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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

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

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

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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