tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post8003685953263599459..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: Mel Brooks on Blazing Saddles the musicalEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-30472466830340215732010-03-21T23:04:07.768-04:002010-03-21T23:04:07.768-04:00Hi Kathy, thanks for the comment!
For me, Young ...Hi Kathy, thanks for the comment! <br /><br />For me, Young Frankenstein was just one of those cases where everyone else was laughing hysterically and I was only mildly amused. Although as I said in my review, I wasn't feeling well and had put in a full day of sightseeing in New York! <br /><br />Also, part of it may be that I re-watched the movie a short time beforehand and Roger Bart just didn't compare to Gene Wilder. But I think the bigger problem was the movie has a horror-like tone whereas the musical was just kind of too cheery and sunny!<br /><br />It would have been fun to see The Producers with Nathan and Matthew though.<br /><br />And that is good news about the North Shore Music Theater. I've never been there, maybe someday.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-19090686357055071972010-03-21T21:48:47.925-04:002010-03-21T21:48:47.925-04:00Hi Esther,
I saw The Producers on Broadway the da...Hi Esther,<br /><br />I saw The Producers on Broadway the day after it opened, and again 2 years ago at North Shore Music Theater in Beverly MA before it closed (and it appears to be reopening this summer, which is a good thing.)<br /><br />The Producers was not a great show, and I'm sure if it deserved 12 Tonys, but it was a good show and I enjoyed it both times, but especially with Lane and Broderick. I did not see Young Frankenstein, but I'm surprised from what I read that it lasted a year.<br /><br />I just saw The Rink at Musicals Tonight, and was very impressed with the production, and with the play itself. I'm surprised it didn't run longer, especially with Rivera and Minnelli.<br /><br />Kathy BoyceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-35546602347364301262010-03-17T20:41:12.129-04:002010-03-17T20:41:12.129-04:00Hey L.T., thanks for the comment! Yeah, I love the...Hey L.T., thanks for the comment! Yeah, I love the movie, too, but I think the politically incorrect dialogue might be a problem. Plus it's a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Westerns, just like Young Frankenstein is a tribute to horror movies. And maybe that doesn't work well on stage, I don't know. But like I said, if it makes Mel happy to write some songs for it, that's fine!Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-20410153055262000682010-03-17T10:57:24.739-04:002010-03-17T10:57:24.739-04:00I have to agree with you, I do not think that Blaz...I have to agree with you, I do not think that Blazing Saddles would translates well on stage. But I love the movie, and it would be great if was actually worth seeing.Im not sure how receptive audiences today would be to Brooks politically incorrect dialogue.<br /> The Producers is a whole different story. I love the show, but the movie was terrible. It is closed now, but if it ever goes on tour again, see it.Lyrical Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485922294602545254noreply@blogger.com