| re: I was responding to revisal, not revival | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 03:40 pm EST 02/29/24 | |
| In reply to: re: I was responding to revisal, not revival - Singapore/Fling 03:02 pm EST 02/29/24 | |
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| I'm not bristling. You remind me of some of my students and/or baseball players. I actually kind of enjoy sparring with you. I hereby acknowledge that everything you are saying is accurate. Ken wrote a new book for his show. He took the 5 best known songs from Girl Crazy and filled in the score with other Gershwin tunes. The story and structure of Crazy for You is very similar to that of Girl Crazy, but the Tonys considered it a new show. However, if George, Ira, Guy Bolton, and Jack MacGowan had not written Girl Crazy in 1930, Crazy for You would not have been created. My interpretation of the word "revisal" is a little looser than yours. I think that is the crux of our disagreement. BTW, Wikipedia states in its article on the musical Girl Crazy: "In 1992 the show appeared on Broadway in a heavily revised version. It was given a new title, Crazy for You, and a completely new plot." And in its article on the musical Crazy for You: "it is largely based on the songwriting's team 1930 musical Girl Crazy." |
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