| Melanie Griffith in Pippin | |
| Posted by: | SQ 08:57 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| in January It doesn't say which role. | |
| Link | http://www.eonline.com/news/567127/dakota-johnson-forbids-mom-melanie-griffith-from-seeing-fifty-shades-of-grey-there-s-no-way |
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| Posted by: | nsfan 10:16 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
| In reply to: | Melanie Griffith in Pippin - SQ 08:57 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| I would think that she is going to be a long line of Berthe's that do short stints during the run of Pippin. | |
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| re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back | |
| Posted by: | hitbycab 10:21 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in Pippin - nsfan 10:16 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| Years ago I revisited CHICAGO to see Melanie Griffith as Roxie...how could I not!!! She looked fantastic BUT couldn't sing couldn't dance couldn't walk straight without the help of 2 guys BUT...as many critics agreed..YOU COULD NOT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF HER!! Despite all that she was STAR material!!! and sadly I guess I can't remember anyone else inn the show | |
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| re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back | |
| Posted by: | stevemr 02:09 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back - hitbycab 10:21 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Wasn't the irony that all of Griffith's failings were completely consistent with the character of Roxie -- so that without having to try, she simply WAS the character. | |
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| re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back | |
| Posted by: | garyd 03:44 am EDT 08/09/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back - stevemr 02:09 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| I suppose it was irony but she was also pretty damn good though she did not, could not, fulfill the vocal or physical elements of the role. Consequently, she "appeared" pretty damn good due to audience projection with her persona. The musical is ironic and her performance paralleled the irony of the material. I am not sure what that really means. Brantley's review is attached. Take from it what you will. (He alludes to McEntire but, in my opinion, her performance can not be seriously compared to Ms. McEntire 's. ) | |
| Link | http://www.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9800e0d6103ef937a3575bc0a9659c8b63&_r=0 |
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| Ah yes .... | |
| Posted by: | jdm 11:07 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back - hitbycab 10:21 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| When I saw her she was actually mouthing her next lines as other characters were talking. And yet didn't Brantley say she was the best Roxie so far!!!! Jim | |
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| Posted by: | hitbycab 11:10 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | Ah yes .... - jdm 11:07 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| IT'S TRUE!!! HE LOVED HER !! and I wasn't shocked She was a wreck but it was AWESOME!!! Like some surreal occurrence. Still remember all this years.... | |
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| re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back | |
| Posted by: | hitbycab 10:23 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in CHICAGO awhile back - hitbycab 10:21 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| by the way Banderas was doing NINE at the time... what's a girl to do when her guy is occupied??? | |
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| Don Johnson as Charles? | |
| Posted by: | DistantDrumming 10:07 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
| In reply to: | Melanie Griffith in Pippin - SQ 08:57 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| ...if she's going to be playing Fastrada, that is. She can't dance that well, though, can she? | |
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| LOL, she hasn't been with Don Johnson since the mid-1990s! | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 10:28 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
| In reply to: | Don Johnson as Charles? - DistantDrumming 10:07 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| She's been with Antonio Bandaras for 15+ years (until they separated earlier this year, that is). They both made their Broadway debuts in 2003. | |
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| re: LOL, she hasn't been with Don Johnson since the mid-1990s! | |
| Posted by: | Thom915 (Thom915@aol.com) 11:51 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
| In reply to: | LOL, she hasn't been with Don Johnson since the mid-1990s! - MockingbirdGirl 10:28 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| Now she will have two Broadway credits to Bandaras' solitary one. Ironic. | |
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| How is that ironic? (n/m) | |
| Posted by: | DistantDrumming 06:38 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: LOL, she hasn't been with Don Johnson since the mid-1990s! - Thom915 11:51 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| It's like rain on your wedding day. (n/m) | |
| Posted by: | sf 08:41 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | How is that ironic? (n/m) - DistantDrumming 06:38 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| That's not irony... | |
| Posted by: | Zelgo 12:10 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | It's like rain on your wedding day. (n/m) - sf 08:41 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| just as every other line in that song isn't ironic. | |
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| re: That's not irony... | |
| Posted by: | whereismikeyfl 06:23 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | That's not irony... - Zelgo 12:10 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Nearly 20 years later and he still explains it better than anyone. If you want to know why Oedipus is ironic but Alanis Morrisette is not, this is for you. | |
| Link | http://www.radosh.net/writing/ironic.html |
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| re: That's not irony... | |
| Posted by: | sf 12:25 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | That's not irony... - Zelgo 12:10 pm EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Duh. | |
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| Somehow, I feel like she could find the motivation... | |
| Posted by: | DistantDrumming 11:22 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
| In reply to: | LOL, she hasn't been with Don Johnson since the mid-1990s! - MockingbirdGirl 10:28 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| ...to play a mother who convinces her son to slaughter her husband. ;) | |
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| re: Melanie Griffith in Pippin | |
| Posted by: | theaterbear 09:43 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
| In reply to: | Melanie Griffith in Pippin - SQ 08:57 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| She'll make a wonderful Charles. let's see... what role might she be going into? Catherine? She's a bit long in the tooth. Pippin? non-traditional sure, but doubtful. gosh.. what could it be? | |
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| Posted by: | writerkev 10:02 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in Pippin - theaterbear 09:43 pm EDT 08/07/14 |
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| Well, I'm sure you're unstated assumption is correct. But it isn't inconceivable that the same producers who cast her as Roxie Hart just a few years ago would put her in as Fastrada. Who knows if she wants to play the grandmother yet? Her real-life daughter is playing the Pippin-aged lead in a big new movie. Ya never know. | |
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| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 10:25 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in Pippin - writerkev 10:02 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Fastrada is the part she's going to be up for I think. | |
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| Posted by: | writerkev 10:03 am EDT 08/08/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Melanie Griffith in Pippin - writerkev 10:02 am EDT 08/08/14 |
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| Excuse the spell-check typo on "your" | |
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