| re: The myth that the authors wanted it known as "A Musical Fable" | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 05:25 pm EST 12/25/24 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 05:22 pm EST 12/25/24 | |
| In reply to: re: The myth that the authors wanted it known as "A Musical Fable" - PlayWiz 03:51 pm EST 12/25/24 | |
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| Maybe it should have been known as "A Cautionary Musical" instead, with reference to dealing with people like Rose or some others in show biz. However, I doubt that would have ever been marketable. I think your last sentence is the right idea, lol. Most musicals' plots are "cautionary," in some way, without the authors having to say that, right? I'm not sure that they needed to label the show at all, and I'm not sure a 1959 audience would have wanted to be told the show was "cautionary." If shows like South Pacific with "you've got to be carefully taught" etc weren't being labelled that way, why should Gypsy? Guys and Dolls was "a musical fable of Broadway" (which to me has always seemed more playful than "cautionary") but offhand I can't think of any other subtitles of the era that went beyond things like "a musical" or "a new musical" or "a musical play" etc. |
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