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Brantley's Contempt?

Posted by: pierce 01:50 am EST 11/21/14
In reply to: Brantley's Contempt - BestFriend 01:15 am EST 11/21/14

That's not how I read Brantley's statement. I got the sense that the night will be "darker than usual" (remember, they're dimmer the lights at night) because of Nichols' absence, and the awareness of how his Broadway shows brightened the evenings - and days - of so many theatergoers.


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Posted by: NewtonUK 10:19 am EST 11/21/14
In reply to: Brantley's Contempt? - pierce 01:50 am EST 11/21/14

I agree, Pierce. Nichols was a titan on Broadway, and his loss is deeply felt. In 43 years he directed and/or produced 29 Broadway shows.

The one we might forget, is that he produced the original ANNIE.


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Posted by: pierce 04:08 am EST 11/21/14
In reply to: Brantley's Contempt? - pierce 01:50 am EST 11/21/14

Correction: "They're DIMMING the lights as night"


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Posted by: Thom915 12:28 pm EST 11/21/14
In reply to: re: Brantley's Contempt? - pierce 04:08 am EST 11/21/14

I think contempt is way too strong a word. He pays tribute to the "luminosity" which he says was characteristic of Nichols work ethic rather than some of the corporate style presentation of production he sees today. I think he is overreaching (not unusual in such a tribute) but it is in praise of Nichols not an attack on any particular sector of today's Broadway theater nor on the industry as a whole. It is a way of saying he will be missed and not likely replaced in today's world.


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Posted by: davei2000 10:04 am EST 11/21/14
In reply to: re: Brantley's Contempt? - pierce 04:08 am EST 11/21/14

Yes...in other words-
...the neighborhood where he plied his trade for half a century will feel even darker than it usually does when the lights are dimmed.
Because he was so important, obviously.


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