The truth comes out: Warchus poisoned Piven!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/21/09 at 11:06am

"Playbill.com: Another London production of yours about which there was talk that it would come to Broadway, was your staging of Mamet's Speed-the-Plow starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum. But Broadway ended up with a different production of the play. Was that disappointing to you?
MW: Yeah. I really, really wanted it to come to New York. But, despite my almost entirely unsuccessful attempt to poison the New York company?

Playbill.com: Ah, a new theory on the mysterious departure of Jeremy Piven! You poisoned him!
MW: That's what I mean. Almost entirely unsuccessful. Just the beginnings of a glimmer of success!"

Very insightful interview with Warchus.

http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/129393-PLAYBILL.COM%27S_BRIEF_ENCOUNTER_With_Matthew_Warchus

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/21/09 at 5:51pm

Aha I knew it.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/21/09 at 6:17pm

Man, if he didn't already have the Tony in the bag for The Norman Conquests, that interview would have won over SO many Tony voters. He's such a funny guy.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 5/22/09 at 8:13am

Two more fun interviews with Warchus in the papers this morning:

Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203771904574175720847238680.html

New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05222009/entertainment/very_friendly_tony_competition_170407.htm