#26
Posted: 4/19/07 at 12:49pm
Auggie - Isn't that the whole point of the "my thoughts" threads?
My Thoughts on DEUCE - Just plain.... — Page 2
#27
Posted: 4/19/07 at 2:23pm
I wonder if the show is still having any re-writes. If that is the case, it is very hard to remember lines if you've received them say a few hours or even a day before the show. I don't know if they are still re-writing or not.
While I'm not saying it's an excuse, in your eighties it is very hard to remember a lot of lines, Ms. Redgrave is in her early 70s, and a lot can happen in 10 years with the mind. I think it is great that Angela, in her eighties is returning to the stage. We should be grateful, even if the written show isn't worthy of her or Seldes or anyone else.
While I'm not saying it's an excuse, in your eighties it is very hard to remember a lot of lines, Ms. Redgrave is in her early 70s, and a lot can happen in 10 years with the mind. I think it is great that Angela, in her eighties is returning to the stage. We should be grateful, even if the written show isn't worthy of her or Seldes or anyone else.
"Love the Art in Yourself. Not Yourself in the Art." -- Stanislavski
#28
Posted: 4/19/07 at 2:54pm
They're definitely rewriting - by the minute. I understand that it's tough to remember when it changes day to day, but to have the embarrassment of someone shouting lines from the wings? At least have an earpiece. It's not like they can't afford it.
Make it look LESS obvious and I'd have no problem.
Make it look LESS obvious and I'd have no problem.
#29
Posted: 4/19/07 at 3:02pm
Didn't mean to be inordinately bitchy -- sometimes it's just easier to read all thoughts on one show in previews in the same place. However, everyone of course has the right to initiate a thread.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
#30
Posted: 4/19/07 at 3:53pm
Thanks very much for taking the time to write your thoughts on this.
Gives me a picture of what it's like to see the show right now.
I'll wait to see how it fares at opening to see if I want to invest the time/money to see it.
Gives me a picture of what it's like to see the show right now.
I'll wait to see how it fares at opening to see if I want to invest the time/money to see it.
#31
Posted: 4/19/07 at 3:55pm
Yes. Wait until after they're frozen.
#32
Posted: 4/19/07 at 6:50pm
If you sit in the back of the orchestra, you can see fine & hear no prompting.
Poster Emeritus
#33
Posted: 4/19/07 at 6:51pm
I heard prompting in the 4th row of the mezzanine.
#34
Posted: 4/19/07 at 6:55pm
This is what happens when you get old & decrepit such as yours truly.
Poster Emeritus
#35
Posted: 4/19/07 at 9:12pm
i dont know why...
but the whole premise of the show sounds...
bad.
skingdom out.
but the whole premise of the show sounds...
bad.
skingdom out.
#36
Posted: 4/19/07 at 9:35pm
I think it's a very interesting premise, actually. 2 pioneers of women's doubles tennis discussing their lives and triumphs at an event honoring them has a great deal of potential....trouble is, all that potential is diverted by discussions of nipples and staying regular (though those topics provide the funniest lines).
#37
Posted: 4/20/07 at 12:08am
Funniest lines, perhaps. But more funny in an "Oh My God -- am I really seeing dancing skeletons being projected onto the curtain?!" sort of way.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
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