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After the success of the earlier 1982 film, the story was made into a stage musical, and ran successfully on Broadway. This film shows a stage performance with a live audience, and it suffers from all the constraints of being on a stage. In the opening scenes for example, Julie Andrews is shivering in the snow; but there's no snow, and all we see is an actress wearing warm outdoor clothing, pretending to shiver. And all the lines are declaimed to the audience, losing all possibility of subtlety. Strangest of all is an introduction by Julie Andrews, wearing a man's evening clothes, in a self-indulgent piece to camera, before exterior scenes of celebrities arriving for the opening night, and then the performance itself. Andrews informs us, "Traditionally, Broadway shows are never seen on television while the play is still running. Tonight's programme is a special gift to all my friends in Japan."
The plot follows pretty much the same sequence as the earlier film, but of course with much more dancing.
Tony Roberts takes over from Robert Preston and does the drag number at the end of the film.
HF October 2007
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