| I’m doing the math. |
| Posted by: ShowGoer 04:26 pm EST 11/17/22 |
| In reply to: The unsung hero of Les Miz: Herbert Kretzmer - TheBroadwayMaven 03:44 pm EST 11/17/22 |
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“ One way to measure the heft of his contributions: the original French version of the show was only two hours long. When he was through with it, it lasted three.
You do the math.”
… and it doesn’t add up.
He may not have been a fan of the word “translation”, but how in the world does a translator add an HOUR to a show?
(And if he DID in fact somehow turn a 2-hour musical into a 3-hour-and-15-minute musical merely through the filter of his own contributions… I’d suggest that isn’t exactly as ringing an endorsement of his talents as an adaptor as you seem to think.)
I’m not disputing his role in the show’s success, and I quite like a lot of his lyrics – I just think this summary actually works against the very point you’re trying to prove. |
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