Is Sunday in the Park With George a "PG" rated show?

[dramagirl487]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 1:57pm

I know broadway musicals don't have PG ratings, but i'm curious as to the content.

I would like to take my family to the show, and they do not enjoy shows with mature themes or mature content.

I understand that this show has a mature plot line in the sense that it is complex and difficult for children to understand, but I was wondering if there would be any subject matter that would make my parents and grandparents uncomfortable.

Thanks!

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:04pm

Some questions might arise about where babies come from but nothing that would warrant a PG-13 rating if it were a movie.

[dramagirl487]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:11pm

lol it'd be my parents i'm taking. and my grandparents. Mature people who just feel insanely awkward in mature themed shows.

Not that I agree with them, but its not worth their time if they don't enjoy it so i wanna make sure.

haha my Mom got uncomfortable in "Past the Point of No Return" during Phantom O_O

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:26pm

Honestly there is nothing bad in its content, however if your family doesn't go for mature plot lines and such; I would not recommend this show! I loved this show, but I know many people who find it boring and slow, admittedly there are parts I found rather "slow."

If your family likes fun shows and you still want to see something intelligent I would highly recommend Gypsy or South Pacific.

[Tag]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:45pm

Nothing risque in the show. There is a pregnancy out of wedlock *gasp*

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:46pm

haha my Mom got uncomfortable in "Past the Point of No Return" during Phantom O_O

mmm, Mary Poppins? That's probably the only option you have. The main character in SITPWG gets pregnant and she's not married! *gasp*

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:49pm

Plus the sexed-up "I love your siiiiiiize, George" as she is on her needs rubbing his thighs.

[morosco]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:49pm

As long as she doesn't have a problem with a poodle doing a piddle she'll be fine.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:49pm

And doesn't she say 'tit.'


lol.

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:51pm

Oh my! I think SITPWG is actually R rated.

[WiCkEd4LyFfE]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:56pm

its a b-rated show.

b for boring as hell.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:57pm

Wicked4lyffe, something tells me you have terrible taste.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:57pm

...Coming from WiKCkED 4LyfIefe

[sondheimgeek]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:58pm

Maybe if Idina was in it she'd like it.

[Tag]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:59pm

"Plus the sexed-up "I love your siiiiiiize, George" as she is on her needs rubbing his thighs."

I felt like in this revival Dot is commenting on George's actual size/stature.
Maybe I'm thinking that because Daniel Evans is just so freaking cute. He's 5'8' but just seems tiny

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 3:03pm

After I saw it once, I took my children to see it. They're 6 and 12. They both loved it.

Blaxx suggested Mary Poppins, but there's as much sexual tension between Mary and Bert as there is between Dot and Georges. Not to mention Mr. and Mrs. Banks.

Just tell your parents that Dot is saying "I like your SIGHS, George." Tell them he's always sighing 'cause he just can't finish the goddam hat.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 3:03pm

I always thought that too, Tag. At least with Bernadette.

But when Jenna sings it, it does imply a little more. The audience giggled at the lyric when I saw it.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 3:05pm

Exactly. In Bernadette's delivery, it's pretty clear that she's talking about his physical size.

In the revival, well, she loves George's cock.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 3:05pm

LOL.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 3:06pm

OR, you can tell your parents she does say, "size," but that she's referring to his enormous canvas!

[Tag]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 3:08pm

I guess...and that's fine too!

[sparrman]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 4:00pm

The Boatman launches into a stream of obscenities directed at George, culminating with "You're born with pens and pencils, not pricks!"

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 4:02pm

B for Bravo is more like it.

Truly the most stunning, gorgeous production of a musical I've ever witnessed. This cast, direction - everything! - simply remarkable.

[helloagain]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 4:44pm

I can't believe no one has mentioned how the Celeste's say how Dot knows how to make Dough Rise!

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 5/26/08 at 4:48pm

A slight PG-13, due to sexual innuendo, and you can thank Bernadette Peters for that:

JAMES LAPINE: Bernadette, I'd like to do a scene where an old woman costume opens and you come out naked, like a butterfly.

BERNADETTE PETERS: I don't do nude.