Editing Harold and Maude (section)

==Adaptations==
===Stage play adaptation===
Colin Higgins adapted the story into a stage play. A French adaptation by [[Jean-Claude Carrière]] opened in 1973 at the [[Théâtre Récamier]] in Paris, where [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]] designed costumes for [[Madeleine Renaud]] as Maude.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://museeyslparis.com/en/biography/harold-et-maude |title=1973: Harold et Maude (Harold and Maude) |publisher=Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris}}</ref> Renaud would reprise the role in ''{{ill|Harold et Maude|fr|Harold et Maude (pièce de théâtre)}}'' for multiple productions.

The original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production, starring [[Janet Gaynor]] as Maude and [[Keith McDermott]] as Harold, closed after four performances in February 1980.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/harold-and-maude-martin-beck-theatre-vault-0000008231|title=Harold and Maude Broadway @ Martin Beck Theatre |magazine=[[Playbill]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001114918/http://www.playbill.com/production/harold-and-maude-martin-beck-theatre-vault-0000008231|archive-date=2017-10-01}}</ref>

The Yugoslav premiere of ''Harold i Mod'' was staged at the [[Belgrade Drama Theatre]] (BDP) on March 23, 1980, directed by [[Paolo Magelli]], with [[Tatjana Lukjanova]] (Maude), [[Milan Erak]] (Harold), and [[Žiža Stojanović]] (Mrs. Chasen). [[Slobodan Beštić]] later assumed the role of Harold. The play remained in the BDP repertoire until Lukjanova's death in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harold i Mod|url=https://lifeplus.rs/beogradsko-dramsko-pozoriste/harold-i-mod/|website=LIFE+|language=sr|date=2016-08-29|access-date=2020-12-07}}{{dead link|date=December 2023 |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In Brazil, the first run of the play premiered in 2007, directed by {{ill|João Falcão|pt}} and starring {{ill|Arlindo Lopes|pt}} as Harold and [[Gloria Menezes]] as Maude.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teatrobradesco.com.br/downloads/407_release_ensina-me_a_viver.pdf |title=Ensina-Me a Viver apresenta temporada no Teatro Bradesco em agosto e setembro |language=pt-BR |publisher=[[Teatro Bradesco]] |year=2015}}</ref> [[Nivea Maria]] later assumed the role of Maude.

===French television adaptation===
A French adaptation for television, translated and written by [[Jean-Claude Carrière]], aired in 1978. It was also adapted for the stage by the Compagnie Viola Léger in [[Moncton]], [[New Brunswick]],<ref>{{cite news|title= Viola Léger: de la langue de la Sagouine à celle de Musset |url=https://l-express.ca/viola-leger-de-la-langue-de-la-sagouine-a-celle-de-musset/ |newspaper= L'Express d'Ottawa |first= Annik |last= Chalifour |date= 2008-10-21 |access-date= 2016-08-08 |language= fr}}</ref> starring [[Roy Dupuis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Roy Dupuis|url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/television/notre_cinema/vedettes/fiche.asp?vedette=74|publisher=[[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]|access-date=20 November 2014|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129120638/http://ici.radio-canada.ca/television/notre_cinema/vedettes/fiche.asp?vedette=74|archive-date=2014-11-29}}</ref>

===Musical adaptation===
A musical adaptation, with songs by [[Joseph Thalken]] and [[Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]], premiered at the [[Paper Mill Playhouse]] in [[Millburn, New Jersey|Millburn, NJ]], in January 2005. The production starred [[Estelle Parsons]] as Maude and [[Eric Millegan]] as Harold.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beckerman |first1=Jim |title=No deviations from the deviants |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501763276/ |access-date=November 27, 2020 |work=[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]] |location=Hackensack, New Jersey|date=January 12, 2005 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Molyneaux |first1=Thom |title=Parsons commands stage in Paper Mill's new musical |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/500015231 |access-date=November 27, 2020 |work=The Item of Millburn and Short Hills |location=Millburn, New Jersey| date=January 13, 2005 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===Unproduced sequel and prequel===
Higgins expressed interest in 1978 regarding both a sequel and prequel to ''Harold and Maude'':<ref>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Marilyn |date=August 6, 1978 |title=Higgins eyes 'Harold's Story' |url= https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes/1978-08-06/page-16 |newspaper=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]] |page=16 |access-date=2014-01-30 |via=[[NewspaperArchive.com]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Cort would return for ''Harold's Story'', living life after Maude. Higgins also imagined the prequel ''Grover and Maude'', where Maude learns how to [[Motor vehicle theft|steal cars]] from Grover Muldoon—the character portrayed by [[Richard Pryor]] in Higgins' 1976 film ''[[Silver Streak (film)|Silver Streak]]''—with Gordon and Pryor reprising their respective roles.