning and five-time Oscar nominated lyricist/composer Marc Shaiman has written original songs and scores for a wide range of projects spanning film, TV, and theatre. His film works include When Harry Met Sally, Beaches, City Slickers, Sister Act, The Addams Family, Sleepless in Seattle (Oscar nominee), South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (Oscar nominee), A Few Good Men, Patch Adams (Oscar nominee), In & Out, The First Wives Club (Oscar nominee), The American President (Oscar nominee), The Bucket List and Hairspray. His stage work includes the Broadway hit Hairspray (Tony Award winner), Fame Becomes Me, The Odd Couple, Catch Me if You Can and most recently Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He is an Emmy winner for co-writing Billy Crystal's Oscar hosting and his ten other Emmy nominations include nods for “Saturday Night Live,” Bette Midler's final "Tonight Show" appearance and the NBC musical series “Smash,” which he executive produced with Steven Spielberg. He was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for the song “The Star,” which he co-wrote with Mariah Carey. Up next for Shaiman is Mary Poppins Returns, the sequel to Disney’s beloved classic, Mary Poppins. Scott Wittman (Lyrics) Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning lyricist, director, writer, and conceiver, Scott Wittman co-wrote the lyrics for the hit musical Hairspray (Tony, Grammy, Olivier Award winner) with creative partner Marc Shaiman. Wittman also served as an executive producer on the hit film starring John Travolta. Scott was nominated for a Golden Globe, Grammy, and two Emmy Awards for the original songs on NBC’s musical drama “Smash.” While working on the show, he co- composed music for Jennifer Hudson, Uma Thurman, Bernadette Peters, and Liza Minnelli. Shaiman and Wittman’s original score for the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was released by Sony Records. Scott & Marc’s Broadway credits include Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which Scott also directed, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nom. for Best Musical), and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. For Patti LuPone, Scott has created and directed two Broadway shows, three recordings, and three sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts. Off-Broadway, Scott conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond, Cole Escola, Steel Burkhardt, and Bridget Everett at La Mama. He is currently collaborating on Disney's sequel to Mary Poppins for director Rob Marshall. Matthew Lopez (Book) is the author of The Whipping Man, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Somewhere, Reverberation, The Sentinels and Zoey’s Perfect Wedding. His play The Inheritance is currently receiving its world premiere production at London’s Young Vic Theatre, directed by Stephen Daldry. He was a staff writer on the HBO series “The Newsroom.” He is currently adapting his play The Legend of Georgia McBride as a feature for Jim Parsons’ production company and New Regency as well as writing the biopic Dr. Q about the life of brain surgeon Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa for Plan B and Disney. Craig Zadan & Neil Meron (Producers) are producers of feature films, television and theatre productions. On Broadway, they produced the Tony-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Daniel Radcliffe, John Larroquette) and the Tony-winning Promises, Promises (Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth). They have produced all of the live NBC theatre telecasts including "Jesus Christ Superstar” (John Legend), "The Sound of Music” (Carrie Underwood), "Peter Pan” (Allison Williams), "The Wiz” (Queen Latifah) and “Hairspray” (Jennifer Hudson). They are the first to produce three consecutive Oscar broadcasts in the last sixteen years. They’ve also produced the Golden Globe nominated tv series “Smash.” Their event television movies include “Gypsy” (Bette Midler), “Cinderella" (Whitney Houston, Brandy), “Annie" (Kathy Bates), "Life with Judy Garland" (Judy Davis), "A Raisin in the Sun" (Sean Combs) and the new "Steel Magnolias" (Queen Latifah). Their television broadcasts have accrued 134 Emmy nominations. Their feature films include Hairspray (John Travolta), The Bucket List (Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman), Footloose and the Oscar-winning Best Picture Chicago (Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones). Their next original feature film musical will be Hans Christian Andersen written by Stephen Schwartz and David Magee. The Shubert Organization (Producer). Under the leadership of Philip J. Smith, Chairman, and Robert E. Wankel, President, the Shubert Organization owns 17 Broadway and 6 Off-Broadway theatres, as well as the Forrest in Philadelphia. In its 118-year history, the company has produced and co-produced hundreds of plays and musicals on Broadway, including Amadeus, Amour, Amy’s View, The Blue Room, Cats, City of Angels, The Dance of Death, Dirty Blonde, A Few Good Men, God of Carnage, The Grapes of Wrath, The Heidi Chronicles, Indiscretions, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Nicholas Nickleby, Passion and Sunday in the Park with George. The company is currently represented on Broadway by Anastasia, Angels in America, The Band’s Visit, Children of a Lesser God, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Escape to Margaritaville and School of Rock and in London by Casey Nicholaw’s production of Dreamgirls. Last year in London the Organization also co-produced The Girls, which will embark on an extensive U.K. tour this summer retitled Calendar Girls the Musical. In addition to its producing activities, the Shubert Organization dedicates considerable energy and resources to a wide range of civic and community causes. Metro Goldwyn Mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the deepest libraries of premium film and television content as well as the premium pay television network EPIX, which is available throughout the U.S. via cable, satellite, telco and digital distributors. In addition, MGM has investments in numerous other television channels, digital platforms and interactive ventures and is producing premium short-form content for distribution. For more information, visit www.mgm.com. |
