Glenda Jackson to Return to Broadway in KING LEAR, Spring 2019 — Page 2

JBroadway said: "Gold could be an interesting choice. He's pretty hit-or-miss, but it has the potential to be interesting. I'd love to see Marianne Elliott tackle this beast of a play. If not her, then maybe Sam Mendes?Rupert Goold? Phyllida Lloyd? Ruben Santiago-Hudson? I also like the idea of Rebecca Taichmann. John Tiffany would be a weird choice for this material, but I love everything he does, and I bet he could work wonders with the play."

Sam Mendes is already set to direct a World War I film next year, so he'll likely be unavailable.

Oh I think those of you hypothesizing that Mantello and Jackson 'didn't get along' are misunderstanding the relationship /dynamic between an actor and a director. It's a directors job to challenge, inspire and of course to ultimately guide an actor into a performance. If there isn't a little adversary in that relationship, you're probably not going to take it to the heights. And of course, Jackson has been around too long to suffer fools, ass kissing or anything other than total confidence and clarity. I think it was likely a healthy working relationship and I too wouldn't be surprised if Mantello and Jackson worked together again - though probably not on King Lear.

I wonder if this means we won’t be getting Ian McKellen’s production.

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 12:23 PM

TotallyEffed said: "I wonder if this means we won’t be getting Ian McKellen’s production."

This early announcement could be a way of stopping competing productions (McKellen or anyone else considering Lear) –– since it's not like there's an author's agent to prevent multiple productions from happening :)

I doubt there has ever been a director who has not invoked the wrath of Glenda Jackson. She is a rare actress whose natural instincts are more than enough to keep a performance afloat and, frankly, has enough gravity to make everyone bend to her. She and Mantello have very different styles of creating work, that’s all. She knows what she wants and he wants his actors to always question and discover. They may have clashed, but they created something spectacular as a result.

As for this production of Lear... HOOOOOOOOLY MOLY I know where I’ll be for my birthday in March.

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 04:39 PM

I would love to see Lauren Ridloff as Cordelia! They would more likely than not get someone to be the "Voice of Cordelia" like they do in Deaf West productions. Since Cordelia is shut out for most of the play, having a deaf actress play the role could be symbolic of how the deaf community is largely shut out in society. Just a thought.

I saw her perform the role at the Old Vic. Not surprisingly, she was amazing. With that said, I thought Warner's production had a lot going for it but felt a little disjointed.

I never thought I'd see myself saying this, but I wonder how she might do in a more traditional production. Jack O'Brian, maybe? At his best, he was on fire. More than a decade later, I still vividly remember his Henry IV.

With that said, Love me some Ivo and would kill to see that production happen.

Even more perfect....Rupert Goold!!

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 06:54 PM

Thrilled she's coming back so soon.

Wow ... I was going to take a break from visIting my favorite city in the world in 2019 .... I guess not!