Has anyone seen Tyne Daly in Master Class yet?

[budfrump]

Posted: 7/10/11 at 1:02pm

It looks interesting. And Tyne Daly is a remarkable performance, so I'm sure it's great.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/10/11 at 1:19pm

I saw the revival last week. She definitely is as great as you'd expect. Her stage presence and how she commands the stage is mind-blowing. Just as she was back in 1989 with the Broadway revival of GYPSY.

Though many seem to not have enjoyed the other actors in this revival of MASTER CLASS, I did. I'm one to overlook certain limitations and accept the actual performance, so that's that (on that).

By the way... I also saw the original production with the all-too-perfect Zoe Caldwell and her replacements: Patti LuPone and Dixie Carter. I also saw the 1st Nat'l Tour's Faye Dunaway. All of them: sensational. The Maria Callas scenes in the book validate how great her dialogue was written.

[Q]

Posted: 7/10/11 at 1:47pm

Here are some other opinions, as well.
Link.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 7/10/11 at 9:16pm

I saw it last night and she was fantastic. The accent wavered, but the humor, the ego, the monologues...she nailed everything. It was a joy to watch.


Updated On: 7/11/11 at 09:16 PM

[Marway44]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 6:35am

Tyne's accent does waiver, but she does command the stage so well. I'll never forget seeing Patti perfom the role with a terrible cold. She sneezed, sniffled, wiper her nose and coughed the whole show, but somehow she still commanded that stage with intensity and fire!

[yeah]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 9:52am

Tyne=Brilliant! She was simply amazing. Definitely go see this.

[Rockyfan2000]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 5:25pm

^ I agree - she was mesmerizing and totally mind-blowing. Don't miss her perfomrance.

[After Eight]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 8:37pm

Tyne Daly is a fine actress and she gives an accomplished performance. I don't think she is ideally cast here, however, and does not project the haughty, imperious quality of the diva.

The play seems less effective this time around.

[east side story]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 11:37pm

To those saying that Tyne's accent goes in and out:

I was at a talkback a few weekends ago, and the director said it is a character choice. Why? Because Callas herself was very conscious of how she sounded when she spoke, so she always had a very distinct accent. But every so often her polished accent would disappear for a moment, and a hint of New Yawk would come to a head. She did of course grow up in New York, and THEN moved to Athens in her early teens.

[AC126748]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 9:57am

Tyne is obviously miscast--physically and temperamentally--but as a true professional, she manages to spin a truly enjoyable performance overall. It's not her fault that no one has written a play about Eileen Farrell.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 7/12/11 at 10:16am

Re: the accent.

To quote Emily Litella...well, that's different. Never mind.

Had no clue about her upbringing.