Nathan Lane - Odd Couple

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Nathan Lane - Odd Couple

Posted: 10/10/05 at 10:12am

Do you think that Nathan Lane will begin to adlib in The Odd Couple like he has done in previous shows? Do you think Neil Simon will be happy about his adlibs?

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re: Nathan Lane - Odd Couple

Posted: 10/10/05 at 10:14am

So far, Lane's been very good at following the script....it's Broderick we have to worry about. Hopefully he's learned his lines by now.

Updated On: 10/10/05 at 10:14 AM

re: Nathan Lane - Odd Couple

Posted: 10/10/05 at 10:21am

Lane had to adlib to cover for Brad Garrett going up in his lines on Saturday.

If he adlibs later in the run, I think Simon will be too busy counting his royalties to care.

"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"

I doubt Lane will be fooling around or adlibbing during Odd Couple since the piece really doesn't lend itself to that. Forum and the Producers were different animals entirely, very freewheeling and over-the-top, almost circus-like, so an ad lib here or there didn't undermine the proceedings and in fact added to them (and also, both were roles originally made famous by Zero Mostel who's off-book antics are legendary).

Unless a prop breaks or something goes wrong on stage (or perhaps if a cell phone goes off at the wrong time), I would be surprised if Lane and Broderick didn't behave themselves.

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