Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#1Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/3/12 at 12:26am
Just re-read this magnificent play last month. It doesn't need a re-write. And I don't know why the estate approved it.
http://playbill.com/news/article/171852-Kathleen-Turner-Re-Plots-The-Killing-of-Sister-George-for-Revised-Revival
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/3/12 at 11:10am
Why would they approve it? Because they were thrilled it would be produced. And Turner explains her reasons for the update.
(I am unfamiliar with the play, so have no personal opinion of whether it is dated or not.)
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/3/12 at 11:19amHer direction of "Crimes of the Heart" sucked big time. She didn't understand the play or its characters.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#3Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/3/12 at 11:24amWell for someone as disgusting and homophobic as you are Goth, I'm surprised you even opened this thread up since it deals with not only a director you don't like but lesbians, who we all know you find disgusting.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
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MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#5Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/8/12 at 6:15pm
Ever the modest one, that Kathleen:
My favorite part of the night was when you conceded that you have indeed improved upon two of Elizabeth Taylor’s great roles, in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
[Laughs.] How could I resist!
You mentioned that one way in which you improved upon those roles was with your voice.
Yes! Elizabeth Taylor had a lousy voice.
You don’t hear many people say that.
No.
Vanity Fair interview
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#6Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/8/12 at 6:19pmI'm not familiar with the play, but I know the movie which I understand made the lesbian aspect much more prominent. Can someone who has read the play give details about how they are different? (I know the lead is not a TV soap star in the play, and I've also read it's more satiric).
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#7Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/9/12 at 10:09amSister George is actually a radio soap star in the play, and not television. I haven't seen the film -- can't seem to track it down -- so I can't speak beyond that. But reading the play is a great time. Have read it at least 3 times since first discovering it. Not sure what would need to be changed.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#8Kathleen Turner orders rewrite of SISTER GEORGE....
Posted: 11/10/12 at 1:46amApparently, the lesbians have been replaced with Mormons, and the presence of a strange redhaired street urchin has somehow been introduced into the storyline. Other than that, it's still the same play.
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