I Do! I Do! (Broadway production)
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I Do! I Do! (Broadway production) is a two-person Broadway musical, adapted from Jan de Hartog’s play "The Fourposter," that chronicles 50 years of a married couple’s relationship through songs and vignettes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptationType | stage adaptation of a play ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Fourposter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Jan de Hartog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castSize | 2 performers ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
domestic life
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enduring commitment ⓘ the passage of time in relationships ⓘ |
| chronology | told in roughly chronological order ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dialogueForm | spoken dialogue and sung lyrics ⓘ |
| dramaticScope | from wedding night to later life ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
character-driven
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intimate chamber musical ⓘ |
| feature | two-person cast ⓘ |
| focusesOn | the evolution of a couple’s relationship ⓘ |
| follows | a married couple over five decades ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasSetting | the couple’s bedroom ⓘ |
| location | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
episodic vignettes
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songs that advance character development ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
long-term relationship
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marriage ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | intimate two-character format ⓘ |
| numberOfPrincipalCharacters | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performanceType | musical performance ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflicts within a marriage
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reconciliation and commitment ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Jan de Hartog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | stage play ⓘ |
| sourceWorkTitle | The Fourposter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | songs and vignettes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aging and change in relationships
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family life ⓘ love and marriage ⓘ |
| theatricalForm | book musical ⓘ |
| timeSpanDepicted | 50 years ⓘ |
| uses |
minimal cast to emphasize intimacy
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music to depict emotional stages of marriage ⓘ |
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