Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Liaisons...

[JulianHookbucks]

Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Liaisons...#1

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:51am

So... was Meryl just careful to stay away from cameras at the opening of Liaisons so that Mamie could have her Broadway opening and have the spotlight be on her? I know Meryl has stated those kinds of "let it be her career, I don't want her to get it because she's Meryl's daughter" things, and that's all awesome, but she was very visable on the red carpet at Boeing Boeing... was she not at her Daughter's Broadway debut?

that's a really big mic...

Updated On: 5/5/08 at 10:51 AM

[CapnHook]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#2

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:55am

Perhaps she supported her daughter by seeing her in previews? Opening night is for press, so if she wanted to accomplish what you just stated, then what's the problem?

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[JulianHookbucks]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#2

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:57am

well, I don't know... I would want my mother at my broadway debut even if she did see the show in previews... it's a pretty momentous occasion in a young actor's life..

that's a really big mic...

Updated On: 5/5/08 at 10:57 AM

[Sirius Black]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#3

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:03am

Jamie Deroy was not a BOEING BOEING. Was she visiting a sick friend in the hospital, per chance?

[CapnHook]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#4

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:07am

Mamie Gumer has done professional theatre and film before. It's just another opening. Mamie's a big girl. Perhaps Meryl joined her at the after-party? Who cares?

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[vinnylin]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#5

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:16am

"well, I don't know... I would want my mother at my broadway debut even if she did see the show in previews... it's a pretty momentous occasion in a young actor's life.. "

Perhaps you might feel differently if your mom was Meryl Streep.

That's entirely a personal decision between Mamie and her mom. It's really none of our business.

"This is wanting something, this is reaching for it, This is wishing that a moment would arrive. This is taking chances, this is almost touching, what the beauty is." --The Light in the Piazza

[kissmeimirish]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#6

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:17am

I don't think there's anything wrong in mentioning that there are photos of Meryl at Boeing but not at her daughter's opening. I was thinking the same thing myself especially after seeing pictures of Mr. Gummer at the Liasons opening. I just figured that Meryl saw the show in previews but stayed away opening night so Mamie could stand on her own which she does beautifully. No big deal. There are also pics of David Rabe at Lily's opening night in Crimes of the Heart but no Jill Clayburgh. Sounds like an unselfish gesture from a mother to a daughter.

[TheActr97J]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#7

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:17am

I remember reading that someone saw Meryl at one of the previews.

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[Yankeefan007]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#8

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:17am

She's been at her other shows...I distinctly remember photo "coverage" of Water's Edge and Marmelade.

[WickedBoy2]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#9

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:19am

I admire the decisions of both ladies- nothing to do with us -OK- leave it!
A pointless post.

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

[Calvin]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#10

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:19am

Does Meryl like baseball?

Ben Affleck missed the opening of Cyrano to catch a Red Sox game, if I recall correctly. Yeah, it was, like, the World Series or something, but still!

[WickedBoy2]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#11

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:26am

Real people with real lives- say no more!

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#12

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:30am

Meryl simply did a Judy Garland and didn't attend her daughter's Opening Night in order to not take attention away from her daughter. Meryl has seen the show and most likely attended the after-party, but didn't want to ruin that performance by being in the audience.

Judy Garland NEVER attended any of Liza Minnelli's Opening Nights -- she was absent at the openings of BEST FOOT FORWARD and FLORA, THE RED MENACE for this exact reason.

I'm sure this is the same reason Ben Affleck avoided the Opening Night of CYRANO.

[Calvin]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#13

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:31am

I hope, when Brooke Hogan makes her Broadway debut as a Roxie replacement, the Hulkster shows the same level of consideration.

[WickedBoy2]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#14

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:39am

Im sure i saw Judy at the opening of 'The Rink' ?!? No?

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

[Borstalboy]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#15

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:43am

What a bitch. Can you imagine hating your own daughter like that?

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[WickedBoy2]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#16

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:44am

?

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

[WickedBoy2]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#17

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:44am

!

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

[Calvin]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#18

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:46am

Borstal, three words...


Mommie

Dearest

II

OK, so the last one was more roman numeral than word, but still.

[ShbrtAlley44]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#19

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:49am

Seriously, I'm sure Meryl didn't want to steal the spotlight from her. Two of her daughters went to my school, and I remember when the older one, who was a year below me, did a production there, which Meryl actually helped direct. Meryl never made an appearance out in the lobby, but instead snuck out the back so her daughter could enjoy getting compliments from the audience without the distraction of her famous mother.

[landryjames2]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#20

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:50am

Brodyfosse--I am a huge Garland fan (and not so much a Liza fan), but wonder whether Judy not attending Liza's opening was Judy's decision or if the intentions were the same as what we are discussing. I read that she loved to take the spotlight away from Liza at all of Liza's appearances (and everytime Judy showed up at one of Liza's shows, Liza would be close to having a panic attack). Read the candid memoir of Kander and Ebb-Colored Lights-- and they talk about it quite at length.

I don't think the reasoning was the same as Meryl and Mamie

[yankees1253]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#21

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:52am

all i have to say, i guess she wanted to support her fellow castmate of mamma mia and dominick was there i still love the facial but more without it. saw the pictures what a great turnout with broadway to tv/film.

[Borstalboy]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#22

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:52am

You said it, Calvin.

"Mom! It's vanilla or chocolate...just make a choice, already!"

**SLAP!**

"Don't you DARE force me to make ANY kind of choice, do you hear me young lady? DO YOU?!"

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[BrodyFosse123]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#23

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:53am

Nope. The only Opening Night Judy DID attend was the opening of THE ACT. She was absent at the opening of THE RINK.

She DID attend Liza's first performance in CHICAGO and VICTOR/VICTORIA as Liza was simply replacing someone and there would never be an 'opening night' performance.

Hope this helped clear-up some confusion.

[WickedBoy2]

re: Meryl Streep at Boeing Boeing but not Lisaons...#24

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:53am

Im going with the fab stories in 'Coloured Lights' yes.

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'