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Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway

Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway

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#1Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 10:48am

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Exclusive-Angela-Lansbury-Reveals-She-Wont-Return-to-Broadway-in-THE-CHALK-GARDEN-20160920

 

while I'm very sad about this, I can't say this news is surprising in any way. Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway

Updated On: 9/20/16 at 10:48 AM

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#2Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 10:50am

Ugh Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway I would have loved one last performance from her.

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#3Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 10:53am

At least we have that glorious video of her singing from the Beauty and the Beast anniversary screening to console us Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway At 90, it's a marvel that this was even being considered.  What an absolute treasure she is.

 


-There's the muddle in the middle. There's the puddle where the poodle did the piddle."

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#4Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 11:05am

Devastating news! I was really hoping to see her onstage one final time.  Then again, I told myself my likely final time seeing her onstage would be in Blithe Spirit.  Then I got to see her in Night Music. Then I got to see her in The Best Man. So I can't be too upset. 

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#5Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 11:24am

It's a shame, but I have to applaud her for recognizing her potential limitations and leaving the game at her peak. Not every actor has the foresight to quit while she's ahead, and it's resulted in some performances that are ultimately sad and uncomfortable to watch. 


"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

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#6Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 11:27am

Could this possibly suggest she will be in next season's Game of Thrones after all?

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#7Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 11:31am

I think they said she's definitely not appearing on that show. 

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#8Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 11:34am

AC126748 said: "It's a shame, but I have to applaud her for recognizing her potential limitations and leaving the game at her peak. Not every actor has the foresight to quit while she's ahead, and it's resulted in some performances that are ultimately sad and uncomfortable to watch. "

 

Agreed.

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#9Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 12:40pm

While it's a terribly upsetting and disappointing news, I applaud Dame Angela's decision to leave the stage on a high note. It's just a shame that they didn't launch the production back in 2014 as it was originally planned.   

She's an extraordinary talented performer, who has accomplished so much over the years. I have nothing but deepest admiration and gratitude for one of the greatest performers of all time and I feel so fortunate for being able to see her perform live over the years. 

I'm absolutely certain Dame Angela will return to acting. If not on stage, then in a film or TV show.

 

Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway

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#10Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 3:25pm

Surely this doesn't mean that she won't be working any longer in the theatre however, right? 

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#11Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 3:32pm

God bless Angela Lansbury. I really do love her, she's such a precious gem! She's one of the few Golden Age actors left.

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#12Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 3:41pm

1971FolliesFan said: "Surely this doesn't mean that she won't be working any longer in the theatre however, right? 

 

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Reading between the lines id say this is her retiring from the stage. Wouldnt surprise me if she does from screen to to be honest

 

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#13Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 9/20/16 at 4:31pm

So happy I was able to see her in Blithe Spirit when it came to Los Angeles. 

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#14Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 3/30/17 at 11:10pm

She's doing a reading of it! Maybe it could turn into a limited run? 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Angela-Lansbury-to-Lead-Benefit-Reading-of-THE-CHALK-GARDEN-This-Summer-20170330?

Updated On: 3/30/17 at 11:10 PM

djoko84
#15Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 3/31/17 at 3:07pm

It's not like she's on her deathbed. She could always return to Broadway.

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#16Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 3/31/17 at 3:08pm

You don't have to be at death's door to not feel up to committing to a Broadway run anymore. The lady is 91 and has been working for over 70 years. If she wants to retire, she has fully earned it.


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Updated On: 3/31/17 at 03:08 PM

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#17Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 3/31/17 at 4:31pm

Kad said: "You don't have to be at death's door to not feel up to committing to a Broadway run anymore. The lady is 91 and has been working for over 70 years. If she wants to retire, she has fully earned it."

Thank you, Kad!

djoko84
#18Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 3/31/17 at 9:52pm

My point is she never said she was going to retire. In the original statement she said, "I think that a play is just a bit too much for me to handle at this time." Everyone on this board was treating it like she'll never do a show again. Yes, she's 91, but until she says never again then I'm holding out hope.

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#19Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 3/31/17 at 10:02pm

Kad nailed it. So glad I got to see her on stage...and, eating in the corner of her daughter's restaurant in Los Angeles!

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#20Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 4/2/17 at 2:00am

I have a feeling she will have at least one more star turn before she's through.  It's in her blood.

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#21Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 4/2/17 at 2:00am

I have a feeling she will have at least one more star turn before she's through.  It's in her blood.

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#22Angela Lansbury Will Not Be Returning To Broadway
Posted: 4/2/17 at 2:58am

One of my favorite theatre memories is looking up from my Orchestra aisle seat at the Colonial Theatre in Boston and seeing Angela Lansbury standing next to me, tapping her foot to the overture as she waited to make her entrance in Gypsy and winking at me when our eyes met.