| re: Can anyone compare and contrast Sara Gettelfinger and Erin Davie's performances in Grey Gardens? | |
| Last Edit: Quicheo 11:51 am EST 02/16/21 | |
| Posted by: Quicheo 11:50 am EST 02/16/21 | |
| In reply to: Can anyone compare and contrast Sara Gettelfinger and Erin Davie's performances in Grey Gardens? - DanielVincent 02:56 pm EST 02/15/21 | |
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| A sad memory: I saw one of the last performances off-Broadway of Grey Gardens. I agree with the posters that have praised Ms. Gettelginger's performance--she was delightful, full of hope, yet still played the beginnings of some cracks in the façade. The entire production was magical. Seated behind me was a man who was speaking loudly to friends at intermission. It became clear that he was one of the producers of the show and was describing its planned / hoped for move to Broadway. He mentioned, as a throw away--"of course, the younger girl will have to be replaced." His take was that she simply wasn't physically attractive enough--and then went on a tangent about all these quirky actors--Peri Gilpin and Vicki Lewis, by name, but he was speaking of a whole class of people--that get a moment of fame but then can't book even TV movies because they aren't good looking (!). In his opinion, people didn't want to have to look at less-than-perfect people, and shouldn't have to. His friends nodded and sighed, and then one of the women said, "Well I think she's very good and you'd be stupid to lose her. But what do I know?" The houselights dimmed and the second act began before he responded. When I saw the show on Broadway, Ms. Davie was perfectly lovely and certainly looked more of-a-type with Ms. Ebersole. But I missed that frantic edge Ms. Gettelfinger mined just enough. And I remain sick to my stomach that some people in power think an audience just wants to gawk at their art. |
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