It is presented in a documentarystyle format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual breakup of the 1960s rock n roll group the four seasons. Like comment share subscribe life as a playlist jersey boys for the film based on the musical, see jersey boys film jersey b. Rick elice born november 17, 1956 is a writer and former stage actor. Written by marshall brickman and rick elice, jersey boys is based.
Originally produced on broadway by stuart oken, roy furman, michael leavitt, five cent productions, stephen schuler, decca theatricals, scott m. The addams family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by andrew lippa and a book by marshall brickman and rick elice. Rick elice book cowrote jersey boys winner 2006 tony award, 2007 grammy award and 2009 olivier award for best musical with marshall brickman. Jun 28, 2018 elice, a former theatrical advertising executive at the agency serino coyne, is the coauthor with marshall brickman of jersey boys, a show that ran on broadway for 11 years, closed for 10 months. At this juncture, this show book by rick elice and marshall brickman, music and lyrics by andrew lippa pulls itself in new narrative directions so fast and so far, you dont get enough of a chance to enjoy the addamses being the addamses. He is also known for playing the banjo with eric weissberg in the 1960s, and for a series of comical parodies. Nonetheless, this quirky family still has to deal with many. With a sly book by marshall brickman and rick elice the first act is an especially brisk and tidy bit of storytelling and bold lively direction by des mcanuff, this production delivers on its promise as one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the season. In bringing chers life to the stage, writer rick elice.
A federal jury found that director des mcanuff and writers marshall brickman and rick elice had copied substantial portions of another work without permission when writing the. In the end, however, it is the honest and affecting book by marshall brickman and rick elice that provides some real insights into the colliding personalities of these immensely talented young men. The addams family a new musical comedy book by marshall brickman and rick elice music and lyrics by andrew lippa march 29, 30, 31 april 5 and 6 john s. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Considering that the show takes into account four points of view, it is remarkably cohesive despite altering the perspective with generous doses of. His play, peter and the starcatcher, received nine 2012 tony award nominations including two for rick and won five, more than any play of the season. Numerous film and television adaptations of addams cartoons exist, but the. With partner rick elice, he wrote the book for the broadway musical jersey boys, about 1960s rock n roll group the four seasons.
Marshall brickman and rick elice, authors of the musicals tonynominated book, will write the screenplay. With roger rees, he wrote the popular thriller, double double, which has been translated into 16 languages. Wednesday addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love. Apr 08, 2010 the original broadway production of the addams family opened on apr 8, 2010. I can t give you anything but love, baby jersey boys movie.
Marshall brickman born august 25, 1939 is an american screenwriter and director, best. Marshall brickman and i collectively and individually have been asked. The addams family book writers marshall brickman and rick elice and tonynominated songwriter andrew lippa, along with licensing agent theatrical. Book by marshall brickman and rick elice music and lyrics by andrew lippa based on characters created by charles addams the addams family features an original story, and its every fathers nightmare. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. In the kooky, upsidedown world of the addams family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams.
After years of work, the cher show, with a book by elice, is currently in. Dec 17, 2005 as most everyone knows, marshall brickman and rick elice wrote the jersey boys book. Delman, stuart ditsky, terry allen kramer, stephanie p. He entered show business first as a member of the folk group the. The show is based upon the addams family characters created by charles addams in his singlepanel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish american family with an affinity for all things macabre. Book by marshall brickman and rick elice music and lyrics by andrew lippa based on characters created by charles addams originally produced on broadway by stuart oken, roy furman, michael leavitt, five cent productions, stephen schuler. The addams family has a book by marshall brickman and rick elice librettists of the 2006 tony awardwinning best musical, jersey boys, music and lyrics by drama desk award winner andrew lippa the wild party, direction and design by phelim mcdermott and julian crouch shockheaded peter, the metropolitan operas satyagraha and choreography. The addams family nederlander theatre in a prolific career spanning six decades, charles addams created several thousand cartoons, sketches and drawings, many of which were famously published in the new yorker. Pianovocal selections brickman, marshall, elice, rick, lippa, andrew on. Marshall brickman wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The book by marshall brickman and rick elice is full of witty jokes, plot twists and revelations, and there are some memorable songs by andrew lippa as well as an echo of the iconic tv theme song in the overture with the audience enthusiastically clapping and snapping along. Andrew lippa the addams family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and its every fathers nightmare. He is a writer and producer, known for annie hall 1977, sleeper 1973 and manhattan 1979. I think the most interesting aspect of marshall brickman and rick elices screenplay is how it shows frankie valli and the four seasons ties to a local organized crime boss.
