tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641398182926491003.post959783549968819013..comments2024-03-23T10:31:52.756-04:00Comments on Rick On Theater: Dueling Brechts, Part 1Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164037407475532693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641398182926491003.post-67853099515823094842014-01-25T16:24:44.423-05:002014-01-25T16:24:44.423-05:00Thanks, Kirk.
I only skimmed the reviews of that ...Thanks, Kirk.<br /><br />I only skimmed the reviews of that 1986 revival (mostly because the casting was so curious) because it wasn't the focus of my inquiry, but mostly the consensus was that Murray did well in the role but that he was sabotaged by the script and the direction (both by Tim Mayer, the head of the theater company). In the New York Times, Mel Gussow said, "The problems with the production probably have more to do with Mr. Mayer's concept - or lack of one - than with the star's performance."<br /><br />~RickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164037407475532693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641398182926491003.post-34998894808081901912014-01-25T07:25:50.244-05:002014-01-25T07:25:50.244-05:00A very interesting piece of theater history! Bill ...A very interesting piece of theater history! Bill Murray, in one of the "other" productions, must have been a terrific Galy Gay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com