#26
Posted: 1/16/05 at 12:28pm
Diane Keaton was in "Hair," but I'm almost certain that she did not participate in the nude scene.
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#27
Posted: 1/16/05 at 12:35pm
My opinion, they put in the nudity for attention - to get people to come and see the show.
Excellent. I'm seeing TAKE ME OUT this week -- I was hoping the nudity would be gratuitous and uncalled for.
Excellent. I'm seeing TAKE ME OUT this week -- I was hoping the nudity would be gratuitous and uncalled for.
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#28
Posted: 1/16/05 at 12:37pm
kj, I heard the whole cast got naked. There was one minor in the show, so, if anyone did not participate, it would have been him.
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#29
Posted: 1/16/05 at 12:44pm
"Excellent. I'm seeing TAKE ME OUT this week -- I was hoping the nudity would be gratuitous and uncalled for."
There's going to be a Chicago staging for much of this spring. Unfortunately, the cast probably won't be as easy on the eye as the OBC. I only like the show for the nudity at this point. Whether it's gratuitous is obviously debatable. I only wish that more playwrights and producers would catch onto this so that we could all legitimately watch what amounts to live pornography.
There's going to be a Chicago staging for much of this spring. Unfortunately, the cast probably won't be as easy on the eye as the OBC. I only like the show for the nudity at this point. Whether it's gratuitous is obviously debatable. I only wish that more playwrights and producers would catch onto this so that we could all legitimately watch what amounts to live pornography.
#30
Posted: 1/16/05 at 12:54pm
If Halle Berry can do a twenty-minute porno and win an Oscar for it, then anything is unfortunately possible.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#31
Posted: 1/16/05 at 2:11pm
Justice, does a play need to only be about one thing? Perhaps the fact that you have to grapple to figure out the theme(s) is an excellent trait in a play. Perhaps the multiple meanings of the title enhances the complexities. Perhaps an audience thinking of a work long after seeing is what many writers aspire to.
And the actions and reactions of naked people sharing a communal shower is more revealing of their characters than any dialogue. I found it hardly gratuitous.
And the actions and reactions of naked people sharing a communal shower is more revealing of their characters than any dialogue. I found it hardly gratuitous.
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#32
Posted: 1/16/05 at 2:23pm
Etoile;
I want to plant a big kiss on your face. You said it just like I ws thinking it. Bravo.
I want to plant a big kiss on your face. You said it just like I ws thinking it. Bravo.
Kiss it baby. Kiss it now!
#33
Posted: 1/16/05 at 2:41pm
The nudity in Take Me Out was thought provoking, just don't ask for specifics...
'The Devil be hitting me!'--Whitney Houston
#34
Posted: 1/16/05 at 2:50pm
The only thing the nudity was to that show was a challenge for the actors onstage who had to do it. I'm not saying I found it offensive - I just thought that the story could have done without it. And, I know shows aren't supposed to be about one thing, but this show was inconsistent, and never concluded anything, except that homo's can fall in love with baseball as much as the straight man can. Obviously, this is my own opinion, but, i personally did not like the show. And, personally, I found the nudity to be gratouitous and unessecary. I could have gotten the same point without it. It's not like Mary-Louise Parker's moving scene in Angels in America, or any of the other nude scenes in that movie. Those were meaningful. Taking a shower with banter is not meaningful in any way.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#35
Posted: 1/16/05 at 3:04pm
I'm seeing TAKE ME OUT here in San Diego. I don't have a date yet, but I'm for sure going. I'll decide then if it's gratuitous.
#36
Posted: 1/16/05 at 3:18pm
John Lithgow and Bill Macy (Maude) did okay. "Oh, Calcutta!" actually had lots of dancing in it. It's a horrible show, though, and I suppose being naked and dancing isn't much of a resume. Besides, what does it prepare you for.
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#39
Posted: 1/16/05 at 4:19pm
The entire original cast of HAIR did NOT get naked -- only those members who volunteered to do so did it (which was most of the cast, mind you, but not all). Keaton was one of those who refused and never disrobed on stage during her run in the show.
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#41
Posted: 1/16/05 at 7:19pm
The nudity in TMO was perfect because THAT is the big deal with gays in sports (and gays in the military). The "OMG! A faggot is gonna see me naked in the shower and lust after me".
The play dealt with this crucial issue blatantly and perfectly.
The play dealt with this crucial issue blatantly and perfectly.
#42
Posted: 1/16/05 at 7:33pm
There's shows with nudity and there's nude shows- Hair and Take Me Out are in the former category, and shouldn't be counted with stuff like Oh, Calcutta!.
#43
Posted: 1/16/05 at 8:04pm
now I can't wait to see TAKE ME OUT. I was just gonna go because there's naked guys... probably next weekend...
#44
Posted: 1/16/05 at 11:44pm
jrb, you are exactly right. i thought TAKE ME OUT was wonderful, and i came back to nyc to see it twice.
RIP glebby <3
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