Butz Set for Twain's "Is He Dead?" at the Lyceum

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Butz 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

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:14pm

very exciting!

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:16pm

I hope it runs for awhile!

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re: 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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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:20pm

Very exciting indeed! The play itself sounds like its going to be a lot of fun.

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:21pm

You see The Farnsworth Invention.

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:22pm

Hmm, this seems good. I might go and check it out around X-mas time.

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:27pm

This show sounds interesting.

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:34pm

What happened to his TV show?

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 6:35pm

FOX didn't pick it up for the fall season.

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 7:31pm

VERY excited about this play. VERY VERY excited.

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 7:55pm

This is going to be GOOD. Can't wait!

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 8:54pm

Mark Twain needs to be "adapted"?

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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?

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:22pm

Imagine Mark Twain winning a Tony Award almost 100 years after his death!

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re: 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.

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:17am

God I would love if that happened. That would be great.

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re: 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.

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Posted: 8/1/07 at 2:06am

So excited! Can't wait to hear more casting info!

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:01am

Fantastic news! Way to go Norbert!

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re: 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?"
.......... - .........
........ -..........."

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re: Butz Set for 'Dead' at the Lyceum

Posted: 8/1/07 at 2:14pm

Mark Twain and Elvis sightings.