Month: January 2009

Danny Boyle and a Head Full of Plaster

Today we got on our feet for the first time and blocked the first scenes. I am pretty tired from last night. Won’t be doing any parties again while we’re rehearsing but having a dinner for...

02/23/09 – The View

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Dinner with Danny Boyle After a Breakthrough

Today I had a breakthrough, one of those actor’s miracles that descends unexpectedly. There is a moment in a scene towards the end of the play that I have been unable to understand. I am supppse...

First Day of Rehearsal

This is the first day of rehearsal. The first gathering of the people who will be my family for the next five months. For the next 3 weeks we’ll rehearse in a funky theatre in the East Village. ...

02/16/09 – Today Show

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Eugene O’Neill Theatre

We’ll open for previews a month from today. This afternoon I went to the Eugene O’Neill Theater to choose a dressing room and make friends with the space. The moment I walked in, I knew we...

Pilates on Fifth

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South Pacific Revisited

Patti Bosworth and I both thought the revival of “South Pacific” was even better than the original in many ways, mostly having to do with the believability of the leading actors, and certa...

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