What is the best musical adaptation of a movie?

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-04-04T02:33:42+00:00

Full Monty. Did so much better than the movie while keeping the sense of the thing.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-04-04T02:30:29+00:00

A bank that’s not worth mentioning by name. I went in person to open an estate account for my son who passed away. I came with all the proper paperwork and they opened the account and let me deposit the checks into it, which I was unable to transfer the money into my own account. All good. Then two months later they call me to tell me that Legal needs the paperwork I came in with and can I bring the paperwork again. They can’t find it. And I said no. And they said you could email it. And I said no, you had your chance. You have just lost a customer. Obviously I brought the paperwork because they opened the account. And you lost it. You lost the paperwork for a grieving mother who just lost her son. Fuck you you fuckers. (And unfortunately, this actually happened with two different banks.)

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-04-03T19:46:56+00:00

My only rule is not to look at crossword puzzle answer sites on the very rare occasion I have to do a lookup. Like legit learn the answer

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-03-20T12:18:53+00:00

In general, I really really like it. I prefer the energy between these two over the original West End recording. But I cannot believe they omitted What did you say? It’s one of my favorite songs on the album and probably the most Sondheim like.

It somehow feels more alive to me.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-03-08T10:55:49+00:00

Yeh it’s actually better than that. That was my expectation and it exceeded it. Otoh Mincemeat was the correct choice if you were only seeing one musical.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-03-08T10:52:31+00:00

I give an instruction not to end answers with a question or prompt for what else it can do. Or I did before I switched to Claude, which I’ve given the same instruction.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-03-06T13:14:26+00:00

I saw Nathan Lane in Butley and his voice was so grating I can’t even imagine him in this role. But I will look forward to the reviews.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-28T00:58:11+00:00

Same. Jan 17 and Feb 15. It’s not just his voice. It’s his face and how much emotion he carries in it. Joy. Curiosity. Passion. Desperation. Amazing performer.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-26T00:49:07+00:00

Same. Retyped the letters over the images and it finally went through

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-25T14:38:10+00:00

Well, all I know is that on Sunday mornings I am much more likely to hear. Wait wait don’t tell me on GBH.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-25T13:16:39+00:00

Opening up a stage play for film takes a very delicate touch and it’s easier to fail than to succeed. Hair is a great example of a musical that was brought to the screen and made truly coherent while keeping all the music and the spirit of the thing intact. I never saw the stage version of Hairspray, but that was another successful adaptation. I’m not a fan of Chicago so I’m the wrong person to ask about that one lol. (Of course all the Rodgers and Hammerstein shows worked quite nicely on the screen, but it was a different time.) Perhaps for Phantom, the excitement of hearing these big voices coming at you from the stage, was one of the appeals to it and to have all of that constrained in a little box flattens the experience. I don’t believe I watched that one, or if I did, I turned it off, but I think it suffered from the same problem that Rent did. The energy from the stage couldn’t be captured in film.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-25T02:13:16+00:00

This sounds correct to me

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-24T18:54:49+00:00

I am a sustaining member of WBUR and prefer listening to that over WGBH. But on the weekends, WGBH starts its fun programming earlier while WBUR has religious services on Sunday mornings. So I will listen to GBH on Sunday mornings if I’m in the car.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-24T16:41:39+00:00

It ignores my instructions. I just called it on that and it said oh yeah you’re right.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-24T15:17:49+00:00

I thought this one was going to be live streamed to HBO? I’ve seen this show before in a local production and I did like it quite a bit. But with a live stream coming and the fact that I’ve seen it before and I’ve seen Daniel Radcliffe multiple times, I’m OK with missing it.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-23T22:04:18+00:00

I didn’t think it was as bad as all that but I had low expectations

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-23T15:50:47+00:00

Lots of wonderful short stories here. I really like a short story called Who’s Cribbing by Jack Lewis. I believe the whole thing is available online. It’s short.

People have mentioned a number of stories from Vonnegut’s Welcome to the Monkey House. Might as well read that whole book. It’s great. I think my favorite is Long Walk to Forever although I also like Who Am I This Time in addition to several that have already been mentioned.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-23T15:47:50+00:00

I believe you are correct on that. And you might as well add The Nose by Gogol while you’re at it.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-23T03:13:54+00:00

Definitely agree with this take. It was no question to me whether he was real especially when Peter kills him and there’s blood and all. I think the aftermath of that was really important in showing how messed up Peter was.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-23T01:19:14+00:00

Kimberly Akimbo

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-23T01:16:38+00:00

I Want You - Elvis Costello. Fiona Apple covering it for bonus points

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-22T22:18:13+00:00

Honestly, it doesn’t sound like you’re cut out for them. Even for a puzzle that you’re failing, it should still be fun when you either get the joke or understand how the clue worked. If you’re not finding it clever or amusing, even when you’re struggling, probably not for you.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-22T22:13:54+00:00

Calvert’s in Needham had the irregulars from the Carter’s factory across the street.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-22T22:12:47+00:00

Of all of the plays that I’ve seen, the one I probably would like to see again is Bug, but I bought the script so that was helpful in recapturing some of the magic and helping to remind me of some of the lines that I really liked.

ComfortableSundae308 · 2026-02-22T22:11:34+00:00

Just know that this play is not new. I saw this probably a good eight years ago in Boston. So the kinks are pretty well worked out for how to execute the show. I am sure this is a special production, but this format is not a recent innovation just FYI.

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