Nearly a quarter-century ago, Princess Diana died trying to out-race a swarm of paparazzi. Though many blamed the media for that tragedy, the tabloidification of her life story continues to this da…
died trying to out-race a swarm of paparazzi. Though many blamed the media for that tragedy, the tabloidification of her life story continues to this day, this time with that most bloated form of homage: the Broadway musical.
For younger audiences and those with only a passing interest in Diana, this might well be the place to start, serving up a fairly vanilla princess story — à la Romy Schneider classic “Sissi” — that turns tragic without getting too bogged down in particulars.
Rather than attempting to mirror Diana’s 19-year-old naivete, the musical spotlights the machinations that led to her wedding from the Windsors’ point of view, as Charles and his true love, the already-married Camilla Parker Bowles , hand-pick Diana to be his bride. These scenes — which find Charles and Camilla canoodling together in their dressing gowns, while the prince phones Diana to arrange a date — are a bit heavy-handed, and yet the dynamic seems reasonably accurate.
Still, the one-dimensionality of this portrayal reveals how little we truly understood about the woman’s inner world. Gaps left by tabloids were filled in part by Andrew Morton’s controversial biography, based largely on input from Diana herself — a process depicted here in the show’s catchiest song, “The Words Came Pouring Out.” But so many secrets remain unrevealed, and the rest relies heavily on speculation.
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