Word: mcanuff
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...creators of Jersey Boys, librettists Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and director Des McAnuff, went for Plan C. They had two ideas for freshening the material. One was to emphasize the Seasons' Italo-American roots, especially the connection to the New Jersey mob of founder Nick DeVito; this turns the show from a simple exercise in Frankie Valli nostalgia into "The Falsetto and the Sopranos." The other was to give each member of the group weight by letting him tell part of the story. Tommy says, "You ask four guys, you get four different versions." That's Jersey Boys...
...Tommy. There's not much emotional depth or adolescent rebellion left in the granddaddy of rock operas as reworked by California's La Jolla Playhouse. But this Broadway hit has an arresting light show, superb storytelling by director-adaptor Des McAnuff and that great Pete Townshend score. Maybe it will finally win a place on Broadway for the propulsive sound of rock...
...also paying tribute to his family, especially his jazz-loving father (who produced concerts by such greats as Billie Holiday), and working out some unresolved guilt (over the fight they had about chemistry homework the night his father died). Written in part with Alan Zweibel and directed by Des McAnuff, 700 Sundays doesn't escape sentimentality and is too long. But Crystal has rubbed out the line between stand-up and self-revelation. And all by yourself on Broadway, that's a gutsy thing to do. --With reporting by Deirdre...
...Carl Reiner's studio boss is dim on that--"I hate moose movies," he snarls, in one of the film's many self-referential lines, a tradition that was one of the hip glories of the original TV show. But by this time an actual movie, directed by Des McAnuff and written by Kenneth Lonergan, is off and running...
...ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE Directed by Des McAnuff Starring Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Jason Alexander JUNE...