Anyone see Frank Cioffi's Swallow Street perfs this year?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 9:34am

Peter Filichia did:

"Finally, I was glad to get to Boston and see Detective Frank Cioffi in his annual foray with the Swallow Street Players, from May 23 to the 12th of June. Cioffi really taxed himself this year, doing two shows in rep: The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, where he was an excellent Barney Cashman, and The Crucible, where he was a highly effective John Proctor. No question that he did it, and that any show people in Massachusetts community theater who try those roles from now on will find that Cioffi is a tough act to follow."

http://www.theatermania.com/peterfilichia/


Updated On: 6/30/07 at 09:34 AM

[courtnyj]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 12:09pm

[B3TA07]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 12:16pm

There's a real Frank Cioffi in Boston?

[StageFan2]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 1:31pm

Most excellent.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 3:15pm

His mind works in the strangest ways:

"Went to the opening of the Jerry Orbach Theater, where The Fantasticks is now ensconced. Karen Ziemba, chummily known as “KZ” to her friends and fans, was there, so I asked her if Steve Kazee took his last name in tribute to her. She laughed, but I could tell from her expression that the same thought had occurred to her."

[Jon]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 7:01pm

When I saw KZ in Crazy for You the third time (1993 in Chicao, 1994 on Broadway, 1995 on Broadway) I considered making a button to wear on my jacket with the Crazy for You logo altered to say "Crazy for KZ", but decided that might be a little too stalkerish.

I wonder if Detective Frank Cioffi enjoys a meal of Franks and Coffee.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 7:57pm

Yeah, Filichia's mind works in mysterious ways...but very glad he enjoyed Cioffi's yearly foray into the theatah.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 7:58pm

Adorable.

[worrell4077]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 12:05pm

"There's a real Frank Cioffi in Boston?"

There could be. I knew someone with the last name Cioffi. It's really interesting how some people share the same names as characters in books, movies, theatre, etc. I remember hearing that there was a guy named Peter Venkman and he would get annoyed if people mentioned Ghostbusters somehow and that there is a school principal named Harry Potter.