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| Posted by: bmc 02:24 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Paolo Sszot in And Juliet - OriginalTopherP 01:52 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| thanks very much. another plus will be the presence of Stark Sands who was part on the extraordinary experience that was JOURNEY'S END'. | |
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| Stark Sands' other new musical of 2022: 'Swept Away' | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 08:16 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 08:13 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Paolo Sszot in And Juliet - bmc 02:24 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| Stark Sands, John Gallagher and Adrian Blake Enscoe were stellar as shipwrecked sailors in ''Swept Away,'' a new musical by the Avett brothers, at Berkeley Rep. The gritty story was grim, but the cast gave its all on a showstopping set of a ship. I wonder where ''Swept Away'' drops anchor next. | |
| Link | Berkeley Rep's 'Swept Away': 'Lord Lay Your Hand on My Shoulder' / ''Ain't No Man'' |
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| i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 03:16 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Paolo Sszot in And Juliet - bmc 02:24 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| One of the most memorable and impactful experiences I've had in the theater, and that covers many many hundreds of experiences as an audience member. I almost didn't go, assuming it would be boring. I hadn't heard much about it. I went the week it was closing. I'm so so glad I did. Stark Sands, if Journey's End is not a fluke, is capable of far more quality acting than most of his jobs since then have given him to opportunity to show. |
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| Yep, me too | |
| Posted by: Ann 05:07 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END - Chazwaza 03:16 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| Incredible. | |
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| re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END | |
| Posted by: BruceinIthaca 04:06 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END - Chazwaza 03:16 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| I couldn't agree more--and Boyd Gaines was, as always, tremendous. Great play, great production--wish it had gotten more recognition. | |
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| re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END | |
| Posted by: huskyital (huskyital@yahoo.com) 05:35 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END - BruceinIthaca 04:06 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| I believe it is probably the only play where I felt so shattered at the end I couldn't get out of my seat, I could never understand why audiences weren't huge. Perhaps the nihilism of war is something Broadway audiences didn't care to see but of course it is something everyone should confront. | |
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| re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END | |
| Posted by: den 08:06 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END - huskyital 05:35 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| It was terrific…but unusual..l Broadway fare. I remember seeing it from the last row of the orchestra, completely enraptured, and ultimately devastated. I felt as if the bombs had ripped through me. (Thanks, in no small part, I’m sure, to the stunning sound design.) | |
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| re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END | |
| Posted by: Musicals54 03:25 pm EST 12/29/22 | |
| In reply to: re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END - den 08:06 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| I totally agree. Up there with the best I’ve ever seen. Bought a balcony seat but was seated in the orchestra. Terrific. Last show I saw at the Belasco before it was beautifully restored and renovated. I think disgust over the Iraq war kepy people away. Original production launched the career of director James Whale. Ironic that Brendan Fraser played Whale’s object of desire in Gods and Monsters and now makes a comeback in The Whale. | |
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| JOURNEY'S END and James Whale | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 04:03 pm EST 12/29/22 | |
| In reply to: re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END - Musicals54 03:25 pm EST 12/29/22 | |
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| I also bought a balcony seat but was seated in the orchestra. I agree with all the positive comments others have posted about this production. Very powerful play, rarely done. The 2019 film 1917 had similar themes in it. TCM years ago broadcast the 1930 film version of Journey's End, directed by James Whale. Unfortunately, Whale had not developed any real filming technique at this time. The film was stagy, extremely slow, and very long. It had a fine cast including Colin Clive, David Manners, and Billy Bevan, but I couldn't take more than 30 minutes of it. Many of Whale's subsequent 30's films like Waterloo Bridge (1931 version), Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, Show Boat (1936 version), The Man in the Iron Mask, etc. were much better. His openly gay lifestyle may have brought about his early retirement in 1941. Sadly, he killed himself in 1957. |
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| it closed the day it won the Tony / the only other for me was BLASTED at SoHo Rep | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:47 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| I don't think any other play experience has come close to leaving me shattered and stunned when the lights came up as either of those did. Somehow, despite being under-appreciated and under-attended, it managed to win Best Revival at the Tonys. Perhaps because the other contenders were not very notable (Inherit the Wind, Talk Radio, Translations... I see a lot of shows and managed to miss all 3, possibly because Coast of Utopia was that year and took up 3 slots)... but still, it won! A real real shame it's final performance was the same day it won the Tony. |
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| re: it closed the day it won the Tony / the only other for me was BLASTED at SoHo Rep | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 07:47 pm EST 12/29/22 | |
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| I don't think it was underappreciated by the critics, nor by the audiences that did show up. You just couldn't get very many people there, doubtless because it sounded too upsetting and depressing. | |
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| re: it closed the day it won the Tony / the only other for me was BLASTED at SoHo Rep | |
| Posted by: bmc (bmccabe67@comcast.net) 06:35 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: it closed the day it won the Tony / the only other for me was BLASTED at SoHo Rep - Chazwaza 05:47 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| Their "curtain call" was extraordinary. As I looked at that wall, I saw McCabes listed, Among other family names. Many Irish in England and Ireland had served in 'The Great War'. |
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| re: JOURNEY'S END cast | |
| Posted by: Dale 04:50 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: i'll take any chance to sing the praises of JOURNEY'S END - BruceinIthaca 04:06 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| Hugh Dancy (Captain Stanhope), Boyd Gaines (Lieutenant Osborne), Jefferson Mays (Private Mason), John Ahlin (Second Lieutenant Trotter), Nick Berg Barnes (Lance Corporal Broughton), John Behlmann (Private Albert Brown), Justin Blanchard (Second Lieutenant Hibbert), Kieran Campion (German Soldier), John Curless (Captain Hardy/Sergeant Major), Richard Poe (Colonel) and Stark Sands (Second Lieutenant Raleigh). I met Richard Poe at a Sardi's lunch along with mutual pals. He plays the often spoken about, sometimes heard and seldom seen character Chopper Dave on "Frasier" and has done a ton of audio books! |
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| I saw a lot of them the next year ... | |
| Posted by: Ann 05:17 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: re: JOURNEY'S END cast - Dale 04:50 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| ... on a cold and rainy (or maybe snowy) Sunday or Monday evening at John Ahlin's play "Gray Area" at the Barrow Group (are they still producing?). It was pretty much me and them, the play was sweet and funny, and the Journey's End guys' support for their cast mate was wonderful. | |
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| re: I saw a lot of them the next year ... | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 08:06 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
| In reply to: I saw a lot of them the next year ... - Ann 05:17 pm EST 12/28/22 | |
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| Mays said (somewhere, I forget where) that JOURNEY’S END was the play that made he want to be an actor, and he was willing to do anything to be in a production. Laura in LA, a huge fan of this brilliant show |
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