| THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 02:17 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| A Broadway revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s play “The Heidi Chronicles” will begin performances in February with Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”) in the title role and, as the two men in her life, Jason Biggs (the “American Pie” movies) and Bryce Pinkham (“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”), the producers announced on Thursday. The director will be Pam MacKinnon, who won a Tony Award last year for staging the revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” while the actress Tracee Chimo (“Bad Jews”) will play several supporting roles... | |
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| Posted by: | bobby2 12:02 am EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - MockingbirdGirl 02:17 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| Not many box office draws in the cast. I see small ticket sales. I never really got why that play was so acclaimed. | |
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| Posted by: | BruceinIthaca 01:56 am EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - bobby2 12:02 am EDT 09/12/14 |
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| Me neither--and I say that as someone who did enjoy "Uncommon Women" and "The Sisters Rosenzweig." And I was not greatly impressed with Moss in "Speed-the-Plow" (granted, it's a pretty thankless role in a lot of ways)--for me, she didn't project (not in the sense of too little volume, but too little sending forth of character into the imagined world of the play). I find her voice rather monotone in quality--I can't imagine anchoring that play around so mousy an actress. She's fine as Peggy on the small screen, and her style fits that character's passive-aggressive funk, but Heidi needs to have more of something--Joan Allen was at least an actress equal to the role. | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 05:18 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - BruceinIthaca 01:56 am EDT 09/12/14 |
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| The Sisters Rosenzweig was one of those plays that seemed about to end two or three times before it finally did, but perhaps that was because I saw a replacement cast (although they seemed excellent). It was entertaining, but I was so ready for it to be over. Still, it was better than The Heidi Chronicles. Admittedly, I also saw that one with a replacement cast. After seeing it, I talked with a friend who'd seen the original cast. And everything that I found problematic about it but that I thought perhaps had worked better with the original cast, he said was also problematic with the original cast. I remember liking the early stuff more. | |
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| Posted by: | comedywest 03:32 pm EDT 09/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - AlanScott 05:18 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
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| I think her best is Uncommon Women, and I only saw a showcase in the 1990s--as well as the PBS version. I am finally reading and really enjoying Wasserstein's bio by Julie Salamon. | |
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| Posted by: | bobby2 04:26 am EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - BruceinIthaca 01:56 am EDT 09/12/14 |
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| Sadly I found the biography about Wendy Wasserstein more interesting than any of her plays. | |
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| Posted by: | Jackson 12:21 am EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - bobby2 12:02 am EDT 09/12/14 |
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| "I never really got why that play was so acclaimed." Me, too. Give me "The Sisters Rosenzweig" any day. J | |
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| I was rather hoping... | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 10:29 am EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - Jackson 12:21 am EDT 09/12/14 |
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| ... to see the previously mooted Elisabeth Moss/Keira Knightly Children's Hour instead. | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 05:13 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | I was rather hoping... - MockingbirdGirl 10:29 am EDT 09/12/14 |
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| I'd rather see that, too, and that's a role for which Moss seems more right. | |
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| Posted by: | MichaelAS 05:56 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - MockingbirdGirl 02:17 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| Jason & Bryce roles should be switched! CAST ERROR! | |
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| Posted by: | Singapore/Fling 10:01 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - MichaelAS 05:56 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| It's a shame that Bryce didn't stay with "Brooklynite", which will be at the Vineyard at the same time. He was spectacular in some of the earlier readings, but perhaps he wanted to get away from playing (brilliantly) musical comedy villains. | |
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| Posted by: | Seth Christenfeld (tabula-rasa@verizon.net) 10:27 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - Singapore/Fling 10:01 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| Which role did he play? He wasn't in the reading at Vassar last year. Seth, mildly curious | |
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| Posted by: | Singapore/Fling 02:08 am EDT 09/13/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - Seth Christenfeld 10:27 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| He played the least super of the super heroes | |
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| Posted by: | Seth Christenfeld (tabula-rasa@verizon.net) 10:47 am EDT 09/13/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - Singapore/Fling 02:08 am EDT 09/13/14 |
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| That's what I figured--thanks. (That role was played by Matt Saldivar at Vassar. Kid something?) Seth, who hit snooze twice and it wasn't enough | |
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| Posted by: | Delvino 09:18 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - MichaelAS 05:56 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| I think Biggs is a bizarre choice for this part. But I'll remain open minded (!). | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 06:18 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - MichaelAS 05:56 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| While your suggestion might be an interesting stretch for the two actors, the way they're going seems to me much more natural for them. Not sure that the stretch would pay off. I'm also not so sure this play is going to hold up too well. But then I didn't think it was so great in the first place. | |
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| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 02:20 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - MockingbirdGirl 02:17 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| Any idea about the theater??? | |
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| Probably an older show that hasn't announced a closing notice | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 07:39 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES returning to B'way with Elisabeth Moss - bwaydiva1 02:20 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| Music box with pippin or Jacobs with once are my guesses. Elephant man and love letters close feb 15, which probably isn't enough time to get Heidi in previews in feb. | |
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