Im truly happy that theatre is being preserved for the masses but I wish it could be done with a better show. I didnt hate it but with the premise that it has, it doesnt explore any new territory. It says the same thing and asks the same questions we have heard a million times. There are so many other things that should be preserved over this.
just fumming over how this is being preserved and The Waverly Gallery with Elaine Mays first stage performance in 50 years and her first major role in over 20 is just going to sit in the archives
LightsOut90 said: "just fumming over how this is being preserved and The Waverly Gallery with Elaine Mays first stage performance in 50 years and herfirst major role in over 20 is just going to sit in the archives"
Scott Rudin would be insane to not continue to do anything with The Waverly Gallery. It’s such an aparanle play for a motion picture, and it would be such an incredible showcase for actors. He could keep May in the role which would be ideal, although any actress of a certain age would kill for it I’m sure. Hedges is one of the best young film actors around, and while I’d love to see Joan Allen in a potential film version, I could see a world where it gets recasted with someone like Julia Roberts or Laura Dern and still works beautifully. If Lonergan won’t direct it there’s tons of directors who would kill that material. Don’t be dumb here!
At first I assumed they would be adapting the play as a film but after reading the article, I became excited to learn they are actually filming it on stage after the play ends it’s run and without an audience. They are preserving the stage production, which is fantastic. Hopefully Netflix is heavily looking into doing this with other stage productions - both on and off Broadway.
Can you share any more detail? I looked through Waverly's playbill and nearly every big movie studio has some money in it, so I assumed it was a given that they'd make a film with at least Hedges from the cast after the run ended.
BrodyFosse123 said: "At first I assumed they would be adapting the play as a film but after reading the article, I became excited to learn they are actually filming it on stage after the play ends it’s run and without an audience. They are preserving the stage production, which is fantastic. Hopefully Netflix is heavily looking into doing this with other stage productions - both on and off Broadway."
They are actually doing a hybrid of both, they are filming it on a sound stage with the same set design(just all four walls will be built). It is being filmed like a movie but it is the same designers and cast as the Broadway show.
For a dramatic play, I dont see any real reason to have an audience present for the filming. Its not like a musical or a comedy where the applause and laughter adds to the experience.
I wonder if there is any chance of this being released on Netflix before the Tonys. Would love to see it before then as I didn't get a chance to catch it on Broadway like I had intended to.
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