Randy Harrison set for The Glass Menagerie- Page 2
Randy Harrison set for The Glass Menagerie
Danielm
Broadway Star Joined: 3/17/05
#25re: Randy Harrison set for The Glass Menagerie
Posted: 2/12/07 at 8:07pm
Yes, we do need a third vampire musical.--Little Sally, Gypsy of the Year 2005.
Updated On: 2/12/07 at 08:07 PM
#26re: Randy Harrison set for The Glass Menagerie
Posted: 2/13/07 at 12:14amIf they end up bringing Equus to Broadway I hope they get Randy Harrison to play Alan again.
LouieLovesTheater
Leading Actor Joined: 3/30/04
#27re: Randy Harrison set for The Glass Menagerie
Posted: 2/13/07 at 2:11am
I saw this on opening night a few weeks back and have to say that it is a very strong production. It's perfect for the proscenium theater (I went in thinking it should have been on the thrust), the set is well-crafted and the performances are totally in synch. I have to say, though, that Harrison seemed to be a semi weak link. All of them took a good 15 minutes to get going but Harrison was the slowest of the bunch to really find his rhythm.
Harriet Harris was, as expected, an insanely good Amanda. Insanely.
SPOILIER ALERT!!!
Oh...and the big climax of the show where the Gentlemen Caller accidentally bumps the table and breaks a piece of the glass menagerie? Well...due to some once-in-a-lifetime random thing...it didn't happen. Bumped the table and the figurine didn't move a milimeter. And they had reacted like it had. Ouch. Still...the lady playing Laura worked it out and I ended up believing it actually was broken.
END SPOLIERS
Thought y'all might want to know that they ran an article in the Star Tribune here in MN about certain people flying in from as far away as MALAYSIA just to see Randy Harrison in the show. And I'm dead serious. One person is flying in for a week and seeing all 8 shows. I'll try to find a link to the story and post it here...
#28re: Randy Harrison set for The Glass Menagerie
Posted: 2/13/07 at 2:16amOn a recent business trip to Minneapolis, I was fortunate enough to catch the Guthrie's production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Superb production, outstanding performances by Harriet Harris and Randy Harrison. By the end, I was a wrung-out, emotional mess. I'd forgotten how powerful this play is. Incidentally, the new Guthrie is a stunning space. If you're in the Twin Cities, I highly recommend you try to take in this production.
'Our whole family shouts. It comes from us livin' so close to the railroad tracks'
dramaqueen2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/23/05
#29re: Randy Harrison set for The Glass Menagerie
Posted: 2/13/07 at 3:21pmthat is great for him! though i agree, i can't see him as tom or jim either. hmm..
hear my song; it was made for the time when you don't know where to go, listen to the song that i sing, you'll be fine..
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