All of the songs in the movie are sung on stage. It's like "Cabaret." No one just bursts into song, like a traditional musical in the style of "My Fair Lady."
I saw the opening here in Minnesota. Tony Roberts was wonderful, but not Garner, alas. The sets were like jewel boxes - and didn't work. So we were treated to Julie Andrew's powerful voice offstage' "Uhuh. Ok...Right," and more. Then she came back to us and WINGED IT with a funny description of what we missed. What a treat! Worth TEN TIMES the price of admission. Priceless memory! What a professional. I wish I could tell her what that meant to me!
Your story reminds me of a story told to me by a member of the original cast of My Fair Lady! It was toward the end of a performance, and Rex Harrison was “down in 1” (downstage), with the 27A Wimpole Street drop, in, and, the practical, front stoop & door of Higgins house, DS Right. While Harrison was singing I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face, on the opposite side of the Wimpole Street drop, the stage crew were very quietly striking Mrs. Higgins’ Winter Garden set, to move Professor Higgins’ Study set back into place. Suddenly, a cable snapped on a hard piece of scenery that had been flown into the fly loft, sending it crashing down onto, and, destroying part of the Higgins, Study set. The falling scenery hit the trunk of a potted palm prop, that was being being carried off-stage by a stage hand, cut it in two and crashed into the Study set. All the commotion caused the Wimpole Street drop to billow out considerably toward the audience and over the orchestra pit. A stagehand whispered to Harrison that the Study set has been damaged and could not be used. Another stagehand ran and led Julie Andrews, through the debris and damaged scenery so she could make her entrance “In 1” DS Right. Harrison couldn’t enter his home, so he simply crossed DS Left, broke the fourth wall, and, began speaking directly to the audience. “Ladies & Gentlemen, as you heard, and, could plainly see, there’s been an accident backstage, and, though no one’s been hurt, there’s been so much damage to the scenery that used to be my Study, we can’t safely, finish the performance.” Mr. Harrison continued. . . “Usually, I open the front door, and, enter my study. You all remember my study, with the two levels, the spiral staircase and all the scientific equipment, including the small desk with the newfangled, Edison Phonograph. Realizing that Eliza had, indeed, become a fine young lady, and, that she’s run off, you’ll remember I had just asked my mother, “Whatever shall I do, Mother?!”, and, she answered, “Do, Henry? You’ll, do without!” Missing Eliza, I find the first wax cylinder recording I made of her voice, and, fit it into the phonograph. At this point, Julie Andrews, who’d been expecting they might just jump to the curtain call, entered DSR, and, simply began repeating the words Higgins had recorded the day he first brought her to his home, about “wantn ta be in a fine, young, Lydee Ina Flahwr shop”. In lieu of a sound cue, Andrews simply repeated the earlier lines, like a shared memory. In the pit, the orchestra had ducked away under the apron of the stage, fearful the set was goi g to come crashing down on them. Nevertheless, the 1st Chair violinist began making his way back to his music stand, he started to play the slow, plaintive strains of I Could Have Danced All Night and completed the cue. “I washed my face and hands before I come.” “Eliza, what the Devil have you done with my slippers?! bellowed, Rex. Strings & horns suddenly soared in with . . . I ON- LY K N O W WHEN H E BEGAN TO D A N C E WITH M E . . . I COULD HAVE DANCED, DANCED D A N C E D . . . And the audience lept to their feet with thunderous applause! Only Andrews & Harrison took their bows that night, as the rest of the cast could not safely get on stage. Perhaps the night you saw V/V, Ms. Andrews was recalling that performance of MFL, and, following Mr. Harrison’s example.
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Absolutely Beautiful!!! 💞 Michael Nouri is still so handsome 28 years after this performance!! What a gorgeous man...
I wish this song had been in the V/V movie in 1982. I love the music and lyrics.
So right on target! A beautiful duet sung by two wonderful voices.
All of the songs in the movie are sung on stage. It's like "Cabaret." No one just bursts into song, like a traditional musical in the style of "My Fair Lady."
Julie, Julie, Julie. What would the world do with you?
beautiful and lovely voices and great performance , and I love their chemistry
My favorite song of Victor/Victoria on Broadway!!!
I can't wait to do this song with my boyfriend for my senior project!
