Were you aware that THIS is happening?
In less than 3 hours, The Exorcist will open at the Geffen playhouse. This stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty's gore-filled novel and William Friedkin's soup-filled film stars Richard Chamberlain and Brooke Shields (as the mother and head priest dude, respectively.)
This is very exciting, for two reasons: first, the inherent risk of bringing an iconic horror experience to the stage is intoxicating...only if this fails, it will fail BIG. Personally, the idea of a stage adaptation of The Blue Lagoon seems like more a sure-thing, if only to have the illusion of getting between Brooke and her Calvins. For now, watching her shriek for 90 minutes will have to suffice. Second..this could be really good. Like, REALLY good. If it is, people will remember it as the production that changed theatre in 2012. Success for The Exorcist would certainly beget a flash flood of movie-to-play (not musical) copycats. Diner would be on this list. The Big Chill (starring Tatum Channing and Ryan Reynolds) would follow. Soon, the great white way will look like the discount DVD bin at Walmart, and I'll finally be able to fulfill a dream to simultaneously attend a Broadway show AND enjoy Joe Eszterhas's overthetopness.
DON'T CALL HIM LEBOWSKI
One can dream.
This will be a fun one to watch. Click HERE to see the trailer.
"THE POWER OF NAME RECOGNITION COMPELS YOU!"
Have a great weekend everyone,
Kevin
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