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Post by thejunkbucket on Oct 16, 2015 11:19:04 GMT -5
I remember a reference being made to Thoroughly Modern Millie in one of the books. That was the 1967 Julie Andrews film. The Broadway adaptation didn't happen until 2002.
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Post by thejunkbucket on Oct 16, 2015 11:29:13 GMT -5
^ Not to sound stupid ;D but what is Starlight Express about? Let Family Guy educate you.
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Post by bscfan1997 on Oct 16, 2015 17:40:05 GMT -5
^ Ba ha, that's freaking HILARIOUS! I've never seen a Broadway musical. I'd like to, though! I'd imagine Stacey would like to see Annie, Mary Poppins especially, The Music Man, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and other classics.
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Post by bscfan1997 on Oct 16, 2015 17:41:34 GMT -5
100th post above! (This making my 101th, of course). And I only joined like a week ago. I guess that proves that I'm really obsessed with the BSC Boards.
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Post by booboobrewer on Oct 16, 2015 22:06:39 GMT -5
I'd never seen a Broadway show until this summer, and it was absolutely worth it and I understand why Stacey loves them so much
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Oct 16, 2015 22:30:41 GMT -5
I've never seen a Broadway play but I'd love to. A girl I knew once did a Broadway type camp though. I wonder why the bsc never thought of that.
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Post by celaeno on Oct 16, 2015 23:05:02 GMT -5
When I read the BSC book that described Starlight Express, I thought it was the absolute strangest play they had just made up. I couldn't believe when I found out later that that was a real, actual Broadway play.
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Post by thejunkbucket on Oct 17, 2015 10:30:58 GMT -5
I'd imagine Stacey would like to see Annie, Mary Poppins especially, The Music Man, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and other classics. I don't think Stacey would liked the stage show of Mary Poppins very much. I know several people who loved the movie as a kid who detested the show. Even though it uses some of the Sherman Bros. songs from the movie, it's an altogether different animal. Author P.L. Travers was not happy with the Disney film so would not allow him (or the company) to do future sequels *. When British producer Cameron Mackintosh ( Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats) approached Travers in the early '90s about a stage adaptation of her MP books, she gave him her blessing but stipulated that no Americans be involved in the project. The project languished for nearly a decade (by which time Travers died in 1996), but when Mackintosh got the ball running again in the new millennium, this time he partnered with Disney, so that they could use some of the songs from the show. However, the show incorporates elements from both the film and the books, more so the latter. For example, the tea party on the ceiling and the "Jolly Holiday" sequence were completely scrapped, though the song is still used in a separate scene. In fact, most of the film's songs have been rearranged and revised. For instance, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is performed in a candy shop and "A Spoonful of Sugar" is sung after Jane and Michael trash the kitchen. In fact, in the show, Jane and Michael are naughtier and mean-spirited. The whole show is darker than the movie, and the new songs (written by Brits George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, even though the Sherman Bros. were still alive and kicking at the time) don't hold a candle to the film's songs, IMO. (I haven't seen the musical, but I have listened to the cast recording.) In short, the Mary Poppins on stage is vastly different from the film, which is why I don't think Stacey would've enjoyed it. Many people don't like it when something they hold near and dear (especially a childhood film) is drastically altered. *Disney announced recently that there is a Mary Poppins sequel in the works. I guess Travers' estate is willing to sell her out now that she's gone. linkhttp://variety.com/2015/film/news/mary-poppins-new-disney-rob-marshall-1201593194/Here's the "Supercaligrafilisticexpialidocious" scene from the show:
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Post by thejunkbucket on Oct 17, 2015 10:40:00 GMT -5
I've never seen a Broadway play but I'd love to. A girl I knew once did a Broadway type camp though. I wonder why the bsc never thought of that. Have you seen the movie Camp? It starred a very young Anna Kendrick, and it's about a performing arts summer camp where young, aspiring performers put on their favorite songs/scenes. I could see the BSC doing something similar. Here's Kendrick performing "The Ladies who Lunch" from Stephen Sondheim's Company:
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Post by thejunkbucket on Oct 17, 2015 11:07:46 GMT -5
I'd never seen a Broadway show until this summer, and it was absolutely worth it and I understand why Stacey loves them so much They can be an exhilarating experience, depending on when you catch them. It's best to see them early in the run. Too often, after a show's been running for a while, to cut corners, the producers downsize the production and move it to a smaller venue with lesser orchestrations and sets. My first Broadway show ever was Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and it was a magical evening for me, solidifying my love of musical theater. But i was fortunate to have first seen it while it was still at the Palace Theatre (1994-1999). When it moved to the Lunt-Fontanne to finish its run (1999-2007), the cast was smaller, the props were minimal and the sets were mere paintings. It was a sad experience, when I watched it a second time at its new home. I loathe when companies give us inferior products in order to cut costs. BTW: booboobrewer, what was the show you saw?
