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| re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 09:35 am EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM: One Theory... - Vivian 07:42 pm EST 02/24/19 | |
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| Well, maybe. I love Fiasco. But the Fiasco-ising of MWRA is not the main culprit here. The culprit is the book. No one has every wrestled it into shape. I saw the original. I saw the Donmar Warehouse. I saw the recent London revival. I saw a regional theatre production. I saw it in concert. I saw this production. The book sinks them all. As the book sinks CANDIDE, and sinks FOLLIES, and sinks SHE LOVES ME ... I could go on. (although the latter is really the problem of not spending the money to license the film, rather than the source of the film. Scene by scebe, the film tells thestory better, and would have made a better musical) We ALL want to love MERRILY. Every time we see it we think there will be a revelation! And somewhere about the half hour mark our hearts sink, cuz the book just doesnt work, no matter how much they tinker. Great score lost in a mediocre book. The story of so many Broadway shows. |
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| They had the rights to the movie | |
| Last Edit: AlanScott 06:30 pm EST 02/25/19 | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:30 pm EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM - NewtonUK 09:35 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| They absolutely had the rights to the movie. They worked primarily from the movie. MGM didn't want to give them the rights at first, and it had nothing to do with money. It had to do with Lawrence Kasha not being a big enough producer. When Hal Prince came on board, they got the rights to the movie with no problem, but they'd been working from it all along. All the press releases I've seen leading up to the production mention only the movie. It seems that there was some sort of contractual thing that made it necessary for them to list only the author of the original play in the credits. Have you seen or read the play? | |
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| re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM | |
| Posted by: larry13 11:26 am EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM - NewtonUK 09:35 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| I never saw "The Shop Around the Corner" so I won't argue with you that it tells the story better than SHE LOVES ME. But to lump that musical's book with the others you cite and state that it "sinks SHE LOVES ME" is not only ridiculous but it makes anyone question your whole post(which otherwise does make a very good point). SHE LOVES ME is considered by many as a perfect musical and not just because of the great Bock/Harnick score. | |
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| re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 05:06 pm EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM - larry13 11:26 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| Agreed. The book to She Loves Me is wonderful. Plus, this shouldn't be about comparing a musical to its source, as much as it should be about looking at the musical on its own terms. |
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| re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM | |
| Posted by: ryhog 02:38 pm EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: JESSE GREEN'S PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. MERRILY IS THE PROBLEM - larry13 11:26 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| I had the same reaction as you. We all get to have our opinions of every show, but sometimes such expressions cannot bear their own weight. | |
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