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re: A Delicate Balance tonight

Posted by:	AlanScott 08:28 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to:	re: A Delicate Balance tonight - bret17 01:12 pm EST 11/20/14

"The London revival performed in acrimony. Maggie Smith, inspired by Stritch's success as Claire, instigated it, and then persuaded Albee to beef up the part with more lines, to Eileen Atkins' outrage. There was a feud." Did not know that. There seems to have also been a feud (or more than one) among the cast of the 1996 production. This is discussed, though nonspecifically, in the Gussow bio of Albee. It upset Albee because the cast (or at least a couple of them) refused to continue with the production when their contracts were up. I think the production was extended once, and I guess when it came time for a second extension, a couple of people refused. According to the Gussow book, the production was doing well enough that it could have run longer (this is confirmed by a look at the grosses). Albee, after having been so happy that the production was so successful and had enhanced the play's reputation, was very annoyed at the cast for not being able to get along with each other. And he probably was sorry not to continue to get the royalties, too.

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