tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post7103770855320304248..comments2023-05-04T04:20:10.423-04:00Comments on Dave's Theater Blog: From points west...Dave Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-66580952656978814382009-08-03T15:35:02.332-04:002009-08-03T15:35:02.332-04:00AAAAHHHH!!! So much theatre going on! How to fin...AAAAHHHH!!! So much theatre going on! How to find time to see it all!Thespis' Little Helperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916895788691907962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-88781428001768691942009-08-03T10:11:49.362-04:002009-08-03T10:11:49.362-04:00Go see Night of January 16th. It's closing th...Go see Night of January 16th. It's closing this weekend!elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380324155337134681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-84952504453263149552009-08-02T02:41:00.913-04:002009-08-02T02:41:00.913-04:00To recommend a show on good-looking leads, being w...To recommend a show on good-looking leads, being well admitted, is a strong admission on your part. I guess one could walk down the street to view that, especially during the summer. Lighting, sets, minor characters all being valid in a theater setting if well-worth mentioning.<br /><br />But one might add, that other than being "exceptional," and one might say "extraordinary," Ms. Williams is also a stellar-looking lead.<br /><br />My viewing of her in, for instance, Moonlight and Magnolias, showed an incredibly in-shape woman in a minor role turning in a hilarious, although one might say, scene-chewing, performance. In Driving Miss Daisy, it's a complete turnaround to see this agile, fit woman portraying something like a 90-year-old woman convincingly.<br /><br />Call them exceptional. Call them otherwise. I would buy a ticket again and again to see them.<br /><br />It does seem to need to be noted that I read your writings often and agree with them often and respect them often.<br /><br />In this case, I think Williams' and Bynum's work needs no warning signs. Just go and enjoy and be moved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-75118056286063063972009-08-01T09:20:41.096-04:002009-08-01T09:20:41.096-04:00Thanks for chiming in with your opinion, Anon #2. ...Thanks for chiming in with your opinion, Anon #2. If my disservice toward Mr. Bynum or Ms. Williams was in calling them exceptional, directing "hearty praise" at them, or including them in an overall strong recommendation for a production in which they are the principal leads, well then I just hope I get that kind of disservice at my next work review or in a recognition from the VPA. All three characters in this show can easily slip into caricature, a tendency that has been noted over the years by others. My "nitpicking" was just my early warning signs about this tendency, which thankfully, this production avoided very well.<br /><br />Also, I've recommended productions based on lighting, sets, minor characters, music, small plot points, and good looking leads. To compare a show with a three-person cast to one with a bare minimum of eight or ten (and upwards of what, 20?) is like, well, it's the weekend so my analogy generator is resting. Y'all just fill in the blank.Dave Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-83727570088186462452009-08-01T02:54:24.906-04:002009-08-01T02:54:24.906-04:00I honestly think for anything negative to be said ...I honestly think for anything negative to be said about Williams' or Bynum's work in this piece is just searching for something to nit pick.<br /><br />Of course everyone is going to tell you their work is exceptional, because it's true. Chester takes a serviceable role and gives just that a serviceable performance. <br /><br />Thank you for boasting Chester's thus-far unheralded performance. But it might seem that you have done a disservice to the bulk of the two-thirds the cast to do so.<br /><br />It's a truly a fine cast all-around. And Williams' work in particular is well worth it.<br /><br />To recommend the production on the actor portraying Boolie's merit might be likened to recommending a production of "Hamlet" based on the merit of the actor playing Osric's work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-7079688681251015072009-08-01T01:09:37.202-04:002009-08-01T01:09:37.202-04:00Dave, you simply MUST go out to see "Forum&qu...Dave, you simply MUST go out to see "Forum" at the Dell - our theater-going family was there tonight, and had a blast. The cast is unbelievable, and the show is an absolute hoot. Jason Marks turns in a tour-de-force performance as Pseudolus, and is supported by wonderful clowns Charles Wissinger, Kerry Keenan, Craig Smith, and the divalicious Terri Moore. A beautiful night for the show, and so great to see so many supportive folks cheer on a really wonderful night of theater under the stars. Top notch!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com