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| Just like that she WON'T be SUGAR Shell! (nm) | |
| Posted by: flaguy 07:48 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT - Official_Press_Release 12:15 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Hmmm. | |
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| re: BASED ON THE CLASSIC MGM FILM ? | |
| Last Edit: SidL 08:32 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| Posted by: SidL 08:23 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT - Official_Press_Release 12:15 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| It was actually a United Artists Film by way of The Mirisch Company Billy Wilder also did "The Apartment" with them. They were behind "West Side Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof" and many big movie hits of the sixties MGM bought U/A in the eighties, so that's how they are able to re-brand it as an M-G-M Classic still not accurate, however. |
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| re: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT/ GREAT IDEA! | |
| Posted by: SRMHAYES 08:19 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT - Official_Press_Release 12:15 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I've got a great idea for a musical about farmers and cowboys set in Indian Territory in 1905. Anybody think it would sell? ;-) | |
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| re: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT | |
| Posted by: FinalPerformance 01:28 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT - Official_Press_Release 12:15 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Same old story. Enough already with limited appeal. | |
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| re: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT | |
| Posted by: Thom915 02:05 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT - FinalPerformance 01:28 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Limited appeal? What does this mean? "Some Like It Hot" was one of the most popular comedies of its time and remains a classic to this day. | |
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| Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ | |
| Posted by: jesse21 01:03 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT - Official_Press_Release 12:15 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| - The last time Some Like It Hot was adapted as a stage musical, the result was a “so-so, also-ram” show created by some Broadway heavyweights. Maybe this time, the product will be better. (One can hope.) Stats: SUGAR Majestic Theatre, (4/09/1972 - 6/23/1973) First Preview: Mar 29, 1972 Total Previews: 14 Opening Date: Apr 09, 1972 Closing Date:Jun 23, 1973 Total Performances: 505 Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Merrill; Book by Peter Stone; From the screenplay "Some Like It Hot" by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond Directed by Gower Champion; Choreographed by Gower Champion - |
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| re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ | |
| Posted by: Lapsedfan 11:31 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - jesse21 01:03 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Aw, I have a soft spot for "Sugar." It was my first B'way musical, so it's probably nostalgia speaking. Saw it on a Wednesday matinee, followed by "Follies" in the evening. I loved "Sugar" in every way and still perk up when I hear the score. I was a Robert Morse fan from deep familiarity with the OBC of "How to Succeed," but was also charmed by Elaine Joyce as Sugar. |
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| re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 04:07 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - jesse21 01:03 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| No-one asked, but I'm seeing Andy Karl and Michael Urie | |
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| re: ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ casting -- Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick? ... | |
| Last Edit: flaguy 04:40 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| Posted by: flaguy (flaguy) 04:31 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - Pokernight 04:07 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Of course they're a bit long in the tooth for these roles, and it would be suicidal for a producer to cast them because then it becomes THEIR star vehicle, and they'd be impossible to replace. But I don't think Andy Karl & Michael Urie would sell many tickets. Maybe I'm wrong. I did see the original 'SUGAR' when it first opened, and was very disappointed (especially with Bob Merrill's lyrics.) Then I saw it a second time before it closed, and enjoyed it very much. It's now called 'SOME LIKE IT HOT, the musical' I believe, since it was mounted in London years ago for Tommy Steele. And that new title tune is terrific. But two shows with the same title? I guess, as with 'GONE WITH THE WIND,' it happens. (Though that was called 'SCARLETT' in Japan, originally. I think.) |
