Have you seen the whole thing? Sure, the premise is “creepy,” as you say. But, (SPOILERS AHEAD) pardon my language, the sh*t DOES hit the fan - he doesn’t get away with it. He gets found out by the kids first, and soon after his ex as well, and it isn’t pretty. (Sally Field’s now infamous line reading of “The whole time!!?? The whole time???? The whole time.” is a bit of a cultural touchstone for people my age who grew up watching this film.) He faces repercussions for choosing to deceive his family. Plenty of brilliant comedies have their characters making ethically questionable decisions, and this one actually has some comeuppance.
I think if the stage show leans a little harder into that arc of the second half of the story - the reveal and its aftermath, it works just fine. |
