Riedel Finally Mentions GREASE

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 7:42am

"'THE Seafarer" doesn't open for a cou ple of weeks, but already the word is out: If you want to see some of the best acting ever on a Broadway stage, don't miss this gripping new play at the Booth by acclaimed Irish writer Conor McPherson.

Tony nominations are going to be showered all over the cast, which includes Conleth Hill, who does the best drunk scene since Alan Bates' blurry turn in "Fortune's Fool David Morse, tightly coiled as an alcoholic desperately trying to stay away from the bar; Ciaran Hinds, a slickly menacing rich man with a demonic streak; and Jim Norton, hilarious as a blind old drunk right out of Sean O'Casey land.

"The Seafarer," I have to report, is struggling at the box office.

If Broadway can't support acting on this level, then it deserves "Grease.""

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11022007/entertainment/theater/boss_of_picket_line_23441.htm?page=2

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 9:43am

That made me like Riedel. I think he and I share the same view of Broadway. That it should be the best in theatre.

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 10:15am

I'm pretty sure a lot of people feel like that..

[Calvin]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 10:56am

"The Seafarer" has student rush, BTW. I checked at the box office yesterday.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 11:04am

Thank you for finding that out, I was thinking about that yesterday.

That guy Short doesn't sound like someone to mess with. Went after his son with a baseball bat?

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 3:10pm

All I can say is, that's one helluva way to get into Riedel's column. Ouch!!!!

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 7:16pm

""The Seafarer" has student rush, BTW. I checked at the box office yesterday."

what is the policy for it?

[Craww]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 7:22pm

That made me like Riedel. I think he and I share the same view of Broadway. That it should be the best in theatre.

That's cute. It's like you deserve each other.

Updated On: 11/2/07 at 07:22 PM

[greatwhiteway2]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 8:32pm

Sounds like a cheap shot. In fact, it sounds like he has not even seen it.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 8:40pm

We see The Seafarer tomorrow & now are really looking forward to it.

[winston89]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 10:29pm

All of the NTNY (National Theatre/New York) which the seafarer is have had the following policy in terms of student rush. Two per ID.


I agree with Ridel in his statment. But, Sea Farer just started previews. Keep in mind that plays attract more of a local audience. So there is a chance that people are just wating for reviews/word of mouth to kick in. Give it time.

But, I do agree. If people cannot like the acting in this show then they deserve the drek that is the grease revival.