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Robin Williams has died
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#25Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 9:05pmSad. Got to see him in Bengal Tiger as well..
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
#27Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 9:47pmFinishing Aladdin right now. I was watching it when I found out. So weird, the world is darker now
#28Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 10:16pm
I try to keep in mind that we don't really "know" celebrities, no matter how often we see them perform.
And yet this loss seems personal. He was a part of our lives for nearly 45 years, and always welcome!
#29Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 10:19pm
Life's twists and turns are unfathomable. Through a series of almost unbelievable coincidences (divine intervention, for those of us on the religious side), I was able to show up in California in time to save my 93-year-old uncle from dying from a heart attack. That's an example of a jaw-dropping miracle.
Then, there are the jaw-dropping tragedies, such as the apparent suicide of Robin Williams. I, too, have suffered from major depression for many years and don't dare try to stop taking antidepressants. I have considered suicide too many times to count but, thank God, have never actually made an attempt. How sad that there was no one near Robin Williams just before he took the final step to say, "Let's talk. Do you realize how unhappy I'll be if you're no longer here?"
I have read that creativity is often born of attempts to escape inner demons. If that is true in Robin Williams's case, the world is better off because of his demons. The joy he gave his audiences won't soon be forgotten.
Zichrono Liv'racha -- As we say in Judaism, may his memory be for a blessing. And may we pour lots of dollars into research on depression so that he is the last to convince himself that he (or she) is worthless.
Audrey, the Phantom Phanatic, who nonetheless would rather be Jean Valjean, who knew how to make lemonade out of lemons.
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#30Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 10:38pmSo sad, I will always remember meeting him on the set of Dead Poets. He was so super nice and funny.
#31Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 10:41pmA funny skit about mourning and funerals he did with Carol Burnett for a late 80s TV special (this skit was written by Christopher Durang) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfDyTUiL8xs&feature=share
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#33Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 10:50pm
This is one of my favorite anecdotes about Robin:
Robin [Williams] is still the funniest, wittiest, and quickest comedian
I've ever seen and one of the better human beings. In 1990, I was given
a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Comedy Awards and my
sister Penny and Robin, who were filming Awakenings on location, sent a
videotape to the ceremony to congratulate me. When they played the tape
in front of the audience, they explained it had been shot at four in the
morning, and it was clear they were both tired and groggy. At one point
when Penny was explaining the set behind them, she had meant to say that
they were shooting their film at a mental institution. But instead,
because she was so tired, her words came out "We're filming now at a
menstrual institution." Robin, not missing- a beat, said, "Yes, Garry,
it's a period piece."
Garry Marshall "Wake Me When It's Funny " (1995)
#34Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 11:00pm
He was the first comedian I really came to love as a child with his more family-friendly fare, then even more as I grew up. I don't think I ever remember watching him in anything and not laughing til I cried. I happened to be looking at "O Captain, My Captain" when I heard the news (doing some research and needed to refresh my memory) and about cried- it seems so eerie now. So heartbreaking that such a funny man had such terrible inner strife.
Rest in peace, Mr. Williams, and thanks for all the laughs. Heaven just got a lot funnier.
Carpe diem.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#35Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 11:23pmI just flashed on the first time i saw him perform on TV. George Schlatter had tried(unsuccessfully) to resurrect the Laugh In formula. Robin Williams was one of the regulars and I remember a sketch where he was dressed in overalls as a kinda Hee Haw character . Frank Sinatra came out and Williams line was "Frank Sinatra !? Well sell mah clothes I'm going to heaven"! breaking Sinatra up. A little latter, was the guest spot on Happy Days and then Mork & Mindy. Talk about a progression...
hanabana
Leading Actor Joined: 5/12/12
#36Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 11:59pmBeyond sad to hear this news... I love pretty much everything Robin Williams has done, and grew up watching his movies. He is really an amazing performer, and brought so much joy to people's lives. I will miss him. Rest in peace...
