Yeh, I don't know what I was thinking when I was typing. I've corrected my post. I think I've had one too many beers tonight. Drunk typing is almost as bad as drunk dialing.
Here's my take on it:
BOEING BOEING
MACBETH
THE HOMECOMING
COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
I think Cyrano gets a nomination for Kevin Kline, but that's about it.
Oh, and I see MACBETH taking it home.
Macbeth was great!, but I haven't seen the others so I can't say which i thought was best...
just got back from the opening..never laughed so hard in my life!! Everyone was amazing but Mark Rylance stole the show for me!
glad you liked it obsessedjb - I agree Mark's physical comedy is stupendous.
it better rake in some Tony noms atleast
speaking of tony's - why is is he dead not being mentioned in posts anywhere? is it ineligible or just not liked?
TheaterMania is an all-out RAVE:
http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/13770
Updated On: 5/4/08 at 11:39 PM
I also think that the Best Revival nominees will be:
BOEING-BOEING
CYRANO
THE HOMECOMMING
MACBETH
I'm also back from the opening and loved it! All the acting was strong, but I was especially thought Mary McCormack was hilarious.
There were lots of celebs in the audience. I spotted Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, Glenn Close, Dominic Cooper, Jane Kaczmarek, Dominic Cooper, Howard Stern, Kathleen Marshall, and Mischa Barton.
Any chance for the actors to be nominated?
More specifically Christine Baranski?
I think Mary McCormack is at least going to be nominated. She might win as well.
And Baranski could very well get a nod, IMO.
I think the PLAY REVIVAL nominees will be:
THE HOMECOMING
BOEING-BOEING
MACBETH
TOP GIRLS
I'm so pleased to hear all these positive reviews! I was at the opening night performance today and loved it, especially Mark Rylance!
Yeah there were tons of celebrities there tonight. Sitting near me were many actors from the cast of PHANTOM, and I spotted Harvey Weinstein outside.
"Any chance for the actors to be nominated? "
I think with the raves he's getting, Mark Rylance will get a nomination. We'll have to wait and see in what category, though. Mary McCormack should also earn a nomination. Barnski is a possibility as well.
a 4 star (out of five) rave from the NY Daily News:
"this production from London is a breath of fresh laughing gas."
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/05/05/2008-05-05_boeingboeing_a_jetset_romp_with_attendan.html
I'm also back from the opening and loved it! All the acting was strong, but I was especially thought Mary McCormack was hilarious.
There were lots of celebs in the audience. I spotted Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, Glenn Close, Dominic Cooper, Jane Kaczmarek, Dominic Cooper, Howard Stern, Kathleen Marshall, and Mischa Barton.
Arggggg, the only people I saw were Stern and Laurents, whom I don't really care about, and I missed Kaczmarek and the future Mrs. Tony Vincent? (Mischa)
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Brantley's review is one of the most poorly written and confusing Brantley reviews I've ever read.
In the paragraph he spends detailing the set, he even gave Whitford's character the wrong name!
Brilliant news!!!
Its great that this show is repeating its reviews from its London run. I hope it has a good time on Broadway- should be round for a year, at least, with these reviews!
Is Mark Rylance still doing the Welsh accent for this production??
Wow.. Barnes didnt like it .. what a shock !! NOT !!
So happy that the Times raved !! LOVE this show !
Rylance, without a doubt, get a nomination !!!
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
Rylance is playing a gentleman from Wisconsin, actually. It's an in-joke to the fact that he spent 7 years of his childhood growing up there. His accent (all of the accents, actually) is/are spot on.
Is Mark Rylance still doing the Welsh accent for this production??
The character is from Wisconsin, and sounds pretty north midwestern to me.
Updated On: 5/5/08 at 08:46 AM
He did the best Welsh accent in the West End production -I had to enquire weather his origins were Welsh!?!
A great actor and has done amazing things for the London theatre.
I'm so glad I got tickets! Silly question I know, but how often does the set change?
Well there is one major set -
there are miniature things that change between scenes- like the maid's cart, the props are changed for each girlfriend to match the color of their uniform
but that's about it
Thank you so much for the reply. That is what I expected. I'm always fascinated by the stage set-up of a show.
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