Gender swapped Tell Me On A Sunday

tourboi said: "I could be losing my mind but I seem to remember reading a several years ago about a regional company doing the show with a man - changing it from Emma to Emmett or something like that. My brain wants to say Seattle, but I'm not sure about that..."

You're not wrong. This definitely happened and I remember everyone raved about it - I don't remember where either.

I find Emma to be the most challenging role in musical theatre, it would be nice to see a male performer do it.

Will they find a way to get grindr, substance abuse, truvada, RuPaul referrences in etc.? I wonder if the show is a little bit too wholesome to resonate for the 'gay experience' in either London or New York City (but I suppose everyone has different experiences).

Updated On: 7/21/20 at 12:38 PM

CATSNYrevival said: "BJR said: "I remained annoyed you can't license the Broadway Richard Maltby Jr rewrite from Song and Dance. Infinitely better."

Don Black has saidhe was not a fan of the Broadway version and preferred the original London version. The current version licensed by Concord Theatricals seems to be an amalgamation of various different versions and doesn't seem to include "Unexpected Song" either. At least, the song is not listed in the song list on the Concord Theatricalswebsite."

It would make sense he wouldn't much like someone re-doing his work. But it's a shame since it's without question superior. Hell, she has a name and a profession! She exists outside of the men she dates! And the later versions are pretty cringe-worthy. The speed-dating? Oy.

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "You could when it was at R&H. That was the only version they licensed here, per a friend who licensed it."

Yeah, I think it's a somewhat recent thing, or in the last maybe 10 years. Perhaps even when they made the newer revision. But now, you can only license the 1979 original, which is pretty painfully outdated bordering on misogynistic now. The woman literally can only speak of men.

qolbinau said: "Will they find a way to get grindr, substance abuse, truvada, RuPaul referrences in etc.? I wonder if the show is a little bit too wholesome to resonate for the 'gay experience' in either London or New York City (but I suppose everyone has different experiences)."

If you read the BBC interview linked from the BWW article, they say:

"In 1979 it was a one-woman show about the romantic problems of a young Londoner living in the USA. The new version keeps the same basic era but makes the central character male and gay."

Most of the factors you mention weren't factors in 1979.

Lot666 said: "qolbinau said: "Will they find a way to get grindr, substance abuse, truvada, RuPaul referrences in etc.? I wonder if the show is a little bit too wholesome to resonate for the 'gay experience' in either London or New York City (but I suppose everyone has different experiences)."

If you read the BBC interview linked from the BWW article, they say:

"In 1979 it was a one-woman show about the romantic problems of a young Londoner living in the USA. The new version keeps the same basic era but makes the central character male and gay."

Most of the factors you mention weren't factors in 1979."

Ah interesting. The key issues then are likely totally different, I imagine. I wonder how well it will work.

Updated On: 7/23/20 at 04:23 PM

I like it better as a one act. Apparently Song & Dance was Cameron Mackintosh's idea so there you have it.

CATSNYrevival said: "I like it better as a one act. Apparently Song & Dance was Cameron Mackintosh's idea so there you have it."

Oh, I disagree. If anyone remembers the D'amboise siblings in it - they were mesmerizing. I also loved how both acts come together in different performance expressions. I just love the dance section.

CATSNYrevival wrote: Can anyone confirm "Unexpected Song" is actually cut from the current licensed version and it's not just missing from the song list on the website?

I can't imagine that number being cut...

Actually, "Dreams Never Run On Time" was a rewrite of a song from the 2003 Denise van Outen revival.