rec.arts.theatre.musicals

Greetings:

>
> Ah, 'twas not to be. Do you know that in the revised version of the
> show, there's a miscarriage? Personally, I admire musicals that mix
> the light and the heavy, but it requires a delicate balance and
> certain subjects (abortion's another) are inevitable stage weights.

That's very interesting about the revision to include a miscarriage.
I'm assuming it was Pam who had the miscarriage...that changes things
for Pam and Nick, because if you are going through fertility treatment
and you have a miscarriage, your heart is broken but there is a slight
glimmer of hope - at least you know you can get pregnant! (I speak
from personal experience here).

I think it is interesting that none of the characters considers
adoption - Pam and Nick are very focused on creating their own
birthchild, and Lizzie thinks about abortion, but, as I recall,
placing the baby for adoption (maybe with Pam and Nick!) isn't even
considered. I would not expect Alan and Arlene to consider adoption,
as they are married, have other children, and clearly financially
comfortable, but it would have been an interesting plot twist to see
the other sets of characters at least consider adoption as a
possibility. Let me add that this didn't even occur to me 20 years ago
when I did the show, but now that I have worked in the adoption field,
it seems a glaring omission.

Cheers!
Amy :)