Adam Guettel — Page 2

"Because most of the theatre people I know thinks that LitP was another case of Guettel appearing to be more interested in impressing his theory teachers than trusting his God-given melodic talent"

Ok, so did YOU take a poll?

Anyways, this might be true if it sounded forced... but it doesn't. The score flows beautifully and every note seems well placed. Everyone has their opinion, and just because some people like LITP does not mean you need to say they are snobs, because the majority are not.

I guess people aren't allowed to have different opinions on music.

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Personally, after his remarks in a radio interview while Piazza was out of town, I think he should stay away from the theatre like the ungrateful asswipe he is.

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husk_charmer: Wait, what did he say?

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Man, just once I'd like to have a favorite composer of mine not act ridiculously arrogant. :/

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I have Floyd Collins on my iPod and Shrek the Musical. I can appreciate all kinds of music so don't think me liking Shrek devalues my opinion in any way.

A month ago I hadn't heard of Floyd Collins so I don't want to comment too much but you can't judge a person my an iPod playlist.

Hey all, just to be true to form, I thought I would procrastinate a little and add my two cents. I absolutely adore my grandfather's work. The more I work in the field the more amazed I am at the depth and consistency of his output. I would be lucky to contribute a quarter of what he has to this beautiful art form and could site a number of interviews in which I've said as much and gone into detail. I can't imagine saying anything to the contrary publicly or privately. Regarding my own work, I'm quite sure it wouldn't save the musical theater even if that were necessary. But I will say, I am hard at it on three new projects, and with any luck they ought to be finished in thirty or forty years. Many thanks to all who like what I write.

He performed excerpts from FOUR...count 'em...four new projects in the works on Monday at NYU. I won't divulge into details out of respect for Adam's creative process, but for those of you who like his stuff, he's working on plenty of new shows...I guess to make up for lost time?

Princess Bride... There was so much potential there.

By the way, just realized William Goldman and James Goldman are brothers. Based on that tidbit, I will now blame the Widow Goldman for the demise of The Princess Bride.

I wonder if anything from Bride leaked---still owuld be fascinating.

I thought of the Widow Goldman too but William is sill alive (and wanted something ridiculous like 3/4s of the royalties).

Wonder if he'll do Sleepy Hollow--it could never be as good as the infamous Broadway flop version

Never liked the score to Floyd Collins, but LOVE Light in the Piazza.

"The thought of giving us something agreeable or melodic is absolute anathema to them."

You may not like Adam Guettel's music, which is fine, but to say that of his work is pretty preposterous. He writes beautiful melodies. Though the beauty is a matter of opinion, the fact that his work is melodic and at many times "agreeable" is not. To focus on only the sections of his scores that sound dissonant is to miss a large portion of what he actually writes.

People use this argument of Stephen Sondheim as well, and it's just as preposterous. We're talking about men who wrote "Send in the Clowns," "Losing My Mind," "The Light in the Piazza," "Say It Somehow," "How Glory Goes," etc. etc. etc.

You can not appreciate or like their music, but to call it a-melodic is just wrong.

Says me, too, but it's ALL a matter of opinion.

Below is Kelly Clark(e), though personally I preferred Kelli O'Hara.

Updated On: 12/15/11 at 10:35 AM