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| I wouldn't miss Metcalf. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:09 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: This is AMAZING casting - JBarnet 09:17 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| White is wonderful, but Metcalf's performance -- seemingly effortless -- is just a glory in and of itself. It's hers, this play, and she rules that stage. | |
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| re: I wouldn't miss Metcalf. | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:25 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: I wouldn't miss Metcalf. - Delvino 10:09 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| I think you hit on the key with the word "effortless." I love White but I've never seen her do effortless. I'll go to see her, and I expect she will be great, but I don't think it will reach the same heights. (I'll be delighted if I am wrong, but from the perspective of "which should I see?" I think you have to say Metcalf. The one I am most eager to see is Henderson. |
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| White/Metcalf. | |
| Posted by: portenopete 12:52 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I wouldn't miss Metcalf. - ryhog 11:25 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| Even in a thin(nish) comedy like THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, I found Julie White so brittle and "on". Those aren't bad things, necessarily, for Nora Helmer, but she always takes it that much too far for me, whereas Laurie Metcalf always remained grounded emotionally even when she take moments into extreme comedy. Henderson is a great, really off-the-wall choice for Torvald: he's so different from Chris Cooper and yet like him has a quiet, gentle mien that can sometimes cover up a maelstrom of emotion. I'm not familiar with the other actress who will be replacing the divine Condola Rashad, who I hope we see again in a classic, especially another Shakespeare. (I would love to see her play Rosalind or Viola or Olivia.) |
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| re: I wouldn't miss Metcalf. | |
| Posted by: CCentero 10:39 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: I wouldn't miss Metcalf. - Delvino 10:09 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| Couldn't agree with you more. | |
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