Larkin's June...- Page 3

[jennyish]

Posted: 5/23/08 at 3:03pm

A might?

I saw Larkin during previews, and while I thought she was good (better, at least, than the regional/community theatre Junes I've seen before), she didn't really live up to the hype. Patti, Laura, and Boyd, however, definitely did.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/23/08 at 3:33pm

I'm trying to figure out what a 'might' is too.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 5/23/08 at 3:52pm

I think they meant "mite", as in, a small person or child.

I love Leigh Ann as June, personally.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 5/23/08 at 5:13pm

Sorry, major Typo! Midget! I was rushing

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/23/08 at 9:20pm

I wish I had seen
Bundy's June.
I mean, she after all has had the most similar childhood of any actress who has played her.

[BroadwayBelle2]

Posted: 5/23/08 at 9:39pm

What did you all think of Kate Reinders June?

[Thomas14850ny2]

Posted: 5/23/08 at 9:46pm

I won't get into the details, as others have already done that. But Larkin and Benanti act (and sing) circles around LuPone. They make the production worth seeing.

[YoYo12345]

Posted: 5/24/08 at 1:30am

Good to know. I've heard mixed reviews about Reinders. But overall, I personally believe (I totes just went South Carolina on all yall) that there aren't wrong choices in a lot of character roles. Course not that I would consider June a character role but I enjoy performances that make you talk and make you think. Like I heard Reinders lit up a cig in the middle of the scene between her and Louise. Like..it's those out-of-the-box things that make theater and revivals of good book shows interesting.

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 5/24/08 at 9:26am

Actually, Laura Bell Bundy specifically stated in an interview that her life was nothing like Gypsy.

[gonepishing]

Posted: 5/24/08 at 10:34am

Everything she says as June is in a sarcastic tone. It got very old very fast. I definitely agree with what someone else said about her being very "one-note."

[ZiggyCringe]

Posted: 5/27/08 at 6:19am

I was crazy about Larkin.

It's a really bizarre performance, but it worked for me. She is unabashedly hostile. And creepy. And Weird. But it works, in the context. And Larkin's performance sets up Benanti's terrific work.