| re: That is an assumption on my part |
| Posted by: carolinaguy 02:36 pm EDT 08/31/21 |
| In reply to: re: That is an assumption on my part - sirpupnyc 08:40 pm EDT 08/30/21 |
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A faithful adaptation of the novel would have been extremely unlikely to become a popular hit on stage. It certainly would not have attracted the family audience that has given the stage version such legs. It's much darker and G(a)linda is very much a supporting character who disappears for long stretches. I don't think the novel's structure would have transferred to the stage successfully at all. Holzman used the novel as a jumping-off point and created something aimed at the popular theater. Whether that's good, bad, or indifferent is a matter of personal taste.
(I love both the novel and the musical -- even though I can count a dozen weaknesses in the latter. Sometimes the core of something just works so well on its own terms that flaws are easy to forgive.) |
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