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Post by bscfan1997 on Oct 17, 2015 14:40:51 GMT -5
I'd imagine Stacey would like to see Annie, Mary Poppins especially, The Music Man, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and other classics. I don't think Stacey would liked the stage show of Mary Poppins very much. I know several people who loved the movie as a kid who detested the show. Even though it uses some of the Sherman Bros. songs from the movie, it's an altogether different animal. Author P.L. Travers was not happy with the Disney film so would not allow him (or the company) to do future sequels *. When British producer Cameron Mackintosh ( Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats) approached Travers in the early '90s about a stage adaptation of her MP books, she gave him her blessing but stipulated that no Americans be involved in the project. The project languished for nearly a decade (by which time Travers died in 1996), but when Mackintosh got the ball running again in the new millennium, this time he partnered with Disney, so that they could use some of the songs from the show. However, the show incorporates elements from both the film and the books, more so the latter. For example, the tea party on the ceiling and the "Jolly Holiday" sequence were completely scrapped, though the song is still used in a separate scene. In fact, most of the film's songs have been rearranged and revised. For instance, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is performed in a candy shop and "A Spoonful of Sugar" is sung after Jane and Michael trash the kitchen. In fact, in the show, Jane and Michael are naughtier and mean-spirited. The whole show is darker than the movie, and the new songs (written by Brits George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, even though the Sherman Bros. were still alive and kicking at the time) don't hold a candle to the film's songs, IMO. (I haven't seen the musical, but I have listened to the cast recording.) In short, the Mary Poppins on stage is vastly different from the film, which is why I don't think Stacey would've enjoyed it. Many people don't like it when something they hold near and dear (especially a childhood film) is drastically altered. *Disney announced recently that there is a Mary Poppins sequel in the works. I guess Travers' estate is willing to sell her out now that she's gone. linkhttp://variety.com/2015/film/news/mary-poppins-new-disney-rob-marshall-1201593194/Here's the "Supercaligrafilisticexpialidocious" scene from the show: Wow. That I didn't expect. I wouldn't want to watch it then, and you're probably right that Stacey would've been disappointed. And there's a sequel for Mary Poppins?! Wow.
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Post by thejunkbucket on Oct 17, 2015 21:13:09 GMT -5
Yes, the Mary Poppins sequel is true. If you hadn't noticed, Disney has been remaking their animated films into live-action films. So far, they've done Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, and Cinderella. Coming up are Beauty and the Beast, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, and a Cruella De Vil film in the vein of Maleficent. My link above didn't work, so here goes take two: variety.com/2015/film/news/mary-poppins-new-disney-rob-marshall-1201593194/The article states: I wonder how that's gonna work. The books take place in the 1930s, but Disney set the movie in 1910, when he was a child. If the sequel takes place twenty years after the events in the first film, then Jane and Michael would be grown adults, possibly with a family. Would Mary Poppins be nanny to their kids? I've also read that Anne Hathaway is in contention for the title role. That I wouldn't mind. Not only because Hathaway has proven she can sing and has a close relationship with Julie Andrews (due to The Princess Diaries movies), but in 2008 Hathaway parodied Mary Poppins in a Saturday Night Live skit:
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Post by bscfan1997 on Oct 17, 2015 21:28:58 GMT -5
Yep, I've noticed Disney changing animated to live-action. I've watched most of the live-actions, though they're good, I prefer the animated. And thank you for the link; the sequel to Mary Poppins seems interesting. Maybe I'll watch it when it comes out.
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Post by booboobrewer on Oct 17, 2015 23:04:37 GMT -5
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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Post by Honeybee on Oct 21, 2015 6:37:24 GMT -5
I seen two Broadway's. Chicago and The nut cracker. But, that was few years ago. I'll love to see another Broadway, someday. See some Broadway's, in New York, as well.
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