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Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 1:27am

I really believe she is our greatest living actress.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5JLdA7QECiw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zInoTXKyOvI

What great ones do the less will prattle of

A Charlie Rose interview

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T_2U0JZfvtw

I had the privilege... and I mean PRIVILEGE.. to see her eleven times in MASTERCLASS.

One of the greatest things I've ever seen in my life.

What great ones do the less will prattle of

re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 1:41am

oh yes. zoe caldwell is an acting GODDESS.

re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 1:47am

Listen to that Charlie Rose interview...

It should be required viewing for aspiring theatre actors.

What great ones do the less will prattle of

Updated On: 7/15/08 at 01:47 AM

re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 2:01am

Love her.

Love!

And thanks for the clips.

re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 3:31am

And she is from Melbourne, Australia thank you! About five or six years ago she came back here to appear in the Melbourne Theatre Company (of which she is a founding member) production of The Visit and was wonderful. Of course when it came to giving out annual theatre awards ( State and National) she was overlooked. Huh? What were they thinking? Sour grapes perhaps?

re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 8:28am

Still kicking myself that i missed that production of The Visit.

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 9:57am

IMO, Zoe Caldwell is the greatest living English-speaking actress in the world and one of the greatest of all time, period. Her Medea and Master Class remain two of the most memorable nights I've ever spent in the theatre. The thought of her in The Visit is overwhelming -- could you imagine what she did at the end of the First Act? I wonder if she still feels up to doing it. Lynn Fontanne was in her 70's when she did it (magnificently -- another one of the big ones).

BroadwayEd

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 9:57am

She was marvelous in The Visit. It was considered the 50th Anniversary production for the Melbourne Theatre Company. As such, they invited Caldwell and Alex Scott, another original member, to appear. Their stage presence was memorable in a fascinating production.

'Try not to have a good time...this is supposed to be educational.' - Lucy Van Pelt

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 10:20am

And yet she was not honoured in any way by her own countrymen. It was a disgrace. It was at that point I lost all respect for the Melbourne Green Room Awards. As I said, sour grapes perhaps?

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 10:23am

Zoe caldwell - Masterclass -a True Masterpeice! Probably one of the most thrilling nights I've spent in the theatre in 30 years plus.

A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!'' Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'

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re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 10:27am

Zoe and Audra! How about that for a master Master Class

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 10:40am

When you really stop to think about casting Caldwell as Callas it doesn't make much sense.

Caldwell and Callas look NOTHING alike.

Caldwell has NO musical training or experience.

But what Caldwell did was BEYOND genius acting.. it was pure theatre magic. You felt all the disparate parts of yourself suddenly and magically wrangled together. Sitting in the theatre you became whole, electric and alive in the power and possibilities of art.

So singular an experience that couldn't be preserved on film or recording. You had to be there. It was live and ALIVE.

That's why I really consider it a privilege to have seen her.

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 11:29am

Patti nor Fay look much like Callas either. Both gave stunning performances with Fay being way ahead of Patti.
Slightly off topic but but what happened to the movie version that Fay was going to make when she bought the rights???

Updated On: 7/15/08 at 11:29 AM

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re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 11:35am

Fay looks more like Montserrat Cabelle

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re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 11:51am

Sorry, I can't content myself with only one Caldwell comment. I'd already been a Caldwell fan of long-time standing when Master Class was trying out in Philadelphia. Because I was -- and still am -- an avid Callas fan, I couldn't resist seeing the combination in one fell swoop. Caldwell far surpassed my already-high expectations. Although it was raining at the time, I walked all the way from the theatre to the station, totally dazed by what I had seen. That performance was everything that great acting is all about and I'll never forget it. I was still in shock three days later. So, PLEASE some enterprising producer, do The Visit with her. Dewhurst, Stanley, Fontanne, Worth and Caldwell -- THOSE are my idea of an actress!!!!

BroadwayEd

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re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 11:58am

How divine that would be. Zoe and Chita are the same age!

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re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 12:22pm

I saw LuPone and Dunaway too.

But anything after Caldwell is moot.

Did anyone see Caldwell in PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE?

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 12:40pm

Did Lupone do Broadway or was it just the season In London's West End, I dont recall her on Broadway?
My only visit to the delightful Wilbour theatre in Boston was for Dunaways performance.
Caldwell left all of then, as fabulous as each was, in the cold!

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Posted: 7/15/08 at 12:45pm

LuPone replaced (her first and only time) Caldwell on Broadway.

What great ones do the less will prattle of

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re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 12:49pm

Not such a bad move eh! Anyone would want to jump into those shoes.

Updated On: 7/15/08 at 12:49 PM

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re: Zoe Caldwell

Posted: 7/15/08 at 12:56pm

Dixie Carter must have then replaced LuPone as LuPone was in London From April' 97 for the West End run. The West End had fantastic reviews but still only ran 6 weeks!

London does not like LuPone!!!

Updated On: 7/15/08 at 12:56 PM

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