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| re: ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ casting -- Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick? ... | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 05:17 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: re: ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ casting -- Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick? ... - flaguy 04:31 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| If Andy and Michael won't sell tickets (?) How about James Franco and Jake Gyllenhall. | |
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| re: ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ casting -- Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick? ... | |
| Posted by: Mac29 06:29 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ casting -- Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick? ... - flaguy 04:31 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Lane, that would be good. Broderick, dead from the neck up. No life, no energy, no nothing. Saw him in The Producers years ago; good performance. Lately, big difference. | |
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| re: ‘Sugar’ casting -- Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick? ... | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 04:48 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ casting -- Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick? ... - flaguy 04:31 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| It's been done in the Chicago area at least 3 times in the last 20 years. I saw it twice as Some Like It Hot -- once with Katrina Lenk and another time with Lenora Nemetz in the cast. It's not great, but I laughed a lot and both productions were enjoyable. Most recently it was staged under its original title Sugar -- at Drury Lane Oakbrook in 2010. | |
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| re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ | |
| Posted by: JayBee 03:37 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - jesse21 01:03 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| While I usually agree with your assessments, Jesse, I found Sugar to be a delight. The two times I saw the show, the audience was eating it up, laughing hysterically and clearly having a wonderful time. Yes, it is lower tier Styne, but that is still better than what is considered upper tier today, IMHO. Also, there's no director today who can better a Gower Champion staging. Finally, Robert Morse gave the performance of the season that year. No one has that kind of lovable, comic genius. | |
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| re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ | |
| Posted by: jesse21 05:16 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - JayBee 03:37 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| - In all fairness, I saw only the pre-Broadway tryout in Boston. And I didn't think Elaine Joyce came within 1% of Marilyn as Sugar. But, please, I called the show a :so-so" which to me means that it probably was on a par as a musical comedy with a "Someting Rotten" but not in a league with a "Book of Mormon." - |
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| re: SUGAR casting ... | |
| Posted by: flaguy 07:34 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - jesse21 05:16 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| "I didn't think Elaine Joyce came within 1% of Marilyn as Sugar." Yeah, Joyce was just okay, as I recall. But she certainly couldn't have been their first choice for the role. Probably not even their second choice. Didn't they initially want Bernadette Peters, but she wasn't available? I believe she played this part later on the west coast somewhere, and I suspect she must've been wonderful as Sugar. |
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| re: SUGAR casting ... | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 05:15 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: re: SUGAR casting ... - flaguy 07:34 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I think they also thought about Goldie Hawn | |
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| re: SUGAR casting ... | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 01:09 pm EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: re: SUGAR casting ... - Pokernight 05:15 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
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| If I were casting it today, I would seriously look at casting a non-white actress as Sugar, just to help get as far away from Marilyn Monroe, who will never be bettered, as possible. I've done the show twice and the actresses in that role tend to do variations to greater or lesser degree on Monroe because you just hear her voice in the writing. And it's also a bit underwritten for what is supposed to be a third leading role, after the two men playing Joe and Jerry. A non-white actress would help the audience make the leap and not spend the evening comparing the performance they're seeing to a screen legend whose performance is readily available to be seen nowadays in ways that it wasn't back in the 1970's. I wonder what Nikki M. James or Phillipa Soo are up to these days? |
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| I love the jazzy score | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 05:05 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - JayBee 03:37 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I think it would be a shame for it to go a more conventional 'pop' route, given that they're supposed to be jazz musicians. | |
