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[John G.]

Watching "Wreck-It Ralph." Not my favorite animated movie.

[John G.]

Five!

[TCB]

Interesting notes on Far From Heaven, Elmore. I loved Julianne Moore in the movie, but I felt the movie was a museum piece attempt to make a Douglas Sirk weepie. The musical has been talked about for years now, and I never could understand what about the story sings.

I am still waiting for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF - THE MUSICAL!!

[bk]

Far From Heaven is a totally idiotic idea for a musical - just like most of these musicals today are - everyone thinks that as long as its a recent film that it should be a musical.  Hoping this trend finally passes after enough of them flop, but it probably won't.

[bk]

Must get something to nosh on.

[John G.]

The musical equivalent of watching paint dry. Well, I think I've experienced that before. Listening to "Martin Guerre" was kinda like that.

[John G.]

Interesting notes on Far From Heaven, Elmore. I loved Julianne Moore in the movie, but I felt the movie was a museum piece attempt to make a Douglas Sirk weepie. The musical has been talked about for years now, and I never could understand what about the story sings.

I am still waiting for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF - THE MUSICAL!!

"Oh, Martha, Martha
Get me another drink. ..."

It could fit any moment of the show.

[TCB]

Interesting notes on Far From Heaven, Elmore. I loved Julianne Moore in the movie, but I felt the movie was a museum piece attempt to make a Douglas Sirk weepie. The musical has been talked about for years now, and I never could understand what about the story sings.

2.5 hours of my life I'll never get back. And the musical isn't even a weepie; it's far too boring.  It's the theatrical equivalent of watching paint dry.

But did it get a standing ovation?

[TCB]

Interesting notes on Far From Heaven, Elmore. I loved Julianne Moore in the movie, but I felt the movie was a museum piece attempt to make a Douglas Sirk weepie. The musical has been talked about for years now, and I never could understand what about the story sings.

I am still waiting for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF - THE MUSICAL!!

"Oh, Martha, Martha
Get me another drink. ..."

It could fit any moment of the show.

And Honey gets the eleven o'clock number with, "We All Peel Labels."

[FJL]

Interesting notes on Far From Heaven, Elmore. I loved Julianne Moore in the movie, but I felt the movie was a museum piece attempt to make a Douglas Sirk weepie. The musical has been talked about for years now, and I never could understand what about the story sings.

I am still waiting for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF - THE MUSICAL!!

What was this for, I wonder? 

If George and Ira had been George and Martha instead:

DYSFUNCTIONAL YOU
tune of EMBRACEABLE YOU

(VIRGINIA WOOLF tiny spoiler)

Don’t junk me
My sweet dysfunctional you
Don’t punk me
My non-compunction-al you

Just one sip of gin
Has got you swinging at me
When the guests came in
Your taunts came flinging at me

I love all the many ills about you
Above all, they made some pills about you

Don’t talk about that baby
Come to Martha, come to Martha, do
My sweet dysfunctional you!

[TCB]

I think POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES could be a delightful musical.

[TCB]

Interesting notes on Far From Heaven, Elmore. I loved Julianne Moore in the movie, but I felt the movie was a museum piece attempt to make a Douglas Sirk weepie. The musical has been talked about for years now, and I never could understand what about the story sings.

I am still waiting for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF - THE MUSICAL!!

What was this for, I wonder? 

If George and Ira had been George and Martha instead:

DYSFUNCTIONAL YOU
tune of EMBRACEABLE YOU

(VIRGINIA WOOLF tiny spoiler)

Don’t junk me
My sweet dysfunctional you
Don’t punk me
My non-compunction-al you

Just one sip of gin
Has got you swinging at me
When the guests came in
Your taunts came flinging at me

I love all the many ills about you
Above all, they made some pills about you

Don’t talk about that baby
Come to Martha, come to Martha, do
My sweet dysfunctional you!

LOL!  Fred, do you have a piano bench full of these?

