Butz Set for Twain's "Is He Dead?" at the Lyceum
Butz Set for Twain's "Is He Dead?" at the Lyceum
Yankeefan007
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#1Butz Set for Twain's "Is He Dead?" at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:12pm
Norbert Leo Butz will star in Michael Blakemore's staging of Mark Twain's "Is He Dead?" at the Lyecum Theatre. It's been adapted by David Ives. Previews November 8, in advance of a Nov. 29 opening.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109967.html
Updated On: 7/31/07 at 06:12 PM
gustof777
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/8/04
#2re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:14pmvery exciting!
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
MovieGuy1031
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#3re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:17pm
Good lord! Do I see this? The Homecoming? Farnsworth Invention?!?!
Decisions decisions!
Any bets on when ticket information will be released?
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#4re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:20pmVery exciting indeed! The play itself sounds like its going to be a lot of fun.
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#5re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:21pmYou see The Farnsworth Invention.
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ElFantasma14
Broadway Star Joined: 9/26/06
#6re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:22pmHmm, this seems good. I might go and check it out around X-mas time.
TapTapTapioca
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#8re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:34pmWhat happened to his TV show?
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#9re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:35pmFOX didn't pick it up for the fall season.
MasterLcZ
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#10re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 7:31pmVERY excited about this play. VERY VERY excited.
"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"
#11re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 7:55pmThis is going to be GOOD. Can't wait!
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#12re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 8:54pmMark Twain needs to be "adapted"?
#13re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 10:27pm
"Mark Twain needs to be "adapted"?"
Isn't that because it wasn't a complete work? It had to be finished or revised or something?
Also, does anyone know how big the size of the cast will be?
#14re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:22pmImagine Mark Twain winning a Tony Award almost 100 years after his death!
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
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"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#15re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:38pm
A representative of the Twain estate showing up to receive it...
Mark Twain was a member of the Player's Club here in NYC on Gramercy Park. His portrait is downstairs in the bar.
#16re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:17amGod I would love if that happened. That would be great.
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#17re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:26am
But would they award it to Mark Twain or to Samuel L. Clemens?
A debacle for the Tony Awards Committee.
#18re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 8/1/07 at 2:06amSo excited! Can't wait to hear more casting info!
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#19re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:01amFantastic news! Way to go Norbert!
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MarkRascati
Broadway Star Joined: 5/24/06
#20re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum
Posted: 8/1/07 at 1:16pm
Cool.
Haha I can immagine
"And the nominees are:
..... ..- ............
....... - ........
Mark Twain - "Is He Dead?"
.......... - .........
........ -..........."
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
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