Getting a Woody...

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 1/28/14 at 6:18pm

Has there been any word how involved Woody Allen is in the Bullets show? Is he at every rehearsal? Or off making a movie? Anyone?

I almost want to see an early preview, just for the chance to meet him, despite him wishing he had a large polo mallet the entire time.

Thoughts? Insights?

[bobs3]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 12:04am

I think Woody is very involved with the show especially during rehearsals and previews when he will undoubtedly tweak the book but he has said that all final decisions will be made by Susan Stroman (although I wouldn't be surprised if she occasionally sought his advice -- she said some of the best ideas on "The Producers" came from Mel Brooks' suggestions).

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 12:25am

Any chance we'll see Mia and/or Ronan picketing outside during previews? Or maybe they'll just tweet the hell out.

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 2:50am

There was an interesting article in The Daily Beast today that sort of took the air out of the sails of the Mia tweets, since she saw the whole montage in advance when she gave permission for them to use her clips. After the tweets, I read the Vanity Fair article, and was very interested by what wasn't included in that article. This is worth checking out for anyone who didn't read it yet...


The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 11:58am

That's a very interesting and at times persuasive article. However, I object to Weide's saying that because Dylan was Mia's adopted daughter she was not her daughter. That's simply not true.

I would also offer that people who sexually abuse children commonly do so impulsively and sometimes that impulse is described as irresistible. Accordingly, if Allen abused Dylan (and I have no idea if he did or did not), it would not surprise me that he would have done so irrespective of the specific risks to himself outlined in the article; consciousness of those kind of consequences ordinarily don't enter into the equation which leads to sexual abuse of children.

Other points he raises, as I've said, may well be persuasive, particularly those he offers to refute some of the conclusions people commonly draw about Woody and Soon-Yi.

But we're off topic. I want to know if Bullets might be as great as I hope it will be!

Updated On: 1/29/14 at 11:58 AM

[Patash]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 4:00pm

Just chiming in to say this was the most disappointing thread after the most promising title . . .