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The Man Can't act at all, at all, at all at all at all...

Posted by: LLC 11:31 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: Chris Durang to star in VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE at Bucks County Playhouse - AC126748 07:34 pm EDT 03/31/14

I have seen Christopher Durang "Act" onstage. He cannot! Not an ounce of presence, variety, insight, physicality, vocal-variety, characterization or... well... anything that you'd want to look at onstage. Nothing. Zip. Zero.


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re: The Man Can't act at all, at all, at all at all at all...

Posted by: portenopete 12:24 pm EDT 04/02/14
In reply to: The Man Can't act at all, at all, at all at all at all... - LLC 11:31 pm EDT 03/31/14

it's funny: i was just marvelling at how genteel and considerate Alan Scott's posts are- specifically at an exchange he was having over something he said about laura benanti in MOST HAPPY FELLA- and then i come upon this comment, which just seems so mean-spirited.

i can't argue about christopher durang's acting ability, never having seen him, but did you really need five negatives to make your point?


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wrong

Posted by: blfan 09:01 am EDT 04/01/14
In reply to: The Man Can't act at all, at all, at all at all at all... - LLC 11:31 pm EDT 03/31/14

He was fantastic in "Laughing Wild" at Playwrights Horizons and in "The Marriage of Bette and Boo" at the Public, as well as a couple of TV performances and "Das Lusitania Songspiel" with Sigourney Weaver years ago at the Westside Arts. His performances are much in keeping with the humor of his plays.


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Examples?--NMI

Posted by: bret17 11:49 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to: The Man Can't act at all, at all, at all at all at all... - LLC 11:31 pm EDT 03/31/14

NMI


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re: Examples?--NMI

Posted by: chrisampm 01:02 am EDT 04/01/14
In reply to: Examples?--NMI - bret17 11:49 pm EDT 03/31/14

I thought he was successful in Bette & Boo. And I preferred him to Bronson Pinchot in Putting It Together.


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So Did I!

Posted by: pierce 01:57 am EDT 04/01/14
In reply to: re: Examples?--NMI - chrisampm 01:02 am EDT 04/01/14

But then, I preferred just about EVERYTHING in the City Center production. When Putting It Together transferred to Broadway, I considered it a massive disappointment (except for George Hearn, who was subtle and effective).


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re: So Did I!

Posted by: PlayWiz 10:24 am EDT 04/01/14
In reply to: So Did I! - pierce 01:57 am EDT 04/01/14

It was a real pleasure to see and hear Julie Andrews in fine voice doing especially effective "Could I Leave You" and "Getting Married Today" before she got into vocal problems in "Victor/Victoria" a year or two later. I remember also being impressed by Rachel York, and also Stephen Collins who had a very good voice. Durang was very cute and funny on stage especially doing a one-man version of "(I) You Could Drive a Person Crazy".


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What a great production!

Posted by: Genealley 12:35 pm EDT 04/01/14
In reply to: re: So Did I! - PlayWiz 10:24 am EDT 04/01/14

And to see Julie Andrews go back to her vaudeville roots in the second act opener.

Her "Could I Leave You" was just about the best I've ever heard.

Loved the whole cast. And Durang was an unexpected, klutzy delight.


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