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| re: Speaking of the gender switch... | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 05:47 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: Speaking of the gender switch... - theatreguy40 04:31 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| When I’ve seen the show, I didn’t get the sense that what the women wanted from Bobby was to be his mother. The song works the same in the new context as it does in the original… though I cringe every time they say Bobbie ought to have “a fella”. Who uses the word anymore? | |
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| re: Speaking of the gender switch... | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:55 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Speaking of the gender switch... - Singapore/Fling 05:47 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| though I cringe every time they say Bobbie ought to have “a fella”. Who uses the word anymore? Plus, there's something about the way the word "woman" is used originally - as if they're saying it's time for Bobby to grow up and date a "woman" instead of just the "girls" he sees occasionally. Something more adult and mature about that. So in that sense, "fella" seems even more casual and immature to me. I might even have suggested they use "man," even though it might sound slightly odd on the 2-note musical figure. |
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| re: Speaking of the gender switch... | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:06 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Speaking of the gender switch... - Chromolume 08:55 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Or “real man” or “husband” or “nice guy” or… Sondheim was a master lyricist, even in his final years I’d think he could have found a better option than the very anachronistic and, as you say, naive “fella”. | |
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| re: Speaking of the gender switch... | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:40 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Speaking of the gender switch... - Singapore/Fling 10:06 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Thank you for "husband." (Duh, lol.) :-) | |
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