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Post by ABr on Mar 9, 2020 16:17:54 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 9, 2020 18:59:19 GMT
It may be based on the finest comedy ever written, but after Tootsie and Mrs Doubtifre back-to-back do we really need another musical with the same gimmick at its core?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 10, 2020 1:05:27 GMT
Particularly when we have already had a stage musical version of it. IIRC it was done with Tommy Steele a long, long time ago
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Post by Theatre Fan on May 17, 2020 16:52:22 GMT
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Post by fluxcapacitor on May 18, 2020 16:22:13 GMT
I'm REALLY hoping the upcoming Smash cast reunion and screening of the Bombshell concert gets wheels in motion on it getting a full stage debut again... Some Like it Hot just leaves me (pardon the pun) cold. Not least because most of the movie takes place on a train, iconically so, and that doesn't lend itself to the most dynamic staging. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 22:38:22 GMT
I'm REALLY hoping the upcoming Smash cast reunion and screening of the Bombshell concert gets wheels in motion on it getting a full stage debut again... Some Like it Hot just leaves me (pardon the pun) cold. Not least because most of the movie takes place on a train, iconically so, and that doesn't lend itself to the most dynamic staging. Only a small part of the film is on a train, most of it is set on the coast. As for Smash, I hope once they get the ball rolling on actually staging it, I hope they do a documentary alongside it - we have the fictitious pre-production, so it’s be interesting to see the real life path to stage. |
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Post by fluxcapacitor on May 20, 2020 13:30:11 GMT
I'm REALLY hoping the upcoming Smash cast reunion and screening of the Bombshell concert gets wheels in motion on it getting a full stage debut again... Some Like it Hot just leaves me (pardon the pun) cold. Not least because most of the movie takes place on a train, iconically so, and that doesn't lend itself to the most dynamic staging. Only a small part of the film is on a train, most of it is set on the coast. As for Smash, I hope once they get the ball rolling on actually staging it, I hope they do a documentary alongside it - we have the fictitious pre-production, so it’s be interesting to see the real life path to stage. I must be mis-remembering it! I think the scenes on the cramped train are what come to mind when most people think of that movie though. And I like the idea of a documentary following the real path to the stage for Bombshell. Then again, the Zoom reunion before the screening of the concert may well set wheels in motion for some kind of revival of the show itself... |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2020 21:49:21 GMT
Only a small part of the film is on a train, most of it is set on the coast. As for Smash, I hope once they get the ball rolling on actually staging it, I hope they do a documentary alongside it - we have the fictitious pre-production, so it’s be interesting to see the real life path to stage. I must be mis-remembering it! I think the scenes on the cramped train are what come to mind when most people think of that movie though. And I like the idea of a documentary following the real path to the stage for Bombshell. Then again, the Zoom reunion before the screening of the concert may well set wheels in motion for some kind of revival of the show itself... The train bits are some of the best, but the romance part of the storyline doesn’t even start until after that’s all over. If any show deserved a come back it’s Smash. The concept was golden but the execution bad - making it a smaller series on something like Netflix makes much more sense. |
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Post by fluxcapacitor on May 21, 2020 10:21:55 GMT
I must be mis-remembering it! I think the scenes on the cramped train are what come to mind when most people think of that movie though. And I like the idea of a documentary following the real path to the stage for Bombshell. Then again, the Zoom reunion before the screening of the concert may well set wheels in motion for some kind of revival of the show itself... The train bits are some of the best, but the romance part of the storyline doesn’t even start until after that’s all over. If any show deserved a come back it’s Smash. The concept was golden but the execution bad - making it a smaller series on something like Netflix makes much more sense. Going massively off topic now, but I thought the execution in Season 1 was pretty good, but it really went off the boil in Season 2 - I didn't care for anyone involved in Hit List, and the never-ending rehearsal process for Bombshell made absolutely no sense. The live stream last night seems to have done well though, and Megan Hilty posted a little Season 3 hint on twitter (which I'm sure is only wishful thinking on her behalf, but still....) |
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Post by TallPaul on May 30, 2020 10:15:40 GMT
The film is on BBC2 this afternoon from 15:40, bookended by those Talking Pictures programmes on Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis.
