PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
#1PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:14pm
it's breaking news on playbill.com...
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144126-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-Will-Return-to-Broadway-in-Death-of-a-Salesman
EXCITED!!!!!
...everyone was doing the mambo and drinking golden cadillacs...
Updated On: 10/20/10 at 12:14 PM
#2PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:42pmSpooky Synecdoche New York parallels!
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#2PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:50pmThe casting of Emond is thrilling. Hoffman, I'm not too sure...
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#3PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:54pm
Yuck, so this is official, is it?
Well, on the bright side, that's about $150 I'll be saving.
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#4PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:56pmI've like Hoffman's work in the past, but somehow feel that he lacks the gravitas to pull off Willy Loman. I hope I'm pleasantly surprised, but I'm not taking any bets on it. And I do like Hoffman -- just not in this particular play.
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#5PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:58pmDamn. I'll be up at Emerson by then. Oh well. Christmas break. :)
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#6PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 1:06pmexcited to see this play on Broadway (since I didn't see any previous production) but I'm not so sure about Phillip Seymour Hoffman. I was doubtful (no pun intended) when I heard he was cast as the priest in, well, Doubt, but it proved me wrong! Hopefully he surprises me again.
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#7PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 1:32pmI don't think Hoffman is the first person anyone would think of to play Willy Loman. But he's also not a stupid guy and he's an incredibly talented stage actor, so I think it's safe to say he knows what he's doing and has something in mind that will work. Before we all attack the casting, I think we should give him a chance to show us his take on the play.
#8PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:38pmI guess nobody talented was available.
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#9PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 3:52pmWay too young for Willy Loman. Should have gone to Al Pacino.
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#10PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 4:13pmI feel like Death of a Salesman is the straight play equivalent of Gypsy on Broadway. The last revival was only 10 years ago. Do we really need ANOTHER one? Especially when the last one was so critically acclaimed.
#11PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 8:22pm
Hoffman is, in my opinion, basically incapable of giving a bad performance, and I'm sure he will be a great Willy Loman. But yes, he is way too young for it, so why the rush? He would be even better in the part in ten or fifteen years when he would have even more life (and parenting) experience--plus we wouldn't have to look at him in silly old age makeup.
Anyway, to compensate, they've also cast an equally youngish Linda Emond as his wife. So does this mean they will be auditioning high school students for Biff and Happy?
Updated On: 10/20/10 at 08:22 PM
Roscoe
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#12PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 8:46pmSee COLD MOUNTAIN and you'll change your mind about Hoffman being incapable of giving a bad performance.
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#13PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:28pmI don't really want to see Hoffman in this but I thought that Christopher Lloyd (Taxi, Back to the Future, etc. etc.) was doing this show somewhere up in Connecticut or Boston right now? Would have LOVED to have seen his performance.
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#14PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:33pmAfter seeing Brian Dennehy in the role I have seen the ultimate Willy. No reason to plunk down $ 150 no matter how good he will be.
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#15PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:39pmdevonian.t, first thing I thought about... o.o
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#16PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:24pmI actually really surprised with the Hoffman hate. I think that he's one of the finest actors of our generation and personally can't wait to see him in this.
#17PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:39pm
I don't think he's flawless, but I'm certainly excited to see his take on the role. I think it is important to note that the original Willie was only 38 when he performed the role. And no one seemed to mind there.
In terms of it being revived too often...I think that as our culture becomes more and more obsessed with getting ahead, what the play has to say is extremely important. I say bring it.
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