The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
#1The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
Posted: 11/13/07 at 5:28pm
Totally ignored by the gay [and straight] press, Charles Nelson Reilly did a one-man show at NYC's Irish Rep, and across the country, around the same time as Elaine Stritch.
Believe it or not, Reilly's show was better than Stritch's in that he was not afraid to go dark on subjects like homophobia and his parents' tempestuous relationship and to shine his pride on being an actor in the theatre. The live show ran almost 3 hours and went by before your blank started to go numb.
This Friday, a film of the show opens in NYC at Cinema Village. On Friday, its filmmakers will also appear on the Frank DeCaro show on SIRIUS Radio.
Check it out.
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#2re: The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
Posted: 11/13/07 at 5:33pmStarring Sean Hayes as C.N.R!
#2re: The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
Posted: 11/13/07 at 5:35pm
They filmed it?!
Very cool! Maybe it will wind its way to a DVD release. It would be a fitting tribute.
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Posted: 11/13/07 at 5:38pmthis sounds really interesting!
#4re: The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
Posted: 11/13/07 at 8:09pm
The film is about 90 minutes and you can read about it on:
www.charlesnelsonreilly.com
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Posted: 11/13/07 at 8:32pmThanks, fflagg! Love the site.
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#6re: The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
Posted: 11/13/07 at 9:35pm::whines:: But I don't live in New York.
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Posted: 11/14/07 at 12:39pm
I have been waiting for the news that this would be released on DVD, as I am also not in NY. When reading the reviews about the show throughout the internet, I was upset to realize that the show was actually in SF on stage years back and I didn't even know it. ![re: The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres](https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/board/sad.gif){kind=small}
The CNR site is great, and I thoroughly enjoyed the clips I saw of the film on YouTube. There's actually quite a lot CNR on YouTube...I finally got to watch his XFiles performance because of the site!
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Posted: 11/14/07 at 9:40pm
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=556602
I just saw this review of the film pop up on broadway.com and thought it belonged here as well!
#9re: The Life of [Charles Nelson] Reilly Comes to Theatres
Posted: 11/14/07 at 10:16pm
Thanks for sharing that, justme2. It's playing out here in L.A. through tomorrow... and I can't go see it.
I hope it comes out on DVD!
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