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

Posted by: TheOtherOne 10:05 am EST 11/23/14
In reply to: re: My recent 12 Shows in 7 Days, ... briefly? .../George Grizzard tirade - AlanScott 05:09 pm EST 11/22/14

"When I'm asked about the greatest performances I've seen onstage, most of the ones I cite will be before 1990."

Ditto, Alan, although in my case that has as much to do with how much more impressionable (or how much less jaded, depending on how you look at it) I was than with any deterioration of NY stage acting that might have occurred over time.

I often cite Alan Bates in "Fortune's Fool" as my favorite performance by an actor. I was over 40 when I saw him, and I didn't think it was possible for anyone to have such an effect on me anymore.


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

Posted by: AlanScott 05:05 pm EST 11/23/14
In reply to: re: My recent 12 Shows in 7 Days, ... briefly? .../George Grizzard tirade - TheOtherOne 10:05 am EST 11/23/14

I agree. When we're younger, we have less to compare with. If you're a frequent theatregoer, all those early performances that floored you when you were young (or at least younger than you are now) loom larger and larger over the years. It's tough (though not impossible) for later performances to equal the impact of what you remember.

Of course, this does not seem to be true for everyone.

Some people do think that there are fewer great stage actors today, and I sometimes do wonder a bit if that's true. But then I don't want to be like Shamraev in The Seagull.

Bates was quite wonderful, I agree.


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

Posted by: TheOtherOne 11:18 am EST 11/23/14
In reply to: re: My recent 12 Shows in 7 Days, ... briefly? .../George Grizzard tirade - TheOtherOne 10:05 am EST 11/23/14

Just adding that I loved George Grizzard in both "Seascape" and "A Delicate Balance."


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