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| Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour | |
| Posted by: abbigail62 01:54 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| Just finished Mike Nichols bio and didn't realize he directed this. Any recollections? How was Gilda? I couldn't find the NY Times review but seems the show ran over a year. Based on the book Nichols and Jean Kerr did not see eye/to/eye on a lot things. | |
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| Yeah I saw it at The Eisenhower Theater in DC-pre-Broadway | |
| Posted by: NJGUY 11:03 am EST 02/22/21 | |
| In reply to: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour - abbigail62 01:54 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| Sort of a boulevard comedy, nothing substantial. What I do remember, and this follows how Nichols directed, is that autumn leaves kept periodically falling from the rafters to give a more genuine feeling of the time of year. I am in the middle of the Mike NIchols book and it is so well researched and documented. A truly remarkable piece of non-fiction. | |
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| Ogunquit Playhouse 1982. | |
| Posted by: portenopete 10:52 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour - abbigail62 01:54 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| I saw this summer stock tour starring Cybill Shepherd and James MacArthur. I was a teenager who was still getting used to plays without singing and dancing. | |
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| re: Ogunquit Playhouse 1982. | |
| Posted by: bobby2 12:05 am EST 02/22/21 | |
| In reply to: Ogunquit Playhouse 1982. - portenopete 10:52 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| I saw that production too as a kid. (Pocono Playhouse) I don't really remember anything about it except that the lights kept going on and off in one scene and Cybil Sheppard lost it and couldn't stop laughing. |
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| re: Ogunquit Playhouse 1982. | |
| Posted by: portenopete 09:51 am EST 02/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Ogunquit Playhouse 1982. - bobby2 12:05 am EST 02/22/21 | |
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| I don't remember that happening in Ogunquit LOL. Maybe they had worked out the tech kinks by then? I still have my autographed programme ("Aloha! James MacArthur"). I also remember meeting Michael Lipton by the pool at our hotel and hearing his stories about his career. He seemed so glamorous! |
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| re: Ogunquit Playhouse 1982. | |
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| Posted by: bobby2 11:52 pm EST 02/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Ogunquit Playhouse 1982. - portenopete 09:51 am EST 02/22/21 | |
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| Those summer stock tours were all seemed glamourous to me as a kid. Actual movie and TV stars coming to my own small little town. Even as a kid though I was surprised Cybil Sheppard was there. I thought she was a big movie star but I guess she was struggling a bit in the early eighties. Most of the other who'd come were people on hiatus from TV shows or theater actors. Shelley Winters was probably one of the bigger names to visit. Do you remember who else was in Lunch Hour? Anyone known? I'm not familiar with the actor you mentioned. He was in it too I assume from your post? |
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| re: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour | |
| Posted by: den 07:57 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour - abbigail62 01:54 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| As a huge fan of hers on SNL, it didn't matter to me what she did; it was a thrill to see her. That said, I wasn't disappointed. She paired well with Waterson, and though the play was slight, it was enjoyable. She was certainly "in character" and professional and not trading on her stock SNL schtick. | |
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| re: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour | |
| Posted by: dbdbdb 02:51 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour - abbigail62 01:54 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| I saw it right around the time it opened. It was a late example of the sex comedy genre that was so popular on Broadway for decades -- predictable, although Kerr was always a pro. It was mildly amusing but Radner was a little disappointing in a fairly conventional leading lady role. The material didn't draw on her skill at creating kooky, outsize characters, and -- to my eyes, anyway -- she seemed a little bit diminished. She played very well with Sam Waterston, who seemed much more comfortable with the script. The rest of the cast -- Susan Kellerman, David Rasche, and Max Wright -- all hit their marks. If I recall correctly, Jennifer Tipton provided a gorgeous sunset effect that suffused the stage. | |
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| re: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour | |
| Posted by: champagnesalesman 08:06 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour - dbdbdb 02:51 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| My memory of it is Gilda being quite delightful...and a modest hit....I was surprised it was not mentioned in the recent documentary film about Radner. The one line I remember is, her character talks excitedly about going to Paris and says "And we won't have to order French Fries...they'll just come that way!" | |
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| re: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour | |
| Posted by: davei2000 07:23 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour - dbdbdb 02:51 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| That sunset is the only thing I remember 40 years (!) later...except for meeting Al Franken waiting to go in before the show. | |
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| Here's Frank Rich's review | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 02:31 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Gilda Radner/Lunch Hour - abbigail62 01:54 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| Link | Lunch Hour review |
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