Attention, romantic comedy fans: February is Cactus Flower month. As an off-Broadway revival of the 1965 Broadway hit prepares to start previews on February 24 at the Westside Theatre, movie fans can enjoy the play’s storyline in Just Go With It, opening Valentine’s weekend with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.
These days, Cactus Flower is best known as the vehicle that won an Oscar for 24-year-old Goldie Hawn, a star of the 1969 film adaptation of Abe Burrows’ play. (Burrows, who based his script on a French comedy, is best remembered as the book writer of Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.) But before Hawn, Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman starred in the hit movie, Cactus Flower had a run of more than 1,200 performances in a Broadway premiere that starred Lauren Bacall, Barry Nelson and Brenda Vaccaro.
The convoluted plot involves Julian, a randy bachelor dentist who pretends to be married in order to avoid committing himself to his wild young girlfriend, Toni. After Toni attempts suicide, Julian decides to marry her, but he must get a “divorce” first, so he enlists his office assistant, Stephanie (who has a crush ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
As Cactus Flower Returns to the Stage, Adam Sandler & Jennifer Aniston Prep to Open a Film Update, Just Go With It
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