Yes The Royal Shakespeare Company has stolen Shakespeare for its own ends. All patrons are encouraged to donate to other more diverse organisations rather than looking at the RSC as the last vestige for the promotion of Shakespearean art. The RSC is inward looking self promoting and exercises exclusion at the highest level and offers no resolution or dialogue which encourages original creativity and understanding to those who once believed that the RSC was the almighty propeller for Shakespeare
He has done a lot of great theatre work such as: Aspects Of Love, Cats, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard as well as many productions of plays both shakespeare and contemporary productions. I hope he will be directing the upcoming 2013 revival of cats once it is confirmed to go.
i saw this 3 days ago, and i was so impressed by the entire cast. angela and catherine were phenomenal, and i was very pleased to see that catherine could hold her own on broadway and not just on the screen. tha applause that resulted from catherine singing "send in the clowns" in the tiny walter kerr theatre was as loud as the applause for "wicked" and the colossal gershwin. i would happily see it again.
Can't say that I'm impressed with the clips I've seen of CZJ as Desiree, but it might just have been an off-day.
This looks like a pretty good production, though. It's incredibly hard to revive a Sondheim show and do a good job, and it looks like Trevor Nunn did just that. It's a shame it's playing in such a small theater, though. The show looks so much better on a bigger stage. Too bad stupid "Billy Elliott" and corny crap like that steals the big theaters.
Just got home from this. Missed out on Leigh Ann Larkin but Alexander Hanson was a revelation, he was so good that you didn't notice how unsuited Zeta Jones was for the role. She should stick to film where they can edit closeups into a passable performance. And Lansbury could read the phonebook and be entrancing.
Saw it 2 days ago. Lansbury and Zeta Jones are amazing, but the rest of the show is very cheap looking and sounding. But still a treat to see these 2 stars even in a very bland production.
"cheap looking and sounding " ? I think you have missed the point of this production and its re-thinking completely...I saw it in London , albeit with a different cast of course..except for the male lead, earlier this year and was amazed how good it was stripped from all its broadway glitz...maybe you're looking for more of that ? at broadway prices I can sort of understand that...but it's still not the essence of the show.
Saw it yesterday. Angela was fabulous. Catherine Zeta held her own. Lines were delivered with much more humor than the movie. Aaron Lazar was the suprise - any amazing find.
she is not too young, the part was always played by women too old...desiree isn't 50ish or 60 ish, she is 40 ish...that 's how it was intended anyway...
nice music
dixonp56 3 months ago
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Yes The Royal Shakespeare Company has stolen Shakespeare for its own ends. All patrons are encouraged to donate to other more diverse organisations rather than looking at the RSC as the last vestige for the promotion of Shakespearean art. The RSC is inward looking self promoting and exercises exclusion at the highest level and offers no resolution or dialogue which encourages original creativity and understanding to those who once believed that the RSC was the almighty propeller for Shakespeare
likebrightmetal 7 months ago
Trevor Nunn is such a legend!!
RoshySnow 1 year ago
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He has done a lot of great theatre work such as: Aspects Of Love, Cats, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard as well as many productions of plays both shakespeare and contemporary productions. I hope he will be directing the upcoming 2013 revival of cats once it is confirmed to go.
pixargod 1 month ago
Favorite show on Broadway right now... I was just in NY from San Diego and had to see it twice SOOO GREAT
sondheimfan1 1 year ago
Do we hear Tony nods??
fountainchain126 1 year ago
i saw this 3 days ago, and i was so impressed by the entire cast. angela and catherine were phenomenal, and i was very pleased to see that catherine could hold her own on broadway and not just on the screen. tha applause that resulted from catherine singing "send in the clowns" in the tiny walter kerr theatre was as loud as the applause for "wicked" and the colossal gershwin. i would happily see it again.
AndAllThatJazz1924 2 years ago 2
This show looks really nice. I wanna go see it someday :) The music at the beginning sounds kind of sad, but really pretty.
yippedoodah 2 years ago
Can't say that I'm impressed with the clips I've seen of CZJ as Desiree, but it might just have been an off-day.
This looks like a pretty good production, though. It's incredibly hard to revive a Sondheim show and do a good job, and it looks like Trevor Nunn did just that. It's a shame it's playing in such a small theater, though. The show looks so much better on a bigger stage. Too bad stupid "Billy Elliott" and corny crap like that steals the big theaters.
AtLastOnTheGround 2 years ago
Just got home from this. Missed out on Leigh Ann Larkin but Alexander Hanson was a revelation, he was so good that you didn't notice how unsuited Zeta Jones was for the role. She should stick to film where they can edit closeups into a passable performance. And Lansbury could read the phonebook and be entrancing.
mondragon99 2 years ago
WELCOME BACK NIGHT MUSIC!!!!!
Chriswren9 2 years ago
Hunter (the blonde guy) went to my high school here in plano; Shepton !! and my theatre class has been invited to go see the show in NYC in July
Vampyr789 2 years ago
Saw it 2 days ago. Lansbury and Zeta Jones are amazing, but the rest of the show is very cheap looking and sounding. But still a treat to see these 2 stars even in a very bland production.
bradlybinsd 2 years ago 2
"cheap looking and sounding " ? I think you have missed the point of this production and its re-thinking completely...I saw it in London , albeit with a different cast of course..except for the male lead, earlier this year and was amazed how good it was stripped from all its broadway glitz...maybe you're looking for more of that ? at broadway prices I can sort of understand that...but it's still not the essence of the show.
Dirkdebruyne 2 years ago
Gorgeous earrings on Angela
theatertalk 2 years ago
Leigh Ann Larkin is Petra?! O MAH SHIT!
Selendomono 2 years ago 2
SO EXCITED.
violetcloud 2 years ago
Saw it yesterday. Angela was fabulous. Catherine Zeta held her own. Lines were delivered with much more humor than the movie. Aaron Lazar was the suprise - any amazing find.
Riverdale10 2 years ago
This show is going to be AMAZING... but I think Catherine Zeta Jones is a bit young for that part
sondheimfan1 2 years ago
she is not too young, the part was always played by women too old...desiree isn't 50ish or 60 ish, she is 40 ish...that 's how it was intended anyway...
Dirkdebruyne 2 years ago
Cant wait to see Angela Lansbury once again. Hope I can meet her unlike my experience with Blithe Spirit.
cfronck 2 years ago