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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 2:41:56 GMT
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Post by ali973 on Mar 21, 2017 4:30:25 GMT
...why?
Oklahoma! is probably my least favorite R&H show to begin with, but I have issues with erasing the girl character and replacing her with a man. Seems like something only a man would be comfortable in doing. Secondly, from a characterization point of view, unless there are major rewrites, just changing the name and gender of the character and keeping everything else intact, originally written for a woman, will basically be a drag show.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 21, 2017 6:39:15 GMT
Pointless tokenism.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 7:00:03 GMT
It has a bit of a "late to the party" feel about it — Disney put a same-sex couple in Zootopia a year ago and didn't even bother mentioning it — so it's a bit late to be treating it as exceptional. But on the other hand this is the US, where anyone other than a white heterosexual christian has faced an uphill struggle just to be recognised as human, so in that respect the fact that they feel able to do this shows how much attitudes have changed over the last few years.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 21, 2017 7:26:32 GMT
Disney put a same-sex couple in Zootopia a year ago and didn't even bother mentioning it Really? I saw that film. I loved it! But I don't remember that? Maybe I was so engrossed with the story that maybe I missed it. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 21, 2017 7:36:25 GMT
I wouldn't sit through Oklahoma! not even if the Warwick rowers were performing it
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 21, 2017 8:06:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 8:09:20 GMT
Disney put a same-sex couple in Zootopia a year ago and didn't even bother mentioning it Really? I saw that film. I loved it! But I don't remember that? Maybe I was so engrossed with the story that maybe I missed it. Judy's noisy neighbours: Pronk and Bucky Oryx-Antlerson. It's subtle because you need to read the credits to realise that they share a surname despite being different species, and eventually it was confirmed by word of god. I like it because they did it like it was no big deal, which is how it should be. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 9:17:18 GMT
Oklahomo?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 9:23:45 GMT
As ever Ryan....we were all thinking it....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 9:29:39 GMT
I like the idea of Curly and Laurey both being women, as it has the potential to add to their seeming reluctance to just admit they like each other already (I assume they're keeping Jud as a predatory man? I see no reason to change that personally), but genderflipping Ado Annie could very easily slip into a hackneyed stereotype of the promiscuous gay man. I don't know though, whether it works or not isn't the sort of thing that can be determined just from the concept on its own, it very much depends on the skill of the director and performers in interpreting the piece. I'm all for messing around with gender in casting, so I do selfishly hope it does work.
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 21, 2017 9:30:50 GMT
I'm amazed that the rights holders of Oklahoma and the R&H estate have allowed this if true.
"I'm just a boy who cant say no... I'm in a terrible fix!" On the other hand this may apply to certain board members, mentioning no names Ryan!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 9:32:02 GMT
I'll be honest, I have a soft spot for Oklahoma, and I also have a soft spot for cool lesbian drama, so I'd be 100% ok with this depending on the director casting/generally not making a hash of it factors.
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