Ernest In Love
Ernest In Love
#0Ernest In Love
Posted: 7/29/06 at 4:48pmCan anyone tell me some more about this musical. All I know is that it exists, and I sort of think the idea is strange, so I'm wondering how was it? Score? Book? Any information would be appreciated.
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#1re: Ernest In Love
Posted: 7/29/06 at 4:57pmI think what you are referring to is a musicalization of The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. It began life as a television play in 1957, and later opened as an Off Broadway musical in 1960. It got very good reviews from the daily papers, but I don't think it ran very long. The next night another new musical opened and it got much poorer reviews from the daily papers. It was also an adaptation of a play, Les Romantiques by Rostand, and it was not expected to have a successful run. But it held on, it was called, The Fantastics.
#2re: Ernest In Love
Posted: 7/29/06 at 5:00pmI know that it is a musicilization of Importance of Being Earnest, which is one of my favorite plays. Has anyone here seen it? Does it work as a musical?
#3re: Ernest In Love
Posted: 7/29/06 at 5:04pm
The cast recording is available on DRG Records.
I love the play, but cannot make it through the cd. I find the score bland, at best.
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