| re: The Encores "Not Pal Joey" |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 12:28 pm EDT 10/05/23 |
| In reply to: re: The Encores "Not Pal Joey" - ryhog 11:52 am EDT 10/05/23 |
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My understanding is that this is an entirely new book telling a new story with different characters with songs from the PAL JOEY score along with other Rodgers and Hart songs.
This doesn't feel like an adaptation at all to me. This feels like they stopped one step short of writing a brand new show and slapped a familiar title on it to sell tickets.
Even CRAZY FOR YOU followed the broad outline of GIRL CRAZY with analogous characters and plotlines and that was billed as a new Gershwin musical and meant to be in the style of a show from the 1930's filtered through a 90's sensibility. This project does not sound at all like CRAZY FOR YOU to me. |
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