Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 10:29 PM PST
On Tuesday, we went to see The Wedding Singer at the 5th Avenue Theater.
I was a little afraid to see how they'd manage to adapt an Adam Sandler film to the stage. Sandler films are very niche - either you love them, or you hate them, and the film version was all about Sandler. But they did it. It's hilarious. They borrow heavily from the movie, reusing many jokes and lines, but the musical twist keeps it fresh, and they somehow manage the delicate task of extracting Sandler without losing the core of the film. (Though the guy who plays Robbie does awesomely channel Sandler when he sings the "Somebody kill me please" song.)
Robbie's ex-girlfriend Linda just about steals the show with her rock glam queen moments, even though she's barely in it:
It's going to Broadway next, where I think it'll do very well - no Producers, but very, very well. It's also great to see Seattle getting some top-notch plays. Besides friends and family (of course), the thing I miss most about Toronto is the theater scene.