If someone could time the train 🚃 sequences with a stopwatch ⏱, it would be much appreciated by the TB community! 🙂
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2020 21:21:01 GMT
The film is on BBC2 this afternoon from 15:40, bookended by those Talking Pictures programmes on Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. If someone could time the train 🚃 sequences with a stopwatch ⏱, it would be much appreciated by the TB community! 🙂 24 minutes. |
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jul 13, 2022 21:04:05 GMT
Resurrecting this thread, as the first song from the show has been released:
Very Shaiman and Wittman, and I really like it! The great thing about their scores is that they always use proper instruments, and don't just put everything on keyboards.
I'm looking forward to hearing more.
It's such a shame that CATCH ME IF YOU CAN hasn't been seen over here in the UK yet!
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Post by karloscar on Jul 13, 2022 21:10:15 GMT
When Christian Borle seems to be the least interesting performer present, you might just be onto a winner. Great song with genuinely funny lyrics and that band....
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Post by justfran on Jul 13, 2022 22:17:15 GMT
That was fab, such a catchy tune! Thanks for sharing 😊 I think Christian Borle is so well cast in this.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2022 2:36:28 GMT
very nice tune. Where is Megan Hilty when you need her
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Post by matty on Jul 15, 2022 6:13:03 GMT
This sounds great! Completely torn between seeing this and Funny Girl when in NY later this year
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Post by matty on Sept 23, 2022 16:06:47 GMT
Another song has been released. Really looking forward to seeing this on Broadway later this year...
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Post by benny20 on Nov 5, 2022 12:11:44 GMT
Anybody seen or booked to see this? Thinking of booking for March 2923 when we are there
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Post by Mark on Nov 5, 2022 13:55:10 GMT
Anybody seen or booked to see this? Thinking of booking for March 2923 when we are there I'm headed to New York for two weeks from Monday and this is high on my list to see! |
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 5, 2022 14:02:22 GMT
I'm impressed that anyone is able to make plans for 900 years' time. I don't know what I'm doing next week! 🙂
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Post by benny20 on Nov 5, 2022 15:54:46 GMT
I'm impressed that anyone is able to make plans for 900 years' time. I don't know what I'm doing next week! 🙂 |
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Post by benny20 on Nov 5, 2022 15:56:21 GMT
Sorry....we're there next March!! First time and looking forward to it.
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Post by matty on Nov 6, 2022 21:50:08 GMT
Anybody seen or booked to see this? Thinking of booking for March 2923 when we are there I've booked to see it just before Christmas when I'm in NYC for the week |
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Post by anxiousoctopus on Nov 7, 2022 14:29:39 GMT
Been getting generally positive reviews on Twitter from trans and non-binary people - general consensus is ‘still some bits that fail, but the gender euphoria of Daphne in Act 2 is a hit’. I hope that this means the consensus will raise it above the comparisons to Tootsie and Mrs Doubtfire.
I love the original film and I hate that it’s been labelled as ‘unwatchable transphobic’ when it is somewhat flawed but ultimately massively groundbreaking for the 1950’s and surprisingly queer (in the ending romance angle, and also one of the men becoming more comfortable as a woman). I understand trans people not wanting to see the tropes play out, but the film is so much more than ‘oh men dressed as women, how funny!’
I am really happy they’ve apparently made Daphne more explicitly gender non-conforming - something that is somewhat implied in the film but obviously not actually in the text.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 7, 2022 18:01:36 GMT
The fact that J Harrison Ghee who plays Daphne is non-binary and has had some influence in creating the character is surely a step forward. Apparently Osgood has more of a back story (and a solo number) which adds another layer to their story. Also notable is the fact that they journey west rather than south to avoid the problems that black musicians would inevitably have encountered in the thirties in Southern states.
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