My thoughts on HEDDA GOBBLER- Page 2

[snowskittle]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 1:06pm

Wow! Guess I'll rush right out for tickets.

Out of curiosity....how full was the house?

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 1:18pm

"Out of curiosity....how full was the house?"

Before or after all the walkouts at intermission?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 1:26pm

The Roundabout. Where plays and musicals go to die.

[snowskittle]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 1:49pm

Ha ha ha...maybe I should ask how full the house was before AND AFTER intermission....for those who stayed for the whole show.

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 11:33pm

Well, here's Word of Mouth.

Two words: "Prolonged PMS."

http://www.broadway.com/Hedda-Gabler/broadway_reviews/5020283

(Maggie didn't really recommend it, Steven appreciated the idea, and Fred loves Mary-Louise Parker in anything, although he wouldn't tell his friends to rush out for tickets.)

(that last clip made me cry inside.)

Updated On: 2/2/09 at 11:33 PM

[heo1128]

Posted: 2/3/09 at 1:00am

Hahah Maggie's got sort of a 'tude. I like her.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/5/09 at 10:10pm

Just got back. I thought it was one of the most atrocious pieces of crap I have ever seen, regional and college theatre included. There was no artistic merit whatsoever. I can't even post a full review because I am overwhelmed by the badness.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 2/7/09 at 6:33pm

Parker responds to the critics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsyD7sOzels

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 2/7/09 at 6:52pm

Parker responds to the critics.

AWKWARD.

Basically, it can be summed up like this: "If four people hate it, and two people like it, that doesn't mean it's bad. Sometimes really scathing reviews make me interested, because they don't know more about the theater than I do, and they don't know more about acting than I do."

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/7/09 at 7:08pm

Well, she talk about her acting choices. Maybe the director found it too intimidating to guide her through these choices and make them work.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 2/7/09 at 7:15pm

She's right for the most part. I think. Besides the comment about critics knowing less about theatre or acting than her. It's not her place to say. However, I agree with her about saying it's not that she made the "wrong" choice. It's that she made a choice not stereotypical. She made her own Hedda. There's nothing wrong with that. It's what acting is about. If 4 people thought it was bad and 2 people liked it, it doesn't mean it's bad. It means it's not what everyone likes. I truly did enjoy this production. Especially her performance.