Nathan Lane

[NuggetMonkeys]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 1:20pm

What are anyone's thoughts on Nathan Lane...personally I think he is a comedic god!! Just wondering if I'm alone in saying that...

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 1:28pm

Loved him on The Producers recording.

[sharon1]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 1:36pm

I love Nathan Lane. I just don't think TV knows how to use him. Or at least the people that he has dealt with . Some of his scenes with Robin Williams were comic/dramatic masterpieces.
I think tv can sometimes be so one dimensional. He needs to something on cable that would show off his genius

[NuggetMonkeys]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 1:50pm

I'm with you 100%...Charlie Lawrence, his recent sitcom, was horrible...he needs his own late-night show where he can just talk to the audience for a while...that would be great!

[sharon1]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 1:53pm

I don't know if the talk=show this is right. I know he is funny just to listen to. I was just thinking of something that would show off his telent. But maybe you are correct.

[MagicRoy]

Posted: 7/20/03 at 1:54am

Nathan simply doesn't translate well onto the screen because he can't tone down his acting (in The Birdcage, no toning down was needed...it was a "big" role). The screen needs actors to be much more subtle and toned down. Good, realistic acting usually steals the movie, rather than an over-the-top energetic performance that steals shows on stage. Masters of toning up for stage and toning down for movies, as I've said before, are Zero Mostel and Kevin Kline (an amazing and underrated actor. IMHO, Kevin Kline is the most talented actor we have today. He is very versatile...he can play almost any role).

Not that I have anything against Nathan Lane...he is great for stage character acting that requires straight play-for-laughs acting rather than characterization-acting (roles like Pseudelus in Funny...Forum). I do believe though that his performances tend to be purely play-for-laughs though...that's not always a good thing. Updated On: 7/20/03 at 01:54 AM