[John G.]

Great lyrics, FJL.

And I agree with you about "Pocketful of Miracles," TCB.

[TCB]

Great lyrics, FJL.

And I agree with you about "Pocketful of Miracles," TCB.

Thank you, John.

[TCB]

My friend Sharry and her husband are in San Fran this weekend seeing Jason Graae in LITTLE ME.  What a great role for Jason.

[FJL]

TCB, that one was in my word doc file, I think it was when they had a convention of shrinks at Virginia Woolf.??

[TCB]

TCB, that one was in my word doc file, I think it was when they had a convention of shrinks at Virginia Woolf.??

You are too funny!   

[FJL]

Great lyrics, FJL.

And I agree with you about "Pocketful of Miracles," TCB.

Thank you, John.

They mention that there have been some attempts, but none have ben able to do it:


The "Apple Annie" story transformed into Capra's Lady For A Day (and Pocketful of Miracles) has long been considered a natural source for a stage musical and a number of prominent writers, including Jerry Herman, David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr; the team of John Kander and Fred Ebb have all worked on unfinished and unrealized adaptations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_for_a_Day

[FJL]

They fail to mention A POCKETFUL NOW, the update

[FJL]

Cameron Mackintosh could do well by Apple Annie.

[FJL]

TCB, that one was in my word doc file, I think it was when they had a convention of shrinks at Virginia Woolf.??

You are too funny!  

Yes, i was right.  It's in the comments under this Times article.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/couples-counseling-for-virginia-woolfs-george-and-martha/
Couples Counseling for ‘Virginia Woolf”s George and Martha

[John G.]

My friend Sharry and her husband are in San Fran this weekend seeing Jason Graae in LITTLE ME.  What a great role for Jason.

Or roles.

[TCB]

Great lyrics, FJL.

And I agree with you about "Pocketful of Miracles," TCB.

Thank you, John.

They mention that there have been some attempts, but none have ben able to do it:


The "Apple Annie" story transformed into Capra's Lady For A Day (and Pocketful of Miracles) has long been considered a natural source for a stage musical and a number of prominent writers, including Jerry Herman, David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr; the team of John Kander and Fred Ebb have all worked on unfinished and unrealized adaptations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_for_a_Day

That's interesting.  Maybe Jason Robert Brown should try?

[TCB]

Great lyrics, FJL.

And I agree with you about "Pocketful of Miracles," TCB.

Thank you, John.

They mention that there have been some attempts, but none have ben able to do it:


The "Apple Annie" story transformed into Capra's Lady For A Day (and Pocketful of Miracles) has long been considered a natural source for a stage musical and a number of prominent writers, including Jerry Herman, David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr; the team of John Kander and Fred Ebb have all worked on unfinished and unrealized adaptations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_for_a_Day

That's interesting.  Maybe Jason Robert Brown should try?

Or Andy Webber?  The entire show done on snow skis!

[TCB]

I am surprised that Jerry Herman couldn't make it work.

HELLO, ANNIE!
WELL, HELLO ANNIE!

[elmore3003]

Interesting notes on Far From Heaven, Elmore. I loved Julianne Moore in the movie, but I felt the movie was a museum piece attempt to make a Douglas Sirk weepie. The musical has been talked about for years now, and I never could understand what about the story sings.

2.5 hours of my life I'll never get back. And the musical isn't even a weepie; it's far too boring.  It's the theatrical equivalent of watching paint dry.

But did it get a standing ovation?

No.

[TCB]

They fail to mention A POCKETFUL NOW, the update

I didn't know there was an update.

[FJL]

They fail to mention A POCKETFUL NOW, the update

I didn't know there was an update.

Then one by Fran Coppola -    I love the smell of Paypal in the morning. 

[bk]

I gotta tell you.

[John G.]

Started watching "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp." Sadly, I can't stay awake for all three hours tonight. But I love the beginning.