Shakespeare, Harry Potter and Me, Gehayi

[gehayi]

I looked over the Shakespeare meme that's going around, but the problem with that is that it presumes that you've seen the plays both on stage and in the movies. I have never seen a Shakespeare play on stage or in the movies. The only adaptation of a Shakespeare play that I know I've seen is West Side Story. I've only ever read two plays for

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[ja_bucc]

I'm partial to Terrence Mann's Romeo and Juliet: The Musical. I don't loathe R&J or Shakespeare, or stories of true love, so that helps. I'll admit that my opinion is biased--both for my interest in all things Terrence Mann and for my love for most things romantic. :)

11. Character you're crushing on. (I rarely crush on characters, and when I do, they're generally in a visual medium like film or TV. Book characters--I can't think of a single time I've done that.

I can think of one time (that stands out) that I've done that. I totally and completely crushed on Masterharper Robinton. There. I admit it.

[gehayi]

They made it into a musical?

Now that might work, actually. I'd watch anything with Terrence Mann in it, and if there was a bonus of being able to hear his baritone as well...yeah, that has definite possibilities.

Plus musicals, like operas, aren't generally supposed to be realistic, so I'd be less likely to be tripping over the "Is this supposed to be romantic or are they just idiots?" aspects. I can accept the lack of realism as an aspect of the genre and move on.

I totally and completely crushed on Masterharper Robinton. There. I admit it.

*grins* Well, I knew THAT.

[ja_bucc]

"With the production of Romeo and Juliet: The Musical from William Shakespeare, which opened Aug. 18 at St. Paul's Ordway Theatre, Mann is trying a new type of theatrical creation; sharing a composing credit with soap tunesmith, J Korman, the two have literally set the Bard's words to a rock 'n' roll score. Mann also directs, a profession less foreign to a man who, as the artistic director of the North Carolina Theatre, has often helmed productions." ~ A snippet from an interview with Playbill On-line in 1999.

He wrote it, while sharing the composing credit with J. Korman, actually. It doesn't seem to have gone anywhere, but I've heard a couple of the songs. I should have said that I'm partial to what I've heard of it. :)

*grins back* I'm a teensy bit transparent that way.

[gehayi]

I should have said that I'm partial to what I've heard of it. :)

It's TERRY MANN. No explanation is necessary. Being partial to him only demonstrates your extraordinary good taste.

[ja_bucc]

He IS pretty dang cool. ;)