| John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols | |
| Posted by: | kieran 02:05 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| Why does he think Nichols was going to direct Streep in "Master Class" on Broadway in February rather than for HBO? | |
| Link | Mike Nichols |
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| Photos of celebrities who attended his funeral yesterday | |
| Posted by: | nsguy45 08:29 am EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols - kieran 02:05 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| Some of them could have made more of an effort to dress better for the occasion. | |
| Link | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2845699/Stars-arrive-home-Diane-Sawyer-pay-respects-late-Oscar-winning-director-husband-Mike-Nichols-died-suddenly-heart-attack-83.html |
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| Charming. | |
| Posted by: | portenopete 02:37 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | Photos of celebrities who attended his funeral yesterday - nsguy45 08:29 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| Wow. That's all you can think of to say? Photos of people visibly upset by the loss of their friend and you criticize what they are wearing? Generally I find this board to be pretty sensitive and positive compared to other chat boards, but I guess every rule has an exception. | |
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| Posted by: | AC126748 03:59 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | Charming. - portenopete 02:37 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| And it wasn't a formal event or a funeral. They were coming to pay their respects to his widow in their home. Does that require one wear a gown or a three-piece suit? | |
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| Posted by: | nsguy45 07:09 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Charming. - AC126748 03:59 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| If you had been able to comprehend the article, it stated that they had just attended the funeral at Campbell's prior to going to the Nichols' apartment. If you're attending the funeral of a friend who is a celebrity and you know there are going to be paparazzi present, is it really too much to ask that you wear something other than jeans and athletic shoes and show a little respect for the occasion? | |
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| Posted by: | robbyho 11:46 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Charming. - nsguy45 07:09 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| I think that actually, if you're attending the funeral of a friend, and are thus bereaved, etiquette suggests that you do not have to give a damn about whether "there are going to be paparazzi present." | |
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| Posted by: | ryhog 10:16 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Charming. - nsguy45 07:09 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| Actually, had YOU been able to comprehend the article, you would have seen that it states there was a small family funeral at Campbells. These people are not family. | |
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| Posted by: | FrankF 07:41 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Charming. - nsguy45 07:09 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| I'm sorry, but I'm with Pete. The post was insensitive, myopic and inane. Certainly people are allowed to mourn in their own way without being judged on their wardrobe. Let's be better than that. A great man, a great artist has passed. Let's all show a little respect for him & his colleagues by raising the level of conversation out of the gutter. | |
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| We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (nm) | |
| Posted by: | NeoAdamite 12:20 pm EST 11/24/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Charming. - FrankF 07:41 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| And determining that the stars aren't dressed appropriately. (nm) | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 12:42 pm EST 11/24/14 |
| In reply to: | We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (nm) - NeoAdamite 12:20 pm EST 11/24/14 |
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| re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols | |
| Posted by: | AlanScott 02:45 am EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols - kieran 02:05 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| It's lovely and sad and touching, but why does he think that Nichols "engineered all of the hit comedies of Neil Simon"? Thanks for the link, as always. | |
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| re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols | |
| Posted by: | seeseveryshow 11:33 am EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols - AlanScott 02:45 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| I am sure Lahr knows that Mr. Nichols did not direct every Neil Simon comedy. BAREFOOT, ODD COUPLE, PLAZA SUITE and PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE, were - as you know- all major huge Simon hits directed by Nichols that put Simon on the map forever. In the same ten year period, Nichols also directed THE APPLE TREE and LUV. | |
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| re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols | |
| Posted by: | AlanScott 04:31 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols - seeseveryshow 11:33 am EST 11/23/14 |
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| I am also sure that Lahr knows that Nichols did not direct every Simon comedy, and he didn't say Nichols had directed every Simon comedy. I quoted him saying that Simon "engineered all of the hit [emphasis added] comedies of Neil Simon," and I assume he knows that's not true. I just wonder why he wrote something that is not even close to being true. I probably would not have posted anything about it if kieran hadn't also posted about another error in the piece. Nichols directed five Simon plays on Broadway, four of which were hits. (He took over on Fools but couldn't make it a hit.) Gene Saks directed the original Broadway productions of seven Simon plays (eight if you count the female Odd Couple as a new play). Except perhaps for the female Odd Couple, I think they all paid off (although a couple were probably marginal). One of the ones he directed was Brighton Beach Memoirs, which had the second-longest run of any Simon play or musical on Broadway (trailing only Barefoot in the Park and a tiny bit ahead of Promises, Promises). Assuming that everyone is not as knowledgeable as you and I, it's a misleading statement in what I described as a "lovely and sad and touching" remembrance. | |
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| re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols | |
| Posted by: | FleetStreetBarber 06:04 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols - AlanScott 04:31 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| I agree with you, AlanScott, and thank you for pointing out the lapse. For my money, Lahr is still the best, most authoritative and knowledgeable critic writing about the theatre today. It pains me when someone of his calibre makes a misstep and there were a few in his recent bio of Tennessee Williams. But given how long it took to bring the book to publication, I was willing to cut him some slack. | |
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| re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols | |
| Posted by: | larry13 09:22 pm EST 11/23/14 |
| In reply to: | re: John Lahr: A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols - FleetStreetBarber 06:04 pm EST 11/23/14 |
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| But remember, FleetStreetBarber, that 35 years ago Sondheim had to protest Lahr giving SWEENEY TODD a scathing put-down--without having seen the show! And Lahr's response was tepid. Sondheim tells the story in FINISHING THE HAT(2010). | |
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