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re: My recent 12 Shows in 7 Days, ... briefly? .../George Grizzard tirade

Posted by: AlanScott 05:09 pm EST 11/22/14
In reply to: re: My recent 12 Shows in 7 Days, ... briefly? .../George Grizzard tirade - whereismikeyfl 05:01 pm EST 11/22/14
Do you mean the cat speech?

The best performance I ever saw from Grizzard was in the last thing I saw him do, Seascape. I thought that was the performance for which he deserved awards. (Not saying that he didn't also deserve awards for A Delicate Balance.) And he didn't even receive a Tony nomination. That's the kind of thing that makes me feel so strongly that awards are incredibly silly.

When I'm asked about the greatest performances I've seen onstage, most of the ones I cite will be before 1990. One of the few more recent ones that I might cite is Grizzard in Seascape. A heroic performance that made a problematic play work as well as I suspect it ever will (though I know Albee had reservations on the production).


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