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| Boris Aronson quotation? | |
| Posted by: peter3053 05:18 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| Dear experts, I recall that somewhere in some book Boris Aronson was quoted as saying something like, "Every musical production has a victim. Don't be the victim." Does anyone recall what he said and where he was quoted? Grateful for any advice! |
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| re: Boris Aronson quotation? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 07:00 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: Boris Aronson quotation? - peter3053 05:18 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| Page 204, Everything Was Possible: "Boris Aronson was known for saying, in his thick Russian accent, that there were two rules in the theatre. 'One: There is always a wictim. Two: Don't be the wictim.'' | |
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| re: Boris Aronson quotation? | |
| Posted by: Gustave 06:20 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: Boris Aronson quotation? - peter3053 05:18 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| I wonder if this could be the source? "Lynn, Jonathan. "Don't be the victim: When I was a young actor in Fiddler on the Roof." TLS. Times Literary Supplement, no. 6067, 12 July 2019, p. 21. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A632221369/LitRC?u=anon~c4964f&sid=googleScholar&xid=0b5e0b72" Gustave | |
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| re: Boris Aronson quotation? | |
| Posted by: Showtunegal 10:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Boris Aronson quotation? - Gustave 06:20 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| I also heard it quoted in Moon over Broadway, the documentary. But it isn't in the actual movie, it's in the audio commentary that was recorded when the DVD was released. The commentary is terrific, by the way. Phil Bosco and the director hated each other (you can see it in the movie) and several years later they record their commentaries separately and you can see that the old feud is still going on. But I don't just like it because of that--I found it a fascinating documentary of a play from page to stage. And the retrospective commentary only enhances it. | |
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| re: Boris Aronson quotation? | |
| Posted by: peter3053 03:41 pm EDT 05/19/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Boris Aronson quotation? - Showtunegal 10:55 pm EDT 05/18/23 | |
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| Thank you for these replies! | |
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