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| I love reading your posts! (And I agree/disagree...) | |
| Posted by: GabbyGerard 04:26 pm EST 03/04/19 | |
| In reply to: re: You raise an excellent point regarding Proof. - JereNYC 03:26 pm EST 03/04/19 | |
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| I totally agree with your interpretation of Heche's Catherine as legitimately posing the possibility that she is mentally ill. For me, it raised the stakes of the entire play to a thrilling high. She brought a sense of danger to the role without being as confrontational as Parker or depressive as Paltrow. And I'd say this quality was present from the very moment that lights came up: the way her Catherine laid on the stage while napping was so...I don't know...slovenly?...it first elicited laughter from the audience...before an uncomfortable silence set in. While I agree that Harris fit right into the ensemble, I found his Hal underwhelming. The romance played nicely, but I didn't feel a sense of urgency to make something of his career, as I did with the fantastic Shenkman and Kunken. How was Seana Kofed opposite Leigh? I remember watching her play Rhoda to Heche's Mary on "Men in Trees" and feeling amused that they had been two ships passing on the porch of the Walter Kerr. I always wondered if they compared notes about their experiences. |
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| re: I love reading your posts! (And I agree/disagree...) | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:40 pm EST 03/05/19 | |
| In reply to: I love reading your posts! (And I agree/disagree...) - GabbyGerard 04:26 pm EST 03/04/19 | |
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| I don't remember how Kofed was, although I'm pretty sure she was terrific. My impression of the three Claires I saw (and I couldn't name any of them, except Johanna Day) were that they were all terrific in a tricky part. I don't recall a lot reinvention going on there, so I imagine they were all in the Day mold. I never saw MEN IN TREES, so I never put together that Heche and Kofed had both been a part of PROOF. I'm kind of surprised that Paltrow wasn't better. The part would seem to have been right up her alley. I was surprised that she didn't replace Heche, because that would have been a publicity bonanza ahead of making the film, but I also remember that the London production was not the same production we had in New York. I wonder if it would have been too difficult for her to fit her performance into the New York production. I'm also very curious about the Hal of Richard Coyle, since I've been a fan of his since COUPLING. I remember almost nothing about the film, but I'm positive that I must have seen it at some point. |
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