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#37Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/12/14 at 12:27am
Ben Stiller's tweets sum it up for me.
ok i'll try..
BroomstickBoy
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/04
#38Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/12/14 at 12:34amHis constant struggle with depression gives a whole new meaning to the Genie's line, "PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER!....itty bitty living space."
I don't WANT to live in what they call "a certain way." In the first place I'd be no good at it and besides that I don't want to be identified with any one class of people. I want to live every whichway, among all kinds---and know them---and understand them---and love them---THAT's what I want! - Philip Barry (Holiday)
#39Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/12/14 at 2:58am
I remember the time I met him was during an outdoor comedy event with lots comedians performing, and the "backstage" area was surrounded by a shoulder-high wire fence. I was among a group of probably 10 or so people who wanted him to come over and talk to us after he performed. It wasn't like a stage-door where we were waiting at the exit and he had to exit somehow. He could have spent hours behind that fence mingling with the VIPs and relaxing. He could have easily avoided interacting with us if he wanted to, but he chose to go out of his way to come over and talk to his fans waiting on the side. He was very kind and generous with his time. He talked with people and posed for pictures and signed stuff. A real class act.
Updated On: 8/12/14 at 02:58 AM
#40Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/12/14 at 5:44amI'm very, very sad. Growing up I knew I wanted to make people laugh and entertain them. Robin proved to me through his films it was possible, that you could actually be successful at it.
#43Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/12/14 at 8:09am
Pretty much anyone who was a kid from the mid-80s to mid-90s probably has a worldview shaped, in part, by Robin Williams' performances.
This is truly a terrible loss.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#44Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/12/14 at 8:21am
Eris, we are all thinking of his family and friends. But just because people never met him doesn't mean that he didn't have a tremendous impact on their lives.
I thought I was alone, but so many people last night shared a story I'm very familiar with. I was bullied in school. Some might even say tortured. I'm often impressed with myself for getting through it. But a Robin Williams movie could truly make all those cares go away. He was like a friend that I didn't actually know. If it were possible for a performer to make an audience member feel safe, Robin did that for me. Again and again and again. On top of all that, life at home wasn't so great either. But one of the few things my family could agree on was our love of Robin Williams. A new movie meant a happy night out together - a rare occurrence.
Just because we didn't "know" him doesn't mean that his impact on our lives wasn't tremendous and that this isn't very upsetting. Knowing someone that brought me so much joy when I needed it most suffered so deeply? It makes me feel guilty, in a way...
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
Timmer
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/06
#46Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/12/14 at 11:37pmDoes anyone know if the cast of Aladdin did anything special tonight for RW?
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#47Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/13/14 at 12:39am
"I just flashed on the first time i saw him perform on TV. George Schlatter had tried(unsuccessfully) to resurrect the Laugh In formula."
I saw the Laugh In revival the night it premiered, and having similar tastes to Greg Louganis, I immediately focused on Robin Williams's physical attributes and developed a huge crush.
Which reminds me of the story Louganis told about when he first came out and published his autobiography he said his tastes ran to the furry daddy type "like Robin Williams." This was the era of male body shaving at its absolute depths. When Louganis was doing a book signing in San Francisco, Robin Williams showed up and yelled "Come to PAPA!" and hugged him.
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KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#48Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/13/14 at 1:30am
"Does anyone know if the cast of Aladdin did anything special tonight for RW?"
According to a friend, the audience was given lyrics to "Friend Like Me," and there was a sing-along during the curtain call in his memory. Here's hoping a video turns up. Sounds like a beautiful tribute.
EDIT: Not great quality, but here's a video: http://youtu.be/QzL_J4ywy_M
Updated On: 8/13/14 at 01:30 AM
#49Robin Wlliams has died.
Posted: 8/13/14 at 7:24amWonderful, thank you! God bless James. He really wanted Robin to come to the show someday :/
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