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Director Ron Field, scriptwriter Joe Stein and song team Peter Link and Jacob Brackman '65 were faced with a difficult problem in adapting Philippe de Broca's wonderful film about World War One in a town suddenly overrun by loonies. It's a tough act to follow, and on the whole the film still comes out ahead. But the musical version remains enjoyable; certainly it is diverting...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: Night of the Kings | 9/21/1978 | See Source »

...sort of dreading reading the reviews that will talk mostly about the film," Brackman says. "King of Hearts is completely confection--King of Marvin Gardens is like a nightmare cartoon, and by comparison, this is like a Disney cartoon...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: The Critic On Stage | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

King of Hearts' secret may have been its genteel anti-war message, as well as the superb performances by Genevieve Bujold and Alan Bates. Brackman notes that the message may not be quite so forceful in the post-Vietnam musical version. "It's certainly not, as is, a Vietnam statement, but it is kind of a war statement, within the parameters of a musical. We did, for a while, try to inject a harder edge into it, but really, all of that has fallen by the wayside. It's a fairy tale...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: The Critic On Stage | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

Curiously, Brackman is not one of the film version's devotees. "I never liked the film that much, but when it was suggested as a musical, I knew it was a great idea. The obstacle was to persuade deBroca, but he was persuaded that it was the young people of America who had made the film." Hmm. Forensic skill...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: The Critic On Stage | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

...Brackman's future depends, in part, on the success of his current ventures. But even if they all fail, he will be able to bounce back. Witty personable, and clearly facile with a typewriter, he will be able to bounce into almost any kind of new project. And it is not until the end of the interview that he.unloads the precious secret of his avocation: "I became a writer so I could wear a sweater...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: The Critic On Stage | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

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