Boublil and Schönberg's Favorite Themes

[Phan#24601]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 7:58pm

Does anyone else find it interesting that Boublil and Schönberg's musicals always have to do with identity crisis and seem to center around a child? I mean, for LES MIS they did not have much of a choice because they wanted to try to stay pretty close to the original text, but with their other three-MISS SAIGON, MARTIN GUERRE, and THE PIRATE QUEEN-they seem to revolve very much around these themes. I have no problems with this, I just thought it was something to ponder about my favorite collaborative musical composers.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 9:46pm

Well Miss Saigon is based on Madama Butterfly which deals with those issues too... (As does Martin Guerre I suppose)--but I get your point.

[RooMcGoo]

Posted: 3/21/13 at 11:25pm

Interesting observation! That never occurred to me.
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