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‘The Journals of Adam and Eve’ Review: Hal Linden and Sally Struthers Go East of Eden (and Studio City) in a Charming Stage Two-Hander
'The Journals of Adam and Eve,' a stage comedy that premiered with a limited run in L.A., offered choice roles for Hal Linden and Sally Struthers.
There’s no IP more innately suited for adaptation as a pure two-hander than the tale of Adam and Eve, a story in which, initially at least, there are no other characters, excepting the creator of the universe, who quickly gets relegated to a supporting role in the wake of more fleshed-out human leads. The semi-irreverent short stories Twain wrote in the early 20 th century, eventually collected as “The Diaries of Adam and Eve,” provide a fairly obvious template for what Weinberger is up to here: alternating between the couple’s slightly Rashomonic viewpoints on the new world and each other; spoofing gender roles almost to the point of burlesque, but also showing respect for the poetry of the original scriptural texts. On that prime-time special, the producers brought out a parade of trusted sitcom acting legends, to stand proudly and briefly bask in the glow of recognition, on facsimiles of their series’ original sets (including Struthers, joining Rob Reiner in the “All in the Family” living room).
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