101. 101 Dalmatians

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What better way is there to commemorate episode 101 of Adapt or Perish than with a look at the Disney classic One Hundred and One Dalmatians?

In this episode we discuss:

  • Dodie Smith's original 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney's 1961 animated movie, directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman, and written by Bill Peet
  • 101 Dalmatians, Disney's 1996 live-action remake, directed by Stephen Herek, written by John Hughes, and starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, and Hugh Laurie

Footnotes:

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100. Les Misérables, Part 3: The Musical

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Episode 100 of Adapt or Perish has finally arrived, and with it we bring the last installment of our three-part look at Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. And this one is all. About. The musical.

Listen to our prior installments:

In this episode we discuss:

  • Les Misérables, the 1980 concept album and 1985 musical, music by Claude-Michael Schönberg and lyrics by Alain Boublil and Harold Kretzmer
  • Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert, the 1995 filmed concert, directed by Gavin Taylor, and starring Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast, Lea Salonga, and Michael Ball
  • Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, the 2010 filmed concert, directed by Nick Morris, and starring Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Nick Jonas, Samantha Barks, and Lea Salonga
  • Les Misérables, the 2012 movie musical, directed by Tom Hooper, screenplay by William Nicholson, and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, and Samantha Barks
  • Les Misérables: The Staged Concert, the 2019 filmed concert, directed by Nick Morris, and starring Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Matt Lucas, and Carrie Hope Fletcher

Footnotes:

You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com.

We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there.

If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

99. Les Misérables, Part 2

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It's time for part two of our three-part look at Victor Hugo's Les Misérables! Today, we're looking at six more French- and English-language screen adaptations, released from 1978 to 2018.

Listen to part one on:

In this episode we discuss:

You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com.

We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there.

If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.