Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
carayip
Swing Joined: 7/2/15
#1Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 12:37pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jake-Gyllenhaal-Returning-to-Broadway-in-Lanford-Wilsons-BURN-THIS-20160421
Is this really gonna happen or not?
#2Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 1:07pm
If God is real and good, it's going to happen.
#3Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 1:19pm
There is no God. That's already been proven by the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal is a famous actor.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#5Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 1:43pm
neonlightsxo said: "It might happen. It might not."
BakerWilliams
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#6Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 2:01pm
I want to see him play Black in a revival of The Wild Party. Ideally with Michelle Williams as Queenie.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#7Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 2:02pm
BakerWilliams said: "I want to see him play Black in a revival of The Wild Party."
That's racist.
#8Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 2:09pm
BakerWilliams said: "I want to see him play Black in a revival of The Wild Party. Ideally with Michelle Williams as Queenie."
Which WILD PARTY? Williams would be excellent in the LaChiusa version. Disastrous in the Lippa.
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LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#9Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 2:29pm
He did an interview a few years ago where he said that he wanted to do a play every 2 years or so. Seems like he is sticking to that.
#10Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 3:00pm
I think he said for every two or three films he did, he wanted to do a stage production. And personally, (obviously) I love that he's sticking to that.
#11Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 3:03pm
hork said: "There is no God. That's already been proven by the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal is a famous actor. "
Why? You don't think good actors are allowed to be famous?
BakerWilliams
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#12Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 3:29pm
IdinaBellFoster said: "BakerWilliams said: "I want to see him play Black in a revival of The Wild Party. Ideally with Michelle Williams as Queenie."
Which WILD PARTY? Williams would be excellent in the LaChiusa version. Disastrous in the Lippa.
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Who's Lippa? :)
#13Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 3:48pm
neonlightsxo said: "BakerWilliams said: "I want to see him play Black in a revival of The Wild Party."
That's racist.
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#14Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 4:24pm
HogansHero said: "hork said: "There is no God. That's already been proven by the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal is a famous actor. "
Why? You don't think good actors are allowed to be famous?
No, I don't think Jake Gyllenhaal is a good actor.
#15Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 4:34pm
Does anyone know much about the play? I know I could probably just google it, but I'd love to hear some information from some of the informed posters on the board!
#16Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 5:07pm
hork said: "No, I don't think Jake Gyllenhaal is a good actor."
Fair enough. I think you are dead wrong.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#18Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/22/16 at 9:12pm
He's all wrong for this role.
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KnewItWhenIWasInFron
Leading Actor Joined: 6/23/14
#19Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/23/16 at 12:03am
I saw the original production with John Malkovich and Joan Allen, both of whom were unbeatably good. It has two spectacular, flashy roles. It's talky but, with the right leads, it can be both funny and moving.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#20Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/23/16 at 7:51am
Jake is great, stage or screen, but I wish he were coming back in a better play. I saw both the original production and the Edward Norton revival. There's a lot of hot air in them thar hills.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#21Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/23/16 at 5:36pm
I loved Burn This when it was originally on Broadway. To this day, I can't decide if I liked Malkovich's performance, which was about as histrionic a performance as I have ever seen, including Al Pacino's lot. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance, just couldn't decide if it was good or bad for the play. As I recall, it was a respectable hit.
Joan Allen, in a fairly straightforward role, won the Tony that year and he wasn't even nominated, which makes me assume without looking back that the actress category was light and the actor was either heavy or people did not like his choices. Either was, it was a very entertaining evening.
It would be very interesting to see Gyllenhaal do this. Some of his best performances were very quiet, and even his showy ones, e.g., Nightcrawler, do not lead him to chew any scenery.
York, I think he is a terrific actor. You liked him in Nightcrawler (I thought he should have won the Oscar that year and he wasn't even nominated), but not Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, Prisoners, End of Watch or Brothers?
#22Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/24/16 at 3:59am
No, he's mediocre at best (and I'm far from the first person to say this). His twitchy performance in Prisoners is especially awful. Plus I find him an unappealing and unattractive screen presence.
#24Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Broadway?
Posted: 4/24/16 at 6:43am
I'm really impressed by his dedication to all aspects of acting and taking his career in new and unexpected places. Risk taking is what makes an actor exciting. I'm thrilled at the prospect of this. Huge fan here.
(His excellent performance in Prisoners was one of the best of that year, IMO, but to each his own.)
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