Edward Scissorhands cuts a rug on Broadway, accompanied by sharp poster design

When I learned that one of my favoritest movies of all time-- Edward Scissorhands-- had become a Broadway musical, I was (as you can imagine) less than thrilled. And mind you, I'm one of the fifty people who went to the Broadway version of Stephen King's Carrie. But having checked the video clips on the musical's site, I think I can safely say that-- how to put this?-- I am not its intended audience. But I will give it props for two things: The dancing topiary costumes (how do the dancers see out of those things?), and this beautiful and evocative poster.

The cut-paper idea is so obvious and so perfect that one wonders why the original movie poster went for its pseudo-gothic Tim-Burtony style. Oh wait, that's why. Also, having the figure of Edward be the missing part of the paper says so much about how the character is himself missing so much (both physically and emotionally), and how he is so removed from society. It just goes to show how poster artists are really freed up when they aren't required to design around Johnny Depp.

Comments

[Julie]

Thank you for singling out our poster design. People might also be interested in viewing set and costume designer Lez Brotherston's sketches. They are posted on the Website for the North American tour at http://www.edwardscissorhandstour.com

[Fitz Fitzgerald]

CARRIE: on stage. It is remarkable to see a reference to the ill-fated staged CARRIE. My experience in the late 80s was more primary : we saw its world preem at the RSC at Stratford ... what a night ... what a nightmare - except for one of those elder female singers ( that Stormy Weather bird ? ) who always have the house on their side. The shower scene's stage direction -- "" the staged is rained with bloody tampons "" -- remains a classic. The RSC's worst night.