My Fair Lady running time
My Fair Lady running time
My Fair Lady running time#1
Posted: 3/17/18 at 11:00pm
I understand that the early previews have been running a bit long. What's the latest running time?
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My Fair Lady running time#2
Posted: 3/17/18 at 11:03pmI think the first preview ran 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
My Fair Lady running time#3
Posted: 3/17/18 at 11:28pm
"I think the first preview ran 3 hours and 40 minutes."
No it did not.
My Fair Lady running time#4
Posted: 3/17/18 at 11:40pm
So can you tell us how long it DID run? That would answer the OP's question (and mine).
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
My Fair Lady running time#6
Posted: 3/18/18 at 1:39am
Got an email from Lincoln Center regarding the show for tomorrow (Sunday). They are listing the official runtime as 2 hours 55 minutes including intermission. I’m assuming it’ll run over a bit since it’s still early into previews.
My Fair Lady running time#7
Posted: 3/18/18 at 3:19am
First preview ended at 11:20. It's gotten slightly tighter, but both Friday and tonight still came down close to 11:15.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/27/04
My Fair Lady running time#8
Posted: 3/18/18 at 3:36amYup Saturday nights curtain call ended at 11:15. Very long.
My Fair Lady running time#9
Posted: 3/18/18 at 4:25amOh my God...It really ran that long. Argh! They will get it under 3 hours because overtime is too expensive.
Featured Actor Joined: 4/8/08
My Fair Lady running time#10
Posted: 3/18/18 at 5:06am
I've said it before here and I'll say it again before people keep freaking out about the running time - barring something like the original 1980's version of Les Miz, My Fair Lady is one of the longest musicals ever written - right up there with Showboat and things like that.
The movie runs 2 hours 55 minutes, and that's with a truncated overture, no curtain call, no complicated scenery changes, and only a 30-second 'intermission'.
The Melissa Errico/Richard Chamerlain revival also ran 3 hours.
They will get it down to 3 hours here, through pacing and tightening up a set change here or there... but it will never run much less than that.
My Fair Lady running time#11
Posted: 3/18/18 at 6:18amOfficial run time is 2hr 55min. Friday was 3hr 15min including intermission.
My Fair Lady running time#12
Posted: 3/18/18 at 12:31pm
Thanks, everyone. I asked because I will have to boogie out to Brooklyn for the 7:30 performance of The Winter's Tale. Looks like I am in for a mad dash. I should have signed up for the half marathon!
The things we do for love!
My Fair Lady running time#13
Posted: 3/18/18 at 12:53pm
Kimbo said: "I've said it before here and I'll say it again before people keep freaking out about the running time - barring something like the original 1980's version of Les Miz, My Fair Lady is one of the longest musicals ever written - right up there with Showboat and things like that.
The movie runs 2 hours 55 minutes, and that's with a truncated overture, no curtain call, no complicated scenery changes, and only a 30-second 'intermission'.
The Melissa Errico/Richard Chamerlain revival also ran 3 hours.
They will get it down to 3 hours here, through pacing and tightening up a set change here or there... but it will never run much less than that."
True, most productions run around 3 hours, but when I did a production, it ran 2 hrs. 30 min., and the only cuts we made were to transitional music we didn't need. The pacing was brisk, though not rushed, the transitions were fluid, and the tempos were lively. I'm not saying this to brag or anything, just to point out that it can be done. The pacing of dialogue of the film is abysmally slow. Not that I don't trust this revival to be excellent, just saying that 3 hours is not the case for all productions--so much variation can be found.
My Fair Lady running time#14
Posted: 3/18/18 at 1:07pmI suppose no applause.
My Fair Lady running time#15
Posted: 3/19/18 at 12:11am
Sunday's matinee was 3 hours 10 minutes.
Some of the book scenes could go a bit faster, and the set changes are a still a bit deliberate, probably for safety's sake.
My Fair Lady running time#16
Posted: 3/19/18 at 12:34amI’ve never really understood overtime for Broadway shows. Why is there an arbitrary point of overtime assigned to all shows rather than a contract that reflects the shows run time?
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