tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post4974357176048533596..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: The Best ManEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-48672754158706725422012-06-09T23:25:43.119-04:002012-06-09T23:25:43.119-04:00I did not notice any stammering. But it could be t...I did not notice any stammering. But it could be that I just don't pick up on these things. I've only been at one show where it was obvious someone forgot a line - Cheyenne Jackson at Finian's Rainbow. And his reaction was funny so we all laughed.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-23718656607032628492012-06-09T22:08:23.213-04:002012-06-09T22:08:23.213-04:00I was pretty amazed too at how the play seemed so ...I was pretty amazed too at how the play seemed so current although I must say, the night I saw it, Mr. Jones stammered through some of his lines which made me cringe a little. Still enjoyed seeing such a stellar, perhaps once in a lifetime cast though! <br /><br />The same thing happened when I saw "Other Desert Cities" when the 'son' forgot his lines. I probably felt worse than he did! <br /><br />Can't wait to see what happens at the Tonys.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-26833482417634756152012-06-06T16:59:00.916-04:002012-06-06T16:59:00.916-04:00Thanks for the comment! The point raised by Jones&...Thanks for the comment! The point raised by Jones' character was really interesting. It does make you think about the qualities you'd want in a president!Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-44027498213877639402012-06-06T16:28:25.207-04:002012-06-06T16:28:25.207-04:00Saw this a couple of weeks ago, and, wow!
All thos...Saw this a couple of weeks ago, and, wow!<br />All those talented actors, and James Earl Jones acted rings around them. (Candace Bergen was wonderful as well - certainly made the best of a smaller role.)<br /><br />What got me about the performance *I* saw was the audience reaction to the "politics should be better" ethos portrayed by Larroquette's character. I thought Jones's points (when the guy has a knife to your throat, I want a man who will fight back) were much better, even though they didn't get the audience approval.<br /><br />Anyway, a very well done, very thought-provoking work, and a real treat of a performance.Stephen Steinnoreply@blogger.com