In general, plays do not translate to film.
**plays do not translate to film.**
True! I hate a story made for stage redone for screen. It is too unbelievable and ridiculous. Li’L Abner is the only musical Ive seen that works on screen, because it was made to look like a stage play on film.
I almost puked with the film SOUND OF MUSIC and again with the horrid film SONG OF NORWAY.
Did I mention THE WIZ? Worst “musical” ever made on film! The play was OK.