YENTL as a Broadway show!

With the passing of Michel Legrand, may he R.I.P., it comes to mind his Academy winning score for Yentl...why hasn't this movie been made into a Broadway show?...it has everything...great songs and a great story.

thoughts?

Yentl first premiered at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre October 15, 1975 running for 223 performances under the direction of Robert Kalfin concluding October 23, 1975. It was produced by Cheryl Crawford, Moe Septee, and associate producer Paul B. Berkowsky. Scenic design by Karl Eigsti, costume designed by Carrie F. Robbins, lighting designed by William Mintzer, hair design by Patrick Moreton, general manager, Paul B. Berkowsky, company manager Gino Giglio, production stage manager Clint Jakeman, stage manager Richard Manheim, and general press representative Betty Lee Hunt.

Tovah Feldshuh starred as Yentyl.

Updated On: 1/27/19 at 01:12 PM

BrodyFosse123 said: "RaisedOnMusicals said: "Yentlfirst premiered at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre October 15, 1975 running for 223 performances under the direction of Robert Kalfin concluding October 23, 1975. It was produced by Cheryl Crawford, Moe Septee, and associate producer Paul B. Berkowsky. Scenic design by Karl Eigsti, costume designed by Carrie F. Robbins, lighting designed by William Mintzer, hair design by Patrick Moreton, general manager, Paul B. Berkowsky, company manager Gino Giglio, production stage manager Clint Jakeman, stage manager Richard Manheim, and general press representative Betty Lee Hunt.

Tovah Feldshuh starred as Yentyl."

Yep, I blew that. It was on Broadway obviously (and I saw it) but not as a musical which was indeed the question.

1975’s YENTL wasn’t a musical.

They’re referring to making a Broadway musical adaptation of Streisand’s 1983 musical film adaptation that the late Michel Legrand scored."

Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule also adapted Yentl as a musical. It played here in DC a few years ago. I didn’t see it, but the Post reviewed it.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/yentl-sings-a-new-tune-in-a-new-stage-version-getting-its-dc-premiere/2014/08/18/f59f0f2c-24a7-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html

Go ahead and shoot me if you want, but I love the movie and believe it features some of the loveliest songs I have ever heard. I’d be intrigued by a stage adaptation that included the songs from the movie, but for various reasons I doubt that’ll ever happen which is probably just as well.

Updated On: 1/28/19 at 02:02 AM

carolinaguy said: "I feel like all the songs are navel-gazing soliloquies that don't drive the plot and all sound the same."

There we go. Those were the words I was searching for.

My initial response to this post was just “Ah, no thank you. None of that.”