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| I think one problem with moonstruck and pretty woman | |
| Posted by: dramedy 07:48 pm EDT 04/03/21 | |
| In reply to: MOONSTRUCK -- the musical? - Jax 07:02 pm EDT 04/03/21 | |
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| Is it’s hard to fit a chorus into the show naturally. Both movies are really two person plays with a lot of scenes between the lead characters. Bridges of Madison county is another one. I think why hairspray, producers and millie to name a few is that chorus numbers work because people just don’t come out to sing a group song but are on stage a lot. | |
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| Why does there need to be a chorus? | |
| Last Edit: KingSpeed 03:29 pm EDT 04/04/21 | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 03:28 pm EDT 04/04/21 | |
| In reply to: I think one problem with moonstruck and pretty woman - dramedy 07:48 pm EDT 04/03/21 | |
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| I wouldn’t want a chorus in a musical of Moonstruck just like I wouldn’t want a chorus in N2N or Falsettos or DEH. | |
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| re: Why does there need to be a chorus? | |
| Posted by: Quicheo 10:06 pm EDT 04/04/21 | |
| In reply to: Why does there need to be a chorus? - KingSpeed 03:28 pm EDT 04/04/21 | |
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| Except--there is quite a bit in Moonstruck about public persona versus private persona, about the pressure to conform and the awareness of the expectations of others, often literally embodied by other people in the scene. The proposal in the restaurant, the rant in the deli, the date at the met, the tossing of the drink into the man's face in the restaurant--even the Aunt and Uncle and their clientele ("you were a tiger last night") and the grandfather with his group of friends. There is not only room for a chorus, there is reason. At the very least, they can function as the chorus does in The Light in the Piazza or Adding Machine or Here Lies Love. Also, there are some wonderful moments for secondary characters in the published Shanley script for the movie--Nada Despotovich's character has some additional arc that could be exploited for the musical. I am among those, however, that find the movie nearly perfect. It would have to be done with great care to please many that hold it near and dear. |
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| re: Why does there need to be a chorus? | |
| Posted by: Jax 06:23 pm EDT 04/04/21 | |
| In reply to: Why does there need to be a chorus? - KingSpeed 03:28 pm EDT 04/04/21 | |
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| There would need to be a chorus because MOONSTRUCK should be a BIG Broadway musical, not a regional theatre bromide like N2M or Falsettos, neither of which can be said to have captured the public's taste the way HAIRSPRAY or LA CAGE or other BIG shows did. and Idina Menzel would only be perfect in Cher's role. Thanks to all who responded, seems there has been at least some interest in this idea in the past. |
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| re: Why does there need to be a chorus? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:35 am EDT 04/05/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Why does there need to be a chorus? - Jax 06:23 pm EDT 04/04/21 | |
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| Moonstruck is small intimate story. It shouldn’t be a BIG show. What a terrible idea. | |
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| re: I think one problem with moonstruck and pretty woman | |
| Posted by: Pokernight 10:59 am EDT 04/04/21 | |
| In reply to: I think one problem with moonstruck and pretty woman - dramedy 07:48 pm EDT 04/03/21 | |
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| There's always Broadway magic and ingenuity. They managed to write in a terrific chorus with a show-stopping number from the two-character TWO FOR THE SEESAW. PRETTY WOMAN went through so many incarnations in movie development that it's a wonder they found something to musicalize. All of the substance in the original script was replaced by 'gloss' in the final film......not much there to create musical magic. The popularity of the film ensured an audience which eventually dissipated. I do see MOONSTRUCK working in the right hands. | |
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