You IDIOTS!!!! These are not them!!! You've captured their UNDERSTUDIES!!!!!
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ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
Wait, we're worried about Blazing Saddles being PC when we have a show that talks about taking it up the butt from God and raping babies that is selling out 8 times a week?!?
I didn't feel that either musical (The Producers or Young Frankenstein) improved upon their sources, both of which are really jewels of comic cinema perfection.
Translated to the stage, they both (Young Frankenstein much more so) became rather stupid, very vulgar pale imitations of something far superior.
But if Brooks enjoys the process, and feels it keeps him healthy and happy, more power to him. I'd just rather have friends over to watch the movie instead.
"Translated to the stage, they both (Young Frankenstein much more so) became rather stupid, very vulgar pale imitations of something far superior."
Newintown...I completely agree with you.
Found Young Frankenstein to be really disappointing. I went with friends who were visiting from out of town so we had to go a specific weekend and pay top price. What a disappointment.
Since I am not a Blazing Saddles fan - I am certain I will pass entirely.
As has been pointed out, this would fail for the same reason Young Frankenstein was such an unmitigated artistic and commercial failure. It is a film about FILM. Why bother?
You're probably right. "The Producers" actually had a very tight and original story (Mel Brooks first wrote it as a book that he couldn't get published) with a smashing finale that was story-justified and not contrived. Frankenstein like Blazing was largely a satire. Perhaps a semi-musical version of "The Twelve Chairs" in an Off-Broadway house? It also had first rate title song with music and lyrics by Brooks. (Hope For The Best, Expect The Worst)
Our artists need to support each and every one of their fellow artists when every word or meaning is scrutinized and criticized
Uh, no they don't. Artists should have their own independent opinions and voices like everyone else and not be given a free pass by other artists simply for falling in the same line of work. Scrutiny and criticism are as old as art itself and if artists can't handle it, they are woefully ignorant of reality.
Stand up comedy is the latest venue being attacked.
It's been attacked for at least twenty-five or thirty years of which I've been aware. Theatre and books may be our last battle ground
I fear for the arts, and eventually our entire culture
That's too bad because there is nothing new happening other than the advent of the internet. Ascribing value to amateur criticism is not the fault of those voicing their opinions, but of those reacting to them. We're currently in an age where we should know what to expect and how to interpret and react appropriately. I only fear for those who lack the awareness to assess these facts with objectivity. Fragile naivete has always been hugely detrimental to anyone pursuing a career in the arts. Just ask Norma Desmond.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian