GIGI Headed Back to Broadway in New Adaptation- Page 3

[Scripps2]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 4:43pm

Trust Eric to have read the original Colette!!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 5:21pm

Why?

[best12bars]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 5:24pm

By the way, for those interested, there is a 1949 French film version of Gigi on the Blu-ray Disc for the musical. It's an entire feature film as a special feature.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 5:49pm

Collette is pretty much the only adult author (so not counting Petit Prince) that I have found in French and can read for pleasure--her language is simple enough, and clear.

Sean Martin--sadly I think you're right about how it will be sold. I'm not sure there's any way they could see around it.

(And thanks Best--I just spent some of the birthday Amazon gift card I got--look forward to re-watching the movie.)

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:18pm

I knew it was made on the coat-tails of My Fair Lady, but I didn't realize it was sold so much based on that show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ2qDCyEiFs

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:36pm

You do realize that the film was marketed as The FIRST Lerner-Loewe musical since "MY FAIR LADY". That tag line was printed on the original theatrical release posters. It even premiered at a Broadway theater, the Royale and it played it's entire roadshow engagement there.

Updated On: 3/30/13 at 06:36 PM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:39pm

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:41pm

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:42pm

Oh yeah--I do Carlos--I think I said that in my first post here. I just didn't realize to what extent. Those posters are great!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:45pm

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:49pm

I love GIGI. I love it so much, I know practically everything about the film. It watched it once a week for years, that is how much I absolutely adore the film. I actually prefer GIGI over MY FAIR LADY.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:52pm

[best12bars]

Posted: 3/30/13 at 6:55pm

That's kinda funny.

Since "My Fair Lady" was on Broadway in 1956, and Gigi came out in 1958.

That's like saying, this is the first Sunday since last Sunday!

Not exactly a lot of time had passed.

[After Eight]

Posted: 3/31/13 at 7:43am

Re, "I Never Want to Go Home Again." Though the song itself does not appear on the OBC album, it's heard in the overture, which consists, bizarrely, only of the added songs. (I hope they will revert to the film overture in the new "adaptation.")

It's the first song heard in the overture, and it sounds wonderful, though you only get to hear a bit of it.

Oh, those foolish and regrettable omissions on cast albums!