My initial reaction was I wonder he can carry a tune (probably more than that, given Max's songs), because it seemed like a great idea; then I though that, if they are going to try to make her seem younger, will they have to address the fact that he is so much older than her, like 30 years or so. Then I thought that it took place in 19650's Hollywood, and there were probably plenty of May - December marriages and romances. If he can sing (I guess they could dub him if he c
QueenAlice said: "For the movie to work at all, the filmmakers have to be able to suspend the audiences belief that Close is her actual age. In this story, Close is playing a woman in her earlyt 50s. Period. The pure historical fact that film didn’t become popular entertainment until the 1910s dictates this. Unless they change the year the story is set in, Norma Desmond is 50ish.
I frankly think everyone is likely making too big a deal of Close’s actual age. It
I have to admit that I am not a big Shakespeare fan. To the best of my recollection, I can only remember three times when I have purchased tickets prior to opening:
1. The Macbeth with Christopher Plummer and Glenda Jackson that played the Hellinger a thousand years ago. It was a bloody bore, badly reviewed by the critics, and IT WAS SHORT. Despite its relative brevity, I was bored out of my mind. Even the scene where she tried to ge
I really like the idea of Chris Pine, but wonder whether (if it really happens) whether he is too young for Close. Where does the 'yuk' factor kick in? With a little more back-story, couldn't they explain why Joe is almost 50 (could he also be a has-been?) and cast a Jackman or maybe a Patrick Wilson, who is at least mid-forties?
I imagine there must be some other handsome actors who can sing and are in their mid-to-late forties, who I
EJ24642 said: "Jarethan said: "Does anyone know when their original run was scheduled to close?"
I believe they were originally running through March 17, and their first extension was to April 28th"
Which means that, had they not extended, they would have made a sliver of a profit at best, while selling out the entire time. I guess the investors were banking on Cranston getting the type of reviews he did. Had he
broadwayboy222 said: "Any predictions for Tampa? Based on the other 4 major florida cities, I’d predict: - Miss Saigon - Mean Girls - Escape To Margaritaville - Aladdin - Summer
Wild Card Tossups - Band’s Visit (not announced for any other FL cities thus far though in the past Straz has gotten other shows as their only FL stop such as Fun Home and If/Then) - Once On This Island (not announced for any other FL cities thus
theaterlyfe19 said: "Waitress' run costs are relatively low, no? It recouped, it has a new star coming in who could be a huge draw. We won't know until Shoshana comes in and we see what her grosses are like. While yes, there are a lot of shows coming in this/next season (I think this season? Or have they all been announced?) and they have to pick theaters, a lot of shows this season are limited runs. They could close and those new shows could choose those theaters. It doesn&#
I absolutely agree with you. While I do think that SB could make an excellent movie in the right hands (IMO it is LW's best score), I fell like we have been down this road soooooo many times. I think they blew their chances not filming the past revival.
Not shilling for anything. I am just very tired of people joining and then posting either 'its the greatest' or 'its the worst' posts immediately. Have zero credibility for me. Had it been one of the posters on this board whose opinion I have come to respect, I would be thinking to myself '****, I decided to splurge on this -- if I am going to sit through 3 1/2 hours of Shakespeare,
I won't be seeing it because I don't see the play until May and I think it is too close. That said,I have to admit that TKAM, which I have seen only 4 or 5 times in the past 58 years, doesn't seem like it would need a big screen. If I am going to spend almost twice as much for a ticket (not in an urban area with urban movie prices), I want it to be something that really benefits from the large screen, The Ten Commandments being a perfect example.
WilsonThomas2 said: "I am very curious to hear thoughts from those who have actually seen the show.
I was there last night and, I do not say this lightly, the show was sadly the worst production I have ever seen on a Broadway stage in the last twenty years.
Ms. Jackson is going a fine job but she is flighting a marathon of an uphill battle that nothing can fix at this point."
I am guessing that you must work for the producers of Th
SweetLips22 said: "uncaged------I agree, a little. My first hearing of the 2 main songs was via Barbra and ran around playing them to all who would listen.
I want those songs to blast off the roof not croaked with emotion.
Babs dressed in all that drag would mask who she is and let her reveal the Norma within.
I am all for an ancient recluse, now certainly approaching dementia, reliving her forgotten glory days, even with an ex husband as her servant-
MichelleCraig said: "The segment used to be about people we'd lost the previous year...the same year as the films being honored during the ceremony.
I've seen comments here and elsewhere about Stanley Donen's omission. He died the day before the ceremony; not a lot of time to wedge him into an already produced segment. I really think that theyshould just focus on losses between January 1 - December 31 of the previous year.
I remember seeing it in a preview performance when I was, i guess, in my late twenties. I didn't know what to make of it. On balance, I thought it was epic, a number of songs -- especially The Ballad of..., Johanna, Not While I'm Around, and A Little Priest --were clearly terrific on first hearing (something not always the case for me on first hearing Sondheim music); the production values were positively amazing (the likes of which we are not likely to
Dave28282 said: "This is actually a really interesting discussion.
I think there is a huge difference in acting between stage and screen. It baffles me that many casting directors for tv and film do not seem to see this difference. They visit an actor in a play and then cast them in a film, based on what they have seen on stage,which results in wrong choices and unrealistic acting on screen.
I will try to put this into words a bit clearer. To me, acting on scree
