Nathan Lane in TRUMBO

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/21/03 at 10:13pm

After enjoying the Flea Market, my friend and I attended a matinee of the play TRUMBO at the Westsid Playhouse. Presently Nathan Lane is filling the title role and is really impressive. We're all used to him portraying comic characters, but this was a pretty dramatic role. Still, there was great opportunity for Nathan to show his comic skills--and he did so effectively.

I enjoyed the play very much. It was well-written and imaginatively staged--using newsreel clips and mixing them with the 2 characters on stage. Another pleasure was that the play is not amplified and it was a real joy to hear human voices that have not been electronically enhanced!

Still, it was Nathan's beautifully nuanced performance that is the core of the play. I might say that it was one of the best performaces I've seen him give (and I date all the way back to MERLIN!) Sadly, nathan will soon be replaced by writer Gore Vidal in this production.

After the performance, we waited for him at the stage door and Nathan couldn't have been nicer, although I didn't know how to take his comment, "What, you again?" after having him pose with me earlier at the Flea Market. He was exremely gracious and that says much for a man who had been at the celebrity table for an hour, gave a viruoso performance in TRUMBO and then headed back to the Flea Market to finish things up at the Grand Auction.
Simply put: Nathan Lane is a theatriocal treasure.

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 9/21/03 at 10:51pm

It's lovely to hear that Nathan's on your good side now, DP!

(Yeah, I would have loved to have seen him today. But I'm seeing him in BUTLEY next month in Boston)

[PigletH13]

Posted: 9/22/03 at 12:51pm

aww!!! So was he thrilled to meet the infamous DP??? Wish I had seen that!

Why did I think you were seeing Avenue Q??