Tony/Olivier-winner to direct gender-swapped COMPANY; Sondheim approves — Page 2

imeldasturn said: "Cynthia sang a stellar being alive in London a couple of years ago

http://through-my-memoirs.tumblr.com/post/136061019929/cynthia-erivo-sings-being-alive-from-company#notes"



I'm crying here. THANKYOU SO MUCH.

My two cents:

I don't think Robert was written with any intention of him being gay. Sondheim and Furth say he is straight. That said, you could certainly make that choice as an actor or director. Sometimes an author is not the best interpreter of their own work.

Regarding a female in the role, it's interesting but if they are going to make Joanne become "John" and stuff I don't know if the production would work except as a fun concept for those who already know the show really well.

Oh. My. Dear. Goodness. I now want nothing more than a fully staged Company with Cynthia Erivo at the helm so I can bawl my eyes out to her live "Being Alive." THANK YOU for posting, imeldasturn!!!

ACL, imeldasturn posted it on the previous page! https://through-my-memoirs.tumblr.com/post/136061019929/cynthia-erivo-sings-being-alive-from-company#notes

I've been saying it since age 15 and I'll share it here too. I don't care if you are Larry Kert, if you portray Bobby as gay you lose the whole point of the piece. It essentially turns into a coming out story, when in reality the moral is SO much more deep and complicated than that.

At first I was like "mrrrr, no," but then I gave it some thought and I think it could actually bring something really valuable and interesting to the show. I'm down. I'll be super curious about more details of the changes as they emerge!

What will they do with June/April--can't see a pilot being that indecisive about leaving and not turning up for his flight-maybe a steward though.

The director said that April will become an Andy so who knows what will happen to the other two girls

Back in 1979 there was something called the Octagon Theatre Club. They performed in the Carter Hotel Ballroom. They did shows like Apple Tree, 110 in the Shade and Drat the Cat. I was cast in an all male version of Company.

We rehearsed for a few weeks and few days before we were to open the Producers got a cease and desist and the show never opened. Rumor had it the cease and decist came from Sondheim. Who knows. We never opened.

It really worked with all male couples and Bobby being single. I remeber the it was "a Steven kind of Sammy.. a Jimmyish Jerome....Someone is waithing warm as Steven"'

Are we ready for this yet?

There's a lot of lyrics that will need to be changed... Doesn't Joanne call Bobby Robert in poor baby(and in other places)... WIll she be Roberta?

If Company's subtext were that Bobby can't commit to any woman because what he really wants is a man, than the actual text of Company would be a disaster.
Which fortunately it isn't.

Anyway, I agree that I'm not sure "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" would be convincing as a song sung by three guys who want to marry Bobbi.
However, it might be interesting as a song for three of Bobbi's married women friends who can't deal with her repeatedly turning down such eligible men.

wiggum2 said: "imeldasturn said: "The director said that April will become an Andy so who knows what will happen to the other two girls



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How is Barcelona gonna work then?





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Because male flight attendants exist ?

It was noted above that they may make 'April' 'Andy' and male. But it will still work. Though the joke of 'June' 'April' will be lost.