Thank God you're back, Raggedy! I just searched all of bree's posts back to two weeks ago when she told us she was seeing A Little Night Music last night!
Speaking of being gone, I'm going to be out of town from tomorrow morning thru Sunday afternoon, with little or no computer access...
Have a great weekend, Mac and
I knew you'd get it, Raggedy -- nice clown!
I liked A Little Night Music very much. The New York Times critic had some unkind things to say about the singing abilities of several cast members, but I thought they were all fine. (Since the show was produced by the New York City Opera, the Times assigned the review to their opera critic, rather than a theater critic, who might not have focused so much on how well the actors sang.) I was glad that I was already somewhat familiar with the songs from having seen the original Broadway production and listening to the cast album, because Sondheim's lyrics are so intricate that I usually have to listen to his songs several times before I grasp all the words. When Claire Bloom sang "Liaisons" last night, I think I actually understood all the words, compared to the ten percent or so that I got when Hermione Gingold sang it in the original production!
I've always admired Juliet Stevenson as a dramatic actress, but I discovered last night that she also has great comic timing: in the scene where the Jeremy Irons character introduces her to his 18-year-old wife, she then introduces her 14-year-old daughter by saying, "And this is MY daughter" (maybe you had to be there, but it got a big laugh). And as for Jeremy Irons -- well, he's just so elegant, even when he's just standing off to one side observing a scene, he's a pleasure to watch. All in all, a delightful evening.
Enjoy your out-of-town weekend, mac.
Thanks bree. And thanks for the report about LNM. I've stage-managed that show, and I agree, the lyrics are wonderful but difficult. I'd love to see Jeremy Irons in person...
Y'all have fun!
Bree: I'm so glad you enjoyed the show. It sounds great to me. (I don't pay too much mind to what critics have to say.) I didn't care for the movie, and I couldn't understand Hermione's words either, but I loved a PBS production with, I believe, Sally Anne Howe in the role of Desiree. I taped it and as soon as I get my tapes in order, will watch it again. I have always liked Claire Bloom, and Jeremy Irons, well >sigh> he's a charmer and I'm glad he didn't disappoint you. Thanks for letting us know what you thought about it. Now, you'll have to see "Nine" so you can let us know how Antonio Banderas does.
Not in title. A role in common.
Cornel Wilde
Paul Henreid
Richard Chamberlain
Trevor Howard
Dirk Bogarde
It's way past my bedtime. Goodnight.
Composers
Cornel Wilde - Chopin in A song to remember
Paul Henreid - Schumann in Song of Love
Richard Chamberlain - Tchaichovsky in The Music Lovers
Trevor Howard - Wagner in Ludwig
Dirk Bogarde- Liszt in Song without end
( Aside, I saw Juliet Stevenson in The Doll's House, she is hypnotic a lovely actress with such luminosity- she actually glows)
Yes to composers and all the movies, too. Your turn Hiama.
A motley crew with someone in common-not a title or a role :-
Sophia Loren
James Caan
Kate Winslet
Jeremy Irons
Sigourney Weaver
Gerard DePardieu was in a movie with each of the below:
Sophia Loren - Between Strangers
James Caan - City of Ghosts (Beneath the Banyan Trees)
Kate Winslet - Hamlet
Jeremy Irons - The Man in the Iron Mask
Sigourney Weaver - 1492: Conquest of Paradise
raggedy - how do you do it ?
Correct :- con mucho respecto
Thank you Hiama. A few times I was ready to give up, but perseverence and luck finally paid off. I have to admit I was getting rather angry with you.
And because I'm so glad I finally got the answer, I'll be kind and tell you that this is the same type of question.
Sean Connery
Kevin Costner
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Gere
George C. Scott
Ouch, ouch, ouch -this was not easy- I hope I'm right:-
James Earl Jones -please
Sean Connery - The Hunt for Red October
Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams
Elizabeth Taylor - The Comedians
Richard Gere - Sommersby
George C. Scott - Dr Strangelove
All very good films as well and a great actor to boot
Bravo. James Earl Jones is correct. They seem so easy when asking them, but you're absolutely right - OUCH, when it comes time to answering.
But, you're doing just fine.
Ok, not a line or a role, not an actor or actress in common, all these however surprising have something in common :-
Walter Brennan (I always think of him as the character Gabby)
Ingrid Bergman
Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
Spencer Tracy
Movies based on Ernest Hemingway works? I hope.
Walter Brennan - To Have and Have Not
Ingrid Bergman - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ava Gardner - The Snows of Kilimanjaro and
The Sun Also Rises
Gregory Peck - The Snows of Kilimanjaro and
The Macomber Affair
Spencer Tracy - The Old Man and the Sea
I had Ava Gardner in The Killers- you are right my friend, spot on:-
Spencer Tracy-The Old man and the sea
Gregory Peck-The snows of Kilimanjaro
Ava Gardner-The Killers
Ingrid Bergman-For whom the bell tolls
Walter Brennan-To have and have not
:wink:
I enjoyed all of those oldies, Hiama, and The Killers, too.
Same line of questioning. Not a role, or actor in common, or word in title.
Burgess Meredith
Cedric Hardwicke
Spencer Tracy
Robert Mitchum
Henry Fonda
Films of John Steinbeck's Novels ? :-
Burgess Meredith - Of Mice and Men
Cedric Hardwicke - The Moon is down
Spencer Tracy - Tortilla Flat
Robert Mitchum - The Red Pony
Henry Fonda - The Grapes OF Wrath
Yes to John Steinbeck. Henry Fonda was in The Pearl, too. Good show.
