| re: ALL of Hollywood's best movie musicals were made with ***movie stars.*** | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 06:07 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
| In reply to: ALL of Hollywood's best movie musicals were made with ***movie stars.*** - GrumpyMorningBoy 04:56 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| I think it is not as black and white as the posts make it out to be. Some musicals play well with movie actors, even when dubbed but then certain pieces (Chicago is at the top of my list) demand the sense of musical theater from its cast that movie actors can not deliver. Ms. Zeta Jones and Queen Latifa (is there ANYTHING this immensely talented lady can not do and do superbly?) were the only members of the cast that I did not hate. Renee Zellweger and Richard Gere really were miscast. Chicago pulsates with Kander and Ebbs score, so that even when there is no major musical number at hand, the characters have to move as if there were. The Music Man makes the same kind of demands, and mercifully the first movie version cast musical theater pros, albeit some with some screen fame. My Fair Lady doesn't make the same kind of demands. But look at what a mess they made of Carousel, Les Miz (its an opera and none of its cast looked at all like they had the ability to sing it), and so many others. When they get around to filming Wicked, they will need to cast the two leads with experienced stage actresses and ditto for Fiero, but the rest of the cast not so much. | |
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