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re: You read that from me

Posted by: bicoastal 01:13 pm EST 01/19/15
In reply to: re: You read that from me - bodacious 03:10 am EST 01/19/15

I am hoping for the best here. "Call the Midwife" is very consistent in its writing for both long range character arcs and short episodic ones. And it is moving and rarely cloying. I agree with the above comments about Chevalier's performance but I don't agree that I am the problem if the song becomes creepy. We live in a more enlightened society and yes, it may mean more p.c. baggage but that's the way it is. I saw the Reprise production in L.A. and it was flat-out uncomfortable when William Atherton sang about little girls. It was partly a case of bad casting but also a case of how we as a society have changed. I don't think if this piece were written today that that song would open the show. Ms Thomas acknowledges the strength of the song but also the times we live in; I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. I am seeing the show next week so will be able to see for myself if her ideas work.


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re: You read that from me

Posted by: Billhaven 03:58 pm EST 01/19/15
In reply to: re: You read that from me - bicoastal 01:13 pm EST 01/19/15

William Atherton? Not the best choice.


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re: You read that from me

Posted by: LovestheShow 04:07 pm EST 01/19/15
In reply to: re: You read that from me - Billhaven 03:58 pm EST 01/19/15

While I was never creeped out by Maurice Chevalier singing "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," I am always creeped out by William Atherton doing anything. LOL.

He's probably a lovely man, but he always seems to play creeps!


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re: You read that from me

Posted by: bicoastal 03:44 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: re: You read that from me - LovestheShow 04:07 pm EST 01/19/15

Yes, it was a terrible piece of casting, and probably created more of a problem with the song than there might have been with someone else.


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