| Broderick's perma-performance. | |
| Posted by: | Delvino 08:05 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Ishy pans SYLVIA in the Times - drummergirl 07:50 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| The notice taken this morning of the Broderick boilerplate boy-man shtick seems behind the curve. He's been using this for so long, it's almost a trademark, and for better or worse, what audiences expect for their (fill in the blank, from TDF to Premium). We can all list countless performers who recycle or lean into an existing persona, all the way to the bank. Our tolerance for the steady predictability varies, based on a subjective appreciation of the markers. I can think of a number of film and television actors whose bag of tricks feel overused; Broderick may be unique in that he employs his more consistently in theater. To me, it's more about the turn he made as Leo Bloom (stepping into Gene Wilder's shows, after all), when the young leading man became a character actor. He never quite pulled up the Bueller DNA again (look at him in old films like "Godzilla," the first remake, when he was till persuasively a young lead, picture quality irrelevant). He's now turned the crazy uncle with the funny voice into a bankable commodity. It may endure, or "Sylvia" made retire some of it. I'm neutral on him as an actor; wouldn't go out of my way to see him in anything, but it's generally because he hasn't surprised me since "The Producers," exactly what Isherwood and company pick up on. Do we really want to know exactly what we're getting? Many do. But maybe "Sylvia"'s box office will be the final piece of evidence here. | |
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| Gene Wilder's shoes. | |
| Posted by: | Delvino 08:57 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | Broderick's perma-performance. - Delvino 08:05 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| Not shows; sorry, iphone typing. | |
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| Elizabeth Vincentelli on Broderick. | |
| Posted by: | TheOtherOne 09:37 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | Gene Wilder's shoes. - Delvino 08:57 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| There might be something to this: "But Broderick has the potential to be effective onstage. There’s something a little unsettling about his low-boil detachment, and you could imagine him playing one of those churchgoing men who turns out to be a psychopath. Too bad Broadway sees him only as a funnyman." (from her review of "Sylvia.") | |
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| re: Elizabeth Vincentelli on Broderick. | |
| Posted by: | StageLover 09:40 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | Elizabeth Vincentelli on Broderick. - TheOtherOne 09:37 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| Not unlike the revival of NIGHT MUST FALL, which Broderick gave a creditable performance in. | |
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| Her "review" was an embarrassment | |
| Posted by: | bythesea2007 09:48 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Elizabeth Vincentelli on Broderick. - StageLover 09:40 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| It was not so much a review of the show but a review of him. She has never been an admirable critic and this is, perhaps, her worst. | |
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| re: Her "review" was an embarrassment | |
| Posted by: | Jackson 10:13 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | Her "review" was an embarrassment - bythesea2007 09:48 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| Nobody should ever trust EV as a critic. She is not credible. Then again, Post readers rarely attend the theatre. J | |
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| re: Her "review" was an embarrassment | |
| Posted by: | TheOtherOne 10:22 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Her "review" was an embarrassment - Jackson 10:13 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| I am not commenting on her as a critic overall. "Sylvia" is probably never going to be a play that lends itself to in-depth criticism anyway. Her comments on the Broderick conundrum, which seems to hang over most reviews and discussions of any production he appears in these days, are intriguing. | |
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| re: Her "review" was an embarrassment | |
| Posted by: | davei2000 10:26 am EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Her "review" was an embarrassment - TheOtherOne 10:22 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| Here it is so people can judge for themselves. You have to wonder if this was all that made it into print of a longer piece. | |
| Link | http://nypost.com/2015/10/27/when-matthew-broderick-is-just-ok-that-counts-as-a-triumph/ |
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| Why the quotes? | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 12:28 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Her "review" was an embarrassment - davei2000 10:26 am EDT 10/28/15 |
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| "A big problem is that he’s often miscast, as in the 2012 musical 'Nice Work If You Can Get It,' where he gave 'one of the most unappealing performances of the past few years.'" Why on earth is that last phrase in quotes? Whom is the critic quoting? Herself? Or maybe it's just a weird editing error? Not that I disagree with the quote, I'm just wondering.... | |
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| yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work | |
| Posted by: | Esther 12:31 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | Why the quotes? - Michael_Portantiere 12:28 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
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| link below | |
| Link | April 2012 review |
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| re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 12:34 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work - Esther 12:31 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
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| Thanks. I think it's kinda weird that the quote suddenly appeared without attribution. | |
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| re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work | |
| Posted by: | writerkev 01:04 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work - Michael_Portantiere 12:34 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
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| In today's review, that quote is clearly indicated as a hyperlink. You click it, and the older review pops up. So the attribution is right there. | |
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| re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 01:46 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work - writerkev 01:04 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
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| Thanks. For some reason, when I first read the review, I didn't notice that the quote is a hyperlink. I just checked the print edition, and the review is not in there at all, so that answers that question. | |
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| re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 01:23 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work - writerkev 01:04 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
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| How does it appear in the print edition? Does it appear in the print edition? | |
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| re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work | |
| Posted by: | JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:31 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
| In reply to: | re: yes, she is quoting her own review of Broderick in Nice Work - MikeR 01:23 pm EDT 10/28/15 |
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| Print Edition? What's a "print edition?" :) | |
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