When did Matthew Broderick stop caring about his craft? — Page 2

Good God, was that a terribly atrocious analogy or WHAT!?

Nathan has done exceedingly well and doesn't have to resort (aside from something like Odd Couple, Producers, or the Frogs) to an unnecessary revival or adaptation. He gets money and good work. This is why we luff him. Matthew COULD get money and good work. But he doesn't. This is why we start banal threads like these.

Updated On: 12/17/05 at 11:00 AM

He has gotten good work. Charlie in the Foreigner, Harold Hill in The Music Man and Felix in The Odd Couple are three of my favorite roles in theatre. all three are very different characters and yet he managed to play them exactly the same . To me thats bad acting.

Updated On: 12/17/05 at 11:08 AM

Nick At Night...I'm not going to deal with your nonsense if you don't read my post. I said that ASIDE from the Producers, Odd Couple ETC., Lane has gotten GREAT work and has challenged himself. He has travelled all over the country (and the world) to create new roles and revive old ones.

So, I was saying that he manages to get fantastic work and live up to expectations. AND he gets money for it. SOOOOO: the moral is, actor's can still get money and do great work without having to resort to big budget revivals and adaptations.



Now...as for YOU South Fl Marc, if Felix Unger is one of your favorite roles in all of theatre, you need to see some more theatre.



OY VEY.

Updated On: 12/17/05 at 11:11 AM

aww, quit kissin' nathan's butt for a moment, ya sound like his publicist...we were talkin about matthew.

"we were talkin about matthew."

Oh Really? :

"what are ya smokin' down there??"

Sounds like it, Chorus Member.

Take your own advice.

Updated On: 12/17/05 at 11:20 AM

Matthew Broderick is not "forced" to play any role. He chooses work that guide his performances. He could easily take risks and try something new. The man has talent. He just needs a good agent.

It never gets old when people chicken out and pretend they are acting in a show that has a two-perf Saturday.

Well, it does get old. But it's good for a laugh!

I'll remind everyone as to not single anyone out that personal attacks will not be tolerated and to keep discussions and debates about the subject, not about the poster.

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I just realized (and this is a little depressing) that if Matthew Broderick were to come here defending himself like Anthony Rapp does, this time it would be ME fanboying.

I don't think we can say that its that he stopped caring about his craft because we don't know that for sure since we aren't him. Though I loved Matthew onstage as Leo Bloom, and adored him in some of his earlier films, I can't say the same about much lately. I have not seen "the Producers" film, but have to say that in his other recent stuff--The Music Man, Stepford Wives, and The Odd Couple--he overacts terribly. I mean AWFUL. His eyes are always bugging out of his head, he swallows hard I guess to express fear or guilt, and says his lines robotically. It's a shame because I thought he was terrific.

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OY VEY OY VEY OY VEY OY VEY!

"You are such a child" is what you PMed with 5 minutes ago. Good one.

Anyway, time to prove your information wrong once again:

YOU really have some wrong information, and I am NOT sorry to have to inform YOU of this.

There is not a "set in stone" job desciption for an agent/manager. However, management is usually (and in this case always) in charge of the LOOK of the actor--the IMAGE if you will. You are correct about "getting people to work for the actor", as the manager organizes the team that creates the "celebrity"...the "personality, if you will.

However, the agent is in charge of picking out scripts and fitting the actor to the character. For cryin' out loud, you could watch JOEY on NBC and figure this out!!

Your information is always wrong (sometimes, seemingly fabricated).

*DISCLAIMER* THIS IS AN ATTACK ON INFORMATION, NOT ON THE PERSON. (I think...)

XOXOXO

Updated On: 12/17/05 at 12:37 PM

That is EXACTLY what it is! It's the roles.

Someone is finally reading! There is hope for BWW after all....