Am I the only one who thinks...
Am I the only one who thinks...
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#0Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:07pm
...that Harper Lee's classic phenomenon of a novel TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD should be a play? No music. I think that if done correctly obviously, this would be a wonderful play.
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#1re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:08pmI thought it had been?
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jjdude2000
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#2re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:08pmIt is a play, isn't it?
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#3re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:08pm
It already his.
There was a great production of it at Dallas Children's Theatre this past season.
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#4re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:09pm
Oh. Sorry. :-/ Did anyone see it then?
Updated On: 3/17/05 at 10:09 PM
#5re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:11pm
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#6re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:52pm
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
msutton
Chorus Member Joined: 9/28/04
#7re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/18/05 at 11:18pm
I saw the Dallas Children's Theater production. It was pretty good considering the material: the stage adaptation isn't very good. A lot of times theaters will simply adapt the phenomenal film script to the stage (I saw one like that in Dallas a few years ago), which isn't exactly legal, but because they find the stage adaptation so awkward and dry. They have a relatively un-involved neighbor narrate the entire show instead of an older Scout. It's weird, and there's far too much exposition and 'cutesy' dialogue.
But, since it's official, I'm not sure if there's a chance that someone else will take a stab. I agree, it could be terrific, better even than the film (and its already great script could probably be bettered by something written truly FOR the stage), but the current version really doesn't come near fulfilling its potential.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#8re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/18/05 at 11:28pmINTIMAN Theatre Company (who presented the world premiere of Light in the Piazza) is doing the show as part of their American Cycle program. They're doing it in 2007 I think. They just did Our Town with Tom Skerritt as part of the program. Didn't see Skerritt in it, but it was a stunning show. Celia Keenan-Bolger (currently in Spelling Bee) was Emily. She was amazing.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#9re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/18/05 at 11:38pmI was considering going to see it, but for some reason didn't.
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#10re: Am I the only one who thinks...
Posted: 3/18/05 at 11:46pmYeah, its a play already. Becoming a very popular piece. I was just "Dill" in a production. We got GREAT reviews.
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