The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[Kristatos]

IMO this is the sort of thing New York theater audiences run away from.

Or at least Broadway audiences. Off-Broadway is a different matter, but I thought Broadway was all musicals these days, so that foreign tourists who don't speak English can still get the gist of what's going on (ditto London's West End).

[James]

More of DC out and about in New York. He looks like Lech Walesa.

[Captain Nash]

Unfortunately there are very few people who can rock a porn 'stache.

eh
eh
eh, eh

[katied]

More of DC out and about in New York. He looks like Lech Walesa.

Actually,I thought he looked like William H. Macy in those pictures!

[bjmdds]

Degeneres replacing Abdul as Idol judge? I guess they think the ratings drop needs comic relief. Abdul screwed her no-talent self big time. Dancing With The Nobodies awaits.

[Captain Nash]

More of DC out and about in New York. He looks like Lech Walesa.

You know on the back of that t-shirt it reads
"Bring back the Village People"
"YMCA"
"Go the mo"

Just out of curiousity, you know that James Bond isn't a superhero don't you James?
I think Craig is saying he couldn't or more likely wouldn't want to play one of the 'cartoon' superhero characters. Think Spiderman, Batman...The Hulk.
Just my take on the quote anyway.

[katied]

BJ,IIRC you live closest to New York.Have you seen any reviews or anything that says whether the play is good or not in the New York area papers?

[The Sweeney]

Review just in -

The play's opening night drew huge queues and a standing ovation from the audience.
There was a suggestion, however, that some female audience members may not have been there for more than purely theatrical reasons.

One woman who saw the opening night declared: 'They were great, but we could have done with more nudity.
'I mainly came to see Daniel but, with Hugh as his co-star it's a two-for-one.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... z0QuVwbDSc

[katied]

I was actually looking for one from a New York newspaper

[The Sweeney]

I was actually looking for one from a New York newspaper

Do a search on the net. There's bound to be one or two now....

[katied]

Do a search on the net. There's bound to be one or two now....

True..will check online..I would think that the New York Times or one of the other papers they have there has published a review.

[The Sweeney]

Actually the one above IS taken from a NY newspaper -

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... for_a.html

[Blowfeld]

I thought it was not opening until Sept. 29

[The Sweeney]

I thought it was not opening until Sept. 29

It's not. Must have been a preview showing.

This from NY Times -
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/09 ... ening.html

[Blowfeld]

I thought it was not opening until Sept. 29

It's not. Must have been a preview showing.

Yes, it must be.
A sad story for the actors who pioneered the play in Chicago.

[The Sweeney]

If this preview is anything to go by, it could give Craig's popularity a bigger boost in the US than Bond....

[Blowfeld]

If this preview is anything to go by, it could give Craig's popularity a bigger boost in the US than Bond....

Doubtful since the yanks don't go by the theatre much. It is not like Patrick Stewart and David Tennant in RSC's Hamlet. I don't know if I have ever heard an American talk about a production that wasn't Cats or some such drivel.

For the man who once eschewed learning lines for a play I think it is a good step for his career. Hugh already has made it as an actor and proved his credentials with The Boy from Oz.

[Captain Nash]

From the nydailynews link as posted by The Sweeney.
Mary Hines, who bought a $125 ticket without knowing anything about the plot. "I mainly came to see Daniel but, with Hugh as his co-star it's a two-for-one."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... z0QuklmNLv

Seems that the preview has gone well.
And there are actually people that like Craig. Who'd of thunk it?

[Captain Nash]

Hugh already has made it as an actor and proved his credentials with The Boy from Oz.

I'd say that Craig has made it as an actor of both film and theatre. Casino Royale being his most successful film to date. I thought that would be fairly obvious. His work in West End plays has also earned him high acclaim.

[Kristatos]

From the nydailynews link as posted by The Sweeney.
Mary Hines, who bought a $125 ticket without knowing anything about the plot. "I mainly came to see Daniel but, with Hugh as his co-star it's a two-for-one."

Now that's just sad. There are actresses that I fancy, but I can't think of anyone who I'd pay $125 to see in a play I knew nothing about.