Penelope Cruz? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Yeah no comparison (I think Jane Krakowski played the role in the Antonio Banderas revival)

To be fair they have as much music in this as the same director kept for his film of Chicago--it's just the original version of Nine (since it's a weird concept musical with no real plot lol) is about 3/4s music whereas the movie is under 1/2 if that makes sense (ltos of the songs to be fair really would have been imposible to conceive in cinematic terms and a few of them have been replaced with good sounding new ones by the original composer, Maury Yeston)

Didn't he do Dreamgirls too, is this Condon we're talking about?

I've seen the bootleg of Krakowski (gosh, I do not like that woman, I don't know why, but she just irritates me) and it was cool how they lowered her from the ceiling in the sheet, but the Anita Morris version was just so much bawdier and sexier, and I can't say enough about that costume, so much more evocative than a cliched teddy and garters.

The revivla Krakowski was in, IMHO just proved how brilliant tommy Tune's original staging was.

Condon wrote the script for the Chicago movie and wrote directed Dreamgirls--Nine is directed by Marshall who directed Chicago--no Condon connection

LOL, I just found out Sorkin wrote a script for Follies! LOL... No comment.

(yes I took tap dance lol)

Oh, Eric... I don't think anyone here is surprised by THAT tidbit.

LOL, I just found out Sorkin wrote a script for Follies! LOL... No comment.

Thank god apparently Sondheim didn't like it (and isn't a big fan even though Sorkin threw in at least 4 big Sondheim lyric quotes in random episodes I saw of Stuio 60). Sorkin always tries to apply politics to everything and that would completely miss the point of Follies (in fact while Sondheim sia lways about connection, even in his political musicals like Assassins and Pacific Overtures it's never about politics the way Sorkin sees it). If he and Rob marshall manage to stay far away from follies it could be a great movie (at any rate it's an excuse to bring out a bunch of past their prime movie and theatre stars for one last go lol)

at Alphanguy We had to learn tap, jazz and ballet when studying musical theatre.

Doesn't Sorkin have a degree in musical theatre?

Does he?? I know he claims to love Sondheim, something Sondheim in his usual polite but sarcastic way has basically all but said isn't a love he returns tohis work. LOL (Though oddly I recently found out the one show old Stevie adores right now is Friday Night Lights)

Well, I've just checked and — yes, he has. A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University.

Edited January 22, 201015 yr by Sylph

Even though I studied theatre, and would, I admit, love to have had a class just for musical theatre for some reason that still makes me laugh. (I'm reminded of that youtube clip of Liza on Larry King where this poor, quiet, effeminate sounding guy callsin saying how much he loves her, she thanks him and asks what he studies, and he says musical theatre and she immediately spits out her water and laughs LOL )

Shame on you! Laughing at Sorkin, the TV auteur!

HAHA I bet he has that written on his sign on his desk, or whatever, under his name

Aaron Sorkin

AUTEUR

Even though I studied theatre, and would, I admit, love to have had a class just for musical theatre for some reason that still makes me laugh. (I'm reminded of that youtube clip of Liza on Larry King where this poor, quiet, effeminate sounding guy callsin saying how much he loves her, she thanks him and asks what he studies, and he says musical theatre and she immediately spits out her water and laughs LOL )

OMG, that is probably the most hilarious Larry King interview I have ever seen, I simply could not flip the channel. And then someone on YouTube edited together all the best parts, again, one of the most hilarious YouTube videos I've ever seen. ("I work with tetarded children."/"No she didn't!") I literally almost got sick from the sound of all that phlegm she was laughin' up. *goes looking for link*

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Here's another funny one from the reality show that David Guest was doing for E!. Aren't you sad that it didn't see the light of day? At any rate, check out her godson's impression and her reaction:

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Edited January 27, 201015 yr by SFK

HAHHA both of those youtube clips are longterm faves of mine.

If you haven't seen the DVD of the great TV special Fosse did for her (and won the Emmy for), Liza with a Z, the commentary track she does on it is the most enjoyable commentary track I've ever heard. It's like she's on the couch watching with you while pounding back the martinis! Her random comments are priceless. Wonderful.