Christine Ebersole dissapointed me. — Page 4

Well, get over it. Ms. Ebersole is phenomenal.

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It seems that Christine is damned if she goes on, damned if she doesn't anymore. People moan and complain when she takes a day off because God forbid she be out because she's supposed to be giving a legendary performance... but now there's this. She should have taken time off if she couldn't give that same performance. So what is it?

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i agree with you as well...I'm just giving my honest opinion.

Thanks, Jelly.

And for the record, your sig is my absolute favorite line in the show.

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I don't think ANYONE is saying that she was never good, or isn't good, or isn't talented.

I think there's a concern being expressed about how much effort she's putting into some of her performances.

She's great. She's a fantastic actress and singer, and she's performing a brilliantly written role. But at both shows I saw, I was more focused on how delicately she was tip toe-ing around the stage. Which is not to say that she was bad, or mediocre, she was still excellent, but as a fellow actor, I could see the caution in every move not to tire herself too much.

I COMPLETELY understand, and I am not an angry fan, nor do I doubt that she was entirely deserving of every accolade at one point in time. But, clearly, there's at least some inconsistency in her performances. The woman is tired, I understand; the situation is just not ideal.

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i just wanted to add that i saw her this past week, posted that i was disappointed in her perf- and i was- but i never said she was BAD in the role. I still found her characterization REMARKABLE, and someone mentioned her untrained singing voice- she sounded FINE to me, just squeaky and lil tired. i think its quite a feat for her to be this exhausted and still technically perform so well.

that said, she lacked energy. exhaustion is the likely culprit, tho i guess shes upset that its closing in 2 weeks after their big Tony wins- i dont know. but she lacked a certain energy, an excitement and stage presence. there were moments that fell a wee bit flat, not in a crazy awful sense but in a "eh, i was expecting a little more" sense. the applause when she walked out at the start of Act 2 was awesome- really coulda woken her up a bit (tho she was fine in Act 1, i felt the character was bland more than her perf was). But the perf at the end of that number wasnt as loud and raucous because the song was just lacking oomph, for lack of a better word.
in "around the world" i like how- on recordings and youtube and other such documented evidence- she really yells on "its take a hike!" so i noticed how she kinda just muttered "take a hike" its a small example but add em up and you get the sense that she is tired.

i agree with everyone pointing this out and hope she snaps out of it at least before they film her for PBS.
but i dont think she was overrated or hyped up wthout cause. even at her weaker moments she embodied lil edie QUITE brilliantly.

ljay-
I'm sure when Gwen phoned it, it was still phenomenal!

"i agree with everyone pointing this out and hope she snaps out of it at least before they film her for PBS."





Just for the record, PBS has no intentions of fliming or airing Grey Gardens as this e-mail was sent to me from a representative after inquiring about it.


"We thank you for your e-mail regarding our programming.

Since "Grey Gardens" is about to close, it is too late for Great
Performances to consider taping this production for future viewing.
Furthermore, it is questionable if funds and staff would be available.
In any event, even if they were still able to do so, there are so many
other productions that are ready to be aired, that it would be quite a
long time before "Grey Gardens" would be shown.

However, we appreciate the suggestion, since suggestions and comments
are helpful to our staff and we thank you for having taken time to email
us.

Your interest and support are valued. We hope you will continue to
enjoy the many diverse programs on PBS."

Updated On: 7/8/07 at 12:38 AM

I may need to duck and cover at this one, but...

You do realize Christine Ebersole is CRAZY? I mean LITERALLY crazy.

I mean, like wakko. Loony bin. Bellevue. Not well adjusted in the head.

bah, do you know christine personally to make that statement? if you don't thats incredibly disrespectful...to say that about anyone is unfair...and if you do for some reason know and her believe her to be "not well adjusted in the head" this forum probably isnt the place to discuss it.

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I would take Jerby's word over Bah's word anyday.