Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
#1Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 7:57pm
All of BroadwayWorld is sending you love and strength.
#2Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 8:00pm
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 10/29/11 at 08:00 PM
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#2Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 8:02pmWhat happened to Maxwell? (I swear I tried google, but got nothing new.)
#3Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 8:08pmAccording to ATC, she's out this evening.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#4Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 8:13pmThanks, adam. If "all Broadway is sending love and strength," I assume she's out with a gun shot wound.
#5Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 8:19pmnever mind... Updated On: 10/29/11 at 08:19 PM
#6Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 9:10pmWhoa wait what happened!?
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
JennOne
Swing Joined: 5/10/05
#7Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 9:26pm
What happened? If she's out because she's ill or injured (I know she had hamstring injuries at the beginning of the show, but this is the first she's missed a show), that's one thing, but when I read this, I became alarmed that something serious happened to her or a family member.
Updated On: 10/29/11 at 09:26 PM
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#10Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:11pm
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Updated On: 10/29/11 at 10:11 PM
BroadwayFan12
Broadway Star Joined: 4/17/10
#11Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:13pmWhat, if anything, actually happened to her?
#12Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:31pm
She just posted this on her facebook page, where she accepts fans, so I assume this is ok to post:
Jan Maxwell
Ok. I was hit by a minivan between shows. Left side of my leg, right arm and head in pain, but nothing hurts more than not being able to do the show. Driver of the car was a tall, blonde Irish woman named Colleen . . . wait a sec . . .
#13Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:41pm
Holy crap.
hope she makes a speedy recovery.
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
JennOne
Swing Joined: 5/10/05
#14Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:43pmGood grief. Wishing her the best. I hope she can return to the show quickly, but I imagine that she'll be out for a while.
BroadwayFan12
Broadway Star Joined: 4/17/10
#15Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:51pmOh my goodness, how frightening. Sending her my best.
thismyshow
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/11
#16Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:52pmoh my god thats terrible! thankfully it wasn't any worse
#17Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 10:58pm
What a trooper! Hit by a cab and the first thing she thinks of is making everybody else smile.
BroadwayWorld loves you, Jan!
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#18Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 11:09pmWishing this wonderful actress a complete and speedy recovery.
#19Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/29/11 at 11:38pmOh my goodness! Wishing her a speedy recovery!
SondheimFan5
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#20Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/30/11 at 2:05am
yikes ----- wishing her all the best.
Hate to ask this buut was anyone there tonight? How was Colleen Fitzpatrick as Phyl?
UPDATE: Why are there so many deleted comments??
Updated On: 10/30/11 at 02:05 AM
#21Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/30/11 at 2:07am
We were all kind of making jokes without knowing what had happened and in hindsight it seemed a bit insensitive....so I think we decided to remove them.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 10/30/11 at 02:07 AM
#22Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/30/11 at 2:07amO wow, how awful! I wish her a very quick recovery. Hope she gets back on that stage in no time so she can prove she still has Tonys in her bag.
#23Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/30/11 at 4:21pm
That must have been quite scary!! Get well soon, Jan!!!
Take the time you need to recover well!
#24Sending good thoughts to Jan Maxwell
Posted: 10/30/11 at 4:40pmSending well wishes her way!!
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