So James Earl Jones now has to go and try to replicate a performance he gave in a movie 24 years ago and do his best not to sound like he's 86. That's going to be a challenge.
He definitely divorced Roxie, at least in the movie version, because at the end she's desperately searching for work and doesn't even have a room with a toilet. I would think that once he found out she lied to him about being pregnant, he was finally smart enough to see that her for what she was and bailed. You do hope that he eventually found some nice woman who appreciated him.
I've seen parts of that one, I'll have to check the whole thing out. I think it's on YouTube.
As for this movie version of the musical, I wouldn't hold my breath. A few years ago there were two separate adaptations of ATOTC announced and neither one has happened so far. I can't see anyone wanting to invest in what would have to be an expensive movie version of a flop musical.
You want to make a movie musical about the French Revolution, make a movie out of the recent musical version of The Scarlet Pimpernel. It'd be a lot more fun. The plot needs some work, especially the ending, but I think it'd make a much better film.
ATOTC has a few good songs but it's mostly a grim slog. If I want to see that story, I'll watch the 1935 classic version with Ronald Colman. It's one of my favorite movies.
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:) Good to see you again too, Jo!
I didn't hate the movie. There is much about it that I'd do differently (no live singing, different director, replace Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter, don't chop up some of the songs as much) but I also liked o
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Yeah, that was me! :) That was fun, following the movie during its development. Too bad the boards are gone now, but it was interesting while it lasted!
Do you remember that someone joined us briefly for discussions and then he eventually turned out to be the Oscar winner for Sound for the movie ( I think his name is Simon Hayes)?<<
I think Russell Crowe's performance would have been better if he hadn't had to spend every song trying to focus on hitting the notes.
Hugh Jackman also had obvious trouble with Bring Him Home. He was clearly straining, something that wouldn't have been the case if it had been prerecorded. Hooper never should have had him shouting that song, it was supposed to be a quiet song of prayer.
I had a book called "Great Theatrical Disasters" that told the story of an actress who finished performing, went back to her dressing room, changed, went to dinner, and went home. As she walked in her roommate looked at her, shocked, and said, "What's happened? Why aren't you at your play?" It was then that the actress realized that she had left the stage at the end of the first act and then left thinking the play was finished.
OK, if there's no lottery line then because people are able to go and buy tickets at face value for any performance they want and they don't need to line up for a lottery?
Pretty soon they won't need the cancellation line. You'll be able to just get face value tickets at the box office. Things seem to be cooling off pretty quickly.
I think the $849 price won't be around long either. Nobody is going to pay that now.
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