Lindsay Lohan in West End's "Speed-The-Plow"- Page 3
Lindsay Lohan in West End's "Speed-The-Plow"
#50Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/26/14 at 11:15pm
Betting she will come up with some kind of health issue to get out of a long run.
Something besides "miscarriage".
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#51Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 12:37am
There is another big difference between Madonna and Lindsay. Although I am not sure that she retains any of her earlier skill, she proved she had acting chops from a very young age, and gave some terrific performances in a number of movies. Madonna never demonstrated any acting ability in a straight role (I actually thought she was good in Evita...shoot me, but she did not need to talk). So, if instincts kick back in and she has a good director, she may be fine. I would hope that a positive shot in the arm might give her a chance to head in a more fruitful direction in the future. She still in only in her 20s after all
Updated On: 6/27/14 at 12:37 AM
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#52Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 12:47amIsn't she on probation, can she even leave the country?
larrystyles
Understudy Joined: 8/24/12
#53Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 1:09am
"Isn't she on probation, can she even leave the country?"
She isn't. She's been living in London for two months now. Sucks for you!
She hasn't been sober her entire time in London but I think this play will be great for her. She needs a strict schedule and she needs someone to answer to. Can't wait to see her in this. It will probably end up being an iconic performance.
#54Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 1:24amIf she does three consecutive performances, I’ll eat that chocolate hat Patti LuPone sent to Ben Brantley.
larrystyles
Understudy Joined: 8/24/12
#55Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 1:40amYou should have more sympathy for addicts. I bet all your faves were addicts too. All the glamorous ones were messes.
#56Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 7:17amDoes she realize there is no speed in Speed the Plow?
....but the world goes 'round
Tom5
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/11
#57Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 12:39pmAll true. I believe her last "serious" big budget studio (but not good) film was "Georgia Rules" in which she gave a solid performance which was an accomplishment in itself considering the mixed up writing. (Ditto for Jane Fonda and Felicity Huffman's performances) She came up with a crop of about 10 other young actresses which included Anne Hathaway and Natalie Portman both of whom have won Academy Awards and yet it was always clear to me that she was the superior actress. It's tragic the turn her life has taken and its a turn that I believe she can only blame on herself.
StephanCasey
Stand-by Joined: 6/22/14
#59Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 6/27/14 at 5:35pm
To be honest I'm not actually expecting the worst from her. She always struck me as more of a theatrical performer
*Remembering "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen"
That Girl
StephanCasey
Stand-by Joined: 6/22/14
#61Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 10:30am
Sad, but not surprising.
Lindsay Lohan first night report
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
followspot
Broadway Star Joined: 12/27/11
#62Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 10:34amExactly who has Lindsay Lohan hurt other than herself? I don't understand the level of hate.
"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."
#63Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 10:48amNo hate from me, though I think it's extremely unprofessional. I find it incredibly sad that she can't seem to pull things together. But you shouldn't be surprised that others take perverse joy in human failings. Schadenfreude is a stock-in-trade of the world.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#64Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 10:54amThe least she could do would be to learn her lines.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#65Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 11:59amPerhaps the "hate" should be directed at producers who take an interesting piece of theatre and ensure it will fail by using an actress who has shown no likelihood of handling the role. It isn't a big part, but in a three-hander, every part is a big part. I feel sorry for her costars.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#66Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 12:25pmBased on the reports it seems that she flubbed some lines and giggled whenever she got lost. No excuse for the giggles but I've seen first nights where actors with years of experience went up on lines or forgot a lyric. She looks healthy in the rehearsal pics I've seen and she sounds genuinely happy to be working on the show. Let's face it, Karen is a ****ty role but I'm pulling for LL.
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#67Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 12:38pmGosh, people were dropping lines at the first preview. Shocking! But seriously, word is that Lindsay Posner has not done an especially strong job of directing the production and obviously LL would need a strong director in making her stage debut. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt and hoping she succeeds.
#68Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 2:07pm
Wilmingtom, with all due respect, I hope you can understand the difference between an actor missing a line or two at the first preview, and the leading actress being fed line after line from the wings WHILE she is also consulting the script in her hand!
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#69Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 2:21pmI wasn't at the performance so I can't comment. Nor do I believe everything I read. All I'm saying is that I'm not the type to write someone off after a first preview.
#70Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 8:53pm
"Wilmingtom, with all due respect, I hope you can understand the difference between an actor missing a line or two at the first preview, and the leading actress being fed line after line from the wings WHILE she is also consulting the script in her hand!"
As a matter of fact I've had the same experience on Broadway, with seasoned actors. Apparently there is nothing less forgivable than being a fallen star. Take a look at Lohan's first films. She was a natural and they weren't even that long ago.
I hope that she can pull off a Robert Downey Jr. She's talented.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#72Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 9:16pm
Me too. This is her first stage experience ever...and she is obviously under a much stronger microscope than other newbies. People are just waiting and expecting her to fail..lots of pressure for sure.
I appreciate she had the guts to try and wish her the best...and will give her some slack too.
#73Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 9:52pmI hope that Lindsay does well in her stage debut, despite the problems she had suffered in the last few years.
#74Lindsay Lohan in West End's
Posted: 9/25/14 at 9:58pm
Lohan was on track to become the Jennifer Lawrence of ten years ago- combination sellable star, genuinely gifted actress and sex symbol. Then the drugs and partying got out of control, and what talent she had has never QUITE come back the same way. I don't know if you can lose talent, but her spark has been gone in the things I've seen her in since her attempt at comeback.
Given that her last film was a "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" soft-core throwback, perhaps she's more at home in "Plow the Speed Freak" than "Speed the Plow."