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| 'Some' clips from Sacramento's 'Sugar' (2013) | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 07:25 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 07:25 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: I love the jazzy score - MockingbirdGirl 05:05 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Never saw the original, but these clips give a sense of Bob Merrill and Jule Styne's peppy, period-like songs. (The Tonys snubbed ''Sugar'' for Score, giving the 4th slot to Peter Link's incidental music to ''Much Ado About Nothing.'') At the Sacramento Music Circus, the cast starred Jason Graae, Brent Barrett, Elizabeth Stanley, Lenny Wolpe and Alix Korey. Love the idea that gangster Spats Palazzo's tapping should sound like machine-gun fire. |
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| Link | Sacramento Music Circus: 'Sugar' (2013) |
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| Gateway Playhouse's 'Sugar' (2005) | |
| Posted by: reed23 09:12 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: 'Some' clips from Sacramento's 'Sugar' (2013) - WaymanWong 07:25 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| The smashing Elizabeth Stanley first played Sugar eight years before the Sacramento production, at the Gateway Playhouse, before she was known at all on Broadway. Director-choreographer Scott Thompson was given the sets from the Tony Curtis national tour (most, but not all of which fit on the stage.) The production got solid raves and sold out; Mrs. Jule Styne came out to see it, with others of the Styne organization, and raved. Thompson fixed the original abrupt Act One finish with an all-new one bringing the entire cast to the stage in a mega-recap; and got permission from the estate to add back in the song infamously cut from the original Broadway production, "The People In My Life." Elizabeth Stanley knocked it out of the park. I always thought that song was musically and lyrically far better than "People" (or just about any other ballad from Styne, with or without Merrill) and would have been The Big Song performed and recorded by everyone, had it not been sadly chopped from original 1972 show. |
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| Link | Clips from "Sugar" at the Gateway Playhouse, 2005 |
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| Thanks! | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:13 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: 'Some' clips from Sacramento's 'Sugar' (2013) - WaymanWong 07:25 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Played in the pit for a production of Sugar ages ago. | |
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| I had a great time at "Sugar" | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 04:16 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Yeah, hopefully it will be better than ‘Sugar’ - JayBee 03:37 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Saw it several times at the Majestic. Terrific production, great performances and songs. It had a solid run. | |
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| Many tours... | |
| Posted by: reed23 07:49 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: I had a great time at "Sugar" - seeseveryshow 04:16 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| SUGAR toured for years on the bus-and-truck circuit – and it's had a solid representation in the regional theatres (no OKLAHOMA!, but solid.) | |
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| A tuneful of 'Sugar' ... with Robert Morse and Tony Roberts | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 07:06 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 06:56 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: I had a great time at "Sugar" - seeseveryshow 04:16 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| ''Sugar'' (1972) got 5 Tony nominations, including Best Musical; Robert Morse won the Drama Desk, and it ran for 505 performances. In 1998, nearly a quarter-century later, Tony Roberts and Morse reprised their comic duo ''The Beauty That Drives Men Mad.'' It was for the ''Leading Ladies'' concert in 1998, and it's a fun number from the Bob Merrill-Jule Styne score. (I also love ''Doin' It for Sugar.'') In 2002-03, there was a revised tour version, called ''Some Like It Hot: The Musical,'' starring Tony Curtis as Osgood. Anyone see that? |
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| Link | 'The Beauty That Drives Men Mad' from 'Sugar' with Robert Morse & Tony Roberts |
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| re: A tuneful of 'Sugar' ... with Robert Morse and Tony Roberts | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:01 pm EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: A tuneful of 'Sugar' ... with Robert Morse and Tony Roberts - WaymanWong 06:56 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I saw the tour when it came to the Chicago area in 2003. Curtis was really bad, but the show itself was enjoyable. Lenora Nemetz was quite good as Sweet Sue and almost stole the show. | |
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| I thought there was some hope for "Bombshell" by Shaiman and Wittman- Is that on the back burner? | |
| Posted by: rossde 01:07 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: A tuneful of 'Sugar' ... with Robert Morse and Tony Roberts - WaymanWong 06:56 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Will it ever see the light of day? | |
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| re: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT: SUGAR? | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 12:37 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT - Official_Press_Release 12:15 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I wonder if the exclusivity of rights from the 1972 Jule Styne/Bob Merrill/ Peter Stone musical lapsed, or whether they negotiated a deal, In any event - there will be two musical versions of 'Some Like It Hot' floating around - unless they have negotiated to remove SUGAR from performances. | |
