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| re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 09:45 am EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production - whereismikeyfl 08:11 am EST 03/09/21 | |
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| "If Eliza did not have a bad background then she could not grow to independence." Agreed, but maybe I wasn't clear in my post, because people in their responses here are missing the point I was trying to make. I'm not suggesting that references to Eliza having been beaten by her father and possibly also her lovers in the past should be cut from the show. But what Eliza says is "I shouldn't mind a black eye -- I've had one before this. But I won't be passed over." That's a present-tense statement of how she feels right now. I'm sure what she's trying to say is that, in a way, being ignored is worse than being mistreated. But there are ways to phrase that other than "I shouldn't mind a black eye," and I do find it curious that this line wasn't cut or modified for the LCT production, given the point that production was trying to stress in regard to Eliza standing up for herself. Or, to phrase it another way: I've always considered Eliza Doolittle a very strong character, therefore I don't think Eliza -- as envisioned in this production OR in the original script of the musical, OR in the Shaw play -- would ever say "I shouldn't mind a black eye" under ANY circumstances, and the line rankled even more in a production that felt it necessary to change the ending to make it clear that Eliza will not return to continue living with Higgins. |
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| re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production | |
| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 06:23 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production - Michael_Portantiere 09:45 am EST 03/09/21 | |
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| Generally making these kind of minor changes to suit a values agenda (like presenting an Eliza who cannot reference tolerance for being mistreatment) often have unexpected consequences. The ending may seem like such a change, but at least it follows Shaw's stated intention. But this kind of cut would probably weaken the character and story in ways beyond the obvious. |
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| re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 11:47 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Changes to MY FAIR LADY that were and weren't made for the most recent Broadway production - whereismikeyfl 06:23 pm EST 03/09/21 | |
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| "The ending may seem like such a change, but at least it follows Shaw's stated intention. But this kind of cut would probably weaken the character and story in ways beyond the obvious." The ending of the LCT production definitely follows Shaw's stated intention re PYGMALION, but it goes directly against the expressly stated intention of Alan Jay Lerner in his adaptation of PYGMALION into the musical MY FAIR LADY. So I'm not sure where that leaves us. |
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