| re: Barrymore Awards (Philadelphia) |
| Posted by: AC126748 01:17 pm EDT 10/31/17 |
| In reply to: re: Barrymore Awards (Philadelphia) - mikem 01:02 pm EDT 10/31/17 |
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I disagree about Caroline Dooner -- I thought she was the strongest Louise/Gypsy I'd ever seen. Her performance was so self-aware and vulnerable and, ultimately, heartbreaking. It felt of a piece with the character. I didn't like much else about the production, so I was glad to see that it didn't sweep the musical categories.
I hated WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING and was surprised when it got 13 nominations -- based on that, I assumed it would be the big winner of the night. Blanka's direction was weak -- did any of the character every actually TALK to each other?? -- and it mostly felt like a melodrama masquerading as an issues play. If you live locally, I'm sure you know there's a lot of love for the Wilma, particularly in the artistic community, so it doesn't surprise me when they do well at an awards ceremony largely determined by their peers. |
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