National Theater of New York
National Theater of New York
#1National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 9:15pm
I don't want to come across as a brash Brit telling you guys what to do, there is only one way to suck eggs? Right!
When Skylight and A Curious Incident won the Tony last season there was talk of New York getting a subsidised National Theatre. It's possible that British subsidised theatre could pull off the same feat again with A View From The Bridge and King Charles III, not saying it will, but if it does win the Tony the argument will intensify.
i have been to the National Theatre in Britain many time and they do about 30 shows a year, mainly plays, a lot of the time they're not great, but sometimes you see something that is awesome. If New York had one, I imagine they so more musical as this is more of an American staple.
i think it would be great if New York gained Theatre of excellence and London and New York could possible do co-productions.
Anyone interested in what the National Theatre artistic programme is, I've included a link to whats on at the moment.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/whats-on
i think it would be a great place to do shows like Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neil classics to Sondheim musicals as they're not produced on Broadway anymore.
i am in New York on Tuesday to see some great shows for 2 weeks and if you did have a National Theatre, it would make my choice of New York theatre shows harder, but that is a great problem to have.
#2National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 9:35pm
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#3National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 9:37pm
Aside from the obvious problem of New York being a state of a country.. I would rather see a UK National Theatre equivalent doing NEW productions - taking on new artistes, new ORIGINAL works.. rather than revivals, revivals. LCT and Roundabout does enough of revivals.
The thing is, besides being an utter toad of a human being, Riedel usually has the least knowledge of the topic in the room. He doesn't usually understand the content or approach of a show, and is always completely and unfailingly socially ignorant, which makes it really infuriating when Susan can't get a word in edgewise. A definitive mansplainer; it's always painful when he has female guests. I watch the show sporadically when I really want to see a guest, because it's the only theatre talkshow we have, but it would be so much better without this hateful clown in a dadcoat. (thanks ScaryWarhol)
#4National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 9:51pm
I think LCT and roundabout are nice, but they needs to do more new works.
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#5National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 10:59pm
here was talk of New York getting a subsidised National Theatre.
Where was that talk? Could you cite examples?
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#6National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 11:10pm
i think it would be a great place to do shows like Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neil classics to Sondheim musicals as they're not produced on Broadway anymore.
In the past six years each has been represented on Broadway at least once.
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#7National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 11:16pm
Ergo not produced on Broadway anymore!! Why, Gypsy alone...!
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#8National Theater of New York
Posted: 11/26/15 at 11:17pm
Call_me_jorge said: "I think LCT and roundabout are nice, but they needs to do more new works.
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does Therese Raquin count as a 'New work"?
The thing is, besides being an utter toad of a human being, Riedel usually has the least knowledge of the topic in the room. He doesn't usually understand the content or approach of a show, and is always completely and unfailingly socially ignorant, which makes it really infuriating when Susan can't get a word in edgewise. A definitive mansplainer; it's always painful when he has female guests. I watch the show sporadically when I really want to see a guest, because it's the only theatre talkshow we have, but it would be so much better without this hateful clown in a dadcoat. (thanks ScaryWarhol)
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