distressing news

[Jessika Aguilar]

I don't know about Les Miserables but I was inspired to read the Phantom of the Opera after seeing the ALW musical (I actually really liked The Phantom - more the movie version though).  In general I find there are many works I have been moved to discover after seeing a movie, a reference, a play based on or whatever.  In fact, I was similarly motivated to read Pride and Prejudice after seeing the recent movie with Keira Knightley.  Besides, its not like they are replacing Master and Margarita, destroying the original forever.  Some will likely be touched and want to learn more about it by reading the original and everyone else won't know any better anyway.  But then I have something of an aversion to passing value judgements on culture, it seems a little snobbish to think that we (academics) can judge what constitutes good vs bad in art.  It feels limiting and restrictive, just my opinion.....

> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:05:14 -0500> From: dmborgmeyer at HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] distressing news> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Dear Colleagues,> > I just have to wonder how many people have actually read Hugo's Les > Miserables after seeing the ALW musical.  In fact, a couple of years ago a > student told me she didn't need to read Hugo because she had already seen > the musical "version."> > Will an M&M opera put a few more students in our Russian classrooms?  Maybe, > but I fear the violence likely to be done to Bulgakov's work in the process > is probably not worth it.> > DB> > >From: Rebecca Jane Stanton <rjs19 at COLUMBIA.EDU>> >Reply-To: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list              > ><SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>> >To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> >Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] distressing news> >Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:25:47 -0400> >> >Dear colleagues,> >> >in case anyone is interested in reading Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's [note > >spelling] actual announcement, which sparked this impassioned discussion, > >it can be found on his blog:> >http://www.andrewlloydwebber.co.uk/sections/news/newsdb.php?article=13&section=news> >> >I must admit I share Mr. Keenan's fear that the welcome publicity for > >Bulgakov's novel may come at the price of a theatrical event too painful to > >contemplate, but as long as Sir Andrew refrains from casting Sarah > >Brightman as Margarita, the worst will not have come to pass.> >> >regards,> >RJS> >> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------> >Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription> >  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:> >                    http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------> > _________________________________________________________________> Get real-time traffic reports with Windows Live Local Search  > http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=42.336065~-109.392273&style=r&lvl=4&scene=3712634&trfc=1> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------->  Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription>   options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:>                     http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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