Arthur Miller Passed Away
Arthur Miller Passed Away
Kristin
Understudy Joined: 12/17/04
#0Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:32amThere was a news alert at the top of nytimes.com
Though it may not be anyone's birthday,
And though it's far from the first of the year,
I know that this very minute has history in it, we're here!
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#1re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:36am
What a great, full life. He had two brand new plays produced in the past couple of years. That should inspire anyone.
Perhaps now they'll finally name a theater after him. (Anyone else bothered by the fact that we've had theaters named after critics before the greatest American playwrights? Walter Kerr and B. Atkinson before Tennessee or Arthur? Shameful.)
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#2re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:39amVery sad, but he lived a long, incredible life.
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I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
junglered
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#3re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:42amArthur Miller was a true legend of the theatre. Thanks for sharing your life's efforts with us. You leave quite a legacy with your incredible body of work. Rest in peace, Arthur.
wildcat
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/04
#4re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:49amThat tribute was very moving coming from such a tiny dog.
#5re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:52am
LOL WILDCAT!!!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:52amI know it's not the most popular opinion, but I thought he was our greatest American playwrite. The Crucible is my favorite play, with All My Son's nipping at it's heels. A truly great artist, whoose contributions will live on forever. Thanks for sharing your vision.
wildcat
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/04
#7re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:54amNow I suppose we'll have to get the dog to repeat it in Polish.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#8re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:55amThe theater has lost one of its brightest lights. This man was a genius.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#10re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:57amWe're still waiting for the Great American Novel, but we HAVE the Great American Play and Miller wrote it - Death of a Salesman. The man was a giant.
Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!
#11re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:57am
tak...
ale nie ma sprawa...
Anyway bad to threadjack on a thread like this...
Arthur Miller was a shining star on Theatre's Firmament...
He will be missed. A true legend.
junglered
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#13re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:58am
He never stopped, what a full life both on and off the stage.
"Attention must finally be paid to such a man."
PEACE.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#14re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 10:58am
I had the pleasure of attending an opening night party for "The Crucible" revival a few years ago. There was a glittering crowd of notables at the party - Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Mike Nichols, etc. Despite this, all I could see was Arthur Miller sitting a couple of tables away. Getting the chance just to shake his hand was worth everything to me. (I wish I could have gotten a picture that night.)
He was truly a legend of the theatre and I agree - a house should definitely be named after him.
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#15re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 11:16am
A true legend, whose contributions to the American theaterical landscape will always be treasured.
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#16re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 11:21am
Oh no. What sad news. Truly a legend. 
#17re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 11:32amHow truly sad. Such a loss. I was first introduced to his work in high school when I played Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible. My acting was terrible but I never forgot the impact his words had on me. A huge thank you to my teachers for introducing me to his work. He was a fascinating, brilliant man.
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#18re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 11:54amI need to bump this to the top of the page just to show that Arthur Miller is more important than whover is playing Elphaba.
#19re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 12:08pmI agree Jon. Miller was a fantastic playwright, and truly had an amazingly rewarding and fulfilling life. My prayers are with him and his loved ones today, and I will always remember the great art he shared with the world.
#20re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 12:09pmThank you Jon for showing proper deference to the memory of a theatrical legend. He will be sorely missed. I'm not even gonna reference that banality that starts with the letter "W" in this thread.
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#21re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 12:17pm
What a SHOCK! MY jaw DROPPED and remained that way for several minutes until I had the conscience to shut it.
He was a legend. God rest his wonderful soul.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
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#22re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 12:26pm
"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."
Arthur Miller
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#23re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 12:31pm
"We're free and clear.
We're free."
PEACE.
#24re: Arthur Miller Passed Away
Posted: 2/11/05 at 1:04pmBroadway Actors and Exposed Skin? This topic couldn't possibly be more important than the passing on a legend - could it??
"The theater is my life. I live it. I breathe it. I fondle it till it falls asleep." Jack (Will And Grace)
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