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Originally Posted by Catlady
There's also a fundamental difference between a theatrical work and a book. The former is always a collaborative process--WSS had music by Bernstein, lyrics by Sondheim, book by Laurents, choreography by Robbins--and each performance is different. A play is never static; it is reinvented every night. Not so a book.
Nor is rewriting a novel analogous to adapting a basic story from one form of entertainment (straight play) to another (musical).
But the digression to WSS has me humming "The Jet Song" and "Tonight," so it's been a good thing.
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I agree for the most part. But there might be an analogy somewhere to study guides, condensations, movies, TV series etc.
I was recently aghast at watching the TV adaptation of Robert B. Parkers Spenser series. And Robert B. parker was part of the adaptation.
I am pretty sure that Jane Austen has been adapted and rewritten and totally changed many times. Why the outrage from so many?
Helen