Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK

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Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK#0

Posted: 8/15/05 at 11:07pm

Watching my 1989 Tony Awards and saw a performance from Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK:

http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4545

Nominated for 5 Tonys and only played a little over 100 performances? It looked VERY good!

Revival, please!

"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

[CapnHook]

re: Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK#1

Posted: 8/16/05 at 9:18am

Bump - did anyone see it?

"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

[hrh_annette]

re: Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK#2

Posted: 8/16/05 at 10:58am

I saw it in San Francisco. It was the first time I saw Bill Irwin and I was just in awe of his incredible talent. The show was just mesmerizing. I would love to see this show revived and share this with my friends who missed it the first time out. Do you think it would have to be with Bill Irwin? His stamp on the show seems indelible. Who out there do you think could pull off this show?

"I would rather be with the people of this town than with the finest people in the world."--Fred Willard as Mayor Deebs in Roxanne

[Unknown User]

re: Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK#3

Posted: 8/16/05 at 12:23pm

It was fantastic- truly original!

[professor]

re: Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK#4

Posted: 8/16/05 at 12:32pm

LARGELY NEW YORK was brilliant, but a little too weird for 80s Broadway audiences. As you may know, the Signature Theatre Company recently did an entire season featuring Irwin, but LARGELY wasn't part of it; although his earlier (equally brilliant) works THE REGARD OF FLIGHT and THE HARLEQUIN STUDIES were, as well as a new piece called Mr. Fox

"Inside every actor there is a Tiger, a Pig, an Ass, and a Nightingale. You never know which one is going to show up." -John Michael Higgins in FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Updated On: 8/16/05 at 12:32 PM

[TonyBWay]

re: Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK#5

Posted: 8/16/05 at 12:50pm

Really Freaky, but I too was watching the '89 Tonys last night! I was going to look on IBDB.com for more info on the show.

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re: Bill Irwin's LARGELY NEW YORK#6

Posted: 8/16/05 at 1:24pm

Hugh Jackman - I imagine he could do it.

LOL that is freaky!!

"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