Comments on: VictoriaWorld: 30lbs and a Fake Nose http://the8thavenueobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/victoriaworld-30lbs-and-a-fake-nose/ a chronicle of theatrical goings on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:49:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Cristin http://the8thavenueobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/victoriaworld-30lbs-and-a-fake-nose/#comment-20 Cristin Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:38:49 +0000 http://the8thavenueobserver.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-20 I can't speak for the doof leaving [tos] but when I worked at Curtains I heard a woman explain to her "less knowledgeable" companion that the reason David Hyde Pierce would be tony worthy is "the rest of them are playing actors... they ARE actors... he is playing a detective, now that's hard" ...yeah I can’t speak for the doof leaving [tos] but when I worked at Curtains I heard a woman explain to her “less knowledgeable” companion that the reason David Hyde Pierce would be tony worthy is “the rest of them are playing actors… they ARE actors… he is playing a detective, now that’s hard”

…yeah

]]> By: Sarah http://the8thavenueobserver.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/victoriaworld-30lbs-and-a-fake-nose/#comment-19 Sarah Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:59:50 +0000 http://the8thavenueobserver.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-19 Weren't the actors in A Chorus Line playing characters based on themselves? I could be wrong, but that's what I thought. I don't think anything in ACL would be easy. But, I'm not a struggling dancer on Broadway, either. I agree with you, though. "It seems to me that if someone goes to a show and enjoys the performances it should be irrelevant whether the similarities between the character and the actor extend beyond physical appearance." That's the goal isn't it? It's wouldn't be fair to say one actor has worked harder at playing a math teacher than another actor has who is playing...an actor. Each role has it's own layers. It depends on the actor to unfold them, and that's the difference between a good performance and a poor one. Weren’t the actors in A Chorus Line playing characters based on themselves? I could be wrong, but that’s what I thought.
I don’t think anything in ACL would be easy. But, I’m not a struggling dancer on Broadway, either.
I agree with you, though.
“It seems to me that if someone goes to a show and enjoys the performances it should be irrelevant whether the similarities between the character and the actor extend beyond physical appearance.”
That’s the goal isn’t it? It’s wouldn’t be fair to say one actor has worked harder at playing a math teacher than another actor has who is playing…an actor. Each role has it’s own layers. It depends on the actor to unfold them, and that’s the difference between a good performance and a poor one.

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