alan arkin...
alan arkin...
lightguy06222
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
#1alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 10:51pm
Congrats! Now come back and do something on broadway!!
He should be the next Wizard in Wicked! Does he sing?
:-P
#2re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 10:55pmAnybody who has won an Oscar should not be playing the wizard. Well, whoops that has already happened.
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#2re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 10:59pm
He'd be a great Wizard, but I don't think he'd do it.
Maybe he'd do Grumpy Old Men when it comes to broadway?
#3re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 11:12pm
Becoz, Ian McKellen was nominated for playing a wizard.
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#4re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 11:12pmHe does sing - I've heard him on some recordings of sketches from Second City back in the early 1960's.
Chloe
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/04
#5re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 11:30pmMe too - I've heard him singing "Hush, Little Baby." I think he actually recorded some songs earlier in his career.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#6re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 11:33pmNow here is a question. Why would Alan Arkin, arguably a legendary actor, debase himself by going into, of all shows, Wicked?
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#7re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 11:36pmAlan Arkin was a folksinger in the 50s.
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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singingbackup
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/06
#8re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/25/07 at 11:38pmand according to word on the red carpet, not too pleasant to the press.
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#9re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/26/07 at 2:37pm
He was nice to Ryan Seacrest on the E! red carpet before the show.
#10re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/26/07 at 2:41pm...okay?
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#12re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:10pm
The original Broadway Wizard was Oscar winner (for Best Supporting Actor in 1972's CABARET): Joel Grey.
#13re: alan arkin...
Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:22pm
I, for one, am thrilled that he was finally honored, and for such a marvelous performance as Little Miss Sunshine, too. I think he's long paid his dues and was deserving of that Oscar. It's sad they didn't see fit to honor Peter O'Toole as well.
However, I also agree that he needs to come back to Broadway, but why should he necessarily step into a role? There must be something new or a revival of something he could do. I'm sure he's perfectly happy making movies, though. He hasn't worked onstage for a long time, as far as I know.
I'll never forget the first time I saw Wait Until Dark. They actually turned off the exit lights so that last scene, where he stalks Audrey Hepburn was really dark. It was really scary, but then, I was about 15 when I saw it.
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