Sleepless in Seattle

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Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said the film was "as ephemeral as a talk show, as contrived as the late show, and yet so warm and gentle I smiled the whole way through." He added: In 2009, development began on a musical version of Sleepless in Seattle. David Shor was announced as the musical's producer, with a book being written by Jeff Arch, Shor's longtime partner and original story writer for the motion picture. Leslie Bricusse was initially attached to the project, but withdrew due to "creative differences with the show's producer and director". [125] Michelle Citrin, Michael Garin and Josh Nelson were announced to be working on the music and lyrics, with Shor discovering Citrin via YouTube. [126] The musical was initially set to premier in 2010, [127] with the premiere date later being moved to 2011 and June 2012. [128] In February 2012, Shor announced that the musical would not premiere until the 2012–13 season and that the show would "undergo a top-to-bottom overhaul" and would have a new creative team. [129] [130] With a new score by composer Ben Toth and lyricist Sam Forman, the musical version premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in May 2013. [131]Berg, Alex (June 26, 2012). "Nora Ephron's Movie Hits: 'Sleepless in Seattle' & More (Video)". The Daily Beast . Retrieved March 22, 2022. a b Wloszczyna, Susan (July 22, 2014). "Interview: Rob Reiner Teams Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton in "And So It Goes" ". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved March 15, 2022. a b c Cress, Doug (August 17, 1993). "Movie has tiramisu sweeping the nation". Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Retrieved March 15, 2022.

In 2009 development began on a musical version of Sleepless in Seattle. David Shor was announced as the musical's producer, with a book being written by Jeff Arch, Shor's longtime partner and original story writer for the motion picture. Leslie Bricusse was initially attached to the project, but withdrew due to "creative differences with the show's producer and director". [4] Michelle Citrin, Michael Garin and Josh Nelson were announced to be working on the music and lyrics, with Shor discovering Citrin via YouTube. [5] The musical was initially set to release in 2010, [6] with the premiere date later being moved to 2011 and June 2012. [7] In February 2012 Shor announced that the musical would not premiere until the 2012/2013 season and that the show would "undergo a top-to-bottom overhaul" and would have a new creative team. [8] [9] a b c d e f g h i j "Nora Ephron Interview". Academy of Achievement. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015 . Retrieved March 15, 2022.The film won four awards at different ceremonies. Ryan won the award for Funniest Actress in a Leading Role at the American Comedy Awards. At the 1994 Young Artist Awards, Malinger won the award for Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture and the film itself won Outstanding Family Motion Picture for Comedy. [124] The screenplay was also nominated for Writers Guild and BAFTA awards. [11] Award According to a review published by Encyclopedia.com, Sleepless in Seattle "explores the differences between men and women when it comes to love and romance". [82] However, Coates noted that, despite its meta commentary about classic Hollywood romances and gender, the film "avoids any of the vulgarities and complications of recent submissions to the romantic comedy genre", while also at times deviating from gender stereotypes. [36] The critic noted that while Annie initially dismisses the concepts of fate and soul mates, trying to convince herself that her relationship with Walter is more practical than romantic, [13] Sam openly likens his feelings for his late wife to magic, which ultimately prompts her "to embark on a philosophical journey of sorts to find out whether attraction is something otherworldly after all". [36] The A.V. Club's Caroline Siede wrote that the film "balances romance and realism by giving its central characters two different but equally pragmatic philosophies on love". [13] While Annie believes "meant-to-be love" is only found in fairy tales, Sam argues that true love exists because he experienced it with his late wife, but believes it can not be experienced more than once in one's lifetime. [13] Siede also said that, due to the focus on Sam and Jonah's relationship, at times the film more-so resembles a "father/son dramedy" occasionally intercut with a serviceable romantic comedy plot, elaborating that for most of the film "only Annie is an active rom-com player while Sam is just obliviously living his life", with much of Sam's comedy stemming from a man starting to date again during "the burgeoning era of third-wave feminism". [13] Ephron believes Sleepless in Seattle more-so fits into the romantic comedy genre as opposed to the "women's movies" she pokes fun at in the film, explaining, "We aren't a classic weeper in any sense of the word – although some people cry when they see our movie". [18] Weekend Box Office Results for June 25–27, 1993". Box Office Mojo. June 28, 1993. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016 . Retrieved December 11, 2015.