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| Posted by: AlanScott 04:27 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
| In reply to: Random COMPANY question - andyboy 04:01 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
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| As far as I know, the first production that included it was the Donmar Warehouse production, which opened in December 1995. It was not in the Roundabout production that opened a few months earlier, which did nonetheless include a slight (and stupid) change at the end of the scene. Rather than Marta saying “This is why I love New York,” Robert says to Marta, “I know. This is why you love New York,” and Marta shoots a fist and says, “Yes!” I have read, although I can't remember where at the moment, that Furth wrote the part of the scene where Peter and Robert are alone for the original production but it wasn't included. |
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| re: Random COMPANY question | |
| Posted by: garyd 01:34 pm EDT 07/06/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Random COMPANY question - AlanScott 04:27 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
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| The scene was written during rehearsals for the original production though not quite the way it was played at Donmar. (i don't remember the specifics). It was even rehearsed, once, late one afternoon in the rehearsal hall in NY prior to Boston. To my knowledge the whole idea of Bobby even having an experimental/curious gay encounter was not mentioned again, at least seriously. | |
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| re: Random COMPANY question | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 03:01 pm EDT 07/06/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Random COMPANY question - garyd 01:34 pm EDT 07/06/20 | |
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| Thanks so much, garyd. Do you remember where you read or heard about this? I'd like to save this for my notes, and it would be helpful to know. I've been thinking that when all this is over, I need to read the several Company pre-rehearsal manuscripts at the Library for the Performing Arts. I can't believe that I hadn't checked till recently whether there are scripts there. Several are listed in the online catalog. But if the Robert-Peter scene was written during rehearsals, rehearsed one afternoon and then dropped, it may not be in any of them. | |
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| re: Random COMPANY question | |
| Posted by: sf 06:39 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Random COMPANY question - AlanScott 04:27 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
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| I don't have a citation, but I do remember reading before the Donmar production opened - based on what I read most often at the time, probably in either the Guardian/Observer, the Evening Standard, or Time Out - that the scene was being included for the first time, and that it was written for the original Broadway production but not used. | |
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| Last Edit: Chromolume 05:26 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 05:26 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Random COMPANY question - AlanScott 04:27 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
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| ...a slight (and stupid) change at the end of the scene. Rather than Marta saying “This is why I love New York,” Robert says to Marta, “I know. This is why you love New York”... Thank you. I've never liked that change. Maybe it goes by just fine for people who didn't know the original, but for those of us that do, it feels like they took what was once a perfect punchline at the end of the scene and took all the guts out of it. I wish they would have just cut that exchange and found a new transition into the Bobby/Peter scene. |
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| Posted by: andyboy 05:22 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Random COMPANY question - AlanScott 04:27 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
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| Thanks, AlanScott! I knew some knowledgeable chatter would have some details. I appreciate the response! | |
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