The fundamental question that you ask here is one that I find myself often asking at Encores! and at full scale revivals of shows from other eras. If you, as a creative person, don't like this piece, don't revive it. Go write your own show and make it what you want it to be and say what you want to say in exactly the way you want to say it. There's absolutely nothing wrong with saying that some particular title is of its own era and hasn't aged well. So be it. Use it as an inspiration for your own work and move forward.
I exempt from this sentiment "revisals" done by the original creative team, such as the 1966 ANNIE GET YOUR GUN revival, the 1986 SWEET CHARITY revival, and, as much as I didn't care for all the changes made, the 2002 INTO THE WOODS revival. If you, as the creator, want to make changes to your own work, have at it. |
