Cherry Jones Blanks Out! — Page 5

I work on Doubt. I'm there 6 nights a week--every week.

And may I repeat that the audience did not boo or groan--they laughed and cheered and applauded her. And their reaction at the stage door was supportive and jovial and in awe at getting to see a unique moment.

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damn that titanic ship for forgetting to sink when I saw it!!!

how unprofessional.

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Hey JRB_Actor,
Thank you for shedding some intelligent light on this situation. BTW, what do you do at the theatre?

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Well, I guess I can say as it's been outted on the board a few times lol. I'm the evening backstage doorman.

Sanda--while I fully admit my closeness to the situation might make me jaded. And, the fact that I will CUT ANYONE WHO SAYS AN ILL WORD ABOUT CHERRY JONES! I also am an audience member at times in life, too, and being in the biz, am even more critical perhaps. I have experienced these kinds of things as an audience member--and I'm WITH the actors. Not indignant that I didn't get "perfection".

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Really? I thought all you actors were onstage to get the love and validation your mothers so ruthlessly withheld. (Yes, i've seen Gypsy.)

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Updated On: 9/19/05 at 04:09 PM

Lol I love that you mentioned Titanic Pippin, I saw it the first night of previews when I was about 12 or so, and I remember how cool I thought it was that they stopped the show for about 20 minutes to fix the darn thing. It was so exciting. Afterwards the cast picked up right where they left off...it didn't ruin my time.

Jeepers, one of the theater's best actresses goes up on one scene, then quickly fixes it and it ruins your time? My goodness!

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Updated On: 9/19/05 at 04:15 PM

remember, on stage, a mistake is a gift from the gods, not a reason to gripe.

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mother's approval, yes..... tired,hungry, noisy, Desperate Housewife watchin' candy wrapper crunchers, NO!!!!...

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All this talk about unplanned events reminds me again of the Ethel Merman story Stritch told in At Liberty--to me, that is the essence of theatre--that anything can happen, and in those rare moments when anything DOES happen, I hope I'm there to see it next time!