Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
goodlead
Stand-by Joined: 3/30/18
#1Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 4:15pm
This has been announced for the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. What do you think of the casting? Can you see Calista Flockhart as Martha and Zachary Quinto as George? (I think they are more suitable as Nick and Honey.)
#2Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 4:26pm
I'm not familiar with Flockhart. While Quinto is technically close to the age of George, i just don't see it. I think it's absolutely absurd.
#3Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 4:28pmI am absolutely FASCINATED by this casting.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#4Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 4:31pm
You ARE aware Flockhart is a 57 year old woman today. She’s not Ally McBeal anymore, which ended about 20 years ago. Quinto is more questionable at age 44 and can still be believable as Nick. They will definitely be aging him to balance with Flockhart.
JasonC3
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
BwayStarlette
Chorus Member Joined: 9/27/21
#6Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 4:47pm
I LOVE THIS CASTING!!! I have never seen the show and hope it comes to Broadway when I am in NYC!!! So cool!
#7Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 4:55pm
Quinto would make a fantastic George. Flockhart, on the other hand, is wild casting. I can't imagine her as Martha for even a second. I don't know that she can be, for lack of a better word, intimidating.
pmensky
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/11
#8Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 5:03pm
Quinto and Flockhart are each only two and five years younger than their characters, so I don’t see age being an issue. Quinto has played characters similar to George, and he seems like an ideal choice. I’m concerned about Flockhart, only because I’ve never seen her play anything close to Martha. It will be exciting to see if she has a non traditional take on the role.
Dan6
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/10
#9Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 5:46pm
I live in LA and had tickets to see Laura Linney and Rupert Everett in "Virginia Woolf" during an aborted NY trip in late March 2020. So now I guess I'll settle for Quinto and Flockhart. Very excited about the former, and trying to reserve judgment about the latter (though I have some serious doubts).
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#10Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 5:59pmI saw the production that was on Broadway before the lockdown-I wish they could’ve brought that show back. WOW was it powerful.
#11Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 6:35pm
This is some really bizarre casting.
Kip4
Chorus Member Joined: 9/25/13
#12Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 6:59pm
Calista Flockart is a brilliant actress. I have no doubt she'll be amazing as Martha. If you haven't seen it, check her out in Neil LaBute's "Medea Redux" at about the 33 min mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmcCHEb6cc8
Based on his recent performances, I hope Quinto can find a less affected way of acting. To me, he's the odd casting choice.
#13Flockhart and Quinto in
Posted: 11/2/21 at 7:09pm
Dan6 said: "I live in LA and had tickets to see Laura Linney and Rupert Everett in "Virginia Woolf" during an aborted NY trip in late March 2020. So now I guess I'll settle for Quinto and Flockhart. Very excited about the former, and trying to reserve judgment about the latter (though I have some serious doubts)."
Linney & Everett far more compelling than the casting of Flockhart & Quinto but it's only at the Geffen. Flockahart is far from being a brilliant actress and as Martha just don't see it at all!?
#14Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 7:10pm
It's great to see Calista back to acting again, aside from that year on Supergirl, she's really been low-profile.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Falsettolands
Broadway Star Joined: 11/18/13
#15Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 7:11pm
Still greatly disappointed about the Metcalf/Everett revival not receiving a proper run. They were absolutely sensational. But this? I can get behind this.
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#16Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 8:36pm
Sigh. Denver Center has a Virginia Woolf production January 7 to March 6, but it's directed by Rose Riordan - no cast announced. but, the Geffen is directed by Gordon Greenwood, so no Flockhart/Quinto for us.
#17Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 8:46pm
Robbie2 said: "Dan6 said: "I live in LA and had tickets to see Laura Linney and Rupert Everett in "Virginia Woolf" during an aborted NY trip in late March 2020. So now I guess I'll settle for Quinto and Flockhart. Very excited about the former, and trying to reserve judgment about the latter (though I have some serious doubts)."
