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| NYT reported that they were in negotiations back in Sep 1998. | |
| Posted by: Esther 04:04 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
| In reply to: John Mahoney ? - MarjorieMae 03:25 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
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| see NYT article below | |
| Link | Men Of A Certain Age Roles to Savor |
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| re: NYT reported that they were in negotiations back in Sep 1998. | |
| Posted by: MarjorieMae 04:26 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
| In reply to: NYT reported that they were in negotiations back in Sep 1998. - Esther 04:04 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
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| Thanks. Shame it didn't happen. But I saw the original Broadway cast and they were all brilliant. | |
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| re: NYT reported that they were in negotiations back in Sep 1998. | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 04:34 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT reported that they were in negotiations back in Sep 1998. - MarjorieMae 04:26 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
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| It's interesting that Reza is quoted as saying that the play should only be done by men. I don't think this wish was conveyed to whichever house licenses the play, or perhaps she changed her mind at some point, because I've heard of both all female casts and mixed casts performing it. The play ran a lot longer in London than it did in New York and I also think some of the replacement casts there were younger than Reza's ideal of 50ish. I recall visiting one year and seeing the current cast, whomever they were, plastered all over the tube stations and they appeared to be in their mid-30's. I think the play would work with casts anywhere from mid-30's onward as long as everyone is in the same age bracket. While I loved the original New York cast (which I had the added benefit of seeing alongside my best friend), I thought that Alda seemed much older than Garber and Molina and seemed to be the "elder statesman" of the group. In any case, was not Mahoney significantly older than Grammer and Pierce, since he played their father on television? |
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| re: NYT reported that they were in negotiations back in Sep 1998. | |
| Posted by: BruceinIthaca 07:37 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT reported that they were in negotiations back in Sep 1998. - JereNYC 04:34 pm EST 02/06/18 | |
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| Significantly older than DHP, yes (20 years), and 15 years older than Grammer. I think Mahoney read older on Frasier--not so much onstage or in real life. He and Grammer could have played contemporaries believably from a Broadway stage. Hyde Pierce would have been a stretch, but he is such a good actor, I bet he could have done it. I saw the original cast, and Molina felt definitely younger than the other two, but it didn't create any problems for me. I'm not a fan of the play much anyway. |
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