I can’t help feeling that Smith took the show in an irreversible direction: a more child-friendly, sometimes silly in a cute way direction as in “fish fingers with custard” direction. Davies, so the show was bound to go into a new direction. It was also great that Matt Smith brought his own “take” considering Steven Moffat was taking over from Russel T. Amy was also a good companion and they both complimented each-other very well. He had all the necessities of a Doctor Who incarnation: unique charisma, custom one-liners and a general quirkiness that fit really well into the reboot of the show. IMO Matt Smith was a great doctor and is a great actor. Now, before I write this post let me make it clear: I am sure Moffat loves the show and does his best just like everyone else who takes part in it. This is my opinion xd and I stated certain things as if they were facts not opinions. Red numbers are estimates until the airtime is confirmed #ĮDIT: I now realise I should have named the post: “Did Matt Smith PARTIALLY Lead To Doctor Who’s Downfall” - of course he cannot be 100% to blame, prbly not even close.Ģnd EDIT: I've come to realise that I phrased this whole thread innapropriately. New User? Read the posting guidelines and the FAQ before submitting!Īlso check out related subreddits here Doctor Who Community Discord Discussion Thread ArchiveĮpisode Discussion Threads (Updated Hourly) in Orlandoįollow me at /matthew.j.palm or email me at Find more arts news and reviews at /arts, and go to /theater for theater news and reviews.Welcome to /r/DoctorWho, a subreddit all about Doctor Who and its related media.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. He scores with the one true romantic ballad, “On the Street Where You Live,” and, come to think of it, maybe he’s not a loser in love in this version: Who’s to say when Eliza turns her back on Higgins, she isn’t headed straight to Freddy’s arms as the curtain falls? ‘My Fair Lady’ Opening night saw a pair of parental understudies onstage: Richard Coleman found a few of the zesty moments for Eliza’s father, while Diana Craig gave a pleasingly crisp performance as Higgins’ mother.įinally, there’s Nathan Haltiwanger, who has a cheerful bonhomie as poor Freddy, the fop besotted with Eliza. There’s no real way around that without rewriting the book (and a recent New York viewing of Aaron Sorkin’s updates to “Camelot” reminded me that tactic is not without its pitfalls either). And none of these trappings addresses the actual problem with the show, which premiered in 1956: The audience is expected to laugh at Higgins’ constant belittling of Eliza and then actively root for her to love him. Yet it all feels a bit like a stodgy uncle trying too hard to be cool. Strong voices help ‘Secret Garden’ bloom | Review Pickering has a strong “gay-or-European?” sensibility, fawning over a longtime male friend the bachelor-party shenanigans of Eliza’s father features a parade of men (and one woman) in drag singing “Get Me to the Church on Time” - a number that interestingly, at a time when the state Legislature looks to restrict drag performance, received the longest sustained applause from the audience.
Director Bartlett Sher changed the staging of the final scene so (spoiler alert) Eliza Doolittle walks out on Professor Higgins, the man who transforms the Cockney flower seller into a “proper lady” through elocution lessons, verbal abuse and sexist notions.Īt the time, Sher said he made the change in response to the #metoo movement, and the show tries in other ways to feel more modern. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is based on the production that opened in New York in 2018 to a bit of theater-world controversy.
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The latest in the Broadway series at the Dr. Well, they’ve tried to make “My Fair Lady” more appealing to a modern crowd, and it appears the results are as shaky as the scenery in the touring production that opened in Orlando on Tuesday night.
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