| I thought she was successful as Birdie in that Foxes (Broadway), but it was still the Elizabeth Taylor show for me. As the other major female character in a sea of mostly vicious men, Stapleton had the gravitas to balance Taylor. Two southern women with zero in common other than being tethered to a corrupt patriarchy. What I remember most: the production exuded confidence, Taylor at home with Hellman's melodramatic flourishes ("I hope you die, Horace. I'll be waitin' for you to die."), the whole take -- and it's a helluva talky play about bonds and who gets what if x happens -- designed to entertain. |
