It's not the character, it's the actor
It's not the character, it's the actor
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#0It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/3/04 at 9:26pm
Do you call characters by the actors name because the actor embodies the character so well.
(Let's get it out of the way: Kristin Chenoweth - G(a)linda)
Like, I always catch myself calling Sally Bowles Natasha Richardson.
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#1re: It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/3/04 at 9:48pmlol, I know what you mean. I sometimes catch myself called Elphaba Idina, or Roger Adam. Oh, and Raul is Raul in anything he does, be it Riff Raff, Jon, Philip or whatever. lol
Westopher
Leading Actor Joined: 11/3/04
#2re: It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/3/04 at 9:51pm
The only Riff Raff I know is Richard O'Brian...
I only refer to them as character name, sometimes I do both just to clarify. I mean, sometimes the same actor just isn't as good in other shows.
jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#3re: It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/3/04 at 10:17pm
It annoys me when people do it by I do it all the time lol!
I forgot Alan (instead of EMCEE) and Sherie Renee Scott (Amneris)
"I've often said I should put sweets in my chair - they'd spend less time on my a** that way....." ~F.W.B.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#4re: It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/3/04 at 10:25pm
Harvey Feirstein as Edna (even though I put Edna in the greatest character thread...Harvey did such a great job with her that she HAS become a bonafide theater "icon" 
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Updated On: 11/3/04 at 10:25 PM
#5re: It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/3/04 at 10:44pmtimote, those were the three I was going to mention. I think it's because those are three of my favorites, and I often catch myself being so immersed in seeing THEM that I have trouble drawing the line between the character and the actor. I can do it, it just takes a long time.
BwayLeadman
Broadway Star Joined: 9/29/04
#6re: It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/3/04 at 11:20pm
This message may be only refering to Broadway performances, but...
when my sister was in 5th grade, she did a production of
THE WIZARD OF OZ and until today (7 years later)
I call the actresses Glinda, Dorothy, Wicked Witch of the West.
My sister tells me their real names, but they will always
be Glinda, Dorothy, and Wicked Witch of the West!
#7re: It's not the character, it's the actor
Posted: 11/4/04 at 12:04am
Totally agree with Richard O'Brian.
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