John Goodman on Broadway?

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 7:50pm

I know he did Big River but did he ever do anything else? He's really great singer and actor, I think he should be in more on b'way.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 7:56pm

I saw him play Mr. Antrobus in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH in the Park in the late 90s, a small role in the Meryl Streep/Kevin Kline/Philip Seymour Hoffman/Mike Nichols production of THE SEAGULL (in the Park) a few years ago and another role in the Tony Randall/Al Pacino ARTURO UI (at the Schimmel Center).

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 7:59pm

Margo, who did he play in The Seagull? That was the production with Marcia Gay Harden and Natalie Portman too right?

I would love to see Goodman take on Edna in Hairspray.

Akiva

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:01pm

"I would love to see Goodman take on Edna in Hairspray."

So would I!

Margo, how was he in those?

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:03pm

He did the tiny role of Shamrayev (which is little more than a walk on) in THE SEAGULL. Harden was solid as Masha, but poor little Natalie Portman was out of her league as Nina.

Updated On: 1/8/07 at 08:03 PM

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:09pm

I hear Hoffman was spectacular, even though he was not the typical type for that role. And I can only imagine how amazing Kline and Streep were. That is one production I would kill to have seen.

Akiva

[DezBryner]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:11pm

He was at the Geffen here in LA in a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy. It was great. That theatre puts on a lot of productions that are Broadway quality....and quite a few that aren't...but still. He's a great actor.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 11:28pm

Did he not like doing broadway or has he just not found anything to do here?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 8:09pm

He is my only choice to play Horace opposite my Dolly in the upcoming revival of HELLO, DOLLY!

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 8:13pm

And you're gonna sing it just like Roseanne, ain't ya, Dolly?

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 8:25pm

He's terrific, but given the millions he made doing "Roseanne" for all those years, I have a feeling that he'll only commit to doing 8 shows a week on stage if it's something that REALLY interests him artistically.

By the way, he also looked like he was having fun at St. Ann's Warehouse a couple of years ago in a Coen Brothers' "sound play" alongside Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Marcia Gay Harden in one half of a double bill called "Theatre of the New Ear" (the second play was a bizarre and brilliant piece by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman starred Meryl Streep, Hope Davis and Peter Dinklage).

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 9:48pm

Well, I just hope he comes back soon because he is one of the best.