Tom Wolper, to Karen Owen and David Bruggeman:
> What I remember from that time is that CBS wanted to show a live
> performance of the play and the playwright allowed it on condition
> that none of the words be changed. It was also at a time when NYPD
> Blue, Chicago Hope, and other network shows were pushing the envelope
> on language and the networks were going along.
Oh, they did show it, 4/29/2001. Much ballyhooed as the reunion of
Chris Plummer and Julie Andrews ("The Sound of Music"). It tanked in
the ratings, but ostensibly did better as a video.
--
BOB
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