Could Mrs. Lovett work as a man? — Page 3

No, you're thinking of a cross-dresser. The modern meaning of tranvestite covers Divine's life, and she was self-defined as a transvestite, but semantics aside, my point still stands that Divine was living most of her life as a woman.

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No, I'm not thinking of a cross-dresser...but thanks for keeping that antiquated term alive!

Respect the playwright, what twaddle.
The art is NOT about the person who wrote it. Get the author's ego out of the picture. It's a ridiculous western concept based on antiquated thinking and greed.

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Updated On: 5/25/07 at 05:09 PM

So, Fenchurch, respect for the playwright is twaddle and a ridiculous western concept. What planet do you come from? And what do you do. I want to know so that I can avoid it as much as possible.

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In fact, under current law, creators have a nearly absolute right to determine how their works are produced, and they do have the right to withdraw their license for a production they feel is inconsistent with their original intent. You can agree or disagree but it isn't ego -it is the law. It hasn't been tested much in this country but it is a fairly developed body of law, especially in Europe. And it has to do with the perception that audiences (or viewers, in fine arts) can't always distinguish creator from stager when it comes to the final product. SO Sondheim is well within his rights to say no if he feels that an audience might go "WTF?" and attribute what they see to him rather than a director/producer of a certain show.