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re: ROCKY on Broadway

Posted by: chrisampm 03:28 am EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: ROCKY on Broadway - LLC 10:33 pm EDT 08/16/14

"Mickey, the Burgess Meredith role, is played by an untalented hack"

Dakin Matthews is miscast as Mickey, but he's the opposite of an untalented hack. He's a formidable actor, director, writer, and former artistic director. That doesn't mean he's good here. But he's flush with talent and dedication.


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re: ROCKY on Broadway

Posted by: Budinsky 10:40 am EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: ROCKY on Broadway - chrisampm 03:28 am EDT 08/17/14

Agreed. Thanks for setting the record straight.


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re: ROCKY on Broadway

Posted by: mikem 10:27 am EDT 08/17/14
In reply to: re: ROCKY on Broadway - chrisampm 03:28 am EDT 08/17/14

Dakin Matthews is a great actor who has given some fantastic performances. As was said, he is the opposite of an untalented hack. He is not a strong singer, though. (I believe that this is the first musical in his distinguished acting career.) However, the bigger problem is that his song is not very good, not staged in a very interesting way, and is unnecessary. The song stops forward momentum and really should have been cut.


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