Flower Drum Song 1958 vs 2002

Never saw the original but familiar with the score and the movie. Saw the revival. Not a big fan of updates to.make a classic show pc. Enjoyed the revival but would have liked the original more. Just a matter of taste.

I actually liked Hwang's version too. And anytime I can hear Jose Llana's voice it's a great thing.

I also thought the version that came through in the movie was really good though too (not quite old enough to have seen the original Broadway production).

And totally agree that the music is just super.

As for the datedness….I've never had a problem with that anyway. Revivals of shows that go so far back that they're oft considered dated by some are some of my favorites.

"rather than the tweaking and re-imagining of the book by "

I wouldn't call that appalling travesty of the original mere "tweaking." It was more on the order of "wreaking," as in wreaking havoc, or "reeking," as in stinking up a delightful show.

My heart sank watching it. It was one of the most depressing things I've ever witnessed in the theatre.

May we never see it or its like again!

Do you notice how everyone bows and scrapes before Lin-Manuel Miranda's pronouncements about the primacy of an author's wishes and instructions? How come that doesn't apply to people like Oscar Hammerstein or Arthur Miller?

Updated On: 1/29/16 at 06:26 AM

I saw the national touring company at the Shubert in Chicago @ 1959-60. I think Keye Luke, Juanita Hall and Jack Soo - all of the original cast - were in it at the time.

Elaine Dunn played the Pat Suzuki role.

I was only about 5 at the time but I vividly remember the show curtain: a design that featured brightly colored fish. Fabulous.

it wasn't a joke, after 8 can't be bothered to spell his name correctly