| The Encores "Not Pal Joey" | |
| Posted by: marknyc 02:44 am EDT 10/05/23 | |
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| Based on what I've read, the Encores "Pal Joey" has completely scrapped the book. This is NOT a revisal or edit or simply an updated version - the book has been tossed out and an entirely new one has been written, in which Joey is not longer a heel, but is instead: "a Black jazz singer, moving the setting to the dawn of the bebop era in the early 1940s. Because he hears “a sound no one is vibing with yet,” LaGravenese said, their Joey is a misunderstood genius, not a heel. The challenge is to give this character a full journey that’s very specific to his being a Black man in that time,” Beaty said, “without losing his edge.” It's also now a jukebox musical. I have no problem with jukebox musicals (Crazy For You was a hit), but shouldn't they retitle it if they completely throw out the book? Does anyone know someone working on it who can confirm what I've read? |
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