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THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#50
Posted: 11/16/12 at 4:16pmI miss Cheyenne's thighs circa Xanadu. Those suckers kept that show open a year and a half.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#51
Posted: 11/16/12 at 4:35pmHis thighs circa anytime are pretty impressive.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#52
Posted: 11/16/12 at 4:42pm
They're as big around as my waist.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#53
Posted: 11/16/12 at 4:45pmI was JUST about to post that picture. And, that's not retouched. (Nor shaven, it seems.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#54
Posted: 11/17/12 at 12:12amI saw the show tonight. It was pretty funny and I'm surprised that it's closing this early. I've seen a hell of a lot worse shows this year then this one.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#55
Posted: 11/17/12 at 12:45amIt's a cute and fun show but its very slight. Also Graynor was essentially playing Jennifer Tillys Olive from Bullets. She even completely nicked the voice. She was fine but didn't blow me away.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#56
Posted: 11/17/12 at 12:54amJust grabbed a ticket for Sunday night. I'd probably see Henry Winkler in anything.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#57
Posted: 11/17/12 at 3:52amThe whole affair sound a bit sleazy for Broadway fare, certainly not suitable for the charter bus crowd.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#58
Posted: 11/17/12 at 6:30amI get the comparisons to Tilly, but so much of it is just Ari's natural voice so I find them a bit unfair. As comedically brilliant as Jennifer Tilly was in BULLETS, Ari Graynor is equally brilliant in this. Yes, the material is not for everyone but for a satire on the porn industry I think it's pretty damn fantastic and I'm really sad I won't get to see it again.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#59
Posted: 11/19/12 at 12:03amSaw it this afternoon. Had a better time than I expected and frankly thought the cast was terrific. Ari Graynor(sp?) in particular was very, very funny and inventive. Much better than I had anticipated and very unfortunate that this show(or any show for that matter) is closing so early. Still, this was an instance where the production was superior to the material itself. I'm glad a I got it see it before it closed. A bunch of pros having silly fun is a perfectly fine way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#60
Posted: 11/19/12 at 7:58am
Yeah, Graynor is not doing a Tilly impression. That's her voice.
Also, speaking of Graynor/Tilly, does anyone know if Ari can sing? She'd be great as Olive in the Bullets Over Broadway musical.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#61
Posted: 11/19/12 at 8:38amShe can sing. I saw her play Little Red in Into The Woods at Trinity Rep many years ago.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#62
Posted: 11/19/12 at 8:43amOh man, I bet she was a HILARIOUS Little Red.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#63
Posted: 11/19/12 at 8:57amI would give anything to have been able to see that!!!!
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#64
Posted: 11/19/12 at 9:47am
I saw Graynor in the movie Holy Rollers this past weekend. Doing a lot with a little seems to be one of her special skills. She is also very cute...
Updated On: 11/19/12 at 09:47 AM
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#65
Posted: 11/19/12 at 10:03amGraynor has a Bette Midler quality to her-able to be bawdy while maintaining her innocence. She was great in LITTLE DOG too. I think she can be a huge star but I also see her with her own sitcom.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/10
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#66
Posted: 11/19/12 at 11:58amJust a thought: Did anybody think this was a joke when it first popped up on the board?
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/12
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#67
Posted: 11/19/12 at 2:19pmHenry Winkler was at Schmackary's Friday night; I felt so sad for him.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#68
Posted: 11/19/12 at 2:43pm
I saw this on Saturday, and Ari was freaking brilliant. Just so funny and so hilarious with just the smallest of vocal inflection.
The rest of cast was great, as well. I thought Cheyenne Jackson lost steam about halfway through. His first scene was great, but then he just sorta went onto auto-pilot. Winkler was fine, nothing bad. However, whenever Ari wasn't on stage, I just kept hoping and wishing she'd come back. Her fight with the big boobs girl was priceless.
I was actually surprised how many of the old people around me were cracking up and getting into it. I mean, it's a little awkward to laugh at cumshot jokes, but you know, that's life.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#69
Posted: 11/19/12 at 2:46pmI saw it on Sunday purely to see Ari, but I was actually surprisingly charmed by the show. I think it could've found an audience and had a nice little run if they'd had the funds to give it some more time. Sad to see this close.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#70
Posted: 11/19/12 at 2:52pmThis was a terrible, terrible, terrible play. Loved the cast but I have no idea how the playwright was able to take his chosen topic and turn it into an especially corny episode of Three's Company.
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#71
Posted: 11/19/12 at 5:04pmAnd he wonders why he isn't offered more serious roles?
THE PERFORMERS to Close on Sunday#73
Posted: 11/19/12 at 5:11pmDoes he wonder that? Is he on record as saying "I wonder why I'm not offered more serious roles?"
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