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• Only if they're funny. - clarkjohnsen 08:14:45 08/09/01 (2)
  In Reply to: Theatre's fine, but Clark, don't you like ANY comedy written after the industrial revolution? (nt) posted by Audiophilander on August 07, 2001 at 15:43:57:

  I suppose you're a Neil Simon fan?

  clark
  
  

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  • Yeah, I like some of Neil's plays; I also like ... - Audiophilander 09:27:04 08/09/01 (1)
    In Reply to: Only if they're funny. posted by clarkjohnsen on August 09, 2001 at 08:14:45:

    Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and ...oh yeah, a play which won 14 Tony's this year, a little thing by Mel Brooks titled The Producers (i.e., derived from the earlier movie which featured Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder), which pokes fun at the whole process of bringing a play to Broadway through a bit of tongue and cheek larceny. That's a visually hilarious concept; Mel's greatest achievement, IMHO.

    My favorite Shakespearian entertainment isn't actually from a play by Shakespeare, but rather the very witty movie Shakespeare in Love; now that's a hoot! OTOH, most Shakespearean plays, dramas or comedies, while timely for their day seem more than a little dated when taken in the context of today's political philosophies. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate the wit and wisdom of his works, but I often find that I prefer filmed adaptations which ingeniously transpose the dialogue and essence of his words to later historical periods (i.e., such as the disturbing albeit brilliant Richard III, with Ian McKellon)

    AuPh
    
    

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    • Re: I really liked that movie -- - High-end Dreamer 13:32:16 08/10/01 (0)
      In Reply to: Yeah, I like some of Neil's plays; I also like ... posted by Audiophilander on August 09, 2001 at 09:27:04:

      "Shakespeare in Love" that is -- and I also saw a *wonderful* performance of Midsummernight's Dream in London a few years back, in the summertime at an outdoor theater.... WOW ... I am not the big world traveler so that was a special trip, and that Comedy was perhaps the highlight of my time in London. I agree that in many ways they don't make 'em like they used to, but of course, *nobody* has ever made 'em quite like Will S.

      Mike
      
      

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