The New York scenes are as wacky as the London time travel scenes are slow. Daisy is clearly of two minds Mark takes forever before capturing her true heart. You see, young Daisy is not only a snap at being hypnotized, she also has ESP, which allows for a running gag involving answering telephones before they ring, and she has a past life, specifically that of Melinda Welles, a 1790’s British charmer who discards her fiancé for a passionate artist, Edward ( John Cudia). Mark Bruckner ( Stephen Bogardus), a hypnotist who tries to turn Daisy into a proper 18th century Londoner while falling for her.
And instead of Henry Higgins, a professor who tries to turn Eliza into a proper Edwardian Londoner while falling for her, we have Dr. Instead of Eliza, an uncouth flowerseller, we have Daisy ( Melissa Errico), an uncouth flower who is trying to eke out a living in New York. Beyond the irrepressibly catchy title song, there are a handful of fun gems that only sometimes have anything to do with the plot, as well as a leaden love song or two that threaten to weigh down the action.Īlan Jay Lerner wrote the words to On A Clear Day nearly a decade after he wrote the words to My Fair Lady, but the two books share a weird DNA. The work is a study in split personalities, combining a 1950’s style big-hearted romance with a 1960’s Mad Men interest in mind games, working women and cigarettes.
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Directed and newly adapted by Charlotte Moore, the production proceeds at a pace that is one gear less than energetic, but which allows for full appreciation of the show’s eccentricities. But, that year also offered up several quirky also-rans, including Do I Hear A Waltz?, Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd, and Lerner and Lane’s romantic comedy, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, which is currently receiving an intimate revival at The Irish Repertory Theatre. In 1965, Man of La Mancha was the hot musical in town.
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