Lyrics that have changed in Shows — Page 2

Aside from the "fag" to "drag" lyric change, another that pops into mind immediately is "The Very Next Man" from FIORELLO!. Instead of "And if he likes me/what does it matter if he strikes me/I'll fetch his slippers with my arm in a sling/just for the privilege of wearing his ring" we now have much more digestible to a modern audience version: "When he proposes, I'll have him send me tons of roses/sweet scented blossoms I'll enjoy by the hour./Why should I wait around for one little flower?”

Updated On: 9/8/13 at 06:21 PM

Regarding THE FANTASTICKS, I recently saw a production where they had a note in the program explaining what the old fashioned meaning meant.

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