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| Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 08:15 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 08:12 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| George Furth's family play, produced on B'way in '86, has become a lightning rod with the Rapp accusations against Spacey. It's a particularly powerful Exhibit A in the argument that Rapp was a child, because he was hired as a particularly young looking 14-year-old to play the younger son. I remember the production well. Ed Harris and Judith Ivey were vivid, Harris wonderful, ditto William O'Leary and the young Rapp. It didn't run long, but was a deeply heartfelt and enjoyably old fashioned play, in the general Brighton Beach Memoirs mode. I don't know that it's ever revived, but it was Furth's love letter to his parents. Harris was terrific at the patriarch. Interesting about the plot, and the relevance: Rapp's character was up for the role of the newspaper delivery boy in Streetcar, a character Blanche infamously spoke of, i.e. the need to keep her hands off children. |
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| Link | STAGE: 'PRECIOUS SONS,' WITH HARRIS AND IVEY |
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| re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? | |
| Posted by: Lapsedfan 07:51 pm EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? - Delvino 08:12 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| I saw it in previews. I had a crush on Ed Harris at the time and went primarily because he was in it. He didn't disappoint, but Judith Ivey was a knockout as the mother, the kind of performance that had the audience laughing and crying. I remember the kids being excellent, although the names didn't stick with me. I saw it in previews and one or two actors (Swoosie Kurtz for sure) from the aborted musical "Scandal" were in attendance wearing t-shirts with that show's name on it. |
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| re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 09:52 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? - Delvino 08:12 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| I saw it but don't remember much. The IBDB website does not list Kevin Spacey as a member of its cast, and Spacey's credit page on IBDB does not list Precious Sons as one of his credits. Will find and check out my playbill. | |
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| re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? | |
| Posted by: AC126748 10:00 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? - seeseveryshow 09:52 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| Kevin Spacey wasn't in PRECIOUS SONS. He was in LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (the Jonathan Miller production with Jack Lemmon) at the time that PRECIOUS SONS was on Broadway. From the New York Times article (linked): Mr. Rapp said he met Mr. Spacey in 1986 when both were performing in Broadway shows. Mr. Rapp was a child actor in a new play called “Precious Sons,” while Mr. Spacey, then 26, was performing in a revival of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.” Mr. Rapp told BuzzFeed that he met Mr. Spacey at a Broadway party that year, and that Mr. Spacey invited him to the party where the sexual advance occurred. |
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| Link | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/theater/kevin-spacey-gay-anthony-rapp.html |
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| re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 10:41 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? - AC126748 10:00 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| that explains it! thank you! | |
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| re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? | |
| Posted by: MarjorieMae 08:58 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? - Delvino 08:12 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| I saw it but don't remember Rapp. I remember the older brother and his girlfriend (or maybe young bride) played by Anne Marie Bobbie. I've and Harris we're both great.I understand that Further had strong words for director Norm Rene. Don't know if it was just a heated moment or more. I was just surprised that Spacey said that he invited Rapp to his party because they were both in hit plays at the time. I wouldn't call this play a hit. | |
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| re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 09:11 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Who else remembers "Precious Sons," 1986, a play with new relevance? - MarjorieMae 08:58 am EDT 11/01/17 | |
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| They were both on Broadway. To actors not used to being on Broadway, it's an unquestionable sign of success. It might not have been a great play, but it was worthy. Harris was wonderful and Ivey pulled one of the best laughing fits I've ever seen a character have. Their performances were indeed vivid. I remember having a long talk with a friend about which of those two parents would have been tougher to survive but, unfortunately, I did not realize Anthony Rapp had been the younger son until I read his accusation the other day. |
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