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THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#25
Posted: 12/5/12 at 7:59am
All those poor actors that will be out of work. 
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#26
Posted: 12/5/12 at 8:33am
It's a good thing I'm coming to the City before this closes
I'd pay top dollar to see Patti read the phone book!
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#27
Posted: 12/5/12 at 8:42am
"I'd pay top dollar to see Patti read the phone book!"
That would be more interesting than this play.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#28
Posted: 12/5/12 at 11:35am
Wish BWW had a "like" button.... Jordan's comment about poor actors is perfect.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#29
Posted: 12/5/12 at 11:39amFeingold had an interesting review today. He thought the play was respectable, liked both Lupone and Winger well enough, but thought Mamet left himself down with the direction; he seemed to think that future productions could show the text much better.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#30
Posted: 12/5/12 at 12:08pmCan someone PLEASE explain why the Playbill lists 3 casting directors (whose sole job was to cast only 1 standby.) Is this common? I know LuPone and Winger were both offered their roles.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#31
Posted: 12/5/12 at 12:37pmWhenever a show closes early, lots of people are out of work, not just the actors, but then again, it's probably easier to be catty and cavalier about a show closing than having sensitivity about all those without paychecks, being out of work over the holidays. Jeez... aren't we all wonderful human beings?
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#32
Posted: 12/5/12 at 1:55pmOh shut up. And shut up to anyone who cries about a show closing and everyone who will now be standing on the street and begging for a crust of bread. This is the life everyone in theater chose, knowing full well why comes along with it. If you want stability, get a government job. But I refuse to not be happy when a crappy show closes and makes way for another, hopefully better, show that will in fact employ an entirely different set of people. So in a sense, if one show never closes than a whole other set of people are being denied employment. WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE OVER THAT?????
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#33
Posted: 12/5/12 at 2:03pm
Guys, look at this picture I found online of Patti Lupone and Debra Winger. It will be taken December 17th.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#34
Posted: 12/5/12 at 5:07pm
Hmm, now what was that you were saying Patti? Paraphrased: 'ALW doesn't edit, you MUST edit, David Mamet EDITS!'.
Oh dear, now the lady's paying. (Now that didn't hurt, did it?)
[Okay, okay, I know I'm a bitch hee hee]
Updated On: 12/5/12 at 05:07 PM
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#35
Posted: 12/5/12 at 6:21pm
Yo, boy!
Shut up???!!! LOL
Oh, girl... it must be such a burden going thru life with such a small... one, always railing against people and acting like an ass. I now know who you are... you're the guy who's always sitting in front of me (you having paid, me with a comp) who has the head shaped like a penis and people keeping referring to you as 'Nick.' But this is your kingdom, little one, where you get to act like a theatre genuis and make snarky remarks, always trying to prove to everyone how clever you are. Well, you're not... and what's most sad is that you think it's perfectly appropriate and acceptable to behave this way. When the truth is this is exactly why you don't work in this business and can only watch from the outside. Feels good feeling so inferior when it's nothing more than the size of... well, you know.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#36
Posted: 12/5/12 at 6:24pmDamn Jordan you really pissed off that box office treasurer.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#37
Posted: 12/5/12 at 7:19pmI read that four times before realizing you were referring to me since absolutely nothing in what you wrote made any sense.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#38
Posted: 12/5/12 at 8:10pmNot even "head shaped like a penis"?
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#39
Posted: 12/5/12 at 8:11pmOh well besides that, I mean.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#42
Posted: 12/6/12 at 3:04pm
I must say, Jimbob's resurrecting that comment about ALW vs. Mamet is grin-inducing. Even glibly, Lupone's comparison of the craft and revision concerns of Lloyd Webber and David Mamet really does make one question the curriculum at the Juilliard School.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#43
Posted: 12/6/12 at 3:25pmIt would be difficult for me to care less than I already do about David Mamet, but the only critic I care about (Feingold, Village Voice) gave it a review that kinda made me wish I could see it at this point. This may also be fueled by the unlikely fact that I found myself in a work-related situation with a woman who, after reading Feingold's plot and character description, seems to have inspired several aspects of the LuPone character.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#44
Posted: 12/6/12 at 3:50pmI want to see Joan and Melissa Rivers in a revival of Night Mother! That would really sell tix!!
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#45
Posted: 12/7/12 at 5:29pm@Jordan Catalano - I really liked the show. But I am beginning to realize, more and more, than I'm in the minority.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#46
Posted: 12/7/12 at 5:54pm
Am I the only one who thought 751guy was going into a Julia Sugarbaker monologue from the pilot episode?
I can't remember it as well as the other monologue, but it starts off like this, "We know who you are, Ray Don, you're the guy who always..."
She goes on and on about how women like being alone, and don't need the company of men on planes, restaurants, etc. It's hilarious and she cuts off Ray Don's hypothetical penis.
FOUND IT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7xS54IGEGI
Updated On: 12/7/12 at 05:54 PM
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#47
Posted: 12/9/12 at 9:29amThis is a two actor show that is taking in between 300,000 and 379,000 weekly. Why is the producer, ,Jeffrey Richards, pulling the plug so fast?? He did the same thing with Bonnie and Clyde (with similar numbers) but this is a two persons show for Christ sake. Give a show a chance to find its audience. Mr. Richards pulls the plug very fast to cut his losses. This is why he doesn't have repeat investors.
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#48
Posted: 12/9/12 at 10:21am
And those numbers have been there since the first week of previews. Interesting subject as it suggests that post-reviews Mr. Richards didn't believe in marketing nor finding a way to improve future ticket sales. He was terrified of what the reviewers wrote and never gave the show a chance. In the meantime, some audience members loved the play, others hated it. But, the subject of the show was not given a chance to be discussed nor debated. As per the NYT, Patty and Debra are mad as hell at him. Well, good way to lose good actors, investors and create an ill feeling all around a polemic production.
Updated On: 12/9/12 at 10:21 AM
THE ANARCHIST to Close on Broadway December 16#49
Posted: 12/9/12 at 12:54pm
As per the NYT, Patty and Debra are mad as hell at him
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