Linney & Everett far more compelling than the casting of Flockhart & Quinto but it's only at the Geffen. Flockahart is far from being a brilliant actress and as Martha just don't see it at all!?"
Y’all…it was Laurie Metcalf. NOT Laura Linney
#18Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 8:49pm
I’m in the camp of wild for seeing what Flockhart will do and meh about Quinto. To me he plays everything the same. There’s nothing dynamic about him. He seems oddly reserved in his acting choices like he’s afraid to break a sweat.
I think Flockhart will wow people.
#19Flockhart and Quinto in "Virginia Woolf"
Posted: 11/2/21 at 9:00pmI’m so intrigued by this I might just need to use some airline miles and go see it.
#20Flockhart and Quinto in
Posted: 11/2/21 at 9:14pm
There really needs to be a yearly revival of VIRGINIA WOOLF... or maybe multiple yearly revivals playing at the same time in the same places.
Updated On: 11/2/21 at 09:14 PM
Dan6
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/10
#21Flockhart and Quinto in
Posted: 11/2/21 at 9:20pm
Ugh, of course you’re right…two of my favorite actresses. Blame my addled theater-deprived brain for the mixup. I had also hoped to see Linney in My Name is Lucy Barton on the same trip, but I recall that closed before I could get there.
quizking101 said: "Robbie2 said: "Dan6 said: "I live in LA and had tickets to see Laura Linney and Rupert Everett in "Virginia Woolf" during an aborted NY trip in late March 2020. So now I guess I'll settle for Quinto and Flockhart. Very excited about the former, and trying to reserve judgment about the latter (though I have some serious doubts)."
Linney & Everett far more compelling than the casting of Flockhart & Quinto but it's only at the Geffen. Flockahart is far from being a brilliant actress and as Martha just don't see it at all!?"
Y’all…it was Laurie Metcalf. NOT Laura Linney"
#22Flockhart and Quinto in
Posted: 11/2/21 at 10:06pm
Martha is usually played by a curvy woman with a "sexy mama" kind of vibe (she refers to herself as "the earth mother" at least once in the play, and has to believably be able to seduce Nick, who can probably have any girl he wants), and when Amy Morton was announced for the Broadway revival of several years ago, I thought she would be completely miscast. However, Morton was great, and seeing her, Kathleen Turner, and Elizabeth Taylor all play the role has shown me that it doesn't really matter what Martha looks like.
Bill Irwin and Tracy Letts gave completely different interpretations of George and both won Tonys for it, so there is definitely room for invention with that role as well. Zachary Quinto will be fine I'm sure, but he is definitely too young for the part, especially opposite a Martha who is over a decade older than he is.
JoeyEvans1206
Understudy Joined: 2/19/15
Joviedamian
Broadway Star Joined: 11/9/10
#24Flockhart and Quinto in
Posted: 11/2/21 at 10:30pm
$10 bucks, before this goes up, the cast changes, someone drops out or the show get's cancelled/postponed all together.
pmensky
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/11
#25Flockhart and Quinto in
Posted: 11/2/21 at 10:32pm
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Martha is usually played by a curvy woman with a "sexy mama" kind of vibe (she refers to herself as "the earth mother" at least once in the play, and has to believably be able to seduce Nick, who can probably have any girl he wants), and when Amy Morton was announced for the Broadway revival of several years ago, I thought she would be completely miscast. However, Morton was great, and seeing her, Kathleen Turner, and Elizabeth Taylor all play the role has shown me that it doesn't really matter what Martha looks like.
Bill Irwin and Tracy Letts gave completely different interpretations of George and both won Tonys for it, so there is definitely room for invention with that role as well. Zachary Quinto will be fine I'm sure, but he is definitely too young for the part, especially opposite a Martha who is over a decade older than he is."
George is supposed to be 46. Quinto is 44. Martha is supposed to be 52. Flockhart is 57.
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