Elice with marshall brickman wrote the book for the broadway musical jersey boys, which received a tony award nomination and a drama desk nomination for best book for a musical in 2006. Nov 15, 20 the addams family book writers marshall brickman and rick elice and tonynominated songwriter andrew lippa, along with licensing agent theatrical rights worldwide, have donated royalties from the. Nov 30, 2014 like comment share subscribe life as a playlist jersey boys for the film based on the musical, see jersey boys film jersey b. Book by marshall brickman and rick elice music and lyrics by andrew lippa based on characters created by charles addams. Rick elice marshall brickman turn of the century marks marshall brickmans second foray into live theatre, preceded only by the smash. Rick elices first experience writing the book of a broadway musical was his partnership with marshall brickman for the 2006 tony.
As most everyone knows, marshall brickman and rick elice wrote the jersey boys book. He is the corecipient of the 1977 academy award for best original screenplay for annie hall. He is a teaching fellow at harvard university and a charter member of the american repertory theatre. May 28, 2012 rick elice and roger rees illustration by tom bachtell for sixteen years, the actor roger rees and the playwright rick elice have lived in a book crammed apartment in the beresford, on central. The original broadway production of the addams family opened on apr 8, 2010.
In bringing chers life to the stage, writer rick elice learns how to live life. For sixteen years, the actor roger rees and the playwright rick elice have lived in a book crammed apartment in the beresford, on central park west. Marshall brickman, john lloyd young and rick elice. Marshall brickman, 62, was born in brazil to american parents. The book is as tight and absorbing as an arthur miller play. Book by marshall brickman and rick elice music and lyrics by andrew lippa based on characters created by charles addams originally produced on broadway by stuart oken, roy furman, michael leavitt, five cent productions, stephen schuler, decca theatricals, scott m. Elice, a former theatrical advertising executive at the agency serino coyne, is the coauthor with marshall brickman of jersey boys, a show that ran on. Who are the guys behind the book that is one of the hottest hits on broadway. Online box office highland park high school drama club. Book by marshall brickman and rick elice in the kooky, upsidedown world of the addams family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Pop superstar cher taps tony nominee rick elice to pen book for. While still in his teens, brickman was a member of the tarriers, a group which also included future actor alan arkin.
Wednesday addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family a man her parents have never met. Clements rick desloge todd dubail caitlin leary kevin patrick martin barnaby reiter. While still in his teens, brickman was a member of the tarriers, a group which also included future. The addams family a new musical book by marshall brickman and rick elice music and lyrics by andrew lippa based on characters created by charles addams originally produced on broadway by stuart oken, roy furman, michael leavitt, five cent productions, stephen schuler, decca theatricals, scott m. Jersey boys is a 2005 jukebox musical with music by bob gaudio, lyrics by bob crewe, and book by marshall brickman and rick elice. The official database for broadway theatre information. Wednesday addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in. Elice with marshall brickman wrote the book for the broadway musical jersey boys. The book by marshall brickman and rick elice is a little long on narration, and you may find your eyes glazing over until the point, twothirds of the way through the first act, when the boys. Now the addams family comes to life in a new musical which. The addams family features an original story, and its every fathers nightmare. Elices memoir of rees life and their muchadmired partnership of more than thirty years, called finding roger, is published by kingswell.
Marshall brickman, born in brazil of american parents, attended new york public schools and the university of wisconsin, where he received a double baccalaureate in both science and music. The musical is structured as four seasons, each narrated by a different member of the band who gives his. Book theatre breaks in london select from a huge choice of london shows, plays and top london hotels for. Elice received a tony nod for writing the book to jersey boys alongside marshall brickman. He is also known for playing the banjo with eric weissberg in the 1960s. He entered show business first as a member of the folk group the tarriers and then, along with john and michelle phillips, as one of the. In bringing chers life to the stage, writer rick elice learns how to. As a youth trying to kickstart his singing career in his new jersey hometown, frankie valli apparently had some close scrapes with the law. The addams family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and its every fathers nightmare. The shows favorable reception by audiences and critics one of whom, clive barnes, went so far as to claim that marshall brickman and rick elice book is as tight and absorbing as an arthur miller play is likely to lead to a healthy run that may just rival the success of the mother of them all, mamma mia. Most famous is elices book for jersey boys, which he cowrote with marshall brickman. Marshall brickman born august 25, 1939 is an american screenwriter and director, best known for his collaborations with woody allen. That this jersey boys still delivers some pavlovian thrills is a testament to the solid foundation laid by marshall brickman and rick elices book, and by des mcanuffs deceptively. But it was his creation of characters that came to be known as the addams family that brought addams his greatest acclaim.
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