Clark's Tears in PIAZZA?

[suzycat]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 10:29pm

I went to see Piazza today. It was absolutely magnificent and Victoria Clark's performance in particular was incredibly moving.

I was in the front row, and was able to see that many times throughout the show she had tears streaking her face. Now, as it is a moving piece, I understand her getting caught up in the character's emotions.

The thing that struck me as odd was that she had tears running down her cheeks before the show even started. Has anyone else noticed this?

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 11:15pm

maybe she put in eyedrops or something?

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 12:23am

The lights might get her eyes all watery. That ALWAYS happens to me.

[BillFinn]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 12:36am

The show is called "The Light in the Piazza".

There is a lot of heavy lighting on them since most of the show takes place outside.

It's called sweat.

Ay Dios Mio.

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 12:36am

She might be thinking of where she was and what she was doing when the Titanic failed to sink...

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 12:52am

LOL! sumofallthings!

[wonderland]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:16am

Am I the only one who saw the title to this thread and was afraid it was going to link to an Ebay auction? Just me?
Updated On: 7/7/05 at 01:16 AM

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 3:22am

LMAO Wonderland!!! Good way to end my night!

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 6:29am

It makes complete sense to me that she would have tears in her eyes at the top of the show. First off, - she is so engrossed in the portrayal of Margaret, perhaps Margaret is teary-eyed at being back in the city where she took her honeymoon trip with her husband. Or, perhaps the first strains of the overture just move Victoria to tears, they way they did me when I saw the show. There can be many possible explanations for her tears. I don't find it surprising in the least, because Victoria is one of the finest actresses of our time.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 12:08pm

Toatally agree w/ redhot's post. I have worked with Ms Clark, and I can see her getting that much into the character as the show begins.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 12:16pm

ghostlight - it makes me want to work with her some day. I've rarely, if ever, seen anyone get so engrossed in their character that it seems so natural. As I've stated in myriad other posts - Victoria Clark is my new Hero and role model.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:36pm

She's also an incredibly sweet lady. One of the most pleasant performers I've worked with. Hope you get to, also.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:39pm

I'll hop on the VIctoria bandwagon. Also, at the beginning of the story, there's a parallel running that Margaret is both at the beginning of the story and already relating the story as a past event to the audience. You could even take that moment as being right after the

*spoiler alert*


wedding which ends the musical. This is all evidenced by her lines, "what happened here? Well, let's see..."

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:43pm

that's part of the reason the wedding isn't lit well... you know who is there, but can you really see who it is? and yet vicky is detached... detached from her own wedding??? her own marriage?

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:45pm

Maybe someone kicked her before she went on.

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:46pm

oh shush!

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 3:02pm

apdarcey...I never thought of the wedding as Margaret's. But you make an interesting point...

[Bway_Mill_Fan]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 7:24pm

well now that i remembered, doesnt clara say that she wants a child of her own and how shed treat her well and then margaret sings the same thing, but the rest of the things dont "match"

btw, i saw Adam Guettel in the lobby during intermission yesterday!

[trpguyy]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 8:06pm

Maybe she was actually upset. Actors and actresses have real lives outside of their character.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 8:54pm

It could be anything. She could've just been tht moved by the overture, it could've been the lighting, or maybe she was upset by something that happened outside of the show.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 8:56pm

That must have been the night Kelli slapped her.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 9:41pm

Please tell me you're kidding?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 9:42pm

I'd prefer to not have to, it ruins the effect.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 9:54pm

Ok, you don't have to. i will admit, you had me for a minute.