tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post4228344214137448541..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Legend of Sleepy SweeneyPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-54610258279958124222007-10-09T14:37:00.000-04:002007-10-09T14:37:00.000-04:00I had the same reaction to the Sweeney preview - I...I had the same reaction to the Sweeney preview - I thought for a while that maybe it wasn't the Sondheim musical at all, but a non-musical version of the story. Then Depp sang, and the little bit that came out of his mouth convinced me that no way is he going to be able to handle the vocal range of this part unless it's seriously modified for him. Which it probably was. However, the visuals looked amazing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02239086941985919886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-7007800927799224982007-10-09T01:21:00.000-04:002007-10-09T01:21:00.000-04:00The Night Music film actually won Jonathan Tunick ...The Night Music film actually won Jonathan Tunick a scoring Oscar, too!<BR/><BR/>But it still bites.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557161314670215279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-79190935241921087532007-10-06T12:42:00.000-04:002007-10-06T12:42:00.000-04:00Wow, had no idea about that Night Music film. Tha...Wow, had no idea about that Night Music film. Thanks, and duly noted above.<BR/><BR/>And Rob, point taken about it not yet being the end of the movie musical. Though I did get the date wrong, and Forum turns out to have been '66, which puts it after My Fair Lady & Sound of Music. I think we can safely call that the beginning of the end, at least.<BR/><BR/>When I think of what was to come, like Hello Dolly & Finian's Rainbow, regardless of how they may have done at the b.o., the form was clearly in decline, quality-wise, I'd say.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-42718151497193484222007-10-06T12:40:00.000-04:002007-10-06T12:40:00.000-04:00I'm with Mr. Einhorn... although not a great film ...I'm with Mr. Einhorn... although not a great film (it cut "Liaisons" and "The Miller's Son"), the film version of "A Little Night Music" definitely had its moments. My favorite is the rewritten "The Glamorous Life," which transferred main vocals to daughter Fredericka from Liz's vocally-challenged Desiree. In 1996 the Royal National Theatre incorporated the rewrite into a production starring Judi Dench.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-79022935207631338462007-10-06T11:02:00.000-04:002007-10-06T11:02:00.000-04:00I'm going to be the lone voice in the wilderness s...I'm going to be the lone voice in the wilderness saying I sort of liked some moments in the "Night Music" film. Not a great film, but "Weekend in the Country" was a fun number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-49363947592762583252007-10-06T07:28:00.000-04:002007-10-06T07:28:00.000-04:00One other quibble. Agreed the "Forum" film sucks. ...One other quibble. Agreed the "Forum" film sucks. But Hollywood didn't quite give up on musicals adapted from stage hits. One of the highest-grossing ones ever is from 65, "Sound of Music." And other post-"Forum" musicals include "My Fair Lady," "Helly Dolly," "JC Superstar," "Fiddler," "Cabaret." Only the last two in that list are any good, but still! Just thought I'd pipe up.Rob Weinert-Kendthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-54814658338420287082007-10-05T19:31:00.000-04:002007-10-05T19:31:00.000-04:00Just to reiterate: so, so, SO bad. Directed by Ha...Just to reiterate: so, so, SO bad. Directed by Harold Prince, it ruined any shot at a film career for him or for Sondheim (until now). Liz as Desiree is so egregious, it's not even camp fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-57749391244133660142007-10-05T18:35:00.000-04:002007-10-05T18:35:00.000-04:00Yep, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Liz as Desiree and ...Yep, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Liz as Desiree and Diana Rigg as Charlotte. Bad. Really bad. And that ain't good.<BR/><BR/>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076319/Stephen R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05119958421791710858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-35346057042526497042007-10-05T17:42:00.000-04:002007-10-05T17:42:00.000-04:00Dude, can't let this slip--there was a (reportedly...Dude, can't let this slip--there was a (reportedly egregious) film of "Little Night Music" in 1978, starring Liz Taylor and Lesley Anne-Down. Never saw it, and no interest in it. And I supposed Pennebaker's film about the "Company" cast recording doesn't count. But still!Rob Weinert-Kendthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.com