Yeah next season is already sounding better. 4 new shows opening in the summer, Gentleman's Guide opening this fall, Menagerie, etc.
This sounds great. I will admit I haven't been quite "wow" by Rylance as others have been - I didn't really understand Jerusalem. But I'm excited to see his Olivia!
They're making 250 tickets to each performance available for $25 in advance. Amazing.
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As per the announcement re: the $25 seats, "These seats will include the balcony, as well as selected seats in the orchestra, mezzanine, boxes and Globe-style on-stage seating, bookable in advance."
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
The thought of seeing Mark Rylance, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart doing classic theatre in repertory is mind boggling! Theatrical heaven as far as I'm concerned!!!!!
"The thought of seeing Mark Rylance, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart doing classic theatre in repertory is mind boggling! Theatrical heaven as far as I'm concerned!!!!!"
Couldn't agree more...Broadway is going to feel a lot like the West End this fall.
it'll be interesting to see if its a hit on Broadway like it was in London. Mark Rylance is a known name thanks to his previous Broadway engagements and Stephen Fry making his Broadway debut will interest people as well.
Quite a good lineup play wise on Broadway with Betrayal, No Mans Land/Godot and now Richard III/Twelfth Night,
I can NOT wait. I'm particularly excited about Twelfth Night. I can't seem to make Telecharge let me actually buy the $25 seats. My fear is that I'm now going to forget and they'll all be gone by the time I remember.
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As someone who was very fortunate enough to catch both of these marvelous production on my trip to the UK in January, Broadway is in for a real treat. If the entire casts transfers (which I hope it is) the other performances that are astounding are Paul Chahidi's Maria and James Garnon's inspired and is virtually unrecognizable as Richards Mother the Duchess of York. Roger Alan Pack is also superb...bottom line, see the damn shows.
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After JERUSALEM I'm not sure I'm all that interested in Mr. Rylance, who has turned into more of a one-trick pony than I'd initially thought, but I'll probably go anyway.
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I've seen Rylance in three shows now, and adore the clips of his RICHARD II from his time at Shakespeare's Globe that are on YouTube (BBC4 did a live broadcast of that production, I want to say in 2004?) I've also had the good fortune of seeing a production at the Globe when I was in London a few years ago and, frankly, am almost as excited that this is that wonderful company's Broadway debut as I am for Rylance's always-welcome return. That we get two productions from them at once is icing on the cake.
As for Rylance... well, he's playing Olivia and Richard III. Simultaneously. I almost don't care if each performance is good; that's a mind-boggling feat of professional acting just to inhabit both of those diametrically opposite characters on alternating nights. Do they do them both on matinee days? Good lord what a day that must be for him...
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.