Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#0Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:04am
Just when you think they've musicalized every movie!!
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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.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#1re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:05amWell, I'm still waiting for Secret Agent Man: The Musical.
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:10amI'm wondering what's taking them so long to bring American Graffiti to Broadway.
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.
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#3re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:12amThis show has some really interesting music. Some of it could have been spectacular, but it almost seemed like Thalken, the composer, felt like he had to prove how "modern" he is and overcomplicated the melody. But, on the whole, some really good music and the script is faithful to the movie. Harold isn't nearly as emotional distant in the script for the musical as he is in the film. How could he be? A musical couldn't exist with the emotional ambivalence that Harold has in the movie. So he's more sympathetic as a result. Maude is virtually unchanged from the film version. And she sings a charming song near the end to Harold. Should be an interesting show.
Word. Word, indeed.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#4re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:14amI just don't see a need to put it to music.
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.
#5re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:19amI have absolutely no idea what "Harold & Maude" is ... should I be embarrassed???
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#6re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:20amSome of the music is exceptional. This is a show that I've actually been looking forward to for a few years now.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#7re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 1:23am
Me neither, gotham. But it has.
C'est la vie.
Word. Word, indeed.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#8re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 10:11am
CATS, Harold & Maude is the story of a young man who develops a crush on a much older woman (he's about 18, she's in her 70's). It was a movie in the early 1970's starring Ruth Gordon. In 1980, it bombed as a play on Broadway.
In my opinion, Gordon's talent is the only reason that the movie sold more than 2 tickets. The film is a black comedy and developed a small cult following, but the younger man-older woman theme had already been explored a few years earlier in "The Graduate" with sexier stars and better music.
It's really one of those shows that should be playing in an off-Broadway theater (Back in the days when off-Broadway meant you were going to see something quirky and different. Unlike today's off-Broadway, which is just a NYC try-out for a Broadway production. But that's another thread).
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.
#9re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 10:35amDamn. I thought this was going to be a thread about Bea Arthur finally appearing nude on Broadway. The world has waited long enough!!
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#10re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 10:36amI am very excited about this show, and it is one of the reasons I'll be in NYC in January. The supporting cast is tremendously talented, and I can't wait to see a musical adaptation of one of my favorite films.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#11re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 10:39amRath, we saw enough of Bea Arthur nude when the Golden Girls went to that nudist resort.
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.
#12re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 10:50amThey did?? When?? Where can I get a copy??!!
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#13re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 10:55amIt's a part of the Golden Girls series. I don't know if they put it out on DVD, but in one episode the girls went on vacation not realizing they were going to a nudist resort. (I think Rose booked the trip).
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.
Updated On: 12/3/04 at 10:55 AM
#14re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 11:12amHoly crap.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#15re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 11:18amRath, before you get too excited, all you see are their backs and shoulders. It is funny though because in the beginning they are embarrassed. When they finally do get used to it, they shed their clothes to go to dinner, walk into the dining room naked only to discover that at that resort everyone dresses for dinner. It's a hoot.
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.
#16re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 12:01pmI adore Harold and Maude as a film. I'm not entirely sure about the musicalization of it, especially if they're not going to use the Cat Stevens score that is SO much a part of the movie ("If you want to sing out" used to be my signature.) ..but then again, I've given up being skeptical about shows until I've seen them for myself. :) Maybe it'll be brilliant. At least its not another jukebox show.:)
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
#17re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 12:06pm
Exactly,
New musical with new music...even if it's crappy I'll be happy knowing a risk was taken, for once!
#18re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 12:08pm
Risk? I'm sorry, but my musical head is so filled with ABBA, Beach Boys, and Elvis, that I've forgotten what a risk is...:)
Okay, now Im just being snotty:) BobbyBubby, I love your pic!
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
#19re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 12:12pm
thanks Magic-It's the lovely Carolee Carmello, who oddly enough is in a jukebox musical!!!
Risk-To attempt something without stealing top 40 music for your score.
#20re: Step Aside Mrs. Robinson-It's Maude
Posted: 12/3/04 at 12:17pm
D'oh - Thats right, I forgot that the goddess Carolee was in "The ABBA Show" (As my mom calls it) I still hold her in high esteem from Parade.:) Maybe her vocal magic is turning "The ABBA Show" into a remarkable experience. If anyone can do it, its her. (And Liz McCartney)
The risk factor is part of why I'm giving Brooklyn such a chance, and holding out on ripping/praising until I've seen it. At least its original.
That said, for some reason I really want to see "All Shook Up." Oh yeah, his name is Cheyenne Jackson:)
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
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