#26
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:22pm
Jennifer seems to be doing pretty well, in my opinion. Not perfect, but really good. She is over-enunciating sometimes, but I wouldn't exactly say overacting in general.
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#27
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:27pm
that balcony scene was outstanding...i am loving this even more than when i saw it live (and i raved about it).
#28
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:40pm
I think this is an excellent production. I'm upset I had to forfeit the tickets I had to see this. Kevin Kline is absolutely brilliant. Very understated and subtle portrayal. The balcony scene was the most moving I've ever seen it done. The direction is also exceptional.
#29
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:40pm
Wow, this is seriously awesome. I'm very much enjoying it, and Kline's performance is superb.
#30
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:44pm
And those Gorgeous Martin Paklendiaz costumes!
#31
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:45pm
Wait, was Kline not nominated for a Tony?
#32
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:50pm
I'm watching it right now and Kevin Kline is absolutely AMAZING.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#33
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:51pm
Costumes are by Gregory Gale. And, sadly, no, Kevin Kline was not nominated.
#34
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:51pm
Amazingly, this production of Cyrano only got one Tony nomination...for best costume design. Kline deserved to be nominated and win the award, in my opinion, but I guess the production had been forgotten since it closed on January 6, 2008. If it had opened in May, I think the nominations (and wins) would have turned out differently.
#35
Posted: 1/7/09 at 9:55pm
OOps MyBad, sorry Gregory, they are Glorious!
#36
Posted: 1/7/09 at 10:00pm
My mom saw this production when it was on Broadway this past year. She wanted to leave early, but she got through it. I tried to watch it tonight, I got about 20 minutes into it and got bored. Although the costumes, and sets were amazing.
#37
Posted: 1/7/09 at 10:26pm
Wow. The ending. Powerful stuff. I shed a few tears.
#38
Posted: 1/7/09 at 10:28pm
I did too, ColorTheHours. This show was so incredible. Loved it.
#39
Posted: 1/7/09 at 10:28pm
Kline was robbed of a nomination, and a win. That ending was breathtaking.
#40
Posted: 1/7/09 at 10:34pm
"Any screen-to-stage actors should take a cue from Jennifer Garner. She's excellent."
I agree with Gilvisto. I hated Garner's acting in this. She overacted so much in the 2nd and 3rd scenes. Not so much in the second act, but enough for me to still dislike her instincts.
Kevin Kline was brilliant. I really wished I had seen him live. Everything he said was captivating.
Unfortunately, I fell asleep a little at the end of the 3rd scene but that was due to being exhausted.
But, again, Garner's acting ruined most of it for me.
I agree with Gilvisto. I hated Garner's acting in this. She overacted so much in the 2nd and 3rd scenes. Not so much in the second act, but enough for me to still dislike her instincts.
Kevin Kline was brilliant. I really wished I had seen him live. Everything he said was captivating.
Unfortunately, I fell asleep a little at the end of the 3rd scene but that was due to being exhausted.
But, again, Garner's acting ruined most of it for me.
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#41
Posted: 1/7/09 at 10:35pm
I thought it was simply wonderful!!!
Though I do agree a bit about Garner, though I don't think she was bad (I'll have to see it again to study her more) I just felt as if...she didn't fit into the rest of the production somehow...
Though I do agree a bit about Garner, though I don't think she was bad (I'll have to see it again to study her more) I just felt as if...she didn't fit into the rest of the production somehow...
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"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#42
Posted: 1/7/09 at 10:41pm
I like her acting, but her over-enunciating is driving me crazy. Sometimes she sounds like she's from Yorkshire, haha.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#43
Posted: 1/7/09 at 11:25pm
It just ended, and I am now angry that Kevin Kline did not even get nominated for a Tony.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#44
Posted: 1/7/09 at 11:28pm
Wow. That production was simply breathtaking. How was Kline not nominated? And as for Jennifer Garner's performance, yes, she did over-enunciate a little. But her performance was stunning none-the-less.
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#45
Posted: 1/7/09 at 11:29pm
Damn it.
I just missed the first 1/2 hour...
I just missed the first 1/2 hour...
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#46
Posted: 1/7/09 at 11:33pm
That's alright TheatreDiva, I'd missed the first full hour before I realized it was airing.
And yes, Garner made every word a mountain to get over, sometimes it sounded like she was speaking slowly to a child.
And yes, Garner made every word a mountain to get over, sometimes it sounded like she was speaking slowly to a child.
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#47
Posted: 1/7/09 at 11:34pm
Kline = brilliant. Perfection.
All I can say about Garner is that she's better than Katie Holmes.
.. not saying much.
All I can say about Garner is that she's better than Katie Holmes.
.. not saying much.
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#48
Posted: 1/7/09 at 11:44pm
I'll have to get a copy from my friend who records these things. I hate coming in after they've already started.
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#49
Posted: 1/8/09 at 1:18am
Not liking Jennifer Garner. She's a little too over the top. It might just be the cameras though. It could have have read better in the theatre. It's always hard to tell.
#50
Posted: 1/8/09 at 3:17am
Kevin Kline was good, but he had two things working against him, the awful direction of David Leveaux and the dreadful Jennifer Garner. Ms. Garner has no business being onstage. She played two notes all evening, one was off-key. She brought nothing to the role. Daniel Sunjata had his moments. Everyone else faded into the awful sets.
The Anthony Burgess translation/adaptation is the best available in English. Cyrano is a wonderful play. David Leveaux sucked out all the romance and pathos leaving nothing more than comedy which came very close to farce.
There was a wonderful production done in the 1970s at ACT in San Francisco directed by William Ball with Peter Donat, Marsha Mason and Marc Singer as the three leads. It was shown on PBS and is available on DVD. It is well-worth finding a copy to see how real American actors in these roles.
I saw a regional production two years ago that put this Broadway production to shame.
The Anthony Burgess translation/adaptation is the best available in English. Cyrano is a wonderful play. David Leveaux sucked out all the romance and pathos leaving nothing more than comedy which came very close to farce.
There was a wonderful production done in the 1970s at ACT in San Francisco directed by William Ball with Peter Donat, Marsha Mason and Marc Singer as the three leads. It was shown on PBS and is available on DVD. It is well-worth finding a copy to see how real American actors in these roles.
I saw a regional production two years ago that put this Broadway production to shame.
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