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A Night Out With Andrew Rannells

Posted by: kieran 12:58 am EDT 08/17/14

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Link NY Times

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re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells

Posted by: PatrickHSF 04:58 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - kieran 12:58 am EDT 08/17/14

I don't know how to read this article. Is Mr. Rannells a wealth of Broadway knowledge, and fun to be around to hear his many stories? Or is he a bored cynic who knows he is a celebrity in some circles, and doesn't care to be reminded of it when he is out in public?

I don't know him, so I'm not making a judgement either way. Just can't read into the tone of the article.


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re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells

Posted by: Delvino 09:09 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - PatrickHSF 04:58 pm EDT 08/17/14

For what it's worth, I, too, found it odd. It seemed to suggest Rannells was happy to be there, yet had outgrown the place. It was Seinfeld-esque, in explaining nothing about the performer, merely to dutifully catalog an eventless NYC evening,i.e. "he went to a bar known for show tunes, didn't sing, left." Okay.


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re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells

Posted by: bobby2 10:11 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - Delvino 09:09 pm EDT 08/17/14

I guess it was just a PR plant to subtly advertise his taking over Hedwig.


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re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells

Posted by: garyd 05:11 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - PatrickHSF 04:58 pm EDT 08/17/14

It's just a puff piece in the Style section. It's mid-August. "move along, nothing to see here".


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re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells

Posted by: Live_From_London 06:19 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - garyd 05:11 pm EDT 08/17/14

Yes its a puff piece, but one that doesnt exactely put Mr Rannells in the best light... there is definitely a 'tone' to the piece


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The Tone

Posted by: TourBoi 11:37 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - Live_From_London 06:19 pm EDT 08/17/14

You're so right.

Kind of read, to me, with an air of superiority about it. Too cool for school.


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re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells

Posted by: garyd 06:24 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - Live_From_London 06:19 pm EDT 08/17/14

Yeah, it really does not fit the classic definition of a puff piece, does it. Well, whatever it is, it is boring and I agree it does come off as a bit dismissive in tone. Like I said, it's August.


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Ah, ok. Got it. n/m

Posted by: PatrickHSF 05:18 pm EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: A Night Out With Andrew Rannells - garyd 05:11 pm EDT 08/17/14

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