| 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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