Movie to Musical: The Hours ?

[AvalonSkysStudios]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:12am

Would the movie "The Hours" make
an interesting musical if they
could get Steven Sondheim to do it?

i LOVED Meryl and Julianne in it. Nicole
should not have gotten the Academy Award
for just wearing a terrible nose.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:16am

Good idea. Id be great with singing only. Kinda like Caroline but with haunting music (somewhat like Phantom's score). It would make a great operetic show!

[Plum]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:18am

Actually, I could really see that. Possibly because Glass's score was such a strong presence in the movie, so I always remember it musically.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 5:54pm

It wouldn't really be a Stephen Sondheim-type of show, though. I won't want to be reductive about the powers of the Master, but Sondheim wouldn't be the first person I'd ask to do The Hours.

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 5:57pm

i think it would make a good show. and sondheim would be a perfect pick. he is good with depressing shows. and nicole won the oscar cause she did wonderful acting in the movie not just for the nose

[eeyore2]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 6:12pm

They'd need three first-rate divas willing to share the stage. Who could do it?

Meryl part -- Patti Lupone?
Julianne Moore part -- Donna Murphy?
Nicole part -- who can do intellectual and British? How about Bernadette, she almost has the nose already (lol).

[Plum]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 6:16pm

Please keep Patti LuPone out of anything I have a remote chance of liking. She'll only ruin it for me.

And while I doubt any producer in their right mind would want to pay for 3 top leading ladies, since this is dreamland, anything goes. :)

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 6:16pm

Why do we have two threads on this topic?
Other thread: Movie to Musical: The Hours ?

[eeyore2]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 6:38pm

It must be me, I think I'm a thread-killer