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| There are two phantoms and two wild party | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:55 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: "SOME LIKE IT HOT" MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT: SUGAR? - NewtonUK 12:37 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| And those came out the same yesr or so. If its based on source material, there is no reason to pull the rights for sugar. | |
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| Posted by: NewtonUK 01:07 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: There are two phantoms and two wild party - dramedy 12:55 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Although PHANTOM was public domain as well. I believe that the owner of the underlying property has rights to further sell on his interests for an adaptation. GONE WITH THE WIND has been made into 3 musicals. | |
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| re: There are two phantoms and two wild party | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 03:31 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: There are two phantoms and two wild party - NewtonUK 01:07 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Actually, when Kopit and Yeston began work on their PHANTOM in late 1983, it wasn't in the public domain...in the US. Geoffrey Holder got the rights from the Leroux estate and they started. While they struggled, they then learned of ALW...and that the work was in the public domain in the UK. They had the rights for two more years, then it would be in the public domain globally. And Sir Andrew got to the finish line first with a mega-hit, crushing Yeston and Kopit's dreams. I think CYRANO wins for most versions. Laura |
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| Posted by: JohnPopa 11:56 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: There are two phantoms and two wild party - showtunetrivia 03:31 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I'd guess A CHRISTMAS CAROL tops CYRANO! | |
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| Posted by: scoot1er 01:06 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: There are two phantoms and two wild party - dramedy 12:55 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Except, both The Phantom of the Opera (the novel) and The Wild Party (the poem) are both in the public domain, so there could be several versions of each. Of course, I could be wrong. But as for Sugar, both the source material land the musical are still inn copyright, so some agreement would have to have been made. I could be wrong about this, too. | |
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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:06 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: There are two phantoms and two wild party - scoot1er 01:06 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| My guess is that MGM and/or the licensing house that controls SUGAR will clamp down on productions of SUGAR being "re-christened" SOME LIKE IT HOT: THE MUSICAL or some variation on that, as the national tour with Tony Curtis, et al was and the UK production with Tommy Steele. There will be ONE musical called SOME LIKE IT HOT and it will be this new one. As others have said, SUGAR had a top drawer creative team, but was no one's best work, despite having some terrific songs. I always wished that Kander and Ebb would have taken a crack at it, as the character of Sugar Kane is a photo negative of Sally Bowles and Roxie Hart...a character relatively successful in show business who will do almost ANYTHING to get out of it. Roxie and Sugar are actually contemporaries in Chicago before Sugar goes on the road to Miami with the band. |
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| Posted by: NewtonUK 01:08 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: There are two phantoms and two wild party - scoot1er 01:06 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| As I posted below - GONE WITH THE WIND is still under copyright - but there have been 3 musical versions - the original Harold Rome one, a French musical version, and the more recent West End musical version ... | |
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| But those are both based on works in the public domain. | |
| Posted by: TimDunleavy 01:02 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: There are two phantoms and two wild party - dramedy 12:55 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Joseph Moncure March's 1928 poem THE WILD PARTY are both in the public domain. United Artists' 1959 film SOME LIKE IT HOT is not. |
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| But shuberts got rights from mgm for this version | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:11 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: But those are both based on works in the public domain. - TimDunleavy 01:02 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I assume that when someone creates a new work, the rights to source material is for as long as copyright exists. And mgm would still get royalties for sugar productiions. | |
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| re: But those are both based on works in the public domain. | |
| Posted by: scoot1er 01:08 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
| In reply to: But those are both based on works in the public domain. - TimDunleavy 01:02 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| Sorry about my post. I guess we were both writing at the same time. | |
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