This song is so beautiful! I wish there was a version without dialogue interruption...
Julie ILY! Love this song!
The movie with her & James Garner is amazing too!
I love this song! Julie Andrews is amazing!
So is Michael.
I saw the opening here in Minnesota. Tony Roberts was wonderful, but not Garner, alas. The sets were like jewel boxes - and didn't work. So we were treated to Julie Andrew's powerful voice offstage' "Uhuh. Ok...Right," and more. Then she came back to us and WINGED IT with a funny description of what we missed. What a treat! Worth TEN TIMES the price of admission. Priceless memory! What a professional. I wish I could tell her what that meant to me!
Your story reminds me of a story told to me by a member of the original cast of My Fair Lady!
It was toward the end of a performance, and Rex Harrison was “down in 1” (downstage), with the 27A Wimpole Street drop, in, and, the practical, front stoop & door of Higgins house, DS Right. While Harrison was singing I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face, on the opposite side of the Wimpole Street drop, the stage crew were very quietly striking Mrs. Higgins’ Winter Garden set, to move Professor Higgins’ Study set back into place. Suddenly, a cable snapped on a hard piece of scenery that had been flown into the fly loft, sending it crashing down onto, and, destroying part of the Higgins, Study set.
The falling scenery hit the trunk of a potted palm prop, that was being being carried off-stage by a stage hand, cut it in two and crashed into the Study set. All the commotion caused the Wimpole Street drop to billow out considerably toward the audience and over the orchestra pit.
A stagehand whispered to Harrison that the Study set has been damaged and could not be used. Another stagehand ran and led Julie Andrews, through the debris and damaged scenery so she could make her entrance “In 1” DS Right.
Harrison couldn’t enter his home, so he simply crossed DS Left, broke the fourth wall, and, began speaking directly to the audience.
“Ladies & Gentlemen, as you heard, and, could plainly see, there’s been an accident backstage, and, though no one’s been hurt, there’s been so much damage to the scenery that used to be my Study, we can’t safely, finish the performance.”
Mr. Harrison continued. . .
“Usually, I open the front door, and, enter my study. You all remember my study, with the two levels, the spiral staircase and all the scientific equipment, including the small desk with the newfangled, Edison Phonograph. Realizing that Eliza had, indeed, become a fine young lady, and, that she’s run off, you’ll remember I had just asked my mother, “Whatever shall I do, Mother?!”, and, she answered, “Do, Henry? You’ll, do without!”
Missing Eliza, I find the first wax cylinder recording I made of her voice, and, fit it into the phonograph.
At this point, Julie Andrews, who’d been expecting they might just jump to the curtain call, entered DSR, and, simply began repeating the words Higgins had recorded the day he first brought her to his home, about “wantn ta be in a fine, young, Lydee Ina Flahwr shop”.
In lieu of a sound cue, Andrews simply repeated the earlier lines, like a shared memory. In the pit, the orchestra had ducked away under the apron of the stage, fearful the set was goi g to come crashing down on them. Nevertheless, the 1st Chair violinist began making his way back to his music stand, he started to play the slow, plaintive strains of I Could Have Danced All Night and completed the cue.
“I washed my face and hands before I come.”
“Eliza, what the Devil have you done with my slippers?! bellowed, Rex.
Strings & horns suddenly soared in with . . .
I
ON-
LY
K N O W WHEN
H E BEGAN TO
D A N C E WITH
M E . . . I COULD HAVE
DANCED, DANCED
D A N C E D . . .
And the audience lept to their feet with thunderous applause!
Only Andrews & Harrison took their bows that night, as the rest of the cast could not safely get on stage.
Perhaps the night you saw V/V, Ms. Andrews was recalling that performance of MFL, and, following Mr. Harrison’s example.
i miss julie andrews voice!
Don't we all?.
great
oh great!! hope you get the maximum mark
RIP Alex Karras.
3:20 and 5:50 are the singing parts
Michael Nouri Debuts as Caleb McGraw on (ALL MY CHILDREN) May 24th watch weekdays on ABC!
@bloodymack15 what mark did u get? or grade?
@AmericanNudist I'm sorry, but no. This is the best I could find :/
Really good, but james garner is a better actor than that guy.
That’s disputable. And, can James Garner even sing? Or, perform on stage?
So... Jules IS a man.