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re: Poor Joseph Stein
Posted by: Chromolume 08:32 pm EST 12/19/15
In reply to: re: Poor Joseph Stein - ryhog 08:06 pm EST 12/19/15
So, every major Broadway revival of any given show has either used all the original staging as recorded in the script, and/or they have sought permission from the authors or estate to change things? Somehow I have this feeling there have been LOADS of exceptions to this. I think authors often "look the other way" and/or ore open to other interpretations, and I certainly don't think that anyone expects stage directions to ever be followed to the letter anyway.

Yes, Robbins' choreography is supposed to be used in certain shows. Yes, I know there are playwrights like Albee who like to take control of major productions. Yes, there are estate owners who are known to be careful caretakers (I used to think Jo Sullivan was one, but the McAnuff How To Succeed and Guys And Dolls make me think otherwise) - but I really don't think that many authors/estates/rightsholders are quite as rigid as you think.
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