WOW! i LUVED doing BBB the 3 times I have gotten to do it but in recent years some of the things you mention are problems..."jailbait"/Shriners/ and now Mama's monologues talking about crop pickers and Mexicans ruining an American mother's life...YIKES! Mrs Peterson doesn't come off as funny because of recent historical events...that's now a BIG problem.
The tv version was a lot of fun. The ENCORES vs was problematic including a deadly Walter Bobby as Mr MacAfee and Doris Roberts phoning it in! The less said about the Roundabout production the better!!! Proof that show can be ruined by bad casting choices and not trusting the script!
If you do do it...try and get permission to make judicial cuts.....and it is important to play it clearly as 1960!
The score is wonderful and plays like gangbusters and there is a lot of fun still to be had w/the book! THE TELEPHONE HOUR/HOSNESTLY SINCERE and A LOT OF LIVING TO DO are wonderful . Not to mention the sweetness of ONE BOY and the classic ,if terribly long, PUT ON A HAPPY FACE.
With that being said...how about HAIRSPRAY? : )
... being honestly sincere! Good Luck! |
