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Posted by:	MikeR 11:41 am EST 12/04/13
In reply to:	re: why Richard became Bud - larry13 09:05 am EST 12/04/13

It reminds me of when I did a production of Once Upon A Mattress (as a terribly miscast Sir Harry). When the queen calls a couple of ensemble members forward to demonstrate the Spanish Panic, the male ensemble member is referred to as Sir Harold. There's already a principal character named Sir Harry, so out of all the vast wealth of male names in the English language, Marshall Barer chooses Harold? When I first read the script I thought "wait, is that supposed to be me? Why are they calling me Harold all of a sudden instead of Harry?" I used to have similar issues with Larry, Harry, Susan and Sarah in Company, but there, I suspect those choices were made deliberately.

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