Playwright Robert Anderson dies at age 91
Playwright Robert Anderson dies at age 91
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#1Playwright Robert Anderson dies at age 91
Posted: 2/10/09 at 12:47am
Authored Tea and Sympathy, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, I Never Sang for My Father" among other things.
Robert Anderson Obit
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#2re: Playwright Robert Anderson dies at age 91
Posted: 2/10/09 at 8:04amRIP Robert.
"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."
#2re: Playwright Robert Anderson dies at age 91
Posted: 2/10/09 at 9:47amWell, I guess he can sing for his father now.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#3re: Playwright Robert Anderson dies at age 91
Posted: 2/10/09 at 3:46pm
As dated as parts of it are, You Know I Can't Hear You When The Water's Running is a very funny show.
Racy for its time. Almost scandalous.
Balsam, Heckert, Grizzard and Melinda Dillon. Wonderful direction by Alan Schneider.
"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable."
--Carrie Fisher
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Understudy Joined: 12/14/08
#4re: Playwright Robert Anderson dies at age 91
Posted: 3/13/09 at 5:15pmI just read Tea and Sympathy. I found it in an old collection of plays in my school library titled, "New Voices of American Theatre." I was stunned. It was a wonderful play with so many great messages. I can't get it out of my mind. It was a great piece of literature, and I can't imagine how wonderful it must have been on stage. I don't understand why it isn't performed very often. I had never even heard of it until I found this book! The play should be revived. Its message against stereo-types and persecuting people who are different is just as relevant today.
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