Friday, February 27, 2009
OHHHH NOOOOO
They are going to fuck up one of my favorite musicals and probably the only musical movie that really made the transition well. It is a NYTimes Best 1176 Film.
Carrey And Gyllenhaal Tapped For Damn Yankees Movie
The film used most of the original cast and only Tab Hunter was thrown in for Hollywood value. He actually did a great job and his own singing. Stephen Douglas was the original Joe.
Ray Walston was the original and film devil. It is a Faust story set around baseball.
They don't mention the female lead, which is critical. The original Lola was Gwen Verdon.
George Abbot (who lived to be 104), one of the most talented Broadway directors ran the show.
You can get the DVD.
And the show is probably still playing somewhere in America tonight. It is still popular for local theater.
I know. I know. I should be used to this kind of ravaging of the classics.
I don't usually write about my musical mania because it has cooled and I do not have access any more. I used to see every Broadway bound show from 1954 until the time we left Boston.
Labels: best films, theater
