Cherry Jones is a DIVINE human being

I know most of you are aware of this but please tolerate my comments. I am from Buffalo, NY and get to NYC every few months to see some shows. I did the stage door after Faith Healer, and while it was great to have Ralph buzz by me and sign my Playbill, I have to say I was blown away by Cherry Jones spirit and love. She came out of the stage door like she was walking into a party. She VISITED with every fan, made conversation, took photos, even taking time to look at the photos to see if the fan liked how it turned out. She did 5 retakes with one young woman. This actress is a phenomenal spirit. She enjoyed every minute of it and was discussing the complexities of the piece with me, an average Joe on the street. I only knew of Cherry through what I had read prior to this. This was my first time seeing her live. She is divine on every level. As an actress and a human being. Clearly, she loves what she does and appreciates theatre goers. I actually felt bad that people like Ralph and Julia are robbed of having experiences like Cherry had, actually being able to share her work with people. It must be nice to have the level of celebrity of a stage actor, where you can interact with your respectful fans and not worry about having a limb torn off. Much blessings to Cherry, a lovely woman.

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I met her at a performance of "Grey Gardens" and she was such a great woman. Definitely deserves every bit of her success.

She sounds amazing, i heard she is one of the best actresses EVER. Can anyone tell me how different was Eileen Atkins' take on the role in Doubt, and how different was she from Cherry?

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Oh she had me crying in Faith Healer. In my humble opinion her's was the most riveting monologue. I noticed that many people in the theatre leaned forward during her piece, nestling their faces in their hands, mesmerized by her. I was among one of those people.

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muscle, Eileen has a more quiet rage to her performance than Cherry did. Eileen also keeps her strong accent where as Jones allowed for a nice New York accent to take over her character.

While the two performances completely differed, they are both astonishing ones to have been able to seen.

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Actually--that's not Ms. Atkins' accent. She's not Irish.

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Cherry is one of the nicest actors I've ever encountered.

She is *the best actress* I have ever seen on the stage. I was fortunate enough to see her in DOUBT and FAITH HEALER. Simply incredible.

I forget where, but I saw it, too. :)

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Cherry should have been nominated for best supporting actress in a play and won. So sad that her name won't even be read next weekend.

But Ms. Atkins' meant that in regards to adopting an American/NY/The Bronx accent. She is British. She performs with an Irish accent.

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That's so awesome you had a great time meeting Cherry!! She certainly is an amazing actress!

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she's my reason for living lol. I admire this fine lady so much. I look up to her and her talents. I've seen her in quite a few things now and each show she manages to make you cry.