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| re: The Encores "Not Pal Joey" | |
| Posted by: marknyc 05:22 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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| It differs from any other adapted project in that nothing has been adapted. It's an entirely new book that has nothing to do with the original book. So it is not an adaptation. | |
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| re: The Encores "Not Pal Joey" | |
| Posted by: owk 01:14 am EDT 10/06/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The Encores "Not Pal Joey" - marknyc 05:22 pm EDT 10/05/23 | |
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| As someone who saw a reading of this version, I have to correct a misapprehension. This is not a show that has "nothing to do with the original book." In fact, it retains the basic shape of the original book, most of the characters, and much of the score. It also has a lot of interpolated numbers which, to me, were a clear case of overcompensation. But to say that it has abandoned the basic story of Pal Joey is not accurate. | |
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| re: The Encores "Not Pal Joey" | |
| Posted by: marknyc 02:59 am EDT 10/06/23 | |
| In reply to: re: The Encores "Not Pal Joey" - owk 01:14 am EDT 10/06/23 | |
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| I don't see how that can be. The whole purpose of the John O'Hara stories, and of the original play, was to attempt to mount a musical with an anti-hero in the lead. The show is famous for having a main character who is a heel. But the writers themselves say, "their Joey is a misunderstood genius, not a heel." I don't see how you can eliminate the fundamental core of the story and still call it